How to Handle The Pink Screen on the Macbook Pro

So, you’ve come across the dreaded pink screen of death, on your Macbook Pro (probably 3-4 years old, by now).

This issue is usually a  hardware one, not a software one, so it’s going to cost you some money to repair (unless you’re still under Applecare warranty). Most likely, it’s an issue with your display cable – the cable that connects your computer’s display, to your computer’s logic board. When that connection goes bad, your display may go all grey, or pink, or might even shut off entirely. Take it into your local Apple Store, or Apple-authorized repair dealer, and they’ll be able to confirm this diagnosis, or find another one.

Before you do that though: Try…

1. Turning it off, and back on (this works quite often).
2. Booting into safe mode.
3. Resetting the PRAM and SMC.
4. Booting into recovery mode, or verbose mode. If either of these work, you have a different issue.
5. Running a hardware test, using Apple’s built-in tool, if you can see it.

Good luck!