This blog post is to capture a support article which helped me fix a problem on my MacBook Pro. Google still brings it up as the first result, but Apple seems to “misplace” the page when I visit it. The page in question was live at the time of this post, but I’m going to capture the relevant information here in case Apple misplaces the page again.

• Last Modified: October 28, 2009
• Article: TS1258

Symptoms

You may see multiple, dark vertical bands or dark bumps starting along the bottom of the MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008) or MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008) with the high resolution LED backlit display, as shown below.

Resolution

To help prevent this from occurring, download and install Mac OS X v10.5.3 or later from Apple Downloads.

If the issue persists when running Mac OS X v10.5.3 or later, a quick reset of the display panel will reset the LED backlights.

The quickest way to reset the display is to use the following key combination:

• Press Control - Shift - Eject.
• After the display goes to sleep, wake it by pressing any key on the keyboard.