Comments on: 13″ MacBook Pro Retina – fixing no video issue by replacing display cable

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 22:42:14 +0000

Can the cabel or cabels connection on the screen, cause problems like no display either external or internal?

Yes. It's possible.

The problem started after cleaning the screen the mirror cleaner.

It's likely the liquid got inside the display and damaged the circuit board. Let it dry for a few days. It might turn back on without doing anything.

By: Kristian Wejs Ventzelsen

Kristian Wejs Ventzelsen — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:43:37 +0000

I have no display internal or external. It seems like that the cabels connection on the screen suffered from something that looks like corrosion. Can the cabel or cabels connection on the screen, cause problems like no display either external or internal?
I know that the pc is running (startup sound, warm CPU). The problem started after cleaning the screen the mirror cleaner.

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:20:55 +0000

In reply to Balazs. Everything is different. 2016 is a completely different model.

By: Balazs

Balazs — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:47:23 +0000

Hy! I have a 2016 model – what would be a difference to yours? Thanks.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Tue, 12 May 2020 15:05:59 +0000

In reply to IML Tech. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I have no tech knowledge whatsoever and every Apple authorized store I called told me I needed a new screen for $500+. Me and my husband followed these directions step by step and just disconnected the lvds cable and reconnected it and now our laptop works!

By: None of

None of — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 23:04:05 +0000

My macbook was completely black but worked perfectly on external display then i changed the cable and here’s what happened: at first the screen works fine but few seconds after boot before you can log in screen starts flickering and getting weird (distorted), it’s as if it’s frozen as cursor doesn’t move nor letters are entered into password. Yet on external display it still works perfectly and cursor moves. Something weird i noticed is the very top line of the screen (about half an inch width) still works and the cursors moves in it.
What does this mean? Could it be i used the wrong cable or there’s dust in the way? Or is the connector ruined? Or is it the screen? Is it worth trying at this point or should i give up?

By: Julien

Julien — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 21:50:16 +0000

Many many many thanks for that
It solved my issue by resetting this cable

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 02:21:54 +0000

In reply to Michael Hemberger. I'm glad it worked for you! Happy to help.

By: Michael Hemberger

Michael Hemberger — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 02:18:39 +0000

Thank you so so much!
Considering how little the cable cost, it was worth the shot.

It was about medium difficulty to do, but taking my time, I got thru it.

I just can’t thank you enough considering how much a screen replacement would have cost or even sending it away to be checked for issues.

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 06:22:55 +0000

In reply to Luke Timberlake. You got lucky that it was just the cable. Usually the connector on the motherboard gets corroded after liquid spill. It's hard to replace this connector without right equipment and soldering skills. Learned from Louis Rossmann on YouTube.