Screen only works when connected to HDMI, OR Adobe Product running
Hello There!
Hoping someone can help me with this issue. I’m unable to find any other posts quite like mine so I figured I’d ask here.
The screen on my Mid 2014 15” MacBook Pro Retina is not turning on when powering it on. If I connect the system to a TV with HDMI adapter, I can then power on the computer and the internal retina display will work! (not on TV). If I unplug the HDMI while the internal display is working, it will immediately shut off and will not work, even if I plug the HDMI back in. I would need to restart again with the HDMI plugged in.
Here’s where it gets weird. If I start up the computer with the HDMI in, and then open Adobe After Effects or Adobe Premiere, I can then unplug the HDMI and the internal display will continue to work, even if the computer goes to sleep.
As long as the Adobe product continues running, my internal display will continue to work. It’s only when I either close Adobe or shut down the computer that the problem starts again.
I followed some directions to disconnect and reconnect the display data cable to see if that helped, but the problem continues. I don’t believe the problem is tied to Adobe as I’ve gone through and done a complete factory restore as well as an OS reinstall.
The problem was still there before reinstalling Adobe.