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Hi guys!
Yes, you read right... My mac got run over!!! <
I had a really hectic day leading up to Christmas, and managed to leave my laptop (in its bag) next to my car when I was loading lots of other bags into my car back at the car park! ,
I thought I'd lost it for good... But someone kindly handed the bag & computer in after I'd gone.
What I didn't realise until I got it back, and opened it at home, was that the keyboard was sticking up a little and the 14" screen is busted...
This could only have been through the pressure of someone running over it. (Hopefully not me! - I think I would've felt the bump!)
The impressive thing is that the whole outer shell is in tact - they really do make'em strong!
And I can also hear that it's turning on, and so seems to be working. But obviously I can't do anything on it, as I can't see the screen! It's fractured-looking and stays black (although the front cover of the screen is smooth, so it's obviously broken behind...)
The other thing that's happening is that the disc-drive is whirring & clicking like it's trying to eject the disc that's in there (there was a music disc in there when I lost it)...
So! My question basically is - are any of these things fixable?
The computer sounds like it's coming on so I don't think it's totally screwed... But where's the best place to try & get a new screen fitted?
And, if a keyboard's been run over & warped a bit, will it work again?
Same with a disc-drive...?
But even if the drive can't be fixed, I'll happily carry on using the laptop without it, as most of what I do on it is internet & work-based.
It's an old laptop now - an iBook G4 that I've had since 2004! But, it's my only computer, it's been a loyal old friend to me, and I bought it with money left to me by my grandmother when she died. ,
So I'm pretty sentimental about it & really want to try and save it!
Any advice would be VERY gratefully received!
I live in the UK (currently working in Swansea, Wales), and although there's not an Apple store nearby, there is a branch of 'AT Computers' who are Apple specialists. D'you think they'd be worth a try?
Thank you so much for your time! I'm a new user on the Forum and really hope someone out there can help me! }
I feel like such a dufus, and sad that I've let this happen to my poor little mac!
Anne-Marie *x*
Yes, you read right... My mac got run over!!! <
I had a really hectic day leading up to Christmas, and managed to leave my laptop (in its bag) next to my car when I was loading lots of other bags into my car back at the car park! ,
I thought I'd lost it for good... But someone kindly handed the bag & computer in after I'd gone.
What I didn't realise until I got it back, and opened it at home, was that the keyboard was sticking up a little and the 14" screen is busted...
This could only have been through the pressure of someone running over it. (Hopefully not me! - I think I would've felt the bump!)
The impressive thing is that the whole outer shell is in tact - they really do make'em strong!
And I can also hear that it's turning on, and so seems to be working. But obviously I can't do anything on it, as I can't see the screen! It's fractured-looking and stays black (although the front cover of the screen is smooth, so it's obviously broken behind...)
The other thing that's happening is that the disc-drive is whirring & clicking like it's trying to eject the disc that's in there (there was a music disc in there when I lost it)...
So! My question basically is - are any of these things fixable?
The computer sounds like it's coming on so I don't think it's totally screwed... But where's the best place to try & get a new screen fitted?
And, if a keyboard's been run over & warped a bit, will it work again?
Same with a disc-drive...?
But even if the drive can't be fixed, I'll happily carry on using the laptop without it, as most of what I do on it is internet & work-based.
It's an old laptop now - an iBook G4 that I've had since 2004! But, it's my only computer, it's been a loyal old friend to me, and I bought it with money left to me by my grandmother when she died. ,
So I'm pretty sentimental about it & really want to try and save it!
Any advice would be VERY gratefully received!
I live in the UK (currently working in Swansea, Wales), and although there's not an Apple store nearby, there is a branch of 'AT Computers' who are Apple specialists. D'you think they'd be worth a try?
Thank you so much for your time! I'm a new user on the Forum and really hope someone out there can help me! }
I feel like such a dufus, and sad that I've let this happen to my poor little mac!
Anne-Marie *x*