[geeks] Sometimes luck IS on my side

[Mike F]

On Feb 27, 2008, at 4:12 PM, nate at portents.com wrote:

>> Wish I could say the same - I've got a 12" iBook G3 that seems to be
>> having logic board problems. Sometimes it will boot, sometimes it
>> won't; when it does, shortly thereafter the screen will display a
>> solid background and a pattern of stripes. At this point, only a hard
>> reboot will revive it. Anyone have any clues? I recently added a  
>> 512mb
>> dimm to this machine, although the stripes only started a week or 2
>> after that, so that may or may not be the cause.
>>
>> - Mike
>
> You are aware of the Apple iBook Logic Board Repair Extension  
> Program, right?
>
> http://www.apple.com/support/ibook/faq/
>
> - Nate

Yep, prior Googling turned that up, but that page says it ended July  
17, 2007. I guess it wouldn't hurt to try and see if they'll do it.

- Mike