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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5.1 black screen on startup
Hi First off i‘m afraid I’m not very computer literate. in the process of upgrading my Mac Pro 5.1 2010 6-core 3.33. 5770 GPU. i recently got a Sapphire 580 GPU - I needed a ‘metal’ card in order to go from high sierra to Mojave. I managed to do the kext thing (following instructions) to get... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 How do you Jumpstart a 2010-2012 Mac Pro?
We are quarantined in a rural area working on a big media project for next Spring. This 2012 pro is the only computer we have that will work with the rest of our audio equipment. Got a black screen of death about a week ago. I've never been this deep into computer hardware before. I'm...- Frankie Bunnyman
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- black screen jumpstart mac pro mid 2012 technician's guide
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Linux Computer Black Screen
Hi everyone. I have a Linux computer running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and I was loving it a lot. So one day about two weeks ago, I logged in to my computer so I could check my MacRumors Forums, just like I do everyday, and I logged in to my computer. After the usual loading symbol, I waited for it to...- carcarano
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- black screen linux virus
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2012) - Boots up but no video output (black screen)
Hi all, After a restart, my Mac Pro 5,1 boots up without video output, I can access the files and content via a networked computer, so I can confirm booting up is not an issue. My Mac Pro: Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2012) 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3 x 16GB 1066Mhz DDR3 ECC 1 x 1TB SATA SSD / 2 x 1TB... -
2011 27” iMac blank screen
Afternoon folks. Brand new poster with an old problem. I have a 2011 27” iMac 3.1ghz i5 16Gb of ram. 1TB HDD model-a1312 I bought off eBay about a month or so ago. Two weeks ago I was in the middle of a zoom meeting when my Mac crashed. I booted it back up and finished the meeting then shut it... -
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MacBook Pro 2016 screen flashes then goes black.
2017 MacBook Pro i7 No Touch Bar. I was using my laptop as I normally do, closed it to do something else. When I re-opened it, the screen flashed the YouTube video that I was previously watching For about a quarter of a second then went black. After Powering on and off and opening in safe mode...- Dtorre6
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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MBA 2015 turns on only with SMC reset after being shut down...
This last week, my Macbook Air Early 2015 didn't respond to the power button for the first time. It took a 15 minute battle with the power button. After that, whenever I shut down my notebook, I had the same problem. The power button didn't answer and the screen was wholly black, so I learned...- robininscarf
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- black screen power smc reset
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- Forum: MacBook Air
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MP 1,1-5,1 MP 5.1 Black screen after NVRAM reset
Hello, recently I've got a new fully working Mac Pro 5.1. I've upgraded it with RX 580 and PCI-E m2 ( MP 5.1 is on latest bootrom ) card and everything worked fine for multiple days until I have recently reseted NVRAM. No start chime, black screen, Mac and GPU fans are spinning after that. I... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Nvidia - 'Black Screen' Help
Hi MacRumors Community. I'm having one of those "Black Screen" issues when trying to install a new graphics card and could really use your help. I've been searching the web, far and wide with little to no success. Trying to get the following work together: Apple LED Display Nvidia GTX 680... -
iPhone 7/Plus iPhone 7 Plus goes to black screen during boot then back to apple logo before loading lock screen
Hey all, I've been trying to find an answer to why my iPhone goes to a black screen in the middle of boot up before loading the lock screen. So basically, the phone boots, goes black, then shows apple and then loads lock screen. I am running iOS 12.4.1, iPhone 7 Plus 32GB. I remember apple... -
Mac won't wake from sleep after Mojave 10.14.6
I run Jump Desktop a VPN and have Several Multi-AV adapters plugged into my MacBook Pro. If I walk away the Mac goes to sleep and several hours later it wakes with he classic Black Screen and Mouse pointer. Is anyone else experiencing this. I have disabled sleep until this is resolved. I...- tekfranz
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- black screen mojave 10.14.6 sleep issue wake from sleep
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- Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
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iMac mid 2011 21,5" - black screen no chime
Hello everyone, I searched quiete a lot of Forum-Threads to figure out a solution...with no result yet, thats why I want to ask you guys for some help. First of all, I got a iMac mid 2011 21,5" with 16 GB RAM, but no HDD into it anymore (by the former owner removed). So actually I started... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 2009 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 Display Issue
OK So ... I was gifted a: Mac Pro (Early 2009) 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 8GB DDR3 I flashed the BIOS from 4,1 to 5,1 without any issues and then I upgraded to macOS High Sierra (Version 10.13.6) Still no issues. My new Graphics Card showed up: (Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB and the... -
MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro won’t boot
Help! My 5,1 2010 Mac Pro won’t boot anymore. I’m hearing the chime, and it does all the usual stuff I hear when it’s booting up, but there’s no screen, nothing, it’s completely black. Yesterday I tried to install rEFInd, and did that successfully, only to realize my RX580 didn’t have a... -
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Tough iMac Black Screen Issue
My screen goes black at random times for random reasons. First, medium brightness levels went. Solution: Use lowest or highest brightness. Then high brightness starting going to black screen. Solution: Force sleep (cmd+opt+eject) and then wake after 2 seconds. That held me over for a while... -
[URGENT] Mac Pro 5.1 w/ EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 + no picture
Hello I'm Leandro from Argentina, im trying to upgrade a mac pro 5.1 with 2 CPU Xeon E5620. My OSX is High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G6030). And i just got the gtx 970 sc ACX2.0, and followed all directions to install the web driver downloaded from https://create.pro/nvidia_drivers , and nothing, black... -
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Troubling behavior, please help— 2017 MacBook Pro suddenly unresponsive
Hello all, This is about my 2017 MacBook Pro without Touch Bar (ModelA1708 EMC3164, running Mojave 10.14.4). The screen remains black no matter what and the device won't respond. I was gone for maybe 8 minutes. Pretty sure only a single Safari window was open. Don't even think I closed the lid...- Fzarpo
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- black screen no response
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Resolved Help with screen is pitch black
Hello everyone! My name is Nestor! Please help! I am in trouble with my MacBook Pro When i turn it on it just stays black and there is no backlight on the screen. Like if the screen components got disconnected. When i turn on the macbook pro it turns on and i can hear the sound and...- Adam1988
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- backlight panel black screen macbook pro no visuals sound available
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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New iPhone XR black screen white logo
Just got my new iPhone XR from my carrier and started the transfer process from an older iPhone. The setup was going well until the iCloud backup restore after it updated to 12.2. Now I have a frozen black screen with white Apple logo. I've tried the volume buttons and side button...- serpico007
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- black screen frozen iphonexr white logo
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- Forum: iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting
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iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) Black Screen & Restarts
Over the last few days my iOS has started freezing and restarting about once a day. First time the screen froze on and after a random amount of time it rebooted. No button combinations would let me unfreeze the screen and power it off manually. Today, I pushed the main button to put the screen...