Solved Will Power Up But Has Black Screen Ibook G3
Chosen Solution makes the sounds at start up but screen doesn’t light up What model iBook G3 do you have? Is it a white iBook with a processor between 700MHZ - 900MHZ? If so, and there is no faint image on the screen, you likely have the very common G3 video issue, which often presents the symptom you mention. Try powering on while clamping the machine with your hand just to the left of the trackpad, pressing from top and bottom with a significant amount of pressure (but not enough that you squeeze the hard drive)....