Droped my MBP, half the screen is bugging out

ewww....i would be sick to my stomach.

send it off to get fixed, that's not going to be a do-it yourself job.

 

Could be a cracked logic board, perhaps the connector is loose (easier to fix) or even some sort of screen damage (cheaper than a logic board). Is it in warranty?

Cheers

 

Epic Failure

take it in :] if ur outta warranty
ur done

 

If its under a year old, it is covered by Apple. You can check on the support pages on Apple.com by putting in your serial number.

Sometimes, if the damage looks slight and nowhere near the screen, the tech that receives it will just repair it. If they open it and decide its user damage they just send it back so nothing lost in trying if its still under warranty.

Good luck

 

external monitor until it gets fixed?

 

Good idea, that will help determine if its the screen or logic board. If it's the screen and it's out of warranty, new ones are available for the skilled DIY user for around $250.

Cheers,

 

Apple won't cover it if it is accidental damage. It doesn't matter if it is under warranty or not.

 

yeah....warranty won't cover that. try hooking it up to an ext. monitor and see if you get the same picture. you'll be paying for it to get fixed regardless.
sorry dude!

 

wrong!! if he dropped it and caused the damage, apple will not fix it for free.

 

Apple will probably fix it because of the nvidia card

 

That's why the work order authorizes Apple to charge your $100 for diagnostics. There is no such thing as a free lunch my friend.

 

To me that looks like your video cable got knocked out a bit. Plug in an external monitor and see if it displays correctly, if it does you can either take it to Apple (as long as there is no evidence (dings etc) that you dropped it) and they will fix it, or you can go for the do it yourself option and fix it that way (sort of easy). If the display on the external monitor is funky, then you'll need to take it to Apple (again if there is no evidence that you dropped it) and get it repaired or buy a new machine.

 

I ran the help desk at a large university and we sent many laptops in for repair and Apple took care of it as long as the dents and scratches didn't look like they impacted the malfunctioning area, the bench techs tended to repair it (not so much if the student took it to an Apple retail store). Also, we (the student) were never charged for diagnostic on units still covered under warranty.

Cheers,

 

As far as i know, it is definitely an internal problem. I experienced this with my last PC laptop and it would drive me nuts. It has something to do with your motherboard or something.

 

try the external, if its cool take it to apple. they will look at it at least