Wynter wrote:

This sux.

Did anybody ever tell you that you're really cute when you're upset?

Wynter wrote:

... you're joking, right?! $4000 and it only lasted two years?! Wait... less...

According to Apple, the Powerbook G4 has 1 year warranty. So, you'll have to pay.

http://www.apple.com/ca/support/products/
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gaijin mark wrote:

Did anybody ever tell you that you're really cute when you're upset?

Have I ever told you how much I love you, Musa?

Tabana wrote:

According to Apple, the Powerbook G4 has 1 year warranty. So, you'll have to pay.

That's what I thought.

I thought I'd be okay with the one stripe, but now with this second I have hte feeling it'll only get worse.
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Did you try to plug it to another LCD or CRT monitor? If you still have the same problem, then it's your video card. I think it can be replace if it's not on the motherboard.
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tabana wrote:

Did you try to plug it to another LCD or CRT monitor? If you still have the same problem, then it's your video card. I think it can be replace if it's not on the motherboard.

Good point.

Though it seems unlikely that the stripe is video card related...

bmwracer wrote:

Should I send you back your $100CAN? Beaten

Wynter wrote:

My DAD is rich, and no, I don't want your $100. Still, I'm saving up so I can decorate my new bedroom when we move.

bmwracer wrote:

it's actually your $100

Excusez moi but does this sound like a person rejecting 100$? Coz you know, there's someone else here who will be so happy to recieve a 100$ donation


talk about desperation...
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Wynter wrote:

Apple Powerbook. I'm sorta concerned, because when I bought the lappy, with all the stuff I put into it, cost a lil' over $4000. And I have a 17" monitor. I think this repair will definitely put me below the poverty line...

Only 2 years? If it's available in Canada, did you get Applecare?

If you live near a Apple Store, take it to the genius bar, and they'll look at it for free. They'll probably tell you to have them work it over...

krim wrote:

Only 2 years? If it's available in Canada, did you get Applecare?

Is that a Blue Cross or Kaiser subsidiary?

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They'll probably tell you to have them work it over...

With brass knuckles?

bmwracer wrote:

With brass knuckles?

if it was Kaiser, they'd have come over to her house w/ a 50lb neodymium magnet and dropped it on her Powerbook, declared it dead and left.

krim wrote:

if it was Kaiser, they'd have come over to her house w/ a 50lb neodymium magnet and dropped it on her Powerbook, declared it dead and left.

Kaiser Permanente: Thrive.

krim wrote:

Only 2 years? If it's available in Canada, did you get Applecare? If you live near a Apple Store, take it to the genius bar, and they'll look at it for free. They'll probably tell you to have them work it over...

I don't think I got Applecare, and if it did, it prolly expired.

I live about half an hour away from an Apple store, I believe. What's Genius Bar?

I plan to take it in on the weekend. At this rate I don't mind how much it'll cost. I just don't want it to get worse. My biggest concern is that they'll say they can't fix it.
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Wynter wrote:

I just don't want it to get worse. My biggest concern is that they'll say they can't fix it.

You should start backing up stuff ASAP as a precaution.

Wynter wrote:

I don't think I got Applecare, and if it did, it prolly expired. I live about half an hour away from an Apple store, I believe. What's Genius Bar? I plan to take it in on the weekend. At this rate I don't mind how much it'll cost. I just don't want it to get worse. My biggest concern is that they'll say they can't fix it.

Applecare is 2 or 3 years, i forget...

The Genius bar is the bar in the store where one of the techs is there answer questions, he's usually the one who starts repair process.

What 17" model do you have? There's tutorials online on how to take a powerbook apart, the display ribbon is pretty easy to replace.. saw some on ebay for $25

krim wrote:

the display ribbon is pretty easy to replace..

Really??

bmwracer wrote:

Really??

Yeah, pull the 2 tabs on the ends, and remove 2 small T5 screws, lift out.

Install in reverse order.

krim wrote:

Applecare is 2 or 3 years, i forget...

Then I probably didn't get it.

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The Genius bar is the bar in the store where one of the techs is there answer questions, he's usually the one who starts repair process.

Alrighty. I always get frustrated when I go in for repairs because no one evah has any idea what I'm talking about. Hopefully this really is a damaged ribbon and hopefully they'll know how to handle it. Thanky!

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What 17" model do you have? There's tutorials online on how to take a powerbook apart, the display ribbon is pretty easy to replace.. saw some on ebay for $25

Yikes! I definitely don't have the courage/confidence to fix it myself. But if it's that easy to fix, then I feel a bit better. Hopefully this will cease to be a problem. Thanks a lot for your help.

>>sigh of relief<<
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A lot of places rely on the fact that you don't know much about those things to charge you a lot for repairs. If you know what you're talking about, they will usually not overcharge

No wonder I'm always broke when I leave.
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im not saying they'll know.. if its common, the GB guys will know... otherwise, they'll have you drop it off.

too bad you dont live near me, i'd do it to.. i mean for you.

Wynter wrote:

No wonder I'm always broke when I leave.

Yeah, but your dad is rich (probably from all those home casino nights).