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RESOLVED - Blank Screen

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nyzwerewolf

macrumors regular
Original poster
Jul 11, 2007
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Long Island, NY
Hey guys,

I have a 2007 MacBook Pro. I usually leave it to sleep when I don't use it. Today morning, I opened the lid, and I heard the noise when it wakes up, but the screen stays blank.

Here are the troubleshooting I did:

1) I powered it off & on, screen is blank.
2) I powerd it off, pulled the battery, powered it on, screen is blank.
3) I powered it off, connected it to an external monitor using a DVI cable, powered the notebook on, MBP Display stays blank. The external monitor says "no signal".

Any idea? :(
 
nothing...

screen is still blank.. I know the unit is booting up because I hear the booting sound, and i also have a disc in it, and i can hear it spin.. but nothing on the screen.. :(
 
This is a common issue that has just started showing up in the past few months. The GPU is probably fried, so you will need a new Logic Board. Good luck!

EDIT: and yes, that article is regarding this issue. ;)
 
definitely a gpu issue. you could test it by booting it as a firewire target disk and then connecting to another mac and holding down the option key to boot.
 
sascha h-k said:
do you mean "T" for target firewire, maybe ?
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yes, boot computer A with b0rked graphics holding the key "T" and then connect to computer "B" holding the option key to boot off of it. or just boot and backup your data if that's what you want.

you could enable ssh too if you wanted and check hardware... i don't think vnc will work without a graphics adapter...
 
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