[IAEP] Mac Disaster at DFW

[Mike Lee]

Well despite the scare, it's good that your laptop is running and  
displaying something on the dark screen. If your screen isn't cracked,  
the dead backlight might just be a loose internal connector that a  
technician can reseat.


On Nov 25, 2009, at 8:51 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi....
>
> My Mac got smashed today at security at  DFW.  Ed  placed the tray  
> with my computer on the track going  thru the scanner and as he  
> turned to put another tray on (there was a 18-24" gap between the  
> track and the table), the TSA agent backed the track about 8"  
> knocking the tray with my computer into the gap and onto the floor.
>
> It still boots and runs fine, but the screen has lost its backlight.  
> It I use a really bright flashlight, I can barely make out the  
> image. Now I need to do work for the SG and my presentation for  
> Moorpark College. :-(  Not sure how I will pull it off
>
> I will  visit the Apple store this weekend and file a claim with the  
> TSA, but I think this will end up costing me a lot of $$$.
>
> Caryl  (written on my XO test machine)
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