My ibook fell off a table yesterday. I picked it up, and it worked fine. For about 10 minutes. Then, it froze. I forced the computer to shut down, and restarted. It was fine for about 10 minutes, then froze again. It has never frozen at all before.
I once again restarted, but this time, the screen remained black. I then heard a whirring sound, very similar to the fan. A coworker said it was the disk spinning around.
We tried removing the battery and restarting, but that didn't help.
I was advised to let the computer sit overnight and give it another try. This morning, it still did not work. When I started it up, it went to the black screen and whirring noise.
However, around noon, I turned it on, and it once again worked fine, this time for about a half hour. All the data was still there, internet worked, everything. I was overjoyed! Then, it froze just like before. Now, we're back to the black screen and the whirring disk or fan.
Other than sending it in to have it checked, does anyone have a solution to get things working smoothly again? Warranty is expired. It is a G3.
I once again restarted, but this time, the screen remained black. I then heard a whirring sound, very similar to the fan. A coworker said it was the disk spinning around.
We tried removing the battery and restarting, but that didn't help.
I was advised to let the computer sit overnight and give it another try. This morning, it still did not work. When I started it up, it went to the black screen and whirring noise.
However, around noon, I turned it on, and it once again worked fine, this time for about a half hour. All the data was still there, internet worked, everything. I was overjoyed! Then, it froze just like before. Now, we're back to the black screen and the whirring disk or fan.
Other than sending it in to have it checked, does anyone have a solution to get things working smoothly again? Warranty is expired. It is a G3.
