Macbook Screen Cable Problem

Ewan spence senior contributor.

Macbook screen cable problem.

My early 2009 macbook was having an issue where the screen would flicker and sometimes cut out when tilted at certain angles. It was rather annoying. As a solution to this macbook air airport bluetooth problems here is what you need to do. Here is what you need to do to resolve the bluetooth problem of your device.

If you re using a display hub switchbox or kvm try connecting your display s video cable directly to your mac instead. Macbook pro screen cable issues spawn flexgate petition. I knew it could only be a few things so i started with the ribbon cable. It s unclear whether the problem will extend to the recently redesigned retina macbook air which ifixit notes uses a similar but not identical permanently tethered cable and lcd screen design.

Apple quietly fixes embarrassing macbook problem. It is unfortunate is that apple has not confirmed that there is an issue with the screen cable. Owners are complaining about backlight problems in the macbook pro 2016 and later possibly because of the cable connection design. The issue seems to arise because of a cable that is used to connect the macbook s display to a control board in the base of the computer ifixit explains.

The macbook air doesn t always play well with third party second screen adapters. Sometimes the bluetooth problem in the macbook can be caused when the connector cable to the wireless board comes loose in such case fixing the issue would be very easy. My macbook air s battery won t charge anymore. If you re using a mac pro late 2013 make sure your displays are connected to the right ports.

Starting with the 2016 macbook pro. Granted the problem is not yet fixed but at least now i know 100 what is. The problem for macbook pro owners is that thanks to apple making the flex cable part of the screen during manufacturing it s not possible to fix just the cable. Disconnect the video cable where it plugs into your mac then plug it back in to reseat the connection.