Or your MacBook Pro just boots into a black screen.
Or perhaps, your Mac computer suddenly goes black while you are using it.
Sometimes, the screen can also be gray or blue.
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Thus, this issue is also known as MacBook Pro blank screen.
There is always a way that works.
What to Do If Your Mac Screen Goes Black and Unresponsive?

The details steps may be a little different for different Mac models.
How to Fix MacBook Pro Black Screen?
you could check the power outlet to see whether the power supply is normal.
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you could force kickstart your equipment to have a try.
To force restart a Mac, you better press and hold thePowerbutton for seconds.
Or you’re able to press theControl-Commandkey and then press thePowerbutton.

Why rebooting a computer fixes problems?
If your Mac screen still has no response, you might try the next solution.
you’ve got the option to do this job using your Mac keyboard.

There are two brightness keys on your Mac keyboard.
you might use them to change the screen brightness.
Method 4: Reset NVRAM/PRAM
The full name ofNVRAMis nonvolatilerandom-access memory.
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Since your Mac screen is black, you could reset NVRAM/PRAM to solve the issue.
The steps to reset NVRAM and PRAM are the same.
However, if your Mac still boots into a blank screen, you may need to reset SMC.

Method 5: Reset SMC
The full name of SMC is the system management controller.
The next method will show you how to repair your startup disk.
it’s crucial that you do this job via macOS Recovery.

- see to it your Mac is shut down completely.
Press thePowerbutton while you press and hold theCommandandRkeys.
When you see the Apple logo, you’re able to release the keys.

- jot down your password if you set one for your Mac.
You will see the macOS Utilities interface.
Then, you should probably clickDisk UtilityandContinuesuccessively to open Disk Utility.

- go for the startup disk and then clickFirst Aid.
ClickRunon the pop-up interface to start checking and repairing.
When the process ends, clickDoneto exit the small interface.

If your Mac screen keeps going black, you may need to reinstall macOS.
Mac data recovery software is also introduced here.
Use the steps mentioned in the above method to access themacOS Utilitiesinterface.

The on-screen guide will lead you to reinstall macOS.
Connect your backup drive to your Mac.
Use the steps mentioned in method 6 to enter the macOS Utilities interface.

Select theRestore from Time Machine Backupoption and clickContinue.
Select your backup disk and clickContinue.
- choose the backup file you want to recover and then clickContinue.
Select a destination disk you want to restore the backup to and clickRestore.
When done, you’re gonna wanna kickstart your Mac.
Want an alternative to Time Machine for Windows 10/8/7 to back up your PC?
MiniTool ShadowMaker is the best alternative to keep your PC safe.
After using these methods, your MacBook Pro black screen of death issue should be solved.
However, if your Mac screen keeps going to black/grey/blue, you might ask a professional for help.
you might try Stellar Data Recovery for Mac.
With the professional or above edition of this software, you’re able to create a bootable disk.
How to Create a Recovery Drive Using Stellar?
you should probably prepare a USB drive and use a normal working Mac computer to create a bootable drive.
Download and implement the software on the normal working Mac computer.
- initiate the software and register it.
Click theClick herelink to continue.
- choose the target USB drive and click theCreate Recovery Drivebutton to continue.
ClickOKwhen the creating process ends.
Then, you’re free to use this bootable drive to recover data from your Mac computer.
How to Recover Your Data Using This Recovery Disk?
You need an external drive that has enough space to save the data you want to recover.
Connect the recovery drive to your Mac.
you could see the software main interface where you could snag the data types you want to recover.
opt for target drive and clickScan.
When the scanning ends, you will see the scan results.
Select your needed files and clickRecover.
The recovered files can be directly used.