Hi guys, just a quick question. I was watching a movie earlier and while I was changing tabs to go to chrome and clicked command + T, this blue thin line suddenly appeared on my screen and it doesn't go away even though I have restarted and turned off my computer. Can the LCD break even though you haven't dropped it? ๐๐
MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
advice is getting it fixed definitely.
Even IF you , say, "wanted the newest" model and your Air wasnt damaged, youd still get a lot of money for a used Macbook Air
worst case scenario is you have it fixed,and you NEED it diagnosed anyway, which is FREE.
after which youre either:
A:happy back to square 1 with your fixed Air, or
B: you sell same for a newer model.
what you'd get for the used fixed Air will be a lot more than the cost of repair. ๐
advice is getting it fixed definitely.
Even IF you , say, "wanted the newest" model and your Air wasnt damaged, youd still get a lot of money for a used Macbook Air
worst case scenario is you have it fixed,and you NEED it diagnosed anyway, which is FREE.
after which youre either:
A:happy back to square 1 with your fixed Air, or
B: you sell same for a newer model.
what you'd get for the used fixed Air will be a lot more than the cost of repair. ๐
A: is it in all screens or just Chrome (unlikely)?
B: reset SMC
C: Your LCD is highly likely NOT broken rather a signal feed hardware issue in the monitor cable that travels thru the hinge from the logic board.
D: make a screenshot and verify if the screenshot shows the same or not.
E: the LED backlighting is showing thru implying, of course, that the LCD feed for that vertical line is not being fed.
Reset SMC and verify.
if same, you have either bad monitor cable or connection of same at junction with logic board. ๐
At which point make appt. with Apple for diagnostic / service
You have to take the computer to the Apple store to have it checked.
Best.
hi PlotinusVeritas,
Thanks for responding. Anyway, it's still there. I already have restarted the SMC and I didn't get anything. *sigh* I hope you're right and I do not have to go through an LCD replacement as it's too expensive. I might as well take your advise and just make an appointment. ๐ข๐ข
If logic board, that isnt cheap either.
Very unlikely its actually the monitor.
Yes, make appt. for service ๐
*sigh*, would you advise to get it fixed or just buy a darn new one? I thought if it's going to cost so much I might as well get it replaced. ๐
thanks for that.
I'll just see the repair center and hope for the best. ๐ ๐
Well, you know there will need to be a repair with near certainty, and diagnosis is free.
Good news being the value of your used macbook Air outpaces the repair cost if you decide on an upgrade.
I have that verical line over the finder folder icon, but it's fortunately only 1 1/2" long.
And hardly visible. My hard drive was replace a few months ago. I hope it doesn't get worse.
Most of the time it's barely visible. My warranty covers me for another 8 months.
a Thin Blue Line on my Screen
