Hi Try a PMU reset first.
Simon -- -- Twitter: http://twitter.com/SimonRoyal -- LowEndMac: http://tinyurl.com/macspectrum - -- Apple MacBook 2009 2Ghz C2D, 4GB RAM running 10.7.4 - Apple iPhone 3GS running iOS5.1.1 and iPhone 2G running whited00r 5.2 (Sent from my iPhone 3GS) On 18 Jun 2012, at 15:29, Bruce Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks > > On the way to visit my parents last week, I dropped my TiBook while I was > trying to put him in his protective sleeve. Since then, his screen has been > dark but I could just make out the outline of the login window if I > force-restarted him. > > Now I’m back home, I can verify he appears in screen-sharing and works just > as ever (see http://bruceryan.dontexist.net/202012/06June/TiBook.jpg) but > still has a dark display. > > I guess I killed the backlight but could there be other causes? > > Also, how much of a pain is it to source and replace the backlight. (I’m in > the UK.) > > thanks muchly > > Bruce > > -- > 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/
