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MacBook backlight problems

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MrBackpack

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Apr 22, 2011
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I have a 2006-era Black MacBook that, while it's had problems in the past, its been pretty reliable.

But lately it developed the tendency for the backlight to not come on after I close the lid and it take me messing around with the angle of the screen for it to come on.

what's going on?
 
The part of the computer that controls the LCD backlight is called the inverter. It turns DC power from the battery into AC power that the CCFL backlight needs to function. The cable connecting the LCD to the inverter or the cable that connects the inverter to the logic board probably has a short in it. You may also need a new inverter.
 
AlphaDogg said:
The part of the computer that controls the LCD backlight is called the inverter. It turns DC power from the battery into AC power that the CCFL backlight needs to function. The cable connecting the LCD to the inverter or the cable that connects the inverter to the logic board probably has a short in it. You may also need a new inverter.
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... and about how much is that going to cost?
 
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