on 31/10/04 22:17, Dan K at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (gianfranco sciacca) asked: >> following up my previous posts some weeks ago concerning a TiBook with >> a dark display (after a bad "cleaning action"), I have finally got a >> replacement display assembly. My question I hope some tech on the list >> could address is: >> >> I'd like to test quickly if just replacing the display fixes the >> problem (the inverter could be fried as well) before taking the machine >> apart (which I've never done before). Say I connect the data cable to >> the logic board, the backlight cable directly to the inverter >> (bypassing the cable extension), do I risk damaging the display or >> backlight if the inverter is bad? Or is it a test I can carry out with >> no risk? > > Well, I can't answer with great authority on this one, I just don't know > all the possibilities. > > However, I can say if it were me I'd just go ahead and plug in the new > display and see what happened. Err, but that's me, and I have extra bits > with which to play and the thought of killing an otherwise good display > doesn't dismay me all that much. > > That said, I don't think there's much risk in trying it out. I really > doubt a bad inverter will kill a known-good CCFL lamp. That's just my > best guess though, so don't blame me if you burn down your neighborhood > or something! > > Sorry I can't be more positive about the answer, but this is one of those > "take-yer-chances" sort of deals. > > However, do tell us (or me anyway, am I the only one interested? :-) the > outcome please! >
Unless you have a spare ribbon cable, I'm afraid you'll need to pretty much disassemble the assembly display in order to test the new one you got. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fiber-seeking backhoe: [common among backbone ISP personnel] Any of a genus of large, disruptive machines which routinely cut critical backbone links, creating Internet outages and packet over air problems. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
