Broken Backlight(?)
My PowerBook was in a thin laptop case with almost no protection and it fell off a table and hit the ground with a horrifying crack like sound. The computer still works, the OS seems fine, the LCD isn't cracked or damaged, but the backlihgt doesn't work anymore. I can see what's on the screen with a bright light but otherwise nothing. I don't have any way to open the computer just yet (Dang those awkward hex screws..) so I'm just wondering what do you all think? Could the backlight itself be broken? Or maybe the inverter for the backlight unplugged or broke? I've noticed the area around the plug is more... open than before. Even the plug is a bit finnicky now. 😟
PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8), G4 1.5ghz, 2gb RAM