Possibly, just a bad connection, particularly if the hinges are working loose, or the backlight.... There's a bit of wisdom in some of these posts... http://www.mail-archive.com/cgi-bin/htsearch? method=and&format=short&config=duolist_lists_themacintoshguy_com&restric t=&exclude=&words=screen+repair On May 9, 2004, at 4:07 PM, Leigh Ann wrote: >> If the screen never lights up it may be a GLOD or a screen issue. The >> external monitor is a good idea. > > Seems pretty obvious @ this point that it's a screen issue. In fact, > occasionally the screen will blink like it's _trying_ to display -- > seems almost more like a loose connection than anything else; does > that make sense? > > Beginning to think this is gonna be more trouble than it's worth if it > means I have to take the thing in for repairs. :P Still, it's got > nice mods, a good big harddrive, plenty of memory... and it's the PB I > wanted ever since I saw it. So if getting the screen repaired isn't > prohibitively expensive, I may go for it... advice? > > - LA > Ralph Mawyer, Jr. San Antonio, Texas Associate Editor mac2400 http://www.sineware.com/mac2400 Your PowerBook 2400 Reference Site "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety". Benjamin Franklin, 1759.