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Update to the situation: I had a local service company check it out, and they found nothing wrong initially, and directed me to take it home. The problem resurfaced, and the guy seemed to just want to get rid of me when I brought it back in, which is why I doubt his diagnosis that the display...

Dang, already took it in to a local repair to have diagnostics done -- now I'm kicking myself for not having at the very least tried the bootable CD route. I read what you wrote, just was distracted by a call from a recruiter -- still looking for a new job, and it's a priority. In any...

Yeah, I read that the Mylar connectors tend to get brittle and fail after a few years, so I was hoping it was that, but it's looking more like a failed logic board, /weep. Thanks for your prompt response, it's much appreciated. The decision now is to determine whether I drop the money on a...

It's a G4/400 MHz with a 15.2" screen Titanium Powerbook. I honestly don't know what video card is in there, aside from the fact that it's stock, and obviously, with no working display, there's no way to use System Profiler to find out.

Hi. Sorry for any trouble, but I've a bit of a sticky problem. Here it is: my aging G4/400 has been relegated to keeping my messaging clients, etc. going while I watch movies or such on my G5 desktop. Tonight, however, when I woke my G4 up -- possibly 20 minutes after allowing it to sleep...