>I am almost positive that it is the main left cable, but I haven't >had the screen frame apart yet. It is fine up until there. Does >anyone know the best place to get a cable. The place I found wanted >$139.
Well, the first thing I would suggest is that you should send this question to the G-Books list as you'll get a better quality and quantity of responses over there. (Technically, the Wallstreet, no matter when you got it, is a "g-book" and belongs on that list.) As for the cable, how can you be sure it is the cable if you haven't taken the display apart? Might I ask, what are your symptoms: Does the display light up? If it lights up, is the screen all one color (red, grey, white, checkered, etc)? If it doesn't light up, can you make out the images on the LCD? With my backlight (on a Wallstreet II) turned all the way down, I can still make out the screen under certain ambient lighting conditions). If this last case is true, then you have a problem with the backlight or inverter and not the data cable or LCD. You could have burnt out a capacitor or something (my Duo's backlight died in this manner recently). If it doesn't light up and you can't make out an image, then you might have a different problem (bad connection on the mobo, bad video circuit, bad PRAM settings, etc). Taking apart the Wallstreet display is not hard, but be careful of the interlocking edge at the top - the first time I took mine apart I broke one of the male parts that holds the bezel to the case top. Also, in my Wallstreet, there is only 1 ribbon cable in the LCD (which gets split, but it's still just one cable). It starts over the left clutch... The cable might be available from someone like the PowerBook Guy <http://www.powerbookguy.com/>, but I would expect that $140 is the going price for these on the aftermarket parts, umm, market. You should be aware that you can get an entire LCD assembly (cable, LCD, clutches, and case plastics) on eBay for about that much. It might be worth your while to get one on eBay and sell the LCD right back on eBay. (Assuming, of course, that it's not your inverter.) Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> web: <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> Want to know if your neighbor has Wi-Fi? Find out with ClassicStumbler! <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/classicstumbler/> -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
