on 19/03/03 20:38, Herbert Goodfriend at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Suddenly a thin vertical line has appeared on the display screen of > my Lombard, halfway between the center and the right edge. It is not > visible when that part of the screen is white. > > It is my understanding the problem is most likely due to a bad I/O > logic board, or possibly a bad backup battery. The machine has > sometimes shut off during sleep (the blinker goes off and a power-on > is required to bring the machine back up), which to me might > implicate the battery. However, I tested the backup battery by > shutting the machine off and pulling the main battery and power > adapter, and it held the time and date settings OK for 30 minutes.
I had exactly the same on a Lombard, as several others have pointed out it could be the inverter board or screen cable, but on mine it was the LCD. Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic www.pbfanatic.co.uk MSN Messenger - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ - 47738640 -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
