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  1. JIII

    Powerbook screen gone black

    Oh, my problem is consistent alright, it hasn't ever changed. It sounds like you might have a wire loose henrip. I have tried all resolutions, left it plugged in, took the battery out, put it back, pulled my ram, re-inserted the ram, everything, no luck. -JIII
  2. JIII

    Powerbook screen gone black

    So I just opened up the case again, and found a big ole nothing. I removed the ram and rebooted to see if there was an effect, which there was not. Then I booted up again with the ram in and it's working just fine, the ram is recognized. I also booted off the system software restore disk, and...
  3. JIII

    Powerbook screen gone black

    I have tired using detect displays, and I mean it DOES detect the display, the system profiler lists the display and informs me that my graphics card has it's ram split 32 megs to each display. If you have the lighting right you can actually see the cursor etc. in the LCD. It seems like my...
  4. JIII

    Powerbook screen gone black

    Nah, sadly my computer is uncovered and I didn't get apple care. I will open it up again and check to see if anything is loose, but I have the feeling that it is not.
  5. JIII

    Powerbook screen gone black

    See but the thing is, the screen is functioning perfecly it just isn't drawing and power to the backlight. It's functionally preformming AS a screen. Also, the ram slot is tiny, and I could not see any cables near to it. I think there is just an internal issue with powerbooks and operating them...
  6. JIII

    Powerbook screen gone black

    I have been using an external monitor for my 12in powerbook for the past few days. After installing new ram I turned the computer on and found that for some reason my LCD no longer lights up. if there is strong light I can still see the screen in the background, and the external monitor works...

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