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Yesterday while using my mac, the screen went black suddenly with a small short circuit sound. Today I figured that it actually still works: it can be switched onI can see my display if I plug it into an external monitor via HDMIthe caps lock button light worksI can type and hear the Submarine sound effect that macs play when you’re typing somewhere wrongI can see the screen when I shine a light through the Apple logo at the back of the screenI’ve tried the PRAM reset to no avail Worth mentioning: there was tea spilled onto the mac about 1 or 2 months ago. Does this mean that it’s a screen issue or is the logic board fried? I would like to understand what is actually wrong with my laptop before paying the $650 quoted to me by a repairman. Thank you.
Hey Avery, This is a classic problem with the backlight circuit and the spilling of fluids :). 650$ is too much (unless you go to an apple store where it’s kind of the normal amount). A good repairshop should be able to fix this for <200$ (we charge 180€ including taxes and sending it back to you (if you live in Belgium ;)). You should look around for a good repairshop in your local area that does microsoldering of Macbook laptops. There are enough of them around. For some explanation what your problem exactly is and how it gets fixed you can always youtube “backlight repair macbook” If you have any questions, let me know! Kind regards, Tom
