PowerBook 15" Al not turning on (Logic Board dead)

Hi,
My powerbook has not been turning on since last morning. I went to get it checked at the apple care centre in Bangalore and they tell me its a logic board issue. Now this is something very strange for me. Last night it was working fine and I had just turned my pb off after work. When I tried to start it in the morning it just wouldnt turn on and now they tell me that the logic board had gone kaput. I cant understand how this can happen when there is was off the external power supply.
Has someone been experiencing similar problem of the logic board just dying ?
I bought it in April 2005.

vibhanshu:
I have not seen as many logic board issues with the 15", although if you go to the Search field at the top right of this page and type in logicboard, I am sure you will find you are not the only one.
G3 and G4 iBooks have had much more of an issue, as have the 12" G4 PowerBooks. I am not such what causes it, although I am pretty sure it is not something that you did.
Unfortunately, your computer is not of much use without the logic board, so I guess you'll have to bite the bullet and get it fixed. If you have AppleCare it should not cost you anything; if you don't, I'm not sure what the prices are in Bangalore.
Please do post back with further questions or comments.
Good luck.
cornelius
Message was edited by: cornelius

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