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The display on my MacBook Pro A1260 is pretty black except for a barely visible image of the apple icon as it boots up and the main screen after booting up. I think that the problem must be the backlight in the display. I have a couple of used A1226 and A1260 displays that have either horizontal or vertical lines on the display but the lighting and image is perfect other than that. Can I take the backlight out of one of the used displays and use it to replace the bad backlight in my laptop?
I highly suggest using the other displays to see if the backlight actually works. My suspicion is that the MagSafe board (connects to the backlight) is faulty. It could also be the cables. If hats the case and you have enough skill to repair the MagSafe board then you won’t need a replacement but worst case scenario that part is replaceable. As for taking out the backlight it’s a little difficult as its all taped but it is doable. You just have to be very careful not to crack the LCD. There’s a ribbon that connects to the board of the LCD (backlight ribbon). You need to have the same model LCD as these machines have many lcds. Basically take out the LCD (minus the backlight) and you can swap it over to the other backlight frame.
