Well despite the scare, it's good that your laptop is running and displaying something on the dark screen. If your screen isn't cracked, the dead backlight might just be a loose internal connector that a technician can reseat.
On Nov 25, 2009, at 8:51 PM, Caryl Bigenho <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi.... > > My Mac got smashed today at security at DFW. Ed placed the tray > with my computer on the track going thru the scanner and as he > turned to put another tray on (there was a 18-24" gap between the > track and the table), the TSA agent backed the track about 8" > knocking the tray with my computer into the gap and onto the floor. > > It still boots and runs fine, but the screen has lost its backlight. > It I use a really bright flashlight, I can barely make out the > image. Now I need to do work for the SG and my presentation for > Moorpark College. :-( Not sure how I will pull it off > > I will visit the Apple store this weekend and file a claim with the > TSA, but I think this will end up costing me a lot of $$$. > > Caryl (written on my XO test machine) > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
