Duo 280c Screen "Whiteout"

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>From: George Morris <georgemorris at breathe.co.uk>
>Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Duo 280c Screen "Whiteout"
>
>Hi Patrick
>
>I left the machine alone for an hour - with all power sources 
>removed, and thankfully it now boots up with the screen intact.  I'm 
>going to be replacing the PRAM battery on this machine in the New 
>Year so I'll check out the screen ribbon cable connector then.  It 
>seemed strange that the screen fading to white happened at regular 
>intervals after booting - about 12 seconds in, that's why I removed 
>all the power incase it was some kind of PRAM "bad data" issue.
>
>I really hope it's not a dying inverter board, that will probably 
>mean the end of the road for this 280C.

Keep your fingers crossed. I had the same kind of thing happen with
a Wallstreet II a few years back, and Apple had to replace the board.
Fortunately it was still in warranty.

Bob F