Comments on: The iBook’s Dirty Little Secret

By: Eric Schwarz

Eric Schwarz — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:58:52 +0000

@David: It sounds like this is the case with your iBook – I’d say replace that cable first and then you may actually have a failing backlight bulb…either that or you could probably find an entire top half (screen, cables, etc.) on eBay for relatively cheap. The 500/600 MHz models are compatible with screens from the later G3 models.

By: David

David — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:49:36 +0000

Hi.
I dont know if anyone still uses this but i have an ibook g3 dual USB 500 Mhz with almost the same problem. there is no backlight but there is still picture like if you hold a flash light up to it you can see where everything is…anyway if i take the top of the screen when its open straight up and force the right corner down as far as i can to the point where im almost breaking the screen off the backlight comes back on but as soon as i let tension off it it go’s dark again any suggestions???

By: Cody Peveto

Cody Peveto — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:15:33 +0000

Hi, I have a ibook G3 and it has a problem with the resolution. Mainly when you look at pictures, and also half the screen will go to black and white but if i restart the computer it is fine. what should i do?

By: Eric Schwarz

Eric Schwarz — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:42:42 +0000

villager, actually what you had happen is on the later iBooks where the GPU actually did become unsoldered from the logic board…there are various fixes out there, and Apple has even acknowledged this problem.

By: villager

villager — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:16:31 +0000

Hi,
I bought an iBook with the same problem…. it’s wierd how this happens !! does the GPU get melted ?! lol… anyways, after I put the iBook togehter before I put the white plastic bottom cover, I put a quarter on top of the square above the GPU, I put some thermal paste under the quarter so it stays in place and then closed it… it’s running fine now, the screen might go a lil dimm but a very small push fix it and it stays on!!

By: tester99

tester99 — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:04:45 +0000

Hate to say it but it is not an actual fix it is mearly a patch and like the 5 my company sent to First Phase only one still works, my advise drop the ibook and move on unless you like taking yours apart and getting it repaired over and over.