[iBook] iBook screen fault - oh no!

[Jean-Paul Thuot]

We don't have that issue, but we DO have a one pixel-width vertical
line down the middle (or almost the middle) of the screen of my wife's
new iBook.  It's currently in the shop, for that and for the space bar
issue which has been driving my wife nuts.  I tried to take the
keyboard out and 're-seat' it but to no avail.

Jean-Paul

On 4/27/05, Michael Elliott <michaelelliott at mac.com> wrote:
> Be aware, however, that Macfixit has had an entire series of pages
> devoted to this exact problem, where there is an apparent software
> problem affecting the backlight, rather than a pinched cable.
> 
> People could see that by resetting the PMU or VRAM, and/or restarting
> the machine without touuching the screen, that the light would come
> back on.
> 
> Please see
> 
> http://www.macfixit.com/search.php?
> query=backlight&mode=search&type=stories&keyType=all&platform=Mac+OSX
> 
> unfortunately, you have to have a Macfixit subscription to see all the
> text.
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> On Apr 26, 2005, at 3:18 PM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote:
> 
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Has anyone else suffered with screen flicker and the black-out with
> >> the
> >> newer iBooks? My prev 12 and 14" had no problems but this 12" keeps
> >> doing
> >> it. Apps are still running fine behind an unlit screen. Closing the
> >> lid and
> >> re-opening brings the screen back - for now.
> >>
> >> This sounds like the dreaded trapped cable in the hinge problem that
> >> has
> >> been discussed on some forums. A call to Apple is on the cards....
> >
> > Yup sounds exactly like a damaged inverter cable.
> 
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