[iBook] video crapped out

[Bill Raffensperger]

My iBook 600 (Dec 2001) has been a great little machine. But about 10 
days ago I had a crash where the cursor and the clock froze. None of 
the key combos worked, I had to hold down the power key to shut it off, 
and upon reboot, there was no video. I have been using it in target 
disk mode plugged into a 400MHz iMac since then. You know, hold down 
the option key, and boot the iMac from the iBook. It's kind of surreal, 
it's my computer, I can do everything I used to do, but I am tethered 
to this iMac and my iBook just sits there, out of the way, forlorn on 
it's CoolPad, lid open, dead screen. I really miss being portable. I 
have debated getting it fixed, but it's almost four and a half years 
old. Been thinking about a 12 inch PowerBook G4.

I reset the power manager. I even took out the ram, the airport card, 
and the battery, then pressed the reset button for 5 seconds. Put just 
the battery back for reboot. Nothing. Zapped the p-ram. Nothing. I 
guess the video card is fried. Anyone familiar with this issue? Any 
other good ideas? It's sad. These things should last longer than this.