FIX BLACK SCREEN ON MACBOOK PRO? 7. Boot in macOS Recovery mode

 

7. Boot in macOS Recovery mode

This procedure will determine whether a software issue or a hardware problem causes your MacBook black screen. 

If your Mac seems to be turned on, but your MacBook screen blacking out, determine whether you’re using an Intel CPU or an Apple silicon (CPU), then follow the appropriate instructions

Apple started to use its own design CPU called Apple Silicon in 2020. These are the Mac with M1 and M2 processors. The models are A2337, A2338, A2442, A2485. You can find it on the back cover of your Mac.

Intel processor:

1. Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds.
2. Press the power button again,  then immediately press and hold Command and R keys.
3. If you can see an Apple logo or other image, your MacBook screen (hardware) works. 
4. If you can’t see anything on the screen, you may have a faulty Mac display.

Apple silicon:

1. Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds.
2. If you can see the startup options window, your screen hardware is working fine.
3. If you never see the startup options window, you may have a faulty Mac display.

If your Mac can boot from macOS Recovery,  there should be no problem with your Mac display hardware. The Mac black screen issue is caused by a software problem. Now you can use Disk Utility to repair your startup disk.

If Disk Utility has found errors and repaired them, restart your Mac. If the issue returns after reboot or Disk Utility hasn’t found any errors, move to the next step.

If you can’t load the macOS Recovery, your screen most likely has a hardware issue. Jump to step 11 to fix common basic hardware problems before replacing the screen.