Re: Wallstreet screen darkness

2003-09-03 Thread Luis Sequeira
This is often a sign of a dead or "previously dead" PRAM battery. Booting into OS9 will correct the problem within the PRAM and allow the computer to continue to function normally when in OS X. However if the symptoms return when the computer is disconnected from AC power and the main battery is re

Re: Wallstreet screen darkness

2003-09-02 Thread Clark Martin
Luis Sequeira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 9/2/03 7:11 am: >My wife's Wallstreet >(233MHz, 384MB, 20GB, OS >X 10.2.6) >has developed a problem, in >that everytime it starts up >or wakes from >sleep the screen is very dark >(its contents being almost >invisible). > >The grey screen with tbe

Re: Wallstreet screen darkness

2003-09-02 Thread nick
this happens allot on wallstreetsit usually occures from the battery coming out while the powerbook is asleep in os nine but can occur other ways the fix is simple boot the computer into os nine, put the computer to sleep, wake it up, boot back into 10 ;) thats it! after that the pro

Re: Wallstreet screen darkness

2003-09-02 Thread Andrew Johnson
This is often a sign of a dead or "previously dead" PRAM battery. Booting into OS9 will correct the problem within the PRAM and allow the computer to continue to function normally when in OS X. However if the symptoms return when the computer is disconnected from AC power and the main battery i

Re: Wallstreet screen darkness

2003-09-02 Thread Eugene Lee
On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 03:11:56PM +0100, Luis Sequeira wrote: : : My wife's Wallstreet (233MHz, 384MB, 20GB, OS X 10.2.6) : has developed a problem, in that everytime it starts up or wakes from : sleep the screen is very dark (its contents being almost invisible). : : The grey screen with tbe b

Wallstreet screen darkness

2003-09-02 Thread Luis Sequeira
My wife's Wallstreet (233MHz, 384MB, 20GB, OS X 10.2.6) has developed a problem, in that everytime it starts up or wakes from sleep the screen is very dark (its contents being almost invisible). The grey screen with tbe big Apple logo looks fine, but after that it is like the brightness was turn