MacBook Pro A1226 broken LCD external monintor problem....

[nickeverett1981]

hi all, my macbook pro has a smashed LCD panel due to spectacular cycling accident. the machine itself still works fine and i have been using since without any problems by connecting it to an external monitor. the monitor has always just automatically woken up as i turn on the MBP. then yesterday i turned on the MBP and nothing happend. the external monitor did not wake up. i know the MBP is booting up as usual because i can hear it doing so through its own speakers. i dont remember changing anything the last time i was using it. i have no way of changing any settings in side the machine and i dont know what to do. i have tested the monitor and connections with another laptop and it works fine. does anybody have any ideas? please help... im on the brink of smashing things....

 

[duervo]

Sounds like your GPU is toast, since you get no display at all now. Probably going to need a new logic board.

In the future, I would recommend a case like this, if you're going to be cycling with your laptop:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...table-laptop-protection-system-a?ref=category

(I'm personally on the fence about getting one, because I really like the backpack that I have, but I can easily see how this one can be immensely valuable, especially after imagining your laptop flying through the air.)

 

[nickeverett1981]

hmmm. im not sure im ready to believe that its finally died... i already lost the battery due to expansion problem and LCD is smashed. if the graphics chip is shot as well i might as well bin the thing. that or spend enough money on it that i could buy a new one......

isnt there any magical mac tricks i can try? im heart broken....