My Reply follows quote. On 13/10/2005 17:50 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Per others, a mis-seated video cable ~appears~ to be the >problem, but would that cause the system to lose power? >I don't know the answer to that, but am just asking. >My experience as a ham operator (for about 25 years now) >leads me to opine that it sounds like something is shorting >to ground and causing a forcedpower off. > >If the video power shorts to ground, this might cause the >problem (I would like to see the schematic to verify >this). That would indicate the video cable is frayed/damaged >beyond simple repair and would need to be replaced. > >rb ------------ The video cable carries power for the display. Fraying, cracking of a power carrying cable can cause all sorts of problems.
Seeing a schematic of the computer is most likely restricted to Apple design engineers, so the best the rest of us can do is muddle along with symptom chasing. If one of those ribbon cables frays at all, it is toast. Repair of the cable itself is unlikely. They look more like printed circuits on flexible plastic than a "cable" us OLD Hams might recognize. Ken -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
