Thanks for all the help - Apple are picking up the powerbook this week.
The backlight continued to switch off randomly, and then began to flicker
when it was on, especially when typing. It's clearly broken.
cheers
frank
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I asked for help on the x4u list on this topic, but got no replies...
The problem is described below. It has now occurred four times, three times
in the last 20 minutes.
My girlfriend was working on her powerbook G4 just now, and the backlight on
her screen went off. The keys for brightness
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From: frank hebbert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 9:34 AM
Subject: help! powerbook backlight problems
I asked for help on the x4u list on this topic, but got no replies...
The problem is described below. It has now
On Friday, January 17, 2003, at 06:34 AM, frank hebbert wrote:
Any ideas? Is this hardware, or software? And should we be worried?
Extra info - Powerbook G4, 6 months old, running 10.2.3. When the
screen
goes dark, I can open System Prefs and move the brightness slider - but
nothing
On 1/17/03 6:34 AM, frank hebbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Spew into the
Cybertrough:
The problem is described below. It has now occurred four times, three times
in the last 20 minutes.
My girlfriend was working on her powerbook G4 just now, and the backlight on
her screen went off. The keys for