Could one take a good lid from a 165c and transplant it onto a working 165c with a defective screen? Or would any better screen work with the 165c bottom?
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 10:40:38 -0800 > From: Paul Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Powerbook 520c screen issue > > At 6:53 AM -0700 11/3/03, Bruce Johnson wrote: > >On Sunday, November 2, 2003, at 03:25 PM, gf > sciacca wrote: > > > >> I have exacvtly the same problem, so any replies > to your question will > >> help me too. Could it be simply a loose/bad > cable/connector? > >> > >> cheers, gianfranco > >> > >>> I recently acquired a used Powerbook 520c. It's > in fairly good > >>> condition with one major exception: essentially > the screen is very > >>> dim. In normal lighting I can hardly make out > anything. If the room > >>> is dark I can see the screen well enough, and > the picture seems sharp > >>> and consistent at least. > >>> > >>> The previous owner's theory was that the > backlight needs replacing. > > > > > >Yep, that's a classic symptom of a dead backlight. > > The most sensible way to fix this is find a > complete working lid > from a 540c, and upgrade your machine thereby. The > swap takes about 5 > minutes at most, and dead 540C machines are cheaper > than the backlight part. > Paul > > > > ------------------------------ > 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> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! > http://www.applelinks.com > > End of PowerBooks Digest #1535 > ****************************** __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree -- 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
