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Blank White screen after LCD replacement.

So I just replaced the LCD panel on a broken Macbook pro and it seems to work, only problem is that now when turning the laptop on it chimes, and sits on a blank white screen. No apple logo or loading animation. What would have caused this and what can I do about it. The previous LCD panel had lines through it but apart from that it still worked so it wasnt an issue before. HELP!

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I think I must elaborate on the issue, The LCD panel seems to work fine but when I turn on the machine, I hear a chime, the keyboard backlight turns on and I am able to change the screen brightness. But I see nothing on the screen itself. It is just a blank white screen without an apple logo, loading animation or anything of the like. I have attempted to see whether the LCD will work on another MacBook Pro, which was working perfectly before, but now the issue is happening on that machine also. Even when I put the original LCD in it. The SSD I had in the system did not move during the LCD swap so I don’t think the SATA cable has anything to do with it on the other machine, the one that I was fixing, maybe.

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The issue is that component l9004 which is a 120ohm 1.5A transister in a 0402 size, blew up. Causing LVDS pins 2 and 3 to not recieve the 3.3V which it is supposed to recieve.

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Well, it seems the issue was there before..hard to believe a screen replacement would cause a coil to blow.

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@stegelast0 how much money I'll spend to fix that issue ? Can it be fixed?

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You’ll need an external adapter to a screen for further troubleshooting. If it works fine on an external monitor it’s more likely a Lvds cable or new screen issue. If you have no image even outside the Mac screen, trouble might be bigger.

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White screen issues are primarily caused by the hard drive and/or the hard drive cable.

On you particular model the hard drive cable is the main suspect. Apple had so many problems with this, they were replacing the cable of r free for several months. Where it gets damaged is at the point where it climbs the last step and goes over onto the optical drive. When replacing I put protection on either side of the cable to prevent the bottom case from contacting it. I use 3M extreme mounting tape to do it.

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To confirm this, remove the drive and boot from an external USB drive (preferably with El Capitan installed). If this condition has been going on for a while your data may be corrupted on your original drive.

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The screen issue I believe is to do with a faulty cable. I have completely refurbished this system and added in an ssd. There is absolutely nothing other than a blank white screen when booted. No apple logo. No loading animation. Nothing. Would a bad sata cable cause this issue?

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OK, pull the drive, put it on a USB to SATA adapter and boot from it. there appears to be nothing wrong with the display!

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