Dana Collins wrote: >Greetings, colleagues. >I have a PowerBook Duo symptom/problem; need diagnosis! > >I'm prepping a Duo 280 (greyscale) for a swap. As long as I've had it, it >has exhibited zero screen problems. It came to me w/ a patched up version of >Sys 7.5 on it, and the soon-to-be-new owner requested 7.6. >Installation (including disk - reinitializing) went flawlessly; the unit >responded well and boots up fine and peppy and full of spunk - BUT... > >suddenly (as in, the very first time I booted up in Sys 7.6 by the HD and >not CD or floppy), the screen is showing curled blacking out in all 4 of the >corners - looks like a piece of paper w/ cinged or charred corners from a >fire that was put out (the center of the screen is still sharp and clear). > >What is this? Is there an anomoly of sorts w/ this unit and Sys 7.6? Has the >screen crossed over and begun it's journey into the great beyond? (Does it >happen that quickly, to go from a great screen to the "charred corners" >look?)
OK, all you MTFT PB owners with darkening screens, here's a _very_ interesting new data point! SW related? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm . . . . . Dana, this is a common phenom with MTFT PBs, including PBs 280 and 540. So far, we've been stumped and dismayed by this problem, but I must say your's is the first report _I've_ever_ seen describing the symptom appearing immediately after an OS upgrade. _Please_! re-install OS7.5 and tell us if the screen darkening continues to occur. Very interesting and I'll be most interested to see where this goes. Dan K ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- 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
