powerbook repair
Last Sunday was not a good day. I’m not quite sure how, but I managed to drop my powerbook as I was getting up off the couch. Miraculously, I managed to catch it mid-air by the right side of the display. I should have just let it fall to the nice soft carpet of my living room floor. You can see the results of this here.
Immediately the display went almost completely dark. If you got really close and squinted really hard you could see the faint outline of the desktop. The laptop was still running just fine, I just couldn’t see anything. Armed with my trusty Torx T6 and T8 drivers I determined to take the whole thing apart. Even if I couldn’t fix the display it would be fun to take the laptop apart.
I quickly found the problem. One simple wire had been cut. You can see it here.
Can you say redneck engineering? I can. A little piece of electrical tape and we’re back in business.
You can’t even imagine the relief I felt when the display actually powered up.
