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[rootofnewt]

the laptop's screen is flickering. i don't know if it's the screen itself or a video cable or something else causing the problem.

*sigh*

i don't want to be without it for long. it keeps me from going insane when i can't do much else besides sit on the couch and try not to remember how much pain i'm in. if it's the screen itself, i'm pretty sure that repair isn't covered by Apple's service/labor one fee program.

i'm going to turn it off and go google screen flickers on g3 powerbooks on boy's machine.

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[gandalfgreyhame.livejournal.com]

Try and squeeze the sides of the screen. If that temporarily fixes the problem, its most likely a problem with the cables...

[krasota.livejournal.com]

yep. that fixes it temporarily. i saw that recommendation for diagnosing it yesterday. the flicker got *really* bad last night, to the point of washing out the screen briefly, so i'm not going to turn it on unless i have to. i'm stealing boy's work puter now. i guess this will have to spur me onto unpacking the house and setting up the old mac desktop somewhere i can use it.

have you worked with mac laptops? if this *is* just a cable issue, how easily could i fix it myself? i've never had a problem opening up desktop towers and working on them, but laptops are so wee and full of screws. i'm really leery of doing it myself. i think i'll have to find a local mac god like the Twig and lure him in with yummy food and booze.

[gandalfgreyhame.livejournal.com]

Thankfully, I've never had the occasion to peek inside my beloved Pismo, so I'm not sure if its a repair that can be done by oneself.

As far as parts goes, pbparts.com (http://www.pbparts.com) has everything you could possibly need.