Mac Screen Blacked Out Of The Blue?

Every Mac user’s ultimate horror is their system getting disrupted by a glitch or malfunction, one of the biggest ones being a non-functional screen. If you haven’t dropped your device or knocked the screen off accidentally, it’s probably an issue that can be solved. Rather than looking all over the internet for solutions, we have brought you a list of tricks you can use to revive your unresponsive screen.

Try our most effective screen reviving tips given below in the order as listed and yours will be lit up in no time.

  1. SMC Reset: The basic information about your Mac computer is knowing how to reset the System Management Controller (SMC). It is responsible for handling power-related aspects of your system. You can get your screen working by resetting the SMC; It may help with the power settings and turn your screen back on if the device was not dropped or damaged with shock or water. To reset your Mac’s SMC, turn off your device and connect it to the power adapter. Long press Shift+Control+Option+Power. Then release them after a few seconds to turn your computer on, it may fix your screen.
  1. Wake Your System Up: If your screen stays off but the system is powered up, try waking your device up by pressing the power button along with the key S. Next, press the power key again until the computer turns off and power it on again.
  1. PRAM Reset: The Mac’s PRAM holds the settings of your device and gets carried forward even if the device is shut down. Sometimes an issue in the PRAM can cause the screen to blackout. Reset your device’s PRAM by turning the device on. Press the Command+Option+P+R  as soon as you hear it chime. Let the device start-up and check whether the screen is up and working.
  1. Boot with Safe Mode: Another reason for your screen to blackout could be a corrupt startup file. This can be fixed by running diagnostics on your MAC, which can be done in the safe mode. Start your computer and press the Shift button until the Apple logo shows up on the display. The device will start in safe mode and run diagnostics. However, it may take a bit of your time to complete the process. Once done, you can restart the system to quit safe mode and check if the screen has started working again.

Conclusion:

The steps mentioned above must be tried progressively in their order so you can rule out individual possibilities of malfunction or corrupt files. If you have tried all these methods and the screen isn’t yet functioning, you can reach out to the Apple help center for more guidance, where a customer support member will guide you on how to get your screen working. If that doesn’t work either, they will direct you to the closest Apple support center 9an ongoing warranty will help loads) to assist you in repairing your device.

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