On May 12, 2010, at 3:19 AM, Clark Martin wrote:
On 5/11/10 10:01 PM, wren wrote:
Hi all,
Travelled across the country today by car. My Pismo was knocked off a
table by a cat. It fell, cover first, and landed with a horrible
smack
on hard wood floors. It boots, but 70 percent or more of the screen
looks like stained glass. Does this need a new screen? If yes, where
do I get one pronto - how much - how do I replace it? Like I said, I
can boot it, and if I only use the top left portion of the screen, I
can click on apps and open them, etc. Anything under the broken
segment of course is not touchable. This is a tragedy because I was
traveling with it to get some work done - now ... *sigh*
That screen is toast.
Agreed, the LCD is toast. You'll need to buy a replacement LCD and do
some work that's not too easy, or perhaps better, get a new or new-to-
you Mac. Since the Pismo is the first Mac that will boot Target Disk
Mode, transferring your entire HD is no big deal using Migration
Assistant. You can be up and working in literally less than an hour on
a new(er) Mac. If you splurge for a new one, you can go to any Apple
Store and they'll transfer the stuff for you for free at the Genius Bar.
Even purchasing another Pismo and transferring data is likely quicker
and easier than replacing the LCD. You can sell the broken Pismo too,
there are plenty of people that can use the parts from a working Pismo.
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