I just picked up a headless 550 TiBook (GigE) and I've got some Qs. It came with an separate intact LCD, but stripped of hinges, cables etc. and the remaining bezel bits are pretty bent up. Otherwise the bottom half is in pretty decent shape, battery seems solid, no dents and the paint isn't bad at all, etc. It's a 550mhz 384/20/combo config BTW.
The 'Book boots into some flavor of X, but with a monitor attached to the external video port I see only the second screen of an extended desktop. I managed to find and drag over the HD icon, but for the life of me I've had no luck so far trying to grab any open windows so I can dig down to the monitors pane to set the d%*n thing to mirrored displays. A PRAM reset didn't help. 1) So how the heck do I do it? Can I change the primary display at the Open Firmware prompt? cmd-opt-O-F does produce an OF prompt on the monitor . . . Any other suggestions beyond keep trying with the blind-click-and-drag frustrator? I haven't yet tried booting from an OS9 CD, perhaps 9 is smart enough to know there is no internal display attached! 2) Is it a practical proposition for me to look for a complete but cracked-LCD display and use my intact LCD to make one complete display? The repair manual has no repair procedure for the display itself, module replacement the only included procedure. The front part around the LCD itself appears to be glued on, Lewin Edwards suggested to someone using heat (a la Palm V) to soften the glue but I fear damaging the LCD. Any further suggestions anyone? 3) Which displays fit the 550/667 GigE TiBook? I've come across different infos, some say any pre-DVI display will work, while others say only a GigE display can be used. Can I use an original TiBook display? Any authoritative details greatly appreciated! I paid $475 for this lil' mess only because I can't afford to spend the $1000+ a GigE TiBook costs these days, with the idea I might be able to put together a complete TiBook for substantially less than market price. 4) But is it even worth bothering trying to fix this sow's ear? Should I just go with plan 'B', break it and sell the parts, then wait patiently for another bargain (but complete) TiBook to come along some other fine day? Mind you, I have no legit need right now for a TiBook anyhow, which explains my 'can't afford' comment. :-) TIA, Dan K ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
