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- Nov 30, 2006
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- Columbus, OH
- Your Mac's Specs
- 15" Macbook Pro 2.5 core2duo, 2GB Ram, 250GB HDD; 12" ibook g3 600mhz, 640mb ram, 100GB HD
i have an old ibook g3 600 i have been working on, and it seems like everytime i fix something something else goes out. currently i have replaced the logicboard, then the replaced the 20gb hard drive with a new WD 100gb, maxed the ram, but as i was putting it back to gether i pinched the inverter cable, so i got a new one and replaced it.
it was working fine for a few days then last night the back light would suddenly go out, i restarted and it would light again, then it went out again, this time i just closed the lid, waited for it to go to sleep then repopened, the screen lit back up, then after about an hour it went black again, it tried the closing and reopening again, but now i only get a flicker then back to black. i have tried it again this morning and it just flickers for a second then the backlight is out again. could this be an issue with the cable or should i go ahead and replace the inverter board?
p.s. this is a project, i like working on stuff, i already have a C2D Macbook, so please no replies of just cutting losses. i have barely an money invested in this ibook, and i like having it for a travel/beater notebook so my macbook stays nice and scratch free.
it was working fine for a few days then last night the back light would suddenly go out, i restarted and it would light again, then it went out again, this time i just closed the lid, waited for it to go to sleep then repopened, the screen lit back up, then after about an hour it went black again, it tried the closing and reopening again, but now i only get a flicker then back to black. i have tried it again this morning and it just flickers for a second then the backlight is out again. could this be an issue with the cable or should i go ahead and replace the inverter board?
p.s. this is a project, i like working on stuff, i already have a C2D Macbook, so please no replies of just cutting losses. i have barely an money invested in this ibook, and i like having it for a travel/beater notebook so my macbook stays nice and scratch free.