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MacBook only showing a black screen

I was using my MacBook yesterday, when all of the sudden the screen became black. I restarted it and the screen kept staying black.


Now every time I power it on, I can hear the startup sound, but the screen remains black. From time to time, the screen starts working and it shows me the Recovery Password mode. Every time I restart it again though, what I see is the black screen only.


I've tried Recovery Mode multiple times, and it doesn’t work. From the Recovery Password mode, I can see that the MacBook detects the SSD.


I think this might be a problem with the SSD though. Any advice?


Thank you!

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.15

Posted on May 25, 2020 3:05 AM

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Posted on May 25, 2020 4:10 AM

Try resetting NVRAM and SMC.


Does it work correctly if you start in Safe Mode?


If the problem persists, start in Recovery and use Disk Utility to test your drive.



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MacBook only showing a black screen

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