Thanks Brian! The search cues "video & shim" are giving me lots of info on this. Just what I needed! Owen
--- On Mon, 11/30/09, Brian Deuel <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Nov 30, 2009, at 5:25 PM, Owen Strawn wrote: > > Can I re-set the video card then? Is there a permanent > fix? > > > > Note - it doesn't seem to be just the video blacking > out, but the > > whole computer seems to be de-powered. Re-squeezing > does not > > restore anything but does allow me to re-boot. > > > > I should also note this was all plugged into an AC > adapter. > > There are various companies that will reball (resolder) the > chip to > the board. The prices range from $30-$200 or so, based on > my > research, and some require you to completely remove the > logic board > and send it in for repair. Your mileage may vary, though. > Some > repairs hold for years; others for mere weeks. > > The action of the video chip shorting and opening on the > logic board > will cause complete system freezes, as well and video > blackout. This > is typical behavior for this problem. > > Brian > > > -- > 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/ > -- 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/
