Timeline for Macbook 5,2 Black Screen Issue
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| Jun 17, 2020 at 20:03 | vote | accept | timduffin | ||
| Sep 10, 2012 at 12:11 | comment | added | timduffin | Sup. This happened: A friend changed the inverter, didn't fix. He then changed the screen's bulb, didn't work. He then changed the screen, that worked. All working super well, so it's not anything to do with the internals and all to do with the putting in a new screen. He picked one up for about $70. | |
| Sep 6, 2012 at 21:03 | comment | added | kobame | @timduffin this is an old question. wondering what was the problem. Can you comment here how do you solve the black-screen problem? | |
| Mar 1, 2012 at 16:09 | answer | added | Matt Love | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 26, 2012 at 18:59 | history | edited | daviesgeek | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 6, 2011 at 12:55 | comment | added | bmike♦ | That's probably better news than no signal. It still could be the logic board, but more likely cabling or the display assembly. Many service parts are much less expensive than in the days of old - so get a quote for your model logic board and display so you know what it could be worst case. | |
| Jul 6, 2011 at 11:50 | comment | added | timduffin | @bmike - When it goes dark, one can still see the screen, so I'd be under agreement that it's a connection/bulb related severance. My quick fix solution is to use an external monitor. In the future when I have time & patience I'll attempt a repair. In the mean time I'll sail the sea of unportable computing with a skip in my gait and a thankfulness that I can still compute. | |
| Jun 30, 2011 at 17:27 | comment | added | bmike♦ | Can you tell if the video signal is still being drawn by using a flashlight at several angles? If the backlight is gone, it's a power/inverter/bulb issue. If the whole screen is black, it could be logic board as well. You might take it to the hive and ask what the cost to pop the back and look / reconnect the cables might be. Good repair shops see many of these a month and generally have a better gut feel what's likely based on their experience. | |
| May 31, 2011 at 13:20 | answer | added | clt60 | timeline score: -1 | |
| May 30, 2011 at 23:13 | history | asked | timduffin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |