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2011 Macbook Pro screen issues

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10 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

Argh.  Software or hardware still then.  Could be hardware.  The thing is old.  Less likely but possible.  I don’t know enough about OSX to be able to help with software.  A thought: does it have an external monitor port and can you get video out of it?

Looks like software? The led stays on with no display until the screen times out. When you wake it back up it comes up fine

 

Edit : NVRAM reset fixes it

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So grey screen? No sad mac?  No spiny ball?  Nothing?

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

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17 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

So grey screen? No sad mac?  No spiny ball?  Nothing?

Nothing. I've already taken the battery out and put it back in with no luck. I know it did this before but I don't know how I fixed it

 

Breaking things 1 day at a time

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28 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

Nothing. I've already taken the battery out and put it back in with no luck. I know it did this before but I don't know how I fixed it

So black screen?

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere.

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Argh.  Software or hardware still then.  Could be hardware.  The thing is old.  Less likely but possible.  I don’t know enough about OSX to be able to help with software.  A thought: does it have an external monitor port and can you get video out of it?

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere.

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6 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

Argh.  Software or hardware still then.  Could be hardware.  The thing is old.  Less likely but possible.  I don’t know enough about OSX to be able to help with software.  A thought: does it have an external monitor port and can you get video out of it?

Yeah it does. I can check that in a bit

 

Breaking things 1 day at a time

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10 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

Argh.  Software or hardware still then.  Could be hardware.  The thing is old.  Less likely but possible.  I don’t know enough about OSX to be able to help with software.  A thought: does it have an external monitor port and can you get video out of it?

Looks like software? The led stays on with no display until the screen times out. When you wake it back up it comes up fine

 

Edit : NVRAM reset fixes it

 

Breaking things 1 day at a time

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