I had this problem with my Dad's dual USB iBook. His was out of warranty and we had to pay Apple to fix it.
Jim On Monday, November 18, 2002, at 02:32 PM, Justin wrote: > well, i must have jinxed myself. when people were talking about how > great apple's support is, i jokingly mentioned "heh, with that kind of > support, almost makes me wish i had something broken to send in!" > welllllllll, go figure. yesterday while sitting with my ibook on my > lap, the display dimmed down (like it does when you aren't using it) > however i WAS using it...and when i moved the mouse around, it didn't > kick back on for a second...then it did......started fading in and out, > to a point where it would actually turn off, then come back on....now > I'm using it hooked up to an external CRT, the LCD will come on when i > brighten it sometimes, and sometimes i can push the button till my > finger is numb, and it stays off....but if i fold the screen > back/forth, it'll flicker on. seems to me its a loose connection of > some sort..kinda strange it'd do this out of the blue, its not like i > dropped it on the ground and then it started flickering.......tho i did > actually once knock it off my futon on to the ground...didn't land > hard, it landed on a sweatshirt, only fell about 3/4 of a foot) I'm > waiting on hold with apple support now....... -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
