Had the same problem. Blown foils in the screen end of the ribbon cable. Pressure on the case fixed temporarily. Problem got worse - larger area of display went sour, to the point of illegibility. You might try to run tech-tool pro on the VRAM, which has cleared up a garbled display for me in the past, but the problem is more likely the ribbon cable. Unless you are a real god with this microsoldering, you're looking at a new screen. The cable is soldered onto the screen, and any repair you make to the cable has to be flexible. F. >------------------------------ >Message #: 18 >Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 01:50:36 -0500 (CDT) >From: Ryan Gabel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: 2300c Strange Vetical Lack of color strip > >Let me guess, the affected bar is exactly one eighth the width of the >screen. Have there been any heavy weights or large forces applied to the >lid of the Duo? I had a 2300c display that had two vertical bars that >displayed garbage. However if I pressed one of the connectors on the >board that runs horizonally on the back of the LCD at bottom of the LCD >panel just rignt the screen would clear up and display images properly. >If I didn't press it just right however that color would vary somewhat in >a way similar to what you describe. Now without disassembling the lid, >you could try to press on the back of the lid near the bottom of the lid >below the LCD screen, in the middle of the strip. To do this you might >have to press the case rather hard. I'm not going to claim any >responsibility if you break the lid by trying this. From what I could >tell, if this is the case, the screen needs to be replaced. One solution >that might sort of work would be you could open the lid up and put a few >layers of masking tape over the bad connector so that the tape provides >some pressure when the lid is reassembled and this may clear up the >problem. Of course it is entirely possible that the display cable is bad >needs to be replaced. > >Ryan > >On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Richard Chisa and Isaac McIntyre wrote: > >> I have a strange Vertical strip on my 2300c display that is about 2cm wide >> and seems to not display all the colors in the 256 range it has so any color >> (apart from a few)has a slightly lighter lighter area in this strip area. >> This is real strnge and it has just happened recently and is getting a tiny >> bit worse (ie affected colors are becoming more). It works fine on my Apple >> Moniter, it is just the actual powerbook display that seems to be affected. >> I think it may have happened when I opened it up to see if the RAM was >> connected properly. Is there something I could have touched to have made >> this bodge up on the display?? Any Advice?? >> >> Thanks >> >> Rich ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> Midwest Mac Parts <http://www.midwestmac.com> | After-market parts for Macs. Fix your ticking dock for $59 w/ trade-in of PS. 888-356-1104 PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com
