Got 2 living-dead G3 iBooks — #10

Post #10 by Strimkind

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Hardware
Post Date	Mon, 14 Sep 2009 - 04:21
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/got-2-living-dead-g3-ibooks.18532/

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From doing a bit more reading, people are saying their iBooks won't boot at all if the GPU is loose. In my case, it does boot (I can hear the hard disk rattling away as it boots into OS9), so do I have a loose GPU or is it the inverter cable? Applying pressure to the left of the trackpad (another commonly-mentioned GPU fix) makes no difference.

Can you see anything faintly on the screen? I have found the menu bar is the easiest to see. You may be able to get the screen to light up if you apply pressure on the left hand side of the screen about midway up (from the back of course).