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Current version by Joe Kairys,

Title:

Replaced LED Display, appears DOA. Troubleshooting help?

Text:

My Macbook pro 15" had a failing LED (A1226 display). Physically pressing the right side of the physical display would sometimes made it function, but usually the bottom 1/2 to 2/3 of the display would not be useable. It used to be that sticking a dew slips of paper in the right side bezel would make it work. Ordered a replacement LED display, installed, and ...nothing. It looks like power is there (right at the power-up chime, there is a very slight change of color of the LCD. A bright light behind the display (in the translucent Apple) shows there is not data on the screen. Screen brightness up/down does nothing. reconnected the old display, functions like before. Installed following good ESD practices.

Any ideas other than a DOA LED display?

Device:

MacBook Pro 15" Core 2 Duo Models A1226 and A1260

Tags:

display assembly, display issues, LED black

Status:

open

Accepted Answer:

35705

Edit by Chris Cline,

Title:

Replaced LED Display, appears DOA. Troubleshooting help?

Text:

My Macbook pro 15" had a failing LED (A1226 display). Physically pressing the right side of the physical display would sometimes made it function, but usually the bottom 1/2 to 2/3 of the display would not be useable. It used to be that sticking a dew slips of paper in the right side bezel would make it work. Ordered a replacement LED display, installed, and ...nothing. It looks like power is there (right at the power-up chime, there is a very slight change of color of the LCD. A bright light behind the display (in the translucent Apple) shows there is not data on the screen. Screen brightness up/down does nothing. reconnected the old display, functions like before. Installed following good ESD practices.

Any ideas other than a DOA LED display?

Device:

MacbookMacBook Pro 1515" Core 2 Duo Models A1226 LED displayand A1260
MacbookMacBook Pro 1515" Core 2 Duo Models A1226 LED displayand A1260

Tags:

display assembly, display issues, LED black

Status:

open

Edit by machead3,

Title:

Replaced LED Display, appears DOA. Troubleshooting help?

Text:

My Macbook pro 15" had a failing LED (A1226 display). Physically pressing the right side of the physical display would sometimes made it function, but usually the bottom 1/2 to 2/3 of the display would not be useable. It used to be that sticking a dew slips of paper in the right side bezel would make it work. Ordered a replacement LED display, installed, and ...nothing. It looks like power is there (right at the power-up chime, there is a very slight change of color of the LCD. A bright light behind the display (in the translucent Apple) shows there is not data on the screen. Screen brightness up/down does nothing. reconnected the old display, functions like before. Installed following good ESD practices.

Any ideas other than a DOA LED display?

Device:

Macbook Pro 15 A1226 LED display

Tags:

display assembly, display issues, LED black

Status:

open

Edit by Joe Kairys,

Title:

Replaced LEDLED Display, appears DOA. Troubleshooting help?
Replaced LEDLED Display, appears DOA. Troubleshooting help?

Text:

My Macbook pro 15" had a failing LED (A1226 display). Physically pressing the right side of the physical display would sometimes made it function, but usually the bottom 1/2 to 2/3 of the display would not be useable. It used to be that sticking a dew slips of paper in the right side bezel would make it work. Ordered a replacement LED display, installed, and ...nothing. It looks like power is there (right at the power-up chime, there is a very slight change of color of the LCD. A bright light behind the display (in the translucent Apple) shows there is not data on the screen. Screen brightness up/down does nothing. reconnected the old display, functions like before. Installed following good ESD practices.

Any ideas other than a DOA LED display?

Device:

Macbook Pro 15 A1226 LED display

Status:

open

Original post by Joe Kairys,

Title:

Replaced LED, appears DOA. Troubleshooting help?

Text:

My Macbook pro 15" had a failing LED (A1226 display). Physically pressing the right side of the physical display would sometimes made it function, but usually the bottom 1/2 to 2/3 of the display would not be useable. It used to be that sticking a dew slips of paper in the right side bezel would make it work. Ordered a replacement LED display, installed, and ...nothing. It looks like power is there (right at the power-up chime, there is a very slight change of color of the LCD. A bright light behind the display (in the translucent Apple) shows there is not data on the screen. Screen brightness up/down does nothing. reconnected the old display, functions like before. Installed following good ESD practices.

Any ideas other than a DOA LED display?

Device:

Macbook Pro 15 A1226 LED display

Status:

open