Hi! Just be aware that this is likely to be the analog part of the PAV board that is starting to go. I have seen a number of DV iMacs do the same thing in the workshop (as well as the old tray loads). One of the joys in owning a CRT :-) It will go in and out for ages though, and as you said, you can always plug another monitor in and avoid the colour changes.
Seeya Rod! On Sunday, January 30, 2005, at 08:42AM, Jesse Stanford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I would bet a loose wire or something or other in the hardware aspect is >messed up. Can't be positive though. All I can say is you got lucky :) >Jesse > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >I just picked up an iMac DV 400 SE running OS 9.1. The machine's in >> >wonderful cosmetic condition, and has been upgraded to a 40 GB hard >drive >> >and 384 MB RAM. It has only one quirk: The display has a yellow tint >to it. >> >Calibrating it has no effect. Occasionally the display reverts to the >> >"normal" colors for a while, then goes to yellow, then goes normal. I >> >hooked up a 20" Radius external monitor, which shows normal colors no >> >matter what the iMac screen's doing. What should I be looking at >fixing? >> >Thanks in advance for any pointers. >> > Jim >> After posting the above yesterday afternoon, I continued running the >iMac. I >> installed OS X 10.3.7, and played around with monitor settings, etc. >for a >> couple of hours. After about 4 hours of running time, the screen >reverted to >> normal colors and the yellow tint disappeared. It stayed that way for >> another hour and a half, even through several shutdowns and cold starts. >> This morning I started it up and the colors were normal. It's been >running >> for about 6 hours today, and the colors have stayed normal, with no >yellow >> or other tints. Can anyone explain this behavior to me? The previous >owner >> dumped it because of the yellow tint, which started before Christmas and >> lasted until yesterday. >> -- Jim >> >> >> >> >> -- >> G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >> >> Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | >> -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> >> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> iPod Accessories for Less >> at 1-800-iPOD.COM >> Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal >> www.1800ipod.com >> >> > >---------------------------------------------------------- >Jesse Stanford voice: (202) 247-5067 >President/CEO Primary fax: (757) 257-0708 >SafeTechs.com Secondary fax: (202) 537-3642 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.safetechs.com > >-- >G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >iPod Accessories for Less >at 1-800-iPOD.COM >Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal >www.1800ipod.com > > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
