Patrick,I had a similar problem a week ago and also had very high replacement costs quoted. I finally clicked "update your computer" as this notice came up. After updating and rebooting everything was clear and in very good operating state. >________________________________ > From: Patrick S. Fernandes <ps.fernandes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: "muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 7:42:30 PM >Subject: [muglo] Re: laptop problems > > >Hello all.. I have a Mac book pro. I was in IPhoto, closed it and faded to a >gray screen. Hard boot it up, now I have a pink pixcels screen with boxes. >Called a local shop.. Talking things like optic chip card, logic board.... >Just the bench cost... Yikes, any thoughts... Thanks in advance. > >Cheers, >Patrick > >On 2012-04-21, at 10:09 AM, WYNAND GROEN <wynand@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >What would be involved Dean to have that fixed. Costly? >> >> >> >>>________________________________ >>> From: Dean Danis <dean_danis@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>>To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 10:07:19 AM >>>Subject: [muglo] Re: laptop problems >>> >>> >>> >>>A display problem that comes and goes could be a display cable issue. >>> >>>>>>________________________________ >>>Dean Danis >>>519-494-8639 >>>90 Caprice Cr. >>>London Ontario >>>N5V 3M2 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>________________________________ >>>Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:44:22 -0700 >>>From: wynand@xxxxxxxxxx >>>Subject: [muglo] laptop problems >>>To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >>>Thank you very much for the responses I received regarding my laptop >>>problems. I am considering buying a iPad but have last night experienced a >>>strange happening. >>>Just before I closed down my computer all came back to normal. >>>I shut it down and opened it up several time. It was ok. This morning all >>>seems to be normal. I received an e mail from Biti where Dr.Web advised >>>certain things that had to do with a Russian virus. I expect that all of you >>>have received the same e mail as it was addressed to Muglo members. >>>Could it be that this has been a virus in my computer and that it was >>>filtered out last night when I updated my computer? >>>In the meantime I will go an a shopping spree to buy an iPad. >>>Thanks again for your assistance in solving my problem. I am glad that I >>>belong to a group of men and women that like to help each others with >>>problems and make progress. >>>Wynand Groen >>>wynand@xxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >>> >>> > >