Not so much of a mod, just trying to get the thing working again!

The bottom half of the screen has started cycling colours / making bizarre patterns and over time has now started displaying black only.

I'm suspecting it's the cable that takes the picture signal to the LCD display coz when I plug into a monitor the display on the monitor is fine.

But I've never taken a Titanium Powerbook apart, let alone tried to replace stuff.

Is it particualrly difficult for a novice to do? Or should I pay the top dollar it would cost to get it serviced? :-/

I've looked on places like PBFixit, and it says such a task is quite complicated. I don't wanna wreck my machine, but lots of peeps on here seem to do it everyday.

Any advice appreciated. :-)

Well I've taken the plunge and got a replacement display cable for the Powerbook, and a gig of ram while I'm at it. Just need to fit it now.

Are there any modders on here based in London (UK) who I could possibly run to should things start going tits up???

:-)

Lemme just drop a note of caution here. Ti-Book screens are nothing short of a bitch to work on. they are EPOXY'd together. yes, glued. you will spend the majority of a repair of this type getting the display apart, and then figuring how to reshape the metal shims back into place. Here's to hoping that the problem is indeed the wiring, and not the LCD panel.

I dare say that this is the least fun a person can possibly have, short of working on 12" powerbooks.

Hmmm.... thanks for the note. Looking again at the guide I have, it doesn't cover the tasks you just mentioned.

Do you think it would be easier to just buy a complete working display?

That way I wouldn't need to pull the LCD apart (I think?).

i would just buy a whole new LCD and have a pro technition work on it. the titanium is the greatest laptop ever made and you migh break it so i would just get it fixed professionaly