Sidekick Display Issues!

If display is blank you likely have a bad display or some other problem that will require replacements parts. Keep in mind that on Lexmarks the control panels are keyed to the formatter so you cannot just get a used panel from another printer, you must purchase a new one.

IF you sidekick 3 screen is blank then the lcd needs to be replaced. Replacing the Sidekick 3 LCD screen is pretty easy and cost about 25 dollars if you buy it from ebay.

Here is a guide for it Sidekick 3 LCD Flip Screen Replacement

and here is a link to the screens

Buy a replacement Sidekick 3 LCD screen.

Talk to a T-Mobile representative. The phone may be under warranty.

kindly re upload your software!!!

make sure that all the cables are connected FULLY.
blinking light means that there is no signal.

The monitor requires service The monitor is not receiving a signal from the computer

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You may be able to fix many of those things yourself. The trackball proabaly just needs to be clean. Does the LCD have a white screen when it is on? The Camera, well that may take some work.

For the white screen check out here: http://www.repairmysidekick.org/Fix-Sidekick-White-LCD-Screen

If it is not white, a new lcd can be had for 45 dollars on ebay.
they are easy to replace.

replacement of the Sidekick 3 LCD flip screen.

To clean your track ball, follow these instructions:

1: Take a deep breath and blow on the trackball area, rotate and do it again. This may blow any particles block the sensors.
2: This requires a Q-tip and some alcohol. Turn off your sidekick, wet the end of the q-tip, and gently clean the trackball while rotating. Be careful not to get the alcohol on anything but the trackball. Let dry for a minute and try it out. If this doesn’t work then try again.

blow into the trackball area really hard..should dislodge some particles on the sensors.

I have the same problem - the blank/black screen and blinking green power light. The speakers on the monitor work (I can hear the start-up sound that Windows makes), but the screen is blank. We bought the monitor on Halloween Night 2003 at Best Buy and had zero problems to date...except for last night. The Best Buy gang told me this afternoon that it was an internal hardware issue. I called the manufacturer and the tech guy confirmed the problem by saying he was almost positive it was the internal "inverter board" - which means you have to send it in to get it fixed. I guess this is a fairly common problem with these monitors by the way he made it sound. So, that's a $70.00 deal (service, parts, labor, and shipping back to your house) - that is, if there are no other issues with the screen itself - then the cost goes up. So by the time you pay to send it to them and then pay them to fix the board - it looks like you're better off buying a new flat panel monitor. Yikes. Anybody else with any suggestions - other than buy a new one? Thanks!!