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Hi there, I have a lenovo thinkpad T520i with lowest version of the laptop offered I upgraded everything but the screen. There isn’t much information on this particular model. I have the HD 1366x768 and I want upgrade to the 1920x1080 FHD resolution. Is it possible to do. No forms I rear mentioned doing that for this laptop. As you may know this laptop came in 3 options for screens the 1366x768, 1600×900, and the 1920x1080. Some people told me that the video cable isn’t compatible but I can’t see anything the supports that idea. Can someone with actual experience or proper knowledge tell if it’s possible to upgrade from HD to FHD and even if the cable is needed to be change please link it. I live in Canada but I don’t mind shipping from other countries.
Solution: With the help of user: @jayeff and @oldturkey03 on ifixit form: Lenovo thinkpad T520i. Is changing display resolutions possible also with the help of oldturkey03 we were able to fined out that the laptop only has 1 video cable that was manufactured to work on all there versions of the laptop, this is the datasheet used: https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobil…. after eliminating the video cable incompatibility issue, we moved on towards solving the actual display model number. Using the same datasheet I used the FRU listed to google for a replacement and the first link was this from laptopscreens.com: https://www.laptopscreen.com/English/mod…. I purchased the screen and I received it two days after. I installed it and it worked instantly. A lot of people on forms said it was something impossible to do but with the proper research and the help of people who actually want to help not just criticize it’s possible. special thanks for @jayeff and @oldturkey03 for there help and thoughts. due to limitation of ifixit upload media I created a dicord server that has all the pictures for the new screen model number and the screen installed and functioning on the laptop. this link will never expire. ++https://discord.gg/7jk2BrmN8S++ I hope this can be of help for someone else
@diah4386 the issues you are running into with this are the availability and connectivity. First major hurdle will be availability of a FHD display that will physically fit your T520i. Next is the connectivity. You will need a datasheet for both screens current and your replacement, use those to check electrical and data connections. You need to find out which GPU your Lenovo has and what best data it can display. They will have to match. Based on that you will most likely find that your T520i will not supply the data needed to drive the FHD. Going by the age of this and advances from then until now, I seriously doubt that your GPU can produce the signals for FHD. Furthermore.,it is not the cable but the connector wiring (pin assignments) that will become important. Let us know the model of replacement screen you have in mind (existing should be a LTN156KT02 would be best since it does connect to your Lenovo) so that we can help you to check this out further.
