> > what if you trashes the new system aswell ? a blank screen used to be >> the result of a ID conflict - but i do not think that is possible >> with a startup disk. Hook it up as a docked SCSI - save what you need >> of the files and programs on the docked disk and lowlevelformat, >> writes zeros , zap and rebuild the desktop and install again from >> scratch? > >I'll give this a try (assuming it can be persuaded to dock again), but >without much hope of success -- since nothing appears on the screen even >when the PB is booted off a floppy, it seems pretty likely that the problem >is in the hardware. My hunch is something amiss with the screen cable: >it's right next to the PMCIA slot, and the ethernet card connection was the >flaky actor in the first place, and the card has been doing a regular pas de >deux in and out of the slot for the past several days. > >Thanks all! > >Best, >Victoria
Hmm. Don't do the low level format! I'm not sure if the 7600 will let you, but it's copy of Drive Setup might see the 5300's hard drive as a SCSI disk and allow you to low level format it. NEVER DO THIS TO A LAPTOP HARD DRIVE! A low level format will destroy your hard drive permanently. Go ahead and reinitialize, and even "zero all data" if you feel it necessary (shouldn't make a difference though). I haven't chimed in yet because I haven't got any good ideas about fixes. But please don't low level format your disk! I assume you've already zapped the PRAM and reset the power manager, right? I strongly doubt that this has anything to do with you installing software recently. This smells like a hardware problem to me. You're probably barking up the right tree when you are considering the cable. Does the problem change any if you "play with the screen?" You know, changing the angle of the LCD, squeezing the sides of the screen, tapping the back of the display, etc... Try unscrewing the keyboard and then running the computer. After the screen turns on, lift up the keyboard and push down on the LCD connector... That's probably the least intrusive hands-on hardware testing you can do... If that doesn't help, you might have to disassemble the display. The only other thing I can think of is that maybe the contrast controls are broken somehow. My 5300cs has a strange problem - the cable going from the contrast/brightness/inverter board is loose. The display works fine, but unless you are holding the cable just so, the screen is black. Of course, this only works with the machine disassembled... The screen is in fine shape, and the rest of the cable is ok, but at that bend around the inverter board, the cable either has an intermittent connection, or the crease has completely severed just the wrong part of the cable. Something like this could be happening to you.... These cables are extremely fragile. If it comes down to a cable problem, good luck finding a replacement. :-( I've been looking around for a CS cable for months, and the best deal I can find is about 30% of the cost of a complete machine! Sorry I can't be of more help! 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
