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Dholtz001

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Oct 20, 2014
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The screen recently stopped working on my 13 inch rMBP 2016/2017 with no touch bar. The computer turns on, but I can't figure out the issue. I've checked the display brightness, PR boot, D boot but haven't had any success. Now here is the weird part. I was moving things around my desk and put my old rMBP on top of the broken one. When I did so, the display went black on my working rMBP. However, when I picked up my old rMBP, the display started working again. Anytime I set my old computer on the broken one the display goes out on that computer too.

Does have any idea why my screen isn't working? Any idea why it would make the screen go out on my other laptop too? Thanks for the help.

Edit:
Here is a short video I made showing the issue. The screen on the bottom computer is not working at all. The top computer's screen stops working when it makes contact with the broken computer. No idea what issue would cause this.
 
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