[iBook] What did I do??

[Michael Elliott]

Hi darlene

If you put the iBook to sleep by closing the lid, what happens if you  
open the lid just enough to awaken the machine? Try it a few times and  
see if the backlight comes back on. If it does, see if as you open the  
case further if it will turn off again.

It sounds like you're familiar with the history of some of the white  
iBooks where the display cable could get crimped over and over again  
eventually making it intermittently fail.

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On Oct 7, 2007, at 10:08 PM, Darlene Hess <d_hess at bresnan.net> wrote:

> HELP!
> I needed to replace a Optical drive on a 14" ibook (out of warranty,  
> of course). I have done these before so wasn't too concerned.  
> Everything went well UNTIL I went to test it. The computer started  
> up great, login screen was good, I logged in, tested the optical  
> drive (which worked) and then the screen went faint. I could still  
> see that it was on, but it was almost like the backlight went out.
> I can restart it and the same thing will happen. I have tried a PRAM  
> reset and it acts the same. I have checked to see if any wiring got  
> pinched, but don't see any.
> Does anyone have an idea of what I did?? AND how I can fix it??
>
> Darlene Hess
> hessd at lockwood.k12.mt.us
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