Hi Wren You're welcome. Again, apologies if I'm patronising here but my thoughts on mac surgery
- Set aside at least twice the time you think you'll need, so that you have relaxation and 'OK, I missed something - time to start over!' time - Ban children, 'helpful' partners and other interruptions, and lock away pets as far as possible - Read the instructions carefully several times. - Set up a range of receptacles for the screws you'll take out, with labels if possible. Old yoghurt pots are ideal. Failing that, a few sheets of paper, a pen for labelling and some stickytape for sticking the screws to the paper. - Use an anti-static strap and plastic implements - If you smoke, have plenty of cigarettes and lighters handy, then take plenty of breaks instead of getting upset or angry when wee screws won't come out or go missing (but of course don't smoke anywhere near the innards of your Pismo). Other relaxants are strongly contra-indicated until you celebrate your success. - Believe that you can do it, especially if you have a good set of instructions. You'll learn stuff on the journey to a fixed mac. - I rely on iFixit.com: their instructions enabled me to strip my Pismo right down to the baseplate to replace a fan with no grief apart from where I'd not pushed the processor in firmly enough. - Don't be afraid to push the processor home firmly if you've removed it to then remove the old screen. - Do celebrate your success when it happens! cheers Bruce On 12 May 2010, at 21:18, wren wrote: > Hi all, > > Bruce - sound advice. Thank you. I'll do what I can to back things up. > Luckily, almost everything is already backed up. The only thing I'd > lose would be emails and some other less than dire info. > > If I can grab the edge of a window and fling it up into the upper left > corner of the screen, I can actually get it to completely function. I > even ran an onyx basic check. I can open programs. I can put it to > sleep and wake it up. Everything behaves - minus the large portion of > the screen being dead. I will try to hook it up to an external if at > all possible - but my hopes are high that the rest is okay. > > Also - was offered a replacement screen and top case for $25 plus > shipping, including directions for how to fix it, and the appropriate > tool. Granted, it may be difficult, but I'm gonna try. > > That cat isn't on my list of favorite creatures. > > -- > 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/ -- immobile Bruce - have slaptop, will stay in bed -- immobile Bruce - have slaptop, will stay in bed -- 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/
