I would bet a loose wire or something or other in the hardware aspect is messed up. Can't be positive though. All I can say is you got lucky :) Jesse
> > ----- Original Message ----- > >I just picked up an iMac DV 400 SE running OS 9.1. The machine's in > >wonderful cosmetic condition, and has been upgraded to a 40 GB hard drive > >and 384 MB RAM. It has only one quirk: The display has a yellow tint to it. > >Calibrating it has no effect. Occasionally the display reverts to the > >"normal" colors for a while, then goes to yellow, then goes normal. I > >hooked up a 20" Radius external monitor, which shows normal colors no > >matter what the iMac screen's doing. What should I be looking at fixing? > >Thanks in advance for any pointers. > > Jim > After posting the above yesterday afternoon, I continued running the iMac. I > installed OS X 10.3.7, and played around with monitor settings, etc. for a > couple of hours. After about 4 hours of running time, the screen reverted to > normal colors and the yellow tint disappeared. It stayed that way for > another hour and a half, even through several shutdowns and cold starts. > This morning I started it up and the colors were normal. It's been running > for about 6 hours today, and the colors have stayed normal, with no yellow > or other tints. Can anyone explain this behavior to me? The previous owner > dumped it because of the yellow tint, which started before Christmas and > lasted until yesterday. > -- Jim > > > > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------- Jesse Stanford voice: (202) 247-5067 President/CEO Primary fax: (757) 257-0708 SafeTechs.com Secondary fax: (202) 537-3642 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.safetechs.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
