[Titanium] Re: [Ti] Yellow vertical line on screen

[Gloria Lorenzo]

Thanks Jeff, and all those who kindly answered my query.

My TiBook is only five weeks old!  My local Mac guru, Colleen Thompson 
(who's affiliated with "themacintoshguy") is helping me contact Apple.  
I'll hold the positive intention that they'll repair it under warranty.
Colleen said she'd back up my entire hard drive before we send it in.  
Luckily, I have my trusty old PowerMac 6400 to keep things going (and 
my likewise trusty Dell PC) -- I have three computers going all the 
time!

Gratefully
~ Gloria ~


On Sep 14, 2004, at 11:56 AM, Jeff Porten wrote:
> On Sep 11, 2004, at 11:05 AM, Gloria Lorenzo wrote:
>
>> Another question:  About two weeks after getting my brand new PB G4, 
>> a vertical yellow line appeared on the right side of my screen about 
>> 1.5 inches from the right side running the full width of the screen.  
>> It's faint, but still I wonder what it is.
>
> This was a frighteningly common problem on the original TiBooks.  Mine 
> -- which is retired from daily service and acts as a server now -- has 
> a 3-pixel white stripe running vertically about 1/3rd from the right 
> of the screen.  It's caused by wires being pinched by the hinge.
>
> Apple refused to repair these under warranty (so I hear), and people 
> were charged either $1K for a full screen replacement, or $300 for a 
> "standard service" repair.  This is the first I've ever heard of it 
> happening on a recent model.
>
> Get it fixed sooner rather than later.  The problem gets worse over 
> time -- many TiBook owner reported losing the screen entirely.
>
> Best,
> Jeff