I am currently unable to boot my Late 2013 MacBook Pro. When I attempt to boot, the backlight comes on, but there is no image on the screen.
When I try to boot into Safe Mode (by holding Shift), Recovery Mode (by holding Command + R), I see neither a backlight nor an image.
I have tried to use every resource available.
I have tried:
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Resetting SMC.
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Resetting NVRAM.
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Safe mode boot (no backlight, black screen).
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Recovery mode boot (no backlight, black screen).
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Verbose mode (backlight, but no image).
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Boot off alternative USB (backlight, but no image to choose device).
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Opened the laptop hardware and checked the display cable connection
I was using my laptop one day, closed the lid, and when I opened it, this was this issue.
I do tinker with Linux on an alternate partition, but I didn’t do anything in particular prior to this issue. I thought maybe the boot loader got messed up, but I can’t even boot into recovery mode on the macOS partition.
Can anyone make a conjecture as to the cause, and/or help provide me with some debugging tips?
Best Answer
The fact that the back-light worked, but the display did not indicated the problem was with the display, not the logic board. Furthermore, the fact that I was able to project the display onto an external monitor validated that it was a connection issue between the board and the display.
I ordered a $10 USD LVDS cable, replaced it, and the computer now works :)
part in question: https://www.amazon.com/Display-Cable-MacBook-Unibody-A1278/dp/B01N2T3CFD