Friends, I inherited a flat panel iMac 15", sometimes referred to as a "lamp shade" model (1 GHz, G4, 256MB). I was upgrading the OS to the latest version of Tiger, using the downloaded combo updater, when I accidently switched off the power strip. From that point on, the screen has stayed black. The computer starts up just fine and I can use it with an external monitor that I borrowed from my daughter's setup. But I can't use that permanently.
Using the external monitor, I wiped the hard drive and started over again installing Tiger, then the combo updater again. But nothing I do seems to get the original screen to light up. Anyone else had to deal with this problem in the past? When I started it up tonight, sort of checking to see if it had healed itself (yeah, right), it still didn't light, so I borrowed the monitor from my daughter again and I noticed that the clock had reverted to 1969, therefore the logic board (PRAM?) battery must be dead. Could the monitor problem be something as simple as replacing that battery? Thanks, in advance, for any advice or suggestions. Cheers, John --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to LEM-Swap. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] LEM-Swap is for buying & selling Mac stuff. It is not a discussion list. Reply to the person who made the original posting, never to the list. Software piracy is illegal and not allowed on LEM-Swap. Except for software originally provided with computers, no software is to be left on hard drives (other than freeware) unless the original installer and password are included. Shipments valued at US$100 or more should be insured, and shipments valued at US$25 or more should be shipped so they can be tracked. See the list FAQ - http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html - for guidelines on postings, feedback, and dispute resolution. Seller feedback at http://groups.google.com/group/swap-feedback Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
