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every time that I reopen my computer or wake it from a black screen it has a quick flash of a rainbow marbled screen before the intended screen appears. This has never happened before and it is a bit concerning! anybody have any ideas as to whats up?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS High Sierra (10.13.1), null

Posted on Dec 20, 2017 4:19 PM

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Dec 21, 2017 3:41 PM in response to jociecole96

Hello jociecole96,


Thanks for that info and choosing the Apple Support Communities. If I understand correctly, you are having an issue when waking your MacBook Pro up from sleep. To help resolve this issue, please follow these steps from this resource on your situation:

  • Your screen brightness might be turned down.
  • If you're using an external display, your display might be turned off.
  • Your Mac might be in safe sleep. To wake from safe sleep, press the power button.
  • Check for a sleep indicator light, if applicable, and make sure that your Mac isn't turned off.

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If the previous steps don't work

These additional steps may help identify or resolve the issue:

  • Reset the SMC.
  • Reset NVRAM.
  • Disconnect external devices other than your Apple keyboard, mouse, and display. If that resolves the issue, gradually reconnect your devices, testing each time, until you find the device that is interfering with sleep. Then check the documentation that came with the device, or contact the device manufacturer.
  • Start up in Safe Mode to see if the issue is related to non-Apple startup items, login items, or kernel extensions.
  • Try to isolate the issue by using another user account.

If you still see the issue, contact Apple Support.



If your Mac doesn‘t sleep or wake when expected


Cheers!

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