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From: Jon B on 21 Oct 2006 19:30 Stuart Bell <spamfritterspam(a)spamfritterspam.com> wrote: > Jon B <black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com> wrote: > > > Could be logic board failure, > > I think the 'bong' excludes that possibility. At least when my iBook l/b > failed it was total. > > STuart Nah some still bong and boot, just no video output. -- Jon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs.
From: auctions@sheldononline.co.uk on 22 Oct 2006 12:34 Rowland McDonnell wrote: > David Kennedy > <davidkennedy(a)nospamtodaythanksverymuchforthekindofferyoubastard.invalid > > wrote: > > > On 21/10/06 9:54 am, Rowland McDonnell wrote: > > > > > > So: no joy at all. Anyone got any ideas what I might do to get this > > > machine booted, or at least responding a bit more to the outside world? > > > > > > > When I had a similar problem with a 500mhz ibook it finally responded > > after being left overnight with no battery and no power connected > > followed by the re-set procedure. > > That's what got the thing to give the flickering grey screen - but > nothing more exciting than that. > > > A bit worrying at the time though... > > I'm still rather worried - it's looking like logic board failure. Oh > well. > > Rowland. > I have seen some DIY repair instructions online somewhere for the common failure - I think the usual problem is that the graphics processor comes unseated slightly, and sometimes reseating the connetion and packing the area around to keep it in place solves the problem. Googling should reveal more details. A
From: Rowland McDonnell on 23 Oct 2006 05:45 auctions(a)sheldononline.co.uk <auctions(a)sheldononline.co.uk> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell wrote: > > David Kennedy > > <davidkennedy(a)nospamtodaythanksverymuchforthekindofferyoubastard.invalid > > > wrote: > > > > > On 21/10/06 9:54 am, Rowland McDonnell wrote: > > > > > > > > So: no joy at all. Anyone got any ideas what I might do to get this > > > > machine booted, or at least responding a bit more to the outside world? > > > > > > > > > > When I had a similar problem with a 500mhz ibook it finally responded > > > after being left overnight with no battery and no power connected > > > followed by the re-set procedure. > > > > That's what got the thing to give the flickering grey screen - but > > nothing more exciting than that. > > > > > A bit worrying at the time though... > > > > I'm still rather worried - it's looking like logic board failure. Oh > > well. > > > > Rowland. > > > I have seen some DIY repair instructions online somewhere for the > common failure - I think the usual problem is that the graphics > processor comes unseated slightly, and sometimes reseating the > connetion and packing the area around to keep it in place solves the > problem. Googling should reveal more details. Hmm! Okay - that's worth looking in to. Thanks! Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Jim Jaeger on 24 Oct 2006 21:04 In article <0001HW.C16372C601F6808BF0407530(a)news.individual.net>, Hugh Browton <useneth@**.not.uk> wrote: > On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 09:54:25 +0100, Rowland McDonnell wrote > (in article <1hnjwu4.qdmh3k1b9cydwN%real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet>): > > > That's it, really: got a 600MHz G3 iBook with MacOS X 10.3.9 installed > > on it. > > > > It won't start up. It'll go `bong', and the battery shows life, but > > there's not a flicker from the `power' light, and nothing on the screen. > > > <snip some interesting discussion> > Your advice is a bit late, Tim. > > John Sawyer, an Apple Authorized Service Provider with CJS Macintosh Repair > in Berkeley, California posted a similar suggestion last July: > http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1033473󼔁 > > you can often fix this yourself by removing the iBook's bottom housing, and > placing a shim of any sort, about 1mm to 1.5mm thick, onto the raised square > on the bottom shield. I use a Scotch mounting square--you can get them in > hardware stores and many grocery stores. When you reinstall the bottom case, > it will press against this shim, which will press against the graphics chip, > and may allow the chip to come into better contact with the logic board. > > I've been posting his advice on a regular basis ever since. > > Instructions for removing the lower case: > http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/50.5.0.html My 700MHz iBook video failed a month and a half ago, at a time when we needed a laptop. At the Genius Bar, we were told "...$389 and eight to eleven days to replace the logic board." Yesterday, I tried disassembly to find the "Video Off" switch, but gave up after an hour's effort, still not inside the machine. Today, following this thread, I downloaded the disassembly instructions at the ifixit site, bought a package of Scotch Mounting Squares for $1.99 and fixed the machine in about 90 minutes. It's been running for four hours now, without problem. All, that and we have MacBook because SWMBO insisted she must have a laptop for a holiday and conference on the other coast of the U.S. Thanks to Roland for starting the thread and to Hugh for repeating the instructions for the fix. jim
From: Hugh Browton on 25 Oct 2006 04:23
On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:04:48 +0100, Jim Jaeger wrote (in article <jimjaeger-D4B580.18044024102006(a)news.isp.giganews.com>): > In article <0001HW.C16372C601F6808BF0407530(a)news.individual.net>, > Hugh Browton <useneth@**.not.uk> wrote: > >> On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 09:54:25 +0100, Rowland McDonnell wrote >> (in article <1hnjwu4.qdmh3k1b9cydwN%real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet>): >> >> >> Instructions for removing the lower case: >> http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/50.5.0.html > > My 700MHz iBook video failed a month and a half ago, at a time when we > needed a laptop. At the Genius Bar, we were told "...$389 and eight to > eleven days to replace the logic board." Yesterday, I tried disassembly > to find the "Video Off" switch, but gave up after an hour's effort, > still not inside the machine. > > Today, following this thread, I downloaded the disassembly instructions > at the ifixit site, bought a package of Scotch Mounting Squares for > $1.99 and fixed the machine in about 90 minutes. It's been running for > four hours now, without problem. > > > Thanks to Roland for starting the thread and to Hugh for repeating the > instructions for the fix. > > jim Hey, pleased I was "at the right time"! -- regards hugh hugh at clarity point uk point co (by the sea) (using Hogwasher) You never can truly tell when you have run out of invisible ink. |