[Duo2400] Re: 2400 with permanently dark screen

[Larry Friedman]

I just saw a 2400 screen for action on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ 
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4606&item=2086299638

~Larry

On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 06:47  PM, Rod wrote:

> On 1/9/03 3:08 AM, "Kate Binder" <kate at virtualcrate.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all--
>>
>> I work on a G4 desktop, but I have a 2400 for Quicken and the like so
>> that I can keep the IRS happy by not using my office computer for
>> personal stuff. I recently noticed that the screen was pretty dark --  
>> not
>> anywhere near black, I can see the desktop and even read menus and  
>> window
>> listings, but it's as though it dimmed itself and it won't undim.
>>
>> So I'm wondering if this means the backlight bulb is dead, or what  
>> else
>> might be going on. I'm pretty good at software troubleshooting, but
>> hardware stuff beyond RAM or hard drive installation is a little  
>> trickier
>> than I want to get into. I tried resetting the PRAM to no effect and  
>> am
>> not sure what to do next.
>>
>> If I can figure out what the problem is, I can decide whether to get  
>> the
>> thing fixed or eBay it, but I'm nervous about sending it off to be
>> repaired without being pretty confident that the repair cost will fall
>> within the amount I'm willing to spend on this secondary machine.
>>
>> I'd really appreciate any thoughts or advice -- TIA!
>>
>> Kate
>
> I have a feeling that the inverter board may have gone.  That provides  
> the
> necessary 'juice' to the backlight, and is more likely to fail than a
> backlight itself (and much cheaper to replace!).  It does mean, on the  
> 2400,
> that the screen has to be pulled apart to replace the board. :-(
>
> Seeya
>
> Rod!
>
>
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