Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!pacbell!rtech!wrs!yuba!roger From: roger@yuba.wrs.com (Roger Rohrbach) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: How many times has your video board died? Message-ID: <745@wrs.wrs.com> Date: 15 Aug 89 19:36:16 GMT Sender: news@wrs.wrs.com Lines: 28 A year ago the display on my Mac Plus collapsed into a horizontal beam. This occurred after a month or so of wobbling, twitching, jerking, and other annoying visual effects. It cost me $200.00 to have the offending card replaced. I don't know the Mac insides; I believe it was the video power board (?). After another year, the display is twitching again; I assume this means I will be paying another repair bill imminently. Can anyone tell me how to avoid this in the future? Pertinent details: * I am accustomed to leaving the Mac turned on, with the video brightness down, for days or weeks at a time. The user's manual states that it's fine to do this. * I have not installed a fan. The Mac is not sold with a fan, therefore I expected that I need not purchase one. * I have used surge protector since I bought the computer. Am I to understand that I can expect to spend $200.00 a year if I continue to use the Mac as advertised? Should I get in the habit of turning the computer off? The serviceman says to get the "Pyro" screen saver program. Does that actually give the board a chance to cool down, or is it no different than turning down the brightness? Thanks in advance for any suggestions- mail them if this is old hat. Roger Rohrbach sun!wrs!roger roger@wrs.com - Eddie sez: ----------------------------------------------- (c) 1986, 1989 -. | {o >o | | \ ~) "I'm getting static in my attic from channel Z." |