Yes an hope your friend has applecare.:) -----Original Message----- From: andrew arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:13 PM To: macusergroup Subject: Re: dead laptop Was: MacGroup: laptop batteries
So the only fix is to send it in for repair? > This is due to the video cable getting a short in it. > The video cable form the mother board runs up to the LCD thru the hinge on > the left side of the > screen hinge. The back light cable runs thru the left hinge. > Both problems are common to iBooks. > There are people working on a class action suit on the cable problem. > I repaired an iBook with the backlight problem so I know it well.:) > > -----Original Message----- > From: andrew arnold [mailto:a0arno01 at Louisville.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 10:50 PM > To: macusergroup > Subject: Re: dead laptop Was: MacGroup: laptop batteries > > > I have a friend who experiences some kind of "shorting" behavior in that his > iBook adaptor has to be jiggled where it makes the connection at the iBook > to keep the orange/green charging light on. > > Also, he started up today and a series of lines started cascading down the > screen. I tried resetting the parameter ram and could get it to start > normally, then the lines started again. Then the screen goes dark. Any > suggestions, or is it time to take it in to see Ward? > > Thanks > > Andy > >> Rex, I am being carefull how I use mine.:) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rex Baldazo [mailto:Rex.Baldazo at cnet.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 9:26 AM >> To: 'macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu' >> Subject: RE: dead laptop Was: MacGroup: laptop batteries >> >> >> I'll second that--had the same issue with my iBook AC Adapter. I'm not > sure >> the replacement will last any longer--it uses the same basic plug though > it >> seems to be a bit sturdier plastic on this version of the adapter. >> >> --- Rex Baldazo >> --- Senior Editor >> --- Builder.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >> [mailto:owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Wiser >> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 9:22 AM >> To: 'macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu' >> Subject: RE: dead laptop Was: MacGroup: laptop batteries >> >> >> Henri, there is a problem with the new AC power adapter. The strain relief >> at the plug breaks loose with use. My daughter's iBook Ac adapter did this >> had to buy her a new one for her >> birthday.:) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Henri Yandell [mailto:bayard at generationjava.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:35 AM >> To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >> Subject: Re: dead laptop Was: MacGroup: laptop batteries >> >> >> >> Okay, guilty of not checking things out fully before panicking :) >> >> I've had this before. The new white-plug power lead seems to sometimes > lose >> the connection. I have to re-seat the power cord in the power lead and >> magically the power comes back. >> >> With my magic 1 hour battery, it doesn't take long for a lack of mains > power >> to empty the machine of power. So not only do I have a dying battery, but > I >> have a power cable I can't fully trust. >> >> *prepares to pony up cash soon* >> >> Hen >> >> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Henri Yandell wrote: >> >>> >>> My previous email was strangely prophetic. Woke up this morning to >>> find that the powerbook battery indicator flashes on the 1 light and >>> that the power cable no longer lights up. >>> >>> Most problematically, the laptop didn't unsleep and I ended up taking >>> the battery out to force it to power off. However now it does not >>> power on at all, and still no recharging light on the power cable. >>> >>> Is this what a dead battery looks like? Should a powerbook run without >>> a battery but with mains power attached? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Hen >>> >>> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004, Lee Larson wrote: >>> >>>> On Jan 18, 2004, at 7:54 PM, Henri Yandell wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm wondering what I could have done to make the battery last >>>>> longer. Whenever in reach of a socket [and without a need to power >>>>> up the battery], should I have been using my laptop without a >>>>> battery? >>>> >>>> The batteries in most laptops have a finite life, and their clocks >>>> start ticking as soon as they leave the assembly line. They die >>>> after a few years, and the only cure is replacement. You can try >>>> things like resetting the power manager and open firmware. >>>> >>>> Here are a couple of Apple's tech pages that you might find useful. >>>> >>>> <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42642> >>>> >>>> <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be >>>> | January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. This >>>> | list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>> | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. This >>> | list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >>> >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. This list's >> | page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. This list's >> | page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > > Kind regards, > Andy > a0arno01 at athena.louisville.edu > > Remember the two most important things in life: > 1. Don't tell everyone everything you know > 2. > > The software box said, "Windows XP or better," so I bought a Macintosh. > > "Macintosh. We may not have done everything right, but at least we knew > the century was going to end."-Douglas Adams > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. Kind regards, Andy a0arno01 at athena.louisville.edu Remember the two most important things in life: 1. Don't tell everyone everything you know 2. The software box said, "Windows XP or better," so I bought a Macintosh. "Macintosh. We may not have done everything right, but at least we knew the century was going to end."-Douglas Adams | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
