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It was the right hand hinge next to the status LEDs. It was a very common problem on the 700 series that the hinges had too little lubrication. The case would creak as you opened it. The hinges were just flexed too much every time it opened and the right one finally gap'd open about a quarter of an inch. My IBM guy had tried to lubricate it about a month before it broke but to no avail. There were warning messages posted on the Compuserve Thinkpad Forum to the effect that you could ruin the color display if you tried to oil the hinges. I figured that my IBM guy would just get me a new display if he messed it up with his lubricant but he ended up replacing it because of the cracked hinge instead. Hope this helps you isolate your problem. Don. >Sorry, could you explain which hinge specifically as I have a problem on >my 700 and was wondering if it's what you describe. Now is it the part >where it clicks in near the front of the keyboard or do you mean where >the LCD turns (by the status LED's). My problem is by the right hinge >next to the status LED's. >Thanks