Hi Ronni,
just checked that, it was a little above normal, but not much, I
moved it as you suggested, Thankyou. I think it is time to invest in
a new one, we have been debating for a while if we should, but I am
stubborn and like my little computer, it puts up with so much from me
and my children.
Ah, sentimentality for a computer .... the bane of a mac user i suppose.
Sorry Merv ... I was using it as 'laugh out loud' ... although 'lewd
obscene language' could come in handy at times. Its habit, and
sometimes still slips out when I know its not an appropriate forum,
my apologies.
Thankyou all for your time, I'm sure when I do finally upgrade you
will be hearing much more from me ... as well as the forums getting a
good workout as I have no idea on how to use leopard .... snow or
otherwise.
Sam
On 15/02/2010, at 9:58 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
Hi Sam,
I could see all the icons, pictures, everything on the screen
Ronni, it was just dim, like someone had turned the brightness down.
Hi Sam,
Make sure you back up your eMac, as I feel the eMac is wearing out,
and perhaps its time to upgrade to a newer machine.
I don't know much about the eMacs, it could be the unit at the back
of the picture tube is wearing out. Shay has mentioned the analog
board.
One thing you could check (in case this has been changed by an
update or something), is:
Go to System Preferences > Universal Access. Look for the "Enhance
Contrast" slider.
If it is not set to normal, that can cause display problems.
Just slide it back to normal. If it IS set to normal, then it is
very likely the eMac is running out of time.
Cheers,
Ronni
On 15/02/2010, at 9:14 AM, malcolm Tate wrote:
Thankyou for your replies
Sorry for the delay in replying, my weekend ended up flying by
without me realising it.
I have a Power PC G4, and as much as I wrote for clarification I
think I was hoping you would all go ... no, its fine, all
computers do that from time to time, its good ....
Looks like I may need to look at something new rather soon ... now
the debate, PC so its compatible for the kids school, or my lovely
mac, and sort out compatibility later lol. I could see all the
icons, pictures, everything on the screen Ronni, it was just dim,
like someone had turned the brightness down.
Sam
On 14/02/2010, at 3:06 PM, Shay Telfer wrote:
On 13/02/2010 1:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
On 13/02/2010, at 12:15 PM, malcolm Tate wrote:
Hello everyone,
This morning when I woke up the screen on my Emac running
10.4.11 was dim.
I recalibrated the colours and it seems to be ok now. I was
just wondering if this was the right thing to do, and if my
computer is on its way out?
Also, why would it happen? I've had the computer for a few
years now and never seen this before.
Hi Sam,
Look closely at the screen, can you still see the icons in the
background?
If you can and it seems extremely dark, then your problem is
likely an LCD inverter board.
This isn't a terribly expensive part but getting it replaced
might not be cheap labor wise.
An LCD inverter is what powers the backlight for the screen.
I would suggest you backup everything you need on your computer
to an external Hard Drive, as the eMac could well be on its way
out.
Cheers,
Ronni
Except eMacs have CRT's not LCD's? Which would mean it's the analog
board or equivalent.
Have fun,
Shay
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