Macbook pro retina flicker

Make sure you tell them that it could be the cable connecting the display to the logic board. That it might not be put in the right way and could be pinched somewhere. I've read this could possibly be the case. Also don't let them tell you this is "normal" ... If it was normal they wouldn't be trying to fix it. And that you want to take your chances on a full replacement and if not you want some kind of money back since you dropped a pretty penny on this machine with flaws. They need to take care of this! Just don't stop, they will give you what you want if you keep fighting it.

Okay so I just got my computer back and they did NOT replace the logic board like we both talked about could possibly help. They said they replaced the screen but I can tell they did not replace it at all as it didn't have a plastic wrap on it also it was had dirty spots that i remember being on when i took it in... what I did think they did was take it off and reatch it back on making sure the cable is put in correctly. I have been using it all day playing games, watching movies, things that would trigger the flicker. I did mention to them about connecting the screen the right way before so I'm guessing they did just that. I will keep everyone posted about my screen but I honestly think its just that so far because I could produce pretty easy espically after it was in sleep mode. No flicker even booting up from sleep mode which was common all the time.

I haven't been participating in this discussion, but I felt like I should share my expierence. After owning mine for around three months, the flickering issue reared its ugly head. I delt with it for a week when I was unable to take it in. When I finally was able to bring it in on a Saturday, I was unable to reproduce the problem (of course the first time it won't do it) but the guy took my word for it and recommended a logic board and display replacement. I thought that sounded good, so it was sent in, and I had it back and in perfect condition with a new display and logic board on Tuesday. So realisticly I was only without it for 1.5 business days, not bad Apple.

I have had my MBPr for four months now, and the flickering has just started. I will be going to the apple store guys. Will let you guys know what I find out from them.

However what perplexes me is that, there seem to be a lot of people affected by this problem but there are no coverage on this by any of the gadget blogs. Also it appears like Apple has not found a defenitive cure for this problem, as I can see from this forum that even after getting their logic boards and the screens replaced, some people have reported that the problem has been re-occuring.

UPDATE:

I received my rMBP back from the 3rd repair send-in. They replaced the screen this time. So far, everything seems to be good. I haven't been able to catch the flicker once yet. If anything changes, I'll be sure to post but it looks like this solved the issue.

Im not the best mac person but im thinking its the LCD on your screen that needs chaning, contact applecare, they may solve your dilema. Dont worry your not the only one to have this happen by far.............

I had occasional flickers ever since I bought it, and they got worse in late December so I took it to my local Apple Store. They replaced the logic board, and everything seemed to be fine. But the flickers just started up again, 30 minutes ago.. And Im not even doing anything heavy, just surfing the web. Going to have to return it again..

Something else I noticed since I returned it the first time, my fans are speeding up MUCH more often. Not happy with that.

I had the same issue of screen flickering randomly. I went to apple and they had the logic board replaced, and they took a week to fix it.

The issue did not re-occur for 15 days or so .. but now it has again started to happen, although the frequency is less but happens.

Jsp24, can you tell more on what is "LCD Clamshell and the MLB" .. ? i am trying to understand more so that now when i go to apple store can get them a reference to your case .. and see if they can get their own repair work detials for fixing the issue.

So, the software fix i described last time i responded to this post, did not work.. I ended up taking mine in to a retail store.. I found out that the flickering did NOT occur on external screens (via HDMI or DVI) so both me and the technician agreed that this probably is not a logic board problem, so i got my retina screen replaced.. This was about 2-3 weeks ago.. Works perfect.. i will update this discussion if something happens again..

1) Key in "ColorSync Utility" in spotlight

2) On "Profile First Aid" Tab, Click on Verify

(It seems like the color profiles is missing or corrupted.)

3) Click on "Repair"

4) Press "Shift" + "Command/Apple" + "G"

5) Enter the following directory "/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays"

6) I move this bad color profile "Color LCD-00000610-0000-A00E-0000-000004280380" to a temporary folder.

7) My screen do not experience any flickering until now.

Hi drLee26,

I did the steps you mentioned yesterday. But here's what i observed once you reboot the mac a new file gets created in the same folder with name "Color LCD ....00XYZ... "

So the old one is in temp folder still. But a new one got created in the original folder.

Did the same happen in your case ?

i found that if you cover the top of the vent on the left, just a little( as in place your finger over the vent right above F2) and the flickering should stop immidiatly...... coming back after you take your finger off

I tried placing a finger on the vent above F2 multiple times and it actually works... Is there a light sensor there or something?

Im guessing that it is where the connector for the display module sits

Could be, but I've also tried pressing just above F2 but not on the vent, and this is not effective, whereas mere presence of fingers over the vent is effective.