Motherboard ground/short against case = Freeze? Anyone else?
Hey all
Recently, my iBook started randomly completely locking up, either before it even POSTS, or after it starts up. Like, complete freeze, everything on the screen stops, including mouse (If there even is anything on the screen).
I had no idea what the issue was, since it seemed to be caused by slight tilt or movement, so I opened it up. While runnign it with all of hte bottom case removed (Bottom of board exposed on to desk) it worked just fine. So I put only the plastic part of the case back on, not the metal one that lies between the plastic and the board, and now, it seems to work just fine still...
Curious... Has anyone else had this issue before? Was it really the metal casing within? Or perhaps something else that somehow got corrected when opening it?
Nvm, it's not *completely* fixed. It's still doing it, but it's doing it much less at least... So it must have done something to help it it seems. Anyone have any idea what could be causing this issue?
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