----- Original Message ----- From: John Opiela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: PowerBooks <powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 1:43 PM Subject: Re: PowerBook 520 Screen Problems
> on 4/23/05 11:35 AM, Bruce Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > On Apr 22, 2005, at 7:09 PM, Erich Zechar wrote: > > > >> > >> On Friday, April 22, 2005, at 09:44 PM, John K. Perkins Jr. wrote: > >> > >>> There are vertical white lines down the bottom half of my PB 520's > >>> screen. > >>> What could be wrong? It just started happening. > >>> -John > >>> > >>> > >> > >> I'd like to know too. Mine does it, but it will fix itself if I pinch > >> the sides of the screen. Just smack it around a bit! Hehehe. Usually > >> the sign of a loose connection. > > > > It's a loose or partially broken LCD cable. > > > > -- > > Bruce Johnson > > > > > Absolutely. The only way to _positively_ fix it is to check the > conductivity of the screen's film wire (flat wire ?) with a voltmeter. That > is, each wire on the film. You might also check that the tiny prongs on the > board terminal are straight and the connection is well seated and locked in > tight by the little tabs on the sides of the mobo connector. > > The above is from my own experience, me loving to take things apart! > > John, I have to ask, Did you take your 'Book apart recently or did it suffer > a hit? > > Sincerely yours, Grizzlygiant > > > -- Actually, it did about a month ago. The plate the covers up the microphone broke off and I had someone put epoxy on it. Would this make it harder to fix? It's starting to crack, so it would probably be easy for me to get it apart if I needed to. I got the lines to go away by pinching the edges of the screen. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
