[Ti] Screen goes dark

[Timothy D. Naegele]

Thanks to both Jon and Simon for your comments.

Jon said:

"Any chance it is the setting in your Energy Saver System Preference Panel
that puts your display to sleep when the computer is inactive for a
specified amount of time?"

Perhaps that is it.  I just checked it, and it was set for less than 15
minutes, and I changed it to read "never."  Perhaps that will do it.

With respect to Simon's comments, Apple replaced the inverter board when it
replaced the HD and CD-ROM drive a year or so ago, and hence hopefully it
hasn't gone bad again.

Best wishes to both of you,

Tim Naegele




On 5/24/07, Timothy D. Naegele <tdnaegele.associates at gmail.com> wrote:


Last night I was watching a DVD using Apple's DVD Player and the screen went
> dark but the sound remained.  I restarted the 800 Mhz PowerBook G4, and
> everything was fine, and then it happened again, so I restarted it again.
> Finally, I gave up trying to watch the DVD, thinking that it might be an
> issue with the DVD.
>
> Just now I was talking with someone on Skype and the same thing happened:
> a dark screen but still sound.
>
> From earlier PowerBooks, I seem to recall resetting the PRAM, or something
> like that.  Does anyone have any bright ideas?  Before I take it to the
> Genius Bar at an Apple store, I welcome your thoughts.
>
> Thanks so much.
>
> Tim Naegele
> www.naegele.com
>
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