howto dim screen in FW target mode

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howto dim screen in FW target mode

My HD crashed in my dvi PowerBook. I thought it was just the catalogue B-tree, but its worse... something to do with i/o, a disk malfunction.

I was able to boot to FireWire Target Mode, and the HD mounts on my G3, but I can't get many files off because the directory structure is screwed, too. So, after DiskWarrior did nothing but error out, I tried Data Rescue X, but its taking forever. Its been running for 3 days now, and its barely 5% done.

Now I am worried about the screen. In FW target mode, the screen stays on... (closing the lid does nothing)

Does anyone know how to dim or turn off a PowerBook's screen when its in FireWire Target Mode?

TIA for any suggestions!

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don't worry about it

it wont damage the screen having it on. Just make sure the screen is tilted back far enough so the heat from the PowerBook doesn't come up and scorch the LCD. If you want an example of how a screen fares. Look at the LCD iMac's. My brother has left his screen on, on the same image for 2 weeks while he was gone, and no damage was done to it.
Just give it some room and if you need to , just put a towel or cloth over the screen to dim the light. (just make sure you do not block the vent on the PB G4)

Hope this helps!

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Image burn-in on LCD's has ne

Image burn-in on LCD's has never really been a problem. On the earlier LCD screens (like on the 68k and early PPC Mac laptops), an image could be burnt in, but it could be undone by leaving the screen turned off (no power or signal) for as many days as it was left on plus one. So, if you left it on for 5 days, the damage could be undone by leaving the monitor alone for 6 days.

Just as long as your Powerbook doesn't overheat, you should be fine. Make sure it's on a hard surface, such as a desk and not on insulating material such as carpet or a tablecloth.

Hope everything goes well!

Cheers,

The Czar

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