Macbook Screen Issue

[Ilovemacs]

Hello, was hoping someone could help me out. My macbook screen will on work on the lowest brightness. If i turn it up all the way, it turns off. If I leave it on 1 or 2 brightness it will work an does not turn off. ANy idea what is causing this and how to fix it? Thank you

 

[Kaveman]

it turns off

do you mean the Mac shuts down or the screen goes black?

Sounds like a hardware problem, need to take it to the local Apple Service Centre.

 

[Ilovemacs]

The mac stays on an will continue to work fine as long as its on the lowest brightness. I took it to them an they want 280 as a flat fee just to fix it. Not worth the 280, external monitor works just fine. Figured maybe someone on here knew how to fix it.

 

[Kaveman]

If it's not a software problem, its a bit hard to fix over the internets;-)

280 sounds very reasonable, but if the Mac's not worth it then better to save up for a nice new one.

 

[Kaleo]

Some MacBook Pros have a known screen issue and qualify for a free replacement screen. I do not recall where on the Apple site I found out about this but my son's MB P was fixed for free. 1 Minute Ago #2

Oops! More accurately a screen related hardware issue not the screen itself.