I just want to make a note here:
When I pulled one of my latest empegs apart to swap connectors on the hard drive cable I noticed the ribbon cable going from the mainboard to the display was sort of hooked on the corner of the single hard drive. If the unit had taken any beating I figure something would have been damaged. I didn't have my camera with me at the time so I couldn't get any pics.

Is it possible that this is a cause of display problems??