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Ann White
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Q: Wallstreet screen hard to read

I can lighten the screen or increase the contrast but the words on the screen look faded. Any picture looks very over-exposed. I wonder if the problem is a video card. I'm not sure if there is a separate video card in the Wallstreet. Can anyone suggest what I might do to help? It seems most noticeable when reading a Word or similar document. The OS is 9.2.2.

Ann

Powerbook G3, ibook, Mac OS X (10.2.x)

Posted on Feb 24, 2007 6:22 PM

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  • by Ann White,

    Ann White Ann White Mar 16, 2007 6:36 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder
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    Mar 16, 2007 6:36 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder
    I had no idea the screen could be replaced. I don't know that I would ever do that, but just in case I should have the opportunity, do you know where I might find instructions--Is the complete hinged top replaced?

    Ann

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Mar 16, 2007 7:45 PM in response to Ann White
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    Mar 16, 2007 7:45 PM in response to Ann White
    yes, the complete top and its hinges is the unit that is replaced. Great pictorial instructions are available thanks to this generous web vendor:

    http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/PowerBook-G3-Wallstreet/Display

    There are some who will replace only the display, not the entire top, but that is too much work for a machine that is getting a little old.

    If your WallStreet has the display output connector, you can run an external VGA display, as long as it can run at the same resolution as the built-in screen. Oh -- I guess you're a little low on spare displays right now.

  • by Ann White,

    Ann White Ann White Mar 17, 2007 5:49 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder
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    Mar 17, 2007 5:49 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder
    Wow! That is amazing. I've only replaced a modem in this machine, but I do like to try working on it. I do have a later laptop so I don't know if I will spend any more on this one, but I am tempted to see what a new screen would cost. Thank you for this information.

    Ann

  • by jpl,

    jpl jpl Mar 17, 2007 10:21 AM in response to Ann White
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    Mar 17, 2007 10:21 AM in response to Ann White
    Ann,

    Just a comment on replacing the display...

    If you have the 233MHz CPU without the backside L2 cache, you are stuck with using the same display. This first-generation Wallstreet 233MHz/no cache only had 2MB of VideoRAM (VRAM) and thus will not support the 13.3" and 14.1" active-matrix displays; they require the logic boards that had 4MB of VRAM. I only mention this in the event you found a great price on one of these larger displays.

    You can check if you have the 233MHz CPU in the Apple System Profiler.

  • by Ann White,

    Ann White Ann White Mar 17, 2007 5:45 PM in response to jpl
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    Mar 17, 2007 5:45 PM in response to jpl
    Yes, I am almost sure that I have the 233MHz CPU. Thanks for the warning.

    Ann
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