Macbook pro retina flicker

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

Has anyone else basically been told by the Apple Store to "deal with it" because there's no way of reproducing it, and 4 videos of flickering that contain your serial number simply isn't enough to warrant doing anything beyond a system test?

Clintkev251 : Was both display and logic board replaced for you. How is working now ?

For me only logic board was replaced, for few days it was fine but then issue started happening again.

It is not that frequent now, but still there and i think will increase over-time as it did earlier.

Solgel : The flickering of the screen happens so randomly while browsing or watchig videos .. basically when in use it happens anytime. And it is very fast.

Are you referring to the same flickering, how do you manage to keep hand on/around f2 so quickly.

Yes, they repalced both since the technicion couldn't diagnose exactly what the problem was. That was about a month ago and as of yet I have had no flickering or any other issues. (Also nice that they replaced the display because there was a tiny little scratch in one of the corners that had been driving me nuts!)

I have the flicker issue too, but only sometimes. I've been trying to figure out what triggers it, and I've noticed something weird. For me, the laptop works fine all day, when I'm working at my desk. Then the problem would occur at night when I use the laptop in bed. I was using a latptop table like this. I stopped using that table and I haven't had the problem since. So, I'm wondering if it's some kind of static electricity issue between the plastic top of that table and the bottom of the MBP. What kind of surface is everyone else using when they see this issue?

I have this problem too. I took it in to get it fixed. I had brought with me this video to help them figure of what was wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ0ec0LpP-k

They replaced the main logic board, but now the problem has started again. And now it is getting worse. This is a huge inconvenience because I use my computer solely for my work, which happens to be video editing. And let me tell you it is not very professional to be working with a client on a video and then you cannot get your computer screen to stop flickering. It does seem to flicker more when I am using the computer in the dark. Although, I am a highly loyal Apple customer, I am getting pretty peeved with them for not addressing this issue when so many seem to have it. I plan on taking my computer back in to see if they can do anything else to try to fix this problem.

K46 : I had similar issue as shown in your video.

First repair : logic board changed, was fine for 2 weeks but flickering started happening again so problem not solved.

Second repain : LCD clamshell (complete top of the laptop) has been changed. It has been only 2 days since i got it back .. so need some time to confirm if the issue is resolved. But seesm fine so far.

I'm from Chile and I am having the same issue... for what I have been reading in this post most people who got the clamshell replaced resolved their problem. Does anyone experienced this problem since they replaced the clamshell? I think im taking my mac this or next week.

I have this issue, and I have noticed that it seems to happen most after I have been carrying the machine around. I do this quite a bit, and it seems to "wear off" after a while of the computer resting in one place... which leads me to believe that it is a physical issue. pinched wire sounds about right.

I have been having this issue, and have gotten the logic board replaced. It's been three days most since that happened, and I saw a flicker earlier today. Bookmarked this thread to bring to Apple and show them that it looks like the clamshell replacement is fixing the issue.

My retina mbp is being serviced for exactly same issue. Of course I couldn't produce this issue in apple store, but thanks to this forum I went prepared, night before I made some video clips. So they will replace the logic-board, will see in five days.

One think tough, some of you mention about SSD being soldered to the board, it is not. SSD in those machines is Apple proprietary design, yet removable and obviously upgradable , thats if you can afford the upgrade :)

My rMBP had a new logic board installed in December. The flickering stopped for a while but then came back in late January. I needed the computer every day so couldn't give it up for another week (the time it took Apple the first time). I took it in to the store last weekend and the genius recommended replacing the screen, but doing it at the store. They ordered the part and I took it in last night. We'll see how that all turns out.

Mine never exhibited the flicker at the store either, but like most people I took video of it. Also, I took video of the effect of touching the body and the lid around the F2 button, which stops the flicker. The genius wasn't interested in that though.

Another thought - most of the time when mine is flickering the worst, it's doing a Time Capsule backup. Has anyone else noticed whether it just flickers when backing up? It would certainly explain why it never happens in the store.

Thanks @showerkv

That seems to have stopped the issue right away, but I'll post back if the flickering returns. I have noticed it more prominently as the computer "warms up" after having been in sleep mode when not using it for a while.