Macbook Air M3 screen stays black when laptop lid is opened

Macbook Air M3 screen stays black when laptop lid is opened, I do not have any external screen !!!


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.5

Posted on Jun 20, 2024 03:40 PM

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Jun 23, 2024 03:40 AM in response to omacfromankara

It seems like that your Mac boots to a black screen. See this to see if you can resolve it


Turn your Mac off and back on

  1. Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off. (Every Mac has a power button. On laptop computers that have Touch ID, press and hold Touch ID.)
  2. Press and release the power button to turn your Mac on again. If the screen remains blank, continue to the next section.

Start up from macOS Recovery, if possible

If the screen remains blank, try to start up from macOS Recovery. If you're not sure whether you have a Mac with Apple silicon, you can try both of these sets of steps. 


If using a Mac with Apple silicon

  1. Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds again to make sure that your Mac is turned off. 
  2. Press and hold the power button. As you continue to hold the power button, your Mac turns on and loads startup options. When you see Options, release the power button.
  3. Click Options, then click the Continue button that appears below it.
  4. When you see the Utilities window, use Disk Utility to repair your startup disk, then restart your Mac. 
  5. If your Mac restarts to a blank screen again, reinstall macOS.


If you can't start up from macOS Recovery because the screen remains blank:

If the issue continues or you need help with any of these instructions, contact Apple Support.



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