Internal not working, external works but not stable
crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:
Hi I am posting to this thread because I had a similar thing happen. I was replacing the display on an A2337 -- I believe it is an M1 late 2020 (I should have checked the about this mac). The mac boots tho no chime, and I got it to work with an external HDMI display. (Weirdly, when I put the bottom panel back on it would stop displaying sometimes? I think that was just the metal touching the connection maybe?)
Anyhow, I followed the directions and even tried re-seating the cable connecting the display to the logic board to make sure I had inserted it correctly. The Mac works, I suspect there is no chime because the user (it isn't my Mac) set the sound off, but anyway it seems to work sort-of-normally (I got it to work with one external display but not another; both were HDMI). I tried adjusting the brightness just to be sure that wasn't the problem.
I can see the light in the screen when I turn the Mac on so clearly there's power to the monitor. But as others noted the display otherwise does not work and I wonder if it is because Apple John Deere'd the system (even though this one is a bit older I think?)
More to the point, would a ''used'' laptop lid work? I get that there would be some loss of functionality but I think to the owner that's less important.
I tried looking up Apple's self-repair options but it seems geared to enterprises and not individuals.
Anyhow I will also try @simplekind 's list of options and see if any of those work too.
ETA: I found that the stability seems to have improved, I could hook up the HDMI dongle to a Promethean board, but it doesn't seem to work with an ASUS monitor, I am not sure how much of that is just the settings, tho. I asked the owner for the PW to get in there and see.
Meanwhile here are some pictures I just took of me essentially re-seating the cables and removing the antenna bar to see if there is damage to the cables
Internal not working, external works but not stable
crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:
Hi I am posting to this thread because I had a similar thing happen. I was replacing the display on an A2337 -- I believe it is an M1 late 2020 (I should have checked the about this mac). The mac boots tho no chime, and I got it to work with an external HDMI display. (Weirdly, when I put the bottom panel back on it would stop displaying sometimes? I think that was just the metal touching the connection maybe?)
Anyhow, I followed the directions and even tried re-seating the cable connecting the display to the logic board to make sure I had inserted it correctly. The Mac works, I suspect there is no chime because the user (it isn't my Mac) set the sound off, but anyway it seems to work sort-of-normally (I got it to work with one external display but not another; both were HDMI). I tried adjusting the brightness just to be sure that wasn't the problem.
I can see the light in the screen when I turn the Mac on so clearly there's power to the monitor. But as others noted the display otherwise does not work and I wonder if it is because Apple John Deere'd the system (even though this one is a bit older I think?)
More to the point, would a ''used'' laptop lid work? I get that there would be some loss of functionality but I think to the owner that's less important.
I tried looking up Apple's self-repair options but it seems geared to enterprises and not individuals.
Anyhow I will also try @simplekind 's list of options and see if any of those work too.
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ETA: I found that the stability seems to have improved, I could hook up the HDMI dongle to a Promethean board, but it doesn't seem to work with an ASUS monitor, I am not sure how much of that is just the settings, tho. I asked the owner for the PW to get in there and see.
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Meanwhile here are some pictures I just took of me essentially re-seating the cables and removing the antenna bar to see if there is damage to the cables
Internal not working, external works but not stable
crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:
Hi I am posting to this thread because I had a similar thing happen. I was replacing the display on an A2337 -- I believe it is an M1 late 2020 (I should have checked the about this mac). The mac boots tho no chime, and I got it to work with an external HDMI display. (Weirdly, when I put the bottom panel back on it would stop displaying sometimes? I think that was just the metal touching the connection maybe?)
Anyhow, I followed the directions and even tried re-seating the cable connecting the display to the logic board to make sure I had inserted it correctly. The Mac works, I suspect there is no chime because the user (it isn't my Mac) set the sound off, but anyway it seems to work sort-of-normally (I got it to work with one external display but not another; both were HDMI). I tried adjusting the brightness just to be sure that wasn't the problem.
I can see the light in the screen when I turn the Mac on so clearly there's power to the monitor. But as others noted the display otherwise does not work and I wonder if it is because Apple John Deere'd the system (even though this one is a bit older I think?)
More to the point, would a ''used'' laptop lid work? I get that there would be some loss of functionality but I think to the owner that's less important.
I tried looking up Apple's self-repair options but it seems geared to enterprises and not individuals.
Anyhow I will also try @simplekind 's list of options and see if any of those work too.
Hi I am posting to this thread because I had a similar thing happen. I was replacing the display on an A2337 -- I believe it is an M1 late 2020 (I should have checked the about this mac). The mac boots tho no chime, and I got it to work with an external HDMI display. (Weirdly, when I put the bottom panel back on it would stop displaying sometimes? I think that was just the metal touching the connection maybe?)
Anyhow, I followed the directions and even tried re-seating the cable connecting the display to the logic board to make sure I had inserted it correctly. The Mac works, I suspect there is no chime because the user (it isn't my Mac) set the sound off, but anyway it seems to work sort-of-normally (I got it to work with one external display but not another; both were HDMI). I tried adjusting the brightness just to be sure that wasn't the problem.
I can see the light in the screen when I turn the Mac on so clearly there's power to the monitor. But as others noted the display otherwise does not work and I wonder if it is because Apple John Deere'd the system (even though this one is a bit older I think?)
More to the point, would a ''used'' laptop lid work? I get that there would be some loss of functionality but I think to the owner that's less important.
I tried looking up Apple's self-repair options but it seems geared to enterprises and not individuals.
Anyhow I will also try @simplekind 's list of options and see if any of those work too.