Screen goes half black when opened, but goes away after a few minutes

My MacBook Pros screen is only half black when I start it up, but will go away after 10 minutes or so. I can still do things, like it’s not frozen at all. What could be the issue?

Posted on Dec 20, 2021 9:57 PM

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kaz-k

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Dec 21, 2021 2:44 AM in response to proudginga

Hi,

It's worth checking your MacBook Pro with Apple Diagnostics if it reports display related error.

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