Binking light on my flat screen

2galoshes2galoshes
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
So, The powerbutton light on my flatscreen is constantly blinking. It blinks in a pattern:

short, short, long, pause, repeat



Apple support says I need to call in for support. Is there anything I can do to avoid sitting on hold forever like last time I called?

It just started happening out of nowhere.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 3
    progmacprogmac Posts: 1,850member
    i have no idea what the problem is, but i do recommend calling apple during non-peak hours. basically not from 4-8pm. you shouldn't have to wait more than a few minutes.



    or maybe get a speakerphone?
  • Reply 2 of 3
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by progmac

    ...or maybe get a speakerphone?



    Or a headset.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    lundylundy Posts: 4,466member
    It's the backlight inverter going bad..



    http://www.macguild.org/display-repair.html



    Quote:

    The first symptom of a backlight inverter going out is that the power light on your Mac starts blinking. Different types of blinking indicates different issues, but the specific blinking that indicates a backlight issue is two short pulses followed by one long pulse.





    This is an animated GIF showing the blinking power light

    (courtesy of Michael Wyszomierski)



    Technical data related to the power light blinking can be found on Apple's tech document 88366.



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