MBP 2009 15" a1264 --screen unreadable--help

[jojo728]

I've reset pram/smc,disassembled and heated graphics chips with heat source for better solder connection. Bought a new HD. installed new RAM chips. Power is good. Chime works on boot up,power indicator good,super drive runs but screen is unreadable???? Is it the LCD / Screen is not cracked. Any help is greatly appreciated.
thank you !

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello and welcome.

-What do you mean by unreadable - blank, distorted, etc? Can you upload a photo of what the screen looks like?
-Do you have an external monitor you can connect? If so, does it have the same issue?

We don't recommend heating the Mac up in that manner as you can easily cause damage to the chips/components. It sounds like either the display itself or the video section of the MLB has failed.

C

 

[jojo728]

Hello and welcome.

-What do you mean by unreadable - blank, distorted, etc? Can you upload a photo of what the screen looks like?
-Do you have an external monitor you can connect? If so, does it have the same issue?

We don't recommend heating the Mac up in that manner as you can easily cause damage to the chips/components. It sounds like either the display itself or the video section of the MLB has failed.

C

another blogger informed me to check outside case to see if there was a dent where beginning of screen frag is and there it was. The exterior has been dented which dammaged the LCDinside. glass isnt broken. so off to order lcd and disaasmble to replace lcd. thanks for your reply!

 

[Cory Cooper]

No worries. Good luck.

C