Apple Macbook Pro Aluminum 13-Inch Black Laptop Keyb Technical Guide - Page 68

Display, Display Anomalies

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2010-06-15 Display Display Anomalies Quick Check Symptom Display Anomalies • Incorrect/missing colors • Distorted/blurred image • Pixel anomalies • Vertical/horizontal lines • Non-uniform brightness • Image flicker • Image persistence Quick Check 1. Allow display to reach normal operating temperature for about 15 minutes before evaluating front-of-screen performance. 2. Check display preferences for use of custom display profile. 3. Check brightness setting. 4. Check for Software Updates. 5. Clean glass panel while checking for dust/debris. 6. Go to Deep Dive: General Deep Dive: General Check Result 1. Verify if user's issue is incorrect/ Yes missing colors. No 2. Verify if user's issue is distorted/ Yes blurred image. No 3. Verify if user's issue is bright or Yes dark pixel anomalies. No 4. Verify if user's issue is vertical or Yes horizontal lines. No 5. Verify if user's issue is non- Yes uniform brightness. No Action Go to Incorrect/Missing Colors Deep Dive. Go to step 2. Go to Distorted/Blurred Image Deep Dive. Code Go to step 3. Go to Pixel Anomalies Deep Dive. Go to step 4. Go to Vertical/Horizontal Lines Deep Dive. Go to step 5. Go to Non-uniform Brightness Deep Dive. LCD functioning OK. MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Symptom Charts - Display 68

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MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Symptom Charts — Display
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2010-06-15
Display
Display Anomalies
Quick Check
Symptom
Quick Check
Display Anomalies
Incorrect/missing colors
Distorted/blurred image
Pixel anomalies
Vertical/horizontal lines
Non-uniform brightness
Image flicker
Image persistence
1.
Allow display to reach normal operating
temperature for about 15 minutes before
evaluating front-of-screen performance.
2.
Check display preferences for use of custom
display profile.
3.
Check brightness setting.
4.
Check for Software Updates.
5.
Clean glass panel while checking for dust/debris.
6.
Go to Deep Dive: General
Deep Dive: General
Check
Result
Action
Code
1.
Verify if user’s issue is incorrect/
missing colors.
Yes
Go to
Incorrect/Missing
Colors Deep Dive
.
No
Go to step 2.
2.
Verify if user’s issue is distorted/
blurred image.
Yes
Go to
Distorted/Blurred
Image Deep Dive
.
No
Go to step 3.
3.
Verify if user’s issue is bright or
dark pixel anomalies.
Yes
Go to
Pixel Anomalies Deep
Dive
.
No
Go to step 4.
4.
Verify if user’s issue is vertical or
horizontal lines.
Yes
Go to
Vertical/Horizontal
Lines Deep Dive
.
No
Go to step 5.
5.
Verify if user’s issue is non-
uniform brightness.
Yes
Go to
Non-uniform
Brightness Deep Dive
.
No
LCD functioning OK.