On Nov 22, 2009, at 7:29 PM, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: >> ...It appears to be in a sort of zombified state... >> >> A while ago, my iBook (dual USB, 500MHz) was knocked off of a low >> shelf and fell about 10 inches onto a carpeted floor, landing, IIRC, >> on the lower-right corner. the 'Book was latched and sleeping at the >> time. >> >> The symptoms are: > > [snip] > > I wonder if the sleep magnet was dislodged (its glued to the > palmrest) into somewhere bad. >
Excellent point! I've found sleep magnets in 500-900 MHz iBooks everywhere but where Apple glued them at the factory. And in many cases the iBooks were acting very strangely indeed. That glue wasn't very sticky to begin with, and a sharp jolt such as the 10-inch fall could have dislodged the sleep magnet from its position just below the lower right edge of the keyboard opening under the palm rest. Jim Scott -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
