Pics of my iBook screen flicker
I posted these pics in the forever long FCibook thread but I am afraid it will get no attention there. My ibook boots up to this and then dies. Yes it is still under warranty but I have some stuff on there that I would like to get off before I send it in the the crowbar monkeys. Any suggestions on how to get the data off?
Money well spent!
Money well spent!
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Originally posted by trailmaster308
Any suggestions on how to get the data off?
Don't all 800 MHz iBooks have built-in CD burning capability? Buy a bunch of CD-Rs..you can find 100-pack spindles for ~$15 if you look hard enough...
Originally posted by Eugene
Don't all 800 MHz iBooks have built-in CD burning capability? Buy a bunch of CD-Rs..you can find 100-pack spindles for ~$15 if you look hard enough...
I would if I could get to a log on screen. The pics I took is as far as the thing will go. Grey Grey Grey Black.
If you don't know someone with a Mac, maybe you can borrow one at an Apple Store or CompUSA or Fry's....
or you could just send it in and have apple backup the files for you... only $50 and you only get charged if they have to format the computer... saves you the trouble...
hth
-Paul
About target disk mode -- If this really is the same logic board problem, you can prepare yourself for the next level of the problem which is that soon your iBook wont start at all. I dont know why it is so, but it seems that this starts with small problems and gets worse every day until it wont start at all.
-Snowster
Originally posted by FormerLurker
If someone you know has a Mac with a burner, grab a Firewire cable and use target disk mode to mount your iBook as an external hard drive and then burn your data from that Mac.
If you don't know someone with a Mac, maybe you can borrow one at an Apple Store or CompUSA or Fry's....
I will try this on my imac. hopefully it will work. thanks for all the replys.
Originally posted by alcimedes
you add any new hardware lately?
No. Its the same as the day I bought it 7 months ago. I have not loaded any software nor have I d/l anything in the last two weeks on it.
I asked him if he has had many calls about this type of problem and he said "uhh I really can't say". Well I can make due without for a while. At least I still have my ipod and imac.
just send it to be fixed if you can't save the files. they very probably on't need to format it.
Originally posted by Mulattabianca
looks like a bad logic board and seems to behave like that as well.
just send it to be fixed if you can't save the files. they very probably on't need to format it.
Target disk mode definately the way to go
If not pop the hd out and pop it into another comp.