[Ti] Powerbook screen in stripes

[Ed Wiser]

Video chip on motherboard bad.
Have you hooked it to a monitor.
Older powerbooks and ibooks had a problem with the way the video cable  
that feeds the LCD display getting pinched in the hinge of the unit.  
So check it out on monitor to be sure.


On Sep 26, 2009, at 12:27 PM, Kent wrote:

> Hey all,
> Last night my Powerbook (Mercury 500 Mhz, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB HD, OS  
> X4.11) worked great, this morning when I turn it on, the screen  
> shows stripes, if the little Apple comes on with the loading symbol,  
> the screen gets very bright in the center, or goes back to stripes.
>
> I have turned it off and on several times, but no change.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Kent
>
> "A person who won't read has no advantage over one that can't read."  
> - Mark Twain
> "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog,  
> it's too dark to read". -Groucho Marx
>
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