At 12:45 PM -0700 7/26/02, Travis Glaab wrote:
>I have a recurring problem with my pb520. Vertical white lines will run
>through the lower half of the screen.
>
>Thinking it is a problem with the interconnect cable I'll fiddle with it for
>a while, and suddenly the problem will be gone. I've tried to be systematic
>to identify the exact source of the trouble, but I haven't had any luck.
>
>After a few days of use it will happen again.
>
>I would appreciate any advice.
I'll bet you will find that there is a pin bent over and touching
the adjacent one at one end of the interconnect-to-motherboard cable. Be
very careful in straightening it, if this is the case. I use a very sharp
pointed knife blade.
Paul
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