[P1] Hello?

[Robert Newman]

Greetings:

I have been totally happy with my iBook; however in October, I did 
experience the problem stated below.  Whenever I would move my screen a 
1/4 inch backward or forward from the normal (for my eyes) position, 
the backlight would go off.  It still had 1 month left on the original 
1 year warranty, and I immediately purchased AppleCare.  It was back in 
less than a week, and is working great.  I seldom use it as intended, 
i.e. portable.  I did have the habit of closing it each time that I 
finished using it, and re-opening it whenever I needed to use it again. 
  So I assume that the constant flexing of the  wires in the hinge 
caused my problem.  I now leave it open all of the time, and only close 
it if I need to use it at work, or church.  Other than that problem it 
has been bullet-proof.

Robert Newman

On Dec 29, 2003, at 11:13 AM, Gene Merritt wrote:

> Folks, regardless, this doesn't just apply to a few iBooks. These 
> reports
> are coming from good mac news/troubleshooting sources, not just me.
>
> This JUST came in from MACFIXIT: 
> http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20031229083510444
>
>> The following is an immediate MacFixIt alert.
>> iBook screen problems: Injured wires, logic board failure (Alert 
>> Trigger: Late-Breakers)
>>
>> There is an issue with several iBook units involving failing displays 
>> that we first reported on in-depth in mid-March and April of this 
>> year. Since those initial postings, Apple's discussion boards and 
>> MacFixIt's forums have been inundated with similar reports, leading 
>> to the notion that there may be a serious design flaw in Apple's 
>> dual-USB iBooks.
>>
>> The problem most users are experiencing is a design flaw at the hinge 
>> to the display. Apparently there isn't enough room for the wires to 
>> pass through and handle the friction they receive by opening and 
>> closing the lid.
>>
>> To recap, the problem generally manifests in one of three ways:
>> 	• 	Video "art! ifacts" progressing to eventual system failure
>> 	• 	"Black screen" or "dimming" of the backlight, when screen is 
>> opened past a certain angle
>> 	• 	"Black screen" or "dimming" of the backlight at random times, 
>> which can be temporarily solved by tapping on, or applying pressure 
>> to, the iBook case directly below the fn and control keys (to the 
>> left of the trackpad)
>>