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  • WallStreet Display problems

    From v1r0b1k@v1r0b1k@despammed.com to comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc on Sunday, July 06, 2003 22:39:34
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    I'm having a little problem with the display on my WallStreet powerbook.
    About half the time, the screen boots with a series of horizontal lines
    across it that makes the content virtually unrecognizable; re-starting
    the computer returns the screen to a usable condition.

    Is this a known problem with the earlier PB's and/or is there a fix?

    The machine is a 233 mHZ with 166MB RAM, 67 mHZ bus and 512k of L2
    cache. The video is a Rage LTPro. I'm running OS X 10.2.3.

    tia for any tips.

    kevin


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  • From Donald Smith@dsmith@qa-international.com to comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc on Monday, July 07, 2003 11:45:43
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    Le 07/07/03 00:39, dans YmSPgjx6zsY1-pn2-MuubfEd5fnpR@localhost, « v1r0b1k@despammed.com » <v1r0b1k@despammed.com> a écrit :

    I'm having a little problem with the display on my WallStreet powerbook. About half the time, the screen boots with a series of horizontal lines across it that makes the content virtually unrecognizable; re-starting
    the computer returns the screen to a usable condition.

    Is this a known problem with the earlier PB's and/or is there a fix?

    The machine is a 233 mHZ with 166MB RAM, 67 mHZ bus and 512k of L2
    cache. The video is a Rage LTPro. I'm running OS X 10.2.3.

    tia for any tips.

    kevin

    yes the problem is most likely the video cable, pinching the lower left
    corner sometimes makes the screen come back quickly, the cable can be
    replaced in 1/2 hour, but you will need to shop around to get a good price (try some sites, think there is one called PowerBook parts)...

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