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Macbook Pro screen flickering

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My Apple Macbook Pro which has El Caption is getting screen flickered and rebooting.

Its coming very often and i can't work at all. I already installed Windows 10 also in a different partition in the same macbook and there is no issues for that.Attaching the image which i am getting while logging to El Caption.

Please somebody help to resolve this issue.


Ragesh

Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), macbook

Posted on Sep 21, 2016 11:00 AM

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Sep 22, 2016 6:45 AM in response to ragesh44

Connect an external monitor. If no problem on the external monitor that would indicate a screen pronlrm on the built-in screen,If problem on both:

- Try resetting the SMC and NVRAM/PRAM

Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

About NVRAM and PRAM

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

- Try starting in Safe Mode

OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

- Boot to Recovery and repair the startup disk

OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314

- If it is repairable reinstall the OSX

How to reinstall OS X on your Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904

- If you do not have a backup use disk utility to restore the internal disk to an external disk so you can try to recover data.

Then format the startup disk and do a fresh install of OSX

If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.

Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

https://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

Macbook Pro screen flickering

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