[iBook] iBook screen problem

[Matt]

Sounds like a loose or a pinched cable. You can go
here: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/ and choose which
size of iBook you have and follow the guide on taking
it apart. Good luck!

Matt

--- Steve Stuckwisch <sstuckwisch at charter.net> wrote:

> I have an original (white) 500 MH G3 iBook.  It has
> given me and then  
> my wife many years of great service.  Recently it
> has developed the  
> following problem:
> 
> When first turned on, if the display is opened past
> about 50 degrees,  
> the back light goes out, i.e. the screen becomes
> dark.  (At least I  
> assume that is the problem. If I hold the screen in
> bright ambient  
> light, I can just see what is on the screen.)  After
> the computer  
> gets a little warm, I can open the display to about
> 80 degrees before  
> it becomes dark.  If I close it back to the original
> position, the  
> screen is again visible.  About 80 degrees is the
> most I can ever  
> open the display without darkness.
> 
> I'm willing to take the computer apart to fix the
> problem (I used  
> this as an excuse to buy a new MacBook, which I got
> today.)  Does  
> anyone have any ideas?  I.e. what exactly is wrong,
> what should I  
> look for (a loose or pinched cable, bad light, etc.)
>  Any previous  
> experience with this problem, guidance or a point to
> a web site would  
> be appreciated.
> 
> Steve S
> 
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