Hi everyone,
My daughter has landed me with her iBook G4 as it has a problem. The screen suddenly went black or rather grey, complete lose of display!
I thought she had dropped it or spilt something on it , she swears blind she has not! I managed by using an external monitor and the adaptor to get it running. Weird thing is, it only works with the external monitor connected. By this I mean both the iBook screen and the external monitor work, but when I disconnect the external monitor I loose both screens! This to me suggests the default screen is set to be the external monitor, although I am told this cannot be the case! I have reset the PRAM with no effect. Not being very familiar with MAC I am now lost . Anyone know what the problem could be and best of all how to get the iBook screen to work without using a monitor??
Thanks Danny
• Reset the NVRAM. Power up the computer. Immediately after the startup chime, hold down Apple-Option-O-F until the screen lights up grey (or for about 30 seconds if the screen doesn't come on). Type the following two lines *exactly* as you see them here, and press Return after each line:
reset-nvram
reset-all
The machine should now boot normally. Did this fix the problem? If not, try this:
• Force the machine to rescan its system bus. Open the keyboard. Remove the Airport (or Airport Extreme) card if present. Use a small Phillips screwdriver to remove the RAM shield. If the exposed RAM slot is full, remove the card. If the RAM slot is empty, find a proper card to put in temporarily. Reassemble the computer and start up. The machine should rescan the system bus and *hopefully* reset the video preferences.
Thanks cwsmith,
I'll try that this evening.
Hi cwsmith,
Your a hero in my house buddy, it worked by reseting the NVRAM, I really thought it was going to be a case of throwing it in the bin.
Thankyou very much for your time.
Danny
Glad it worked for you. Stick around here, kid, and your Macs will go places!