[Macpartners] iBook Screen doesn't come on after sleep

[Carolyn Fuller]

Hi all,

I just got the following email from a friend:

"I was working the Mac iBook yesteday, left it on as usual.  Went to 
push the on button to "wake it" up but nothing happened.  Black screen. 
  Sounds like it's running but nothing.  Push the button for a long bit 
to get it shut down.  Wait a few moments and turn it on again, starts 
to boot up and then black screen, noise like it's running.  
ARRRGGGHHHHHHH.  Any ideas?  Please......!"

Does anyone have any ideas about what is going on and what she should 
do? She has some critical work on this computer and is working under a 
very tight dead line.

Thanks for any help!

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Carolyn Fuller
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Information Services and Technology
Administrative Computing
Senior Analyst/ Programmer
(617) 253-6213
http://fuller.mit.edu/