Laptop Monitor fuck up

[buzza24]

Hello,

I have a Apple PowerBook 190cs and it seems that the monitor is fucked up. You can see it turn on but it doesn't display anything. It stays white.

I think it is a Britness/Contrast fault but that doesn't seem to work.

Please help me.

Sincerely,
Daniel

[psyjax]

Is your computer actually functioning?

That is, is it booting up? Can you hear the icons moving in the background, beeps, etc... can you be sure it's the monitor and not the OS?

When you turn it on do you see the Mac face? The gray halftone screen? Etc.

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[LordWiccara]

ive never used a mac laptop....but is there any way to plug it into a monitor?  test that if it is possible

[buzza24]

quote:Originally posted by psyjax: plain 'ol psyjax:
Is your computer actually functioning?

That is, is it booting up? Can you hear the icons moving in the background, beeps, etc... can you be sure it's the monitor and not the OS?

When you turn it on do you see the Mac face? The gray halftone screen? Etc.

More details

Yes the computer is functioning properly. I can hear it working and I can her it boot and the sounds are all working. But I can't see the smily face or anything just white.

[psyjax]

quote:Originally posted by Buzza2:


Yes the computer is functioning properly. I can hear it working and I can her it boot and the sounds are all working. But I can't see the smily face or anything just white.

Hmmm... sounds scary.

try opening up your laptop and hitting the hardware reset button on the motherboard.

[Pissed_Macman]

Eek!

[jasonlane]

Could be your logic board. Archive it, if you can.

[ravuya]

Might be a loose or cracked video ribbon cable. Take a look.

[suselinux]

Stupid question ( I can't tell the age of a mac by the model name)

is it still under warranty?

if so don't open it!

take it in

[ravuya]

quote:Originally posted by suselinux:
Stupid question ( I can't tell the age of a mac by the model name)

is it still under warranty?

if so don't open it!

take it in

If it's still under warranty, I commend Apple for not sucking this time. The 190cs was discontinued Sept. 1996.

http://www.lowendmac.com/pb/190cs.shtml

[hm_murdock]

it's not under warranty. the 190cs is considered an "obsolete product" because it's not a PPC Mac. the 190 is a 68LC040 version of the PB 5300.

Try resetting your PRAM. When you turn it on, hold down Command (the apple key), Option, P, R all at the same time until you hear the chime a couple of times.

If that doesn't work, it's very likely the display ribbon cable. It'd probably be cheaper at that point to get a newer used 'book. A Wallstreet G3 would be a good buy if you don't plan on running OS X. If you do, then look into the Lombard or Pismo G3, or an iBook 466 or faster.