Screen Colours Inverted

a setting in universal acess may have gotten hit, hit control option+command8 and see if that fixes it
-matt

I've got the same problem. Its not the universal access thing, its independent of that. If I move the screen, it flickers and inverts.. until I move it again. Like a short of some kind. I'm hoping theres just a cable loose somewhere. I'm calling them tomorrow.

well then it could be a graphics card issue or maybe even a logic board issue
-matt

Or maybe even the inverter cable? I'd suspect that since it's affected by moving the display.

ya, your probably right, didnt really think about all the stuff together, forgot the fact that an external display is fine.

-matt

Was just on a thread about the inverter cable on the iBook forum, so it was fresh in my mind. It's actually the second MBP with this problem I've run across--the other guy was deployed and couldn't do anything about his right away. He didn't have an external, so was going to try UA to get it back to normal until he could take it in. Never heard back how that went.

Is this what happens to your?

http://daniel.virtualxp.org/mac/

I am facing the same here.
After powered on display gona inverted.

Hello.

I got it working again!

I did this http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238

*Resetting PRAM and NVRAM*

1. Shut down the computer.
2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
6. Release the keys.

Yeah, inverter cable sounds right. I don't think its the video card or logic board, for two reasons: (1) when the problem started, it was caused by moving the screen (it is now permanent) and (2) an external display is fine. To me it seems the likely fix is a cable replacement... with a screen replacement a possibility I suppose. We will see. Its terrible to have something like this when you've owned a machine 3 weeks, but hey, it happens.

I am going to DC this weekend and will take it to the Arlington Apple Store.. Rather do that than take it to the local "Authorized Service Center." I will make an appointment - I am hoping if its a cable, its something they'll be able to fix if I leave it with them for the day.

Thanks for the info all!

PS: I tried resetting both the PRAM and the SMC for kicks - no change.

It is a bummer, but the good thing is that the Mac is under warranty and it won't cost you anything but some time. On a new machine, the cable was probably damaged during the assembly process and just took a bit of time to fail completely. As far as I know, these things are still assembled by humans, and when humans are involved, there's always the chance of an error.

You might want to call Apple about this, as I don't know if they would stock the cable at the store or not. You might be able to arrange for it to be there, or it might be better to send it off in the special box they send you. From what I hear, turnaround is really fast. I agree with letting Apple fix it rather than an authorized service center.

Good luck!

I could only get one of your photos to load, so I couldn't contrast the two. But I'm glad you got yours working again. I'm not sure if you had the same issue or not. I'm picturing the situation you get when you go to Universal Access and click on the "White on Black" button.

Hello...
Isn't about Universal Access, I've tried before.
When I pluged the external monitor, the image was just fine as it must be!
The grey 'apple' at the beggining was inverterted too... even booting on windows, the same poor quality image...
So, I reseted the NRAM and VRAM... and got lucky, this issue was driving me crazy!

PS. about a 40 minutes ago, the same ocurried again, so I did the reset and all things gonna working again.

I'm am not sure what can cause this... I'm afraid that this issue become frequently or worst, permanente...

Not sure either. The one picture I was able to see did not look like the problem we were discussing elsewhere on the thread. You look like you have a different problem. Have you tried running the Apple Hardware test? If you get an error code, it would indicate a hardware problem.

If the AHT doesn't show up anything, it might be worth reposting your question on the Leopard forum. I really don't know if this is a hardware problem or a software problem. But it does sound like a persistent problem that needs to be diagnosed and fixed.

Good luck!

Hey it the deployed guy... lol. well for 2 more weeks anyway!

I tried the UA setting and it didnt work 😟 So i was just going to wait until i got back to germany and take it in to the closet apple store.

but i was bored here at work and thought i would see if anyone else may have reported the same problem. I am going to try to reset the PRAM tonight and report back tomorrow on how it goes.

Nope didnt work guess i am going to have to fight it another 2 weeks. I will go and get the inverter cable switched out when i return home. I just want this problem fixed.