[iBook] Display problems with iBook G3

[Malcolm Cornelius]

> About two weeks ago I was just doing my thing when suddenly my  
> screen went funny -- wavy horizontal lines appeared on it,  
> everything froze, then it went black. I tried to reboot a couple of  
> times, and I could hear the hard drive spin and the machine boot  
> up, but the display remained black. In all my brilliance (not), I  
> decided that the display was messed up, and I took the laptop to my  
> local "computer guy" the next day.
>

> This time, though, because I am both stubborn and desperate <g>, I  
> started just trying different things, and I eventually discovered  
> that if I squeezed the edges of the laptop case while rebooting, I  
> could get the display to work, at least temporarily. I then brought  
> home several of those big binder clips from my office and clamped  
> them on the edges of the laptop where I had been squeezing. With  
> those in place, I can get it to work about 75 percent of the time;  
> I'm using it now to type and send this message.
>
> The computer guys are now stumped. Oh -- by the way, the new  
> battery came in, and I replaced the old one with it; still having  
> the same issues. Any thoughts from the list? This now sounds to me  
> more like a connection or motherboard issue than a battery issue,  
> but I'd be grateful for any advice.

Spot on, classic symptoms of well known logic board problems.

Enjoy the new battery ...

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Best wishes

Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic
http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk