[iBabo]

so im sitting thre minding my own business, surfing the web, all of the sudden,the image on my screen just goes out, and i just see a bunch of lines, verticle lines, in idfferent colors. i restarted, and same problem... i hooked it up to an external monitor and that works fine. .. but my screen on the ibook is just a bunch of verticle lines now.what make thing worse is im traveling in a week, and i need my ibook with me.... AHH>. waht do i do?!

[The Placid Casual]

I would call Apple, quick...

[-Q-]

Sounds like the problem I had a few months ago. That led to a complete swap out of my motherboard. So like Placid Casual said, call Apple quickly (or take it to an Apple Store if there's one near you)...

[Cipher13]

Could be the vid card/VRAM... could be the TFT cables.

[mark2]

There is a common problem that has symptoms similar to those you describe that is caused by a short in the wiring to the display. The wires have to pass through the hinge and, over time the insulation wears through.
First thing I would do is call Apple, if your computer is still under warranty.

If this is what has happened, this link will take you to a thread with more information.

[mark2]

Sorry! I was in a hurry to get the post written and forgot to include the link. Here it is:

http://forums.dealmac.com/read.html?...&t=1251205