Using MacBook, it is inevitable that there will be some problems, such as the white screen after the MacBook is turned on. How can I fix MacBook Air (2011) that is stuck on a white screen? My MacBook pro stuck on white screen, it may be a software conflict of your MacOS or a hardware problem. You can try to solve it in several ways in this article.
Just like the blue screen of death on Windows computer, if the MacBook driver is incompatible, or some applications fail to activate, the MacBook pro stuck on white screen.
1. Restart Your MacBook
All you have to do is press the power button for a few seconds until the computer turns off. Please disconnect all connections first, including peripherals with Bluetooth or other device. Then press the power button of the MacBook to start it and see if the problem is resolved.
2. Try toEnter Safe Mode
2.1 Turn off the MacBook.
2.2 Press the power button. After hearing the start-up sound, press and hold the Shift key immediately.
2.3 When you see the grey Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear), release the Shift key.
2.4 During the start-up of Mac OS X v10.4 or later, you will see"Safe Boot" in the login window, even if it is a normal automatic login. During the start-up of Mac OS X v10.2 to v10.3.9, you will see"Safe Boot" on the Mac OS X start up screen.
If the MacBook pro white screen with apple logo after safe mode, the problem may be the start up item. You should close unnecessary application start-up items, remove applications recently installed and make sure that other application is the latest version.
3. White Screen of Death on MacBook after Replacing the Hardware
Reset NVRAM, the method to reset NVRAM:
-Shut down the MacBook.
-Find the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P and R.
-Turn on the MacBook.
-Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys immediately after hearing the start-up sound.
-Press and hold these buttons until the computer restarts, then you will hear the start-up sound again.
-Release these buttons.
The information stored in NVRAM includes: speaker volume, screen resolution, boot disk selection, and recent kernel crash information (if any).The cause of the problem with MacBook is that the hardware information in NVRAM is still the previous, so after booting, it repeatedly searched for the correspondence according to the previous information, which caused the MacBook screen to stay in a white screen state for a long time. This problem can be solved after resetting the NVRAM.
4. Reset SMC
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Connect the MagSafe power adapter to the power source and MacBook (if not already connected).
3. On the keyboard, press the (left) Shift-Control-Option key and the power button at the same time.
4. Release all keys and the power button at the same time.
5. Press the power button to turn on the computer.
The LED indicator on the MagSafe power adapter may change state or turnoff when the SMC is reset.
5. Check the Screen and Hardware
You can connect an external screen to check whether your MacBook screen has a problem. If the external monitor displays normally, there is a problem with the screen and you need to change the screen to solve the problem.Conversely, if your external monitor also shows white, it means that there is a problem with the graphics card or motherboard.
6. Reinstall macOS
If the above solutions fail to solve the problem of the white screen of MacBook start-up, it is recommended that you back up your data and reinstall the macOS.
1. After pressing the power button to turn on the MacBook or after the MacBook starts, press and hold the Command-R or some other macOS recovery key combination on the keyboard.
2. Continue to hold these keys until you see the Apple logo or the spinning gear. If you start the macOS recovery via the Internet, you will see a spinning gear that is downloading "macOS Utilities" during start-up.If you see the Apple logo or go to "macOS Utilities" directly,continue to try the following steps.
3. In "macOS Utilities", it is recommended that you refer to"How to reinstall macOS from macOS recovery" to reinstall macOS.
After reinstalling the MacOS, the MacBook still "white screen of death" state may have MacBook pro white screen hardware issue that need to be resolved by Apple or an authorized servicer.
That's it, Encountering MacBook stuck on white screen will cause you unable to use the computer and delay your work. How do i fix the MacBook white screen of death? Fortunately, we have found some quick ways to detect and solve the problem, including MacBook stuck on white screen after start-up. You can try the above options one by one.
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