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Robbievdv

macrumors newbie
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Hi there, I bought a used iBook 12" 600mhz/128mb ram/20gb. the display is giving a red colour on the sides and some colours are not showing well. it's red all trough the image. anyone an idea of the problem. have tried all colour settings and calibration without succes

thx
Rob
 

mmmcheese

macrumors 6502a
Feb 17, 2006
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Robbievdv said:
Hi there, I bought a used iBook 12" 600mhz/128mb ram/20gb. the display is giving a red colour on the sides and some colours are not showing well. it's red all trough the image. anyone an idea of the problem. have tried all colour settings and calibration without succes

thx
Rob

sounds like one of the leads in the data cable is broken.....it's an expensive fix if you get someone to do it. if you're feeling ambitious, some people have fixed it themselves for next to nothing (repairing or replacing the cable...most shops just replace the entire top lid and screen).
 
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