My MacBook screen went black and now the screen won't turn on

Hang on. What colour is this MacBook? White or Silver?

same problem im having.

The bottom is one piece? metal? with 10 screws holding it in place?

Ok same problem but I know abit more.

The screen is black but computer starts up normal

Its a macbook air and i cant get the battery out

Holding shift key at restart as the tone sounds does nothing

Also there is nothing when shining the light into the screen

FYI... This computer was refurbished from a friend and could have everything to do with but never mind that any help would be great

I had the exact same problem with my macbook and I thought it was either the inverter cable or the logic board battery.

I tried resetting the SMC, tried what Macky2392 suggests, unfortunately nothing worked for me.

So, I took it to the apple store, where they kept it for 2 weeks, then they sent me an email saying it was the inverter cable. The replacement would cost 185 EURO. I told them to go ahead with it and it took them another week to get back to me and they told me then that there was probably something wrong with the display. And that would cost 351 EURO to be fixed.

I just told them to not do anything and return it back to me. I really don't think it's worth paying so much money for the repair... 😟

So, my advice is try everything else before taking it to Apple.

If anyone has any other idea to help, it would be great.

Thanks!

Hi,

I have followed a lot of different advice over this issue.

I have a late 2007 Black Macbook with a GMA X3100 graphics chip.

I have reset the PRAM and I have reset the SMC. I have done a Disk Utility Verification and repair all to no avail.

I did a final trial reboot and yet again it starts then goes black, I then waited 1 miniyte so it was fully booted although with a black screen, I pressed F1 to remove any brightness and then F2 to raise the brightness again, the screen came back on. I am not sure if this is a longterm fix, I will be going to the local Mac authorised shop on Monday (we have a dedicated mac sales shop in Oulu, not quite sure how franchises work)

I will report back if it stays on or if they can do a better fix.

Macky2392 thank you very much for having posted this as it has literally solved my problem!! I would have never thought about the energy saver! I was just about to buy myself a new computer....

Hi there

I found a solution...

I have an early 2008 Macbook white, originally with 2GB RAM. I upgraded to 4GB, so that I could easily use Lion, about 6 months ago. In early March, my Macbook exhibited all of the symptoms discussed here.

I tried everything.

Then I removed and re-loaded the new RAM and hey presto, I'm back in business. I switched the cards around and made sure that they were properly seated and everything works.

Of course, this may simply be a coincidence...

Thanks mate, great instructions. My dead mac is running with bright screen now.

Thanks, this resolved my problem as well. You Rock!!!

Macky2392 You saved me a bunch of $$! Perfect fix.

SUPERB MACKY! but... What's the logic of this? The reason, the cause of this problem... Hardware, firmware, soft...? How much time will this solution last? Does anyone know it?

Anyway thanks for the solution, macky!

Macbook 13" 2009 2GB RAM on Snow Leopard

I've had this issue now for months. Sometimes I can get the screen back to full brightness by using the F1 and F2 trick, sometimes I can only get the screen to one bar of brightness before losing it again.

I have tried every one of the methods that have worked for some people but to no conclusive avail, including rolling back the OS to 10.5, before the problem occured and a full reformat. Through deduction and trial and error, the issue can only be a problem with the connection between hardware. I use an HDMI TV through the mini DVI port now as my main monitor. Eventually, I will purchase a new laptop as I miss using it on my lap!

In the UK, the cost of a screen repair is nearly £400 and Apple only sell inverter componets as one full package with an entire screen. My suspicious mind tells me that their screens are not designed to last more than a few years and whilst they work brilliantly in that time period, once the black screen desends, its time to make an informed choice. For £400, one could buy a decent laptop of another brand?

Yes, my macbook too... fails again!. The trick of F1-F2 only works ocasionally.

Jeje... It seems it's possible buy a good HP by £400 (more or less), or others brandings with android (I use recently an Asus with the new OS of Google... a very good impression)

But... Mac is a religion, jeje.. I will try change the inverter (15-20 $ in eBay) and with the guide of ifixit.com i hope to get the "rebirth".

good luck

Please report back to us with results of your inverter change once complete.