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Thick vertical bar on the screen of a MacBook pro 13 inches 2019 model

Suddenly, I noticed a thick vertical bar on the screen (as shown in the attached image) of a MacBook pro 13 inches (2019 model) yesterday. It doesn't disappear while shutting down or restarting the pc. Do you have any thoughts on how I can deal with this issue? Thanks a bunch!



Posted on Jul 7, 2021 6:22 AM

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Posted on Jul 7, 2021 6:26 AM

As a photographer, you might not be able to ignore it. But see if connecting an external display this is still there. Also see if it is there no matter what program is running. Generally any large graphics anomalies can happen like this, because the lid is overstreched back, and the cable frays, spills, and drops, or power surge affecting the graphics chip. If an external display does not show it when you mirror the displays, then you know it is something to do with the communication to the display or the LCD itself. If an external display does show it when mirroring, then you know it has to do with the graphics chip. You can change graphics chip usage in Apple menu -> system preferences -> Energy Saver.


And check http://www.apple.com/support/exchange_repair/ if your machine is out of warranty to see if this is covered.

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Jul 7, 2021 6:26 AM in response to Hasib_Reza

As a photographer, you might not be able to ignore it. But see if connecting an external display this is still there. Also see if it is there no matter what program is running. Generally any large graphics anomalies can happen like this, because the lid is overstreched back, and the cable frays, spills, and drops, or power surge affecting the graphics chip. If an external display does not show it when you mirror the displays, then you know it is something to do with the communication to the display or the LCD itself. If an external display does show it when mirroring, then you know it has to do with the graphics chip. You can change graphics chip usage in Apple menu -> system preferences -> Energy Saver.


And check http://www.apple.com/support/exchange_repair/ if your machine is out of warranty to see if this is covered.

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