Apple Technician Guide MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) - tim.id.au
Apple Technician Guide MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) - tim.id.au
Apple Technician Guide MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) - tim.id.au
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2010-06-11<br />
9. Check for No Backlight<br />
Condition.<br />
Power on unit.<br />
Using a lamp or bright light<br />
source, inspect for faint image,<br />
and verify that any faint image<br />
appears.<br />
10. Verify with Known good<br />
display assembly<br />
Connect known-good display<br />
assembly to system.<br />
11. Verify with reseated backlight<br />
cable or replaced display<br />
assembly<br />
Verify that unit now has v<strong>id</strong>eo<br />
and backlight.<br />
Yes Logo image visible - check<br />
and reseat LVDS cable<br />
connector on logic board.<br />
Inspect cables for damage<br />
near clutches:<br />
. if damaged, replace display<br />
assembly and go to step 11<br />
. if cable is not damaged, run<br />
Clamshell Service Diagnostic<br />
utility and check for LCD<br />
panel presence. If not found,<br />
reseat it and retest, then go<br />
to step 11<br />
No If symptom continues, go to<br />
step 10.<br />
Yes System is functioning with<br />
known-good display assembly<br />
Replace display assembly if<br />
following symptom reporting:<br />
- had no power issue<br />
- had incorrect/missing colors<br />
- had blank v<strong>id</strong>eo<br />
- had distorted / blurred v<strong>id</strong>eo<br />
- had vertical/horizontal lines<br />
- had noise/unstable flickering<br />
- had dim backlight<br />
- had bad spot(s)/pixels<br />
- had no backlight<br />
- could not change resolution<br />
No Symptoms unchanged -<br />
replace logic board<br />
Yes Issue was only due to<br />
damaged display assembly or<br />
unseated cable.<br />
No Display cable damaged the<br />
logic board. Replace logic<br />
board.<br />
<strong>MacBook</strong> <strong>Pro</strong> (<strong>17</strong>-<strong>inch</strong>, <strong>Early</strong> <strong>2009</strong>) Symptom Charts — Startup and Power Issues 43<br />
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L10<br />
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