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Why are there white lines running across my Macbook Pro(late 2013) screen?

My problem is that there are horizontal white lines flickering on and off on my screen whenever I move my cursor, type, or watch a video. This has been a recurring problem with my Macbook Pro Retina for about a year and a half now; I could deal with it up until recently when 2x1 inch boxes of static began flickering on and off as well. The colors of these boxes have been green, pink, grey, and white and are very annoying and hard to ignore. Also, when I'm using a hardware intense video editing program like Final Cut Pro, my Macbook screen will go black and bring up the log in screen. I don't know if there is a loose ribbon cable connecting the screen or if it's a faulty screen in general but would like to know the best course of action for repair or solving this issue.


Specs:

Macbook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)

Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7

Memory: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2048 MB


Please let me know if I could provide any more info about my machine that would be of assistance.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Jan 17, 2016 8:52 AM

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Feb 14, 2016 9:23 PM in response to Lanny

Hi. I've been having trouble with the graphics on my MacBook Pro. I've been trying to figure out how to make my own post but since Apple changed their site I can't figure out how to get to the discussions. I got here by doing a Google Search for the problem and found this one. Anyway, the screen graphics keep breaking up into blocks of 3 across and 3 down with just some bits of nothing in particular. If l start up in safe mode it works fine. Otherwise it gives me the problem at least 90% of the time. If someone can help me it would be appreciated. If someone can let me know how to get to the discussions without sneaking in the back door that would be appreciated as well. TIA.

Why are there white lines running across my Macbook Pro(late 2013) screen?

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