On Jun 3, 2012, at 4:53 PM, Tom & Lisa Peters wrote: > Does the screen light up if you open the screen just a little from the > closed position ? Sometimes the signal cable gets frayed, and depending on > how open it is, the screen wont display anything. If thats not, then you > probably have the BGA issue that is common to these old units. They requires > a new motherboard or a reflow ($50 ?).
The computer won't start up with the BGA issue. Shine a flashlight obliquely at the screen, and see if you see anything of what should be there. If so it's a dead backlight, if not it's a bad LCD panel or cable. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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/
