Display becomes black after a minute or more

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MacBook Pro 13" Two Thunderbolt Ports 2019

Model A2159, EMC 3301. A refresh of the entry-level 13" MacBook Pro. Available in Silver and Space Gray. Released July 2019.

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Harikrishnan A S @harikrishnanas

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Posted: Nov 9, 2021

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Display becomes black after a minute or more

MBP model is A2159. I am able to view the login screen properly upon opening the lid. I can type in the password and can reach the home screen.

After some time (the shortest being 5 seconds and the longest being 1 minute) the screen goes black with blueish vertical lines as shown below.

During this time the screen stays undisturbed. Every time I open the lid the display shows up correctly and then goes black. What can be the issue here?

Can it be a display (LCD) issue?
Can it be a problem with the flex cables?

The screen that I am getting is similar to the issue posted here: Black screen with blue vertical lines on MacBook Pro

Appreciate if someone could help me on this.

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Dan @danj Rep: 479.8k Self employed contract worker 35 329 971 · Answer 1 · 2021-11-09T07:37:54-07:00

Dan @danj

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Your issue is not the flex cables, what you are seeing is the screen resolution change from the lower clocking to the higher clocking. What happens is the T-CON logic which is part of the display assembly can’t comply to the logic boards change so you get this image.

Basically the display assembly has failed ;-{

To prove it connect an external display it should work with no issues while your internal ends up being a black screen.

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