How to diagnose thunderbolt display?

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苹果Thunderbolt Display显示器

27“显示屏，分辨率为2560 x 1440像素 Thunderbolt＆MagSafe电缆附件

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How to diagnose thunderbolt display?

Got my thunderbolt display completely black, nothing shows up on screen, no sound from speaker, no iCam, and it won’t charge my Macbook Pro laptop either (the charging light is not on at all). Is there a way to diagnose which component failed, PSU, logic board or thunderbolt cable itself?

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Hi Dan, here are the pictures I just took, the TB cable looks good physically. Unfortunately, I don’t have the separate TB a as available, but I can buy one if it is necessary. So, if I get the images showing up with the separate TB cable, does it mean the internal TB cable is bad? And if no images with that separate TB connected, which means the logic board is bad?

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Thanks! - @oldturkey03

由 Tom 完成的 2021年11月4日

I'm scared to think that this entire discussion took place in 2021 when just getting another Apple TB display can go for $100 off any secondhand market. Was the time spent here harassing Dan (who has nothing to do apparently) worth it? Let's assume you earn $100 in at least 4 hours working, which is way more than you committed to this post, how is this a justifiable use of time?

由 Daniel Armstrong 完成的 2021年12月26日

@applepoor - Its called COVID ;-{

FYI - A used display runs from $200 ~ 500 USD

由 Dan 完成的 2021年12月26日

@applepoor

it's not just about money, there is so much waste in the world, people throw away just about everything when most of it can be recycled/repaired.

What is the point of money in a world so polluted with waste that it becomes unlivable? Yes I can buy a new monitor but why when there are already millions out there second-hand that can do just as well for my needs.

I take in broken laptops, screens, PC's/macs, repair them then give them to those who cannot otherwise afford them.

I have seen people really excel from this and giving them a whole new lease of life, so yes, for me (And perhaps them too) its worth the time spent.

由 Hugh 完成的 2022年9月16日

@facciami and That is The Way to do it! Thank you for doing that and good for you and good for all of us. REPAIR IS WAR ON ENTROPY!

由 oldturkey03 完成的 2022年9月17日

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Well from your symptoms your power supply has failed.

If you had a USB Mini Voltmeter you should see the 5volts on the USB ports which is likely not present here. Opening the display you could also test the voltages the 120 AC entering and the power feeds to the logic board and MagSafe cable.

27" Thunderbolt Display Power Supply - 250W, Apple P/N 661-6048

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Thanks Dan, so, in order to do that test, I need to have the power cable connected to the wall plug, and insert that USB Mini Voltmeter into one of the usb ports at the back, right? And also, do you have instructions how to test that voltages the 120 AC entering the power?

由 Tom 完成的 2021年11月4日

@lovecd - Yes! That's the easiest go - no go test you can do with the USB meter.

And yes, thats with the system plugged in to AC and press the power button the meter should react if the issue is something other than a power supply. If not it's the power supply.

If you are not comfortable with using a DVM meter and probes testing 120 voltages, its best not to risk it as you could get hurt.

This is after you've properly opened the system (unplugged) and then probe the power supply directly after you plug the system back in. This is to check if the socket is bad vs the power supply as that could also be bad.

由 Dan 完成的 2021年11月4日

@danj - Thanks Dan, will try that.

由 Tom 完成的 2021年11月4日

@danj - Hi Dan, here is the update, got the USB multimeter from local store and have it connected with thunderbolt display, surprisingly, it does show 5V on all USB ports there, and I can hear some sound from the PSU area after the connection with multimeter, does this mean the PSU is still good, and the issue will be either logic board or thunderbolt cable?

P.S, it still can not power on the macbook pro on the charging port.

Any thoughts?

由 Tom 完成的 2021年11月4日

@lovecd - That sounds encouraging! OK What does the TB and MagSafe cables look like are they damaged in any way? Post a few pics if that helps 在已经存在的问题里加入图片

Do you have a regular TB cable? If you do plug it in one of the back ports of the display and then plug in the other end into your iMac or Mac Pro system. That will work as a connection! Did that work?

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I'm scared to think that this entire discussion took place in 2021 when just getting another Apple TB display can go for $100 off any secondhand market. Was the time spent here harassing Dan (who has nothing to do apparently) worth it? Let's assume you earn $100 in at least 4 hours working, which is way more than you committed to this post, how is this a justifiable use of time? — Daniel Armstrong
@applepoor - Its called COVID ;-{

FYI - A used display runs from $200 ~ 500 USD — Dan
@applepoor

it's not just about money, there is so much waste in the world, people throw away just about everything when most of it can be recycled/repaired.

What is the point of money in a world so polluted with waste that it becomes unlivable? Yes I can buy a new monitor but why when there are already millions out there second-hand that can do just as well for my needs.

I take in broken laptops, screens, PC's/macs, repair them then give them to those who cannot otherwise afford them.

I have seen people really excel from this and giving them a whole new lease of life, so yes, for me (And perhaps them too) its worth the time spent. — Hugh
@facciami and That is The Way to do it! Thank you for doing that and good for you and good for all of us. REPAIR IS WAR ON ENTROPY! — oldturkey03
Thanks Dan, so, in order to do that test, I need to have the power cable connected to the wall plug, and insert that USB Mini Voltmeter into one of the usb ports at the back, right? And also, do you have instructions how to test that voltages the 120 AC entering the power? — Tom
@lovecd - Yes! That's the easiest go - no go test you can do with the USB meter.

And yes, thats with the system plugged in to AC and press the power button the meter should react if the issue is something other than a power supply. If not it's the power supply.

If you are not comfortable with using a DVM meter and probes testing 120 voltages, its best not to risk it as you could get hurt.

This is after you've properly opened the system (unplugged) and then probe the power supply directly after you plug the system back in. This is to check if the socket is bad vs the power supply as that could also be bad. — Dan
@danj - Hi Dan, here is the update, got the USB multimeter from local store and have it connected with thunderbolt display, surprisingly, it does show 5V on all USB ports there, and I can hear some sound from the PSU area after the connection with multimeter, does this mean the PSU is still good, and the issue will be either logic board or thunderbolt cable?

P.S, it still can not power on the macbook pro on the charging port.

Any thoughts? — Tom
@lovecd - That sounds encouraging! OK What does the TB and MagSafe cables look like are they damaged in any way? Post a few pics if that helps 在已经存在的问题里加入图片

Do you have a regular TB cable? If you do plug it in one of the back ports of the display and then plug in the other end into your iMac or Mac Pro system. That will work as a connection! Did that work? — Dan

Raleigh Boyz @raleighboyz 声誉积分: 1 · Answer 1 · 2023-10-29T17:14:08-07:00

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why cant anyone just show us the psu diagram so we can know where to test for volts....

this site use to be soooo good with pictures of every part and step

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苹果Thunderbolt Display显示器

How to diagnose thunderbolt display?

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USB Mini Voltmeter

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