Weird Screen Issue, Please help

Ok I have had my iBook G4 since Dec. 28, 2005 and until today everything was going just fine....
Well this morning I went to wake it up to check my email and wham, the screen was all dark, I could see a faint image of my desktop, but barely visible. So I tried to wake it up, moved the mouse, tried the trackpad, spacebar and nothing worked, so I restarted. Then about an hour ago it did it again, and I had been using it about 15 mins before that. Only restarting remedied the problem, although the screen was dark until the apple apeard with the light blue screen behind it.
Does anyone know what could be causing this or how to fix it, I've heard my friend say she has this prob with her Powerbook, would it be the same issue??
Please help!!!
iBook G4 14"   Mac OS X (10.4.2)   iPod Nano (white) Roland GX-24 plotter

Hi Anch66,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
Do you have an d to be able to hook your iBook G4 up to a external monitor? You may want to try starting up in Safe Mode (<a href="<a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107393">Knowledge Base Document #107393 on How to Startup In Safe Mode). It is a stretch, but it may work. Do you have anything connected to your iBook? Do you have it plugged in? Have you recently installed or updated any software on your computer? You may want to bring it to your local Apple Store/Reseller.
Jon
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