Macbook Pro's display have vertical lines

If you can alter it's symptoms by moving the hinge to change the angle of the display, then maybe it is the display data cable. Regardless, unless you're willing to open it up yourself and start diagnosing, you need to take it to a technician.

Actually, it doesn't really matter. I was thinking of the older models (pre-unibody) where you can take the display apart, but in the unibody's it's all glued together and I don't think taking the display apart to replace a piece inside is an option. I think you just have to replace the whole thing.

So you're down to logic board problem, or display problem. Either way, unless you have an identical computer around to try swapping parts to test where the problem is, you need to take it to a technician.

Or hook it up to and external display and live with it as a desktop.

I hear ya that I need to take it to a technician... it's a late 2011 macbook pro but I don't think it's a unibody. It has screws on the bottom of the computer and I imagine the LCD can be replaced same as another one I had previously. Hopefully it is just the cable though... if I were to take the back off myself does anyone know how I'd test the cable theory?

Would I just move it around, check for a crimping of some kind?

Had the same problem with MBP Late 2011. It was display cable losing connection with logic board. Just add piece of plastic on top of it so when You put bottom case back it will press connector to logic board. Solved my vertical green lines 🙂

Hi,

I have the same problem and situation than renato.gama

This kind of blue stripes appears sometimes on my screen and I also sometimes have this kind

of "screen shift" (see renato.gama post).

Then, when it appends, the computer will end up by crashing and I will not be able to reboot it for a few days (wheel on the gray screen keeps going and fan starts turning quickly and eventually a black screen...)

The problem is that this bug doesn't occurs always so I sent it to Apple, they didn't see it, send the computer back to me claiming no defect two days ago and just today I got again these bug and the computer cannot boot anymore...

Of course I would like to reinstall the full system like recommanded by Apple but I can't not even restart the computer from the recovery mode or cmd-R or anything else...

What should I do ?? 😕

It is very disapointing as it is my main work tool and I'm loosing days and weeks...

Thanks,

Best Regards,

dbonzon

Also, this picture shows better the actual bug and as shown, even in the recovery mode, the bug is persistant. In this specific case, I was not even able to lauch the reinstall of OS X before the Mac crashed...

renato.gama,

I'm having the exact same problem, and it started about the same time (October). What did you end up doing to resolve the issue?

Thanks.

Hi,

I had to go to two different store to enventally convince one that my problem was hardware and not software as they claimed ..... And then they had to change the motherboard. It's now working fine!

Marcicasa-

You are describing word for word what happened to me as well. I will attach a pic of what mine looked like so we can compare. DId you have any warranty protection plan on yours left? I have one year left on mine but now i'm wondering if it will be covered. This would be the second time they have to address this issue and i don't want to end up paying an arm and a leg for something that was overlooked by the IT people. Did you ever get a permanent fix to your problem?

-SP

I have red within the black on the screen, I have taken to Apple Genius, it is out of warranty and they replaced the motherboard, battery and ram, they said it fixed. I picked it up on Sunday 2/16/04 and now today 2/18/2014 and the same problem is happening! I just spent $293 and it didn't do anything.

So after trying a million things, I reset my screen settings to default, and no more problems. Dont know why.

I didn't do anything.

Because they want to charge me around 450 Euros + tax to fix it, and judging by what other people said, the problem happened again after this fix.

The thing is, Apple knows they have a flawed machine and won't admitt it because that would make them fix it.
They just pretend nothing is happening and that they never heard of this problem..

So, after 2 years, this "Amazing, great, spectacular machine" that costed me U$2,800 became paper weight. Doesn't work at all anymore.

Nothing to do. We should sue Apple for their poor and careless customer service...

Hi there mate, I had the exact same problem as you which is what prompted me to try find a solution and while looking through this thread the problem just dissapered so all I can say is leave your Macbook running and hopefully it will just go away :S

My 2011 MacBook Pro 17 inch has the same exact screen shot shown by SLP1331. Very sad, since I love my 17 inch.

Time to move on.

brady50 wrote:

My 2011 MacBook Pro 17 inch has the same exact screen shot shown by SLP1331. Very sad, since I love my 17 inch.

Time to move on.

Don't pack it in yet. There is hope. Please read this:

https://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro-videoissues/

Ciao.

Ogelthorpe,

Wow! Thanks for the link. Apple doesn't advertise this link or notify us. I checked and apparently my serial number qualifies.