I connected and external monitor to the iBook. The start up screen shows up on it but after the os loads the cursor freezes and I have to hit escape to unfreeze it but then the picture goes off. I press the power button and the picture on the external monitor comes back but the cursor is frozen.
When the computer started up with the external monitor attached the laptop's screen seemed normal but after a few seconds it went dark. So maybe it's the video card and not the lcd. BTW, shining the flashlight and pressing the F2 key didn't seem to do anything. Harry Saturday, March 8, 20086:43 PMBrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Hi Harry, > > Your back light on the LCD may be turned off or dead. Shine a >flashlight on the screen and log in normally and try the F2 key to >try to turn the back light up. If that doesn't work, then the >backlight is blown. But by your description, it sounds like it has >died. The fix is a new LCD for the laptop. > >Brian O' > >On Mar 8, 2008, at 2:51 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > >I have an iBook which I don't use very often. I keep it plugged in to >keep the battery charged. > >Today, I wanted to grab some info off the iBook. I start it up and when >the "welcome to Macintosh" screen comes up, the screen immediately >goes dark. > >After the computer boots up the screen remains dark BUT the desktop is >barely visible, I can just make out some images on the screen. > >I was able to boot it up in target disk mode connected to MacBook Pro >and get information off the hard drives. I could just make out the image >of the floating firewire icons on the iBook screen but that's it. > >I didn't have the iBook plugged into a surge protector in the closet. I >wonder if the screen got zapped during one of this winter's >electrical storms. > >Any suggestions? > >Thanks. > >Harry > > >ps the only way I can turn off the iBook is to disconnect the power >supply and take out the battery. > > > > >_______________________________________________ >The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >be March 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >Posting address: [email protected] >Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > >_______________________________________________ >The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >be March 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >Posting address: [email protected] >Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be March 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
