Fixing the Dreaded iBook Backlight?

Aliencow inquires: "I've recently bought an iBook, and it started having the very common backlight problem. Basically, there are two types of things that can cause the problem: either the screen hinges pinching the cables, which is pretty easy to fix if you're not scared of opening things up; or it could be the logic board, which is what happened in my case. I've heard of someone being able to fix it by doing a bypass operation on the board, soldering a wire before the break and soldering it directly on the backlight connector. Aside from that, however I haven't been able to find much about how to fix that particular problem. Have any of you iBook-owning Slashdot readers had to repair your iBook like this? Any hints? If my repair is successful I'll surely snap a bunch of pictures and make a website, as this is a problem that affects a lot of iBook owners."

Comments

Re:Right there with you guys...

[superdan2k]

That information has been more-or-less public for a long time. Seriously. I think Slashdot was the first place I found it.

Re:Apple should recall them

[yomegaman]

Are you really accusing Slashdot of having a pro-Windows bias? Apple zealots are even more out of touch with reality than I thought.