Weird screen artifact.

[inigel]

Woke up this morning to this on my MacBook Pro 2,2. It is out of warranty, so I cannot send it back.

Is this a LCD defect or graphics card? I do not want to spend AU$450 and find out it is something else.

Sorry about the crummy image quality, my iPhone was the only camera I had handy.

 

[nanofrog]

Looks like the LCD panel to me. 🙁

I wish you luck, as I have no idea what it would cost to have repaired. 😱

 

[coogee]

It looks a bit like the 'Growing Crystal Failure' listed on Appledefects here:

http://www.appledefects.com/wiki/index.php?title=MacBook_Pro#Growing_crystal_failure

Doesn't offer anymore insight or suggestion on that page though but it looks like curtains for the LCD 🙁

 

[inigel]

Thanks for the responses. It will cost AU$450 to get a replacement panel and I feel competent in fixing it. I've replaced a logic board on an iBook G4, here's hoping it is easier then that.😀

 

[nanofrog]

Thanks for the responses. It will cost AU$450 to get a replacement panel and I feel competent in fixing it. I've replaced a logic board on an iBook G4, here's hoping it is easier then that.😀

It won't be that bad. 🙂

The connector is the most difficult, as they then to be fragile. I've seen them pop off the pcb before. Keyboard connectors too, so be gentle. 😉