identify laptop cable

[wjwren]

Following on from my previous post about upgrading the display on my laptop to 1080, I had ordered a cable convertor from 40pin to 30pin. Looking at the cable inside the machine I was wondering if it was easier and tidier to just change the cable. A friend has a similar Toshiba with a Full HD Screen and opened the back for me to look and his motherboard connector is different to mine - both machines are i7 and are still available to buy now.

Any idea what the cable connector in my machine is called, it's a 6pin push in type. Im ideally after a 6pin on one end and a 30pin to the HD panel.

[16v stretch]

The 30 pin one is a fairly standard LVDS connector by the look of it (albeit the pin outs vary from manufacturer) the 6 pin one is possibly for the backlight, looks like there is a ground, earth and twisted data pair.

The L50 one may connect to a standard LVDS style cable at some point if you trace it fully, there may be an obscured screen cable somewhere on the mobo, it may however be of the push down rather than ribbon type.

If you have the pinouts of both the cables, you may be able to get one manufactured.

[wjwren]

ok my mistake - ive taken a pic of the wrong bloody cable, that was the speaker connector!




This is the video cable and only one to the screen - a type of push down job

Edited by wjwren on Thursday 3rd September 22:27

[16v stretch]

Both push down, and clip down type are LVDS cables, do the screen side cables terminate with the same connector?

If they do, and the pin-outs are the same, then providing the cable reaches, and the screen physically fits, swap them and see.

[wjwren]

16v stretch said:

Both push down, and clip down type are LVDS cables, do the screen side cables terminate with the same connector?

If they do, and the pin-outs are the same, then providing the cable reaches, and the screen physically fits, swap them and see.

The old screen connector on the panel is a 40 pin and the new screen is a 30 pin?

[wjwren]

This is the LVDS cable trying to go into the new panel on my Toshiba - just a bit too big.

Edited by wjwren on Friday 4th September 18:56

[16v stretch]

Ok, so from what I can gather you're looking at going from a 40 pin (mobo) to 30 pin (screen).

Something like this or this might be your solution.

Failing that, as I've said, see if anyone has the pin out schematics for both, and reach out to some of the alibaba advertisers that specialise, they may have something that fits the bill.

This is some informative reading that would be worthwhile before buying anything though.

Edited by 16v stretch on Friday 4th September 21:43

[wjwren]

Thanks for that, I have emailed a few ebay sellers and hopefully get what I need.