Harvey Thompson

Have an Late-2013 15” MacBook Pro - has both integrated and dedicated graphics. Flickering screen only visible on LCD (not external monitor), and the flickering was worse with integrated. The logic board was replaced about two years ago, so I hoped it wasn’t that. Decided to try just replacing the LVDS (LCD) cable - took about an hours and was suprised it worked. Well sort of. The flickering seems to be totally gone from the discrete graphics card, but switching to integrated it still flickers a little (but way less). Using gfxcardstatus to force discrete, since I rarely use just battery power, and it’s totally usable again (for a while).

Alternative part suggestion(s) that worked for me:

* Sintech NGFF M.2 nVME SSD Adapter Card for Upgrade 2013-2015 Year Macs(Not Fit Early 2013 MacBook Pro - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01CWWAENG

* Samsung 970 EVO 1TB NVMe M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-V7E1T0BW - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07BN21...

The adapter supports many common drives (though not all) and a few minor drawbacks, but otherwise has worked flawlessy for over a year.

I used steps 21 to 25 for a MacBook Pro late-2013 (A1398) to replace the LCD cable - though there are 7 screws on the antenna assembly on that model. The other steps are similar, but MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Late 2013 Display Assembly Replacement is more suitable for that model.

Agree with placing MacBook keyboard down on edge of desk so monitor hangs over edge: place a cloth over the edge to avoid screen damage, you can then support the bottom of the screen with your legs. I tried the other method for disassembly, this is easier and less scary by far.

Remove the two screws over the airport/webcam grounding loop. Makes the process easier.

See also MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2013 LCD Cable Replacement for replacement of the LCD cable.