At 11:38 PM -0700 4/10/00, Jonathan Little wrote:
>My Humble 2300c has been unfortunately, retired into it's Dock due to
>lack of, I believe, backlight. It all started when one day the screen
>wouldn't light, then I found with a little squeeze above (and a little
>to the left of) the dim switch sun it would come back. Gradually I had
>to squeeze it more, then I needed one of those large paper clip doo
>hickees, then a painters clamp, then nothing would do it. I took a peek
>inside and did not see anything obvious. If you shine a light on the
>screen you can see it... barely. This must mean it is a backlight
>thing. Any suggestions out there in duo list land ??...I have been
>following this for about a month and did not see anything which
>pertained to my situation.
Since pressure helped it for a while, it might just be a failed
solder joint. You may be able to get this fixed by a dealer or a
shop that specializes in PowerBook repairs, such as MCE.
Tim Seufert
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