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Released in July 2018, the 15" MacBook Pro, model A1990, features a 15.4 inch LED-Backlight display with True Tone technology, TouchID, and up to 6 Core i9 Processor.

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Touch Bar Flashing a White Rectangle

The touch bar on my macbook pro recently started flashing a white rectangle next to the power button. It does not do it whenever the touch bar display is on, but starts randomly flashing whenever the display is off. Found a video of someone else with the issue here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/tou...

Looking on forums, Apple’s solution seems to be replacing the entire upper case assembly and sometimes the logic board.

My Macbook is out of warranty so I’m wondering if that is overkill and if there is a simpler solution. Is it possible to replace just the touch bar on this model following the instructions on this site (Touch bar replacement Yay or Nay?) or does it have to be repaired by someone who can run the ‘Apple Service Toolkit 2 (AST 2) System Configuration Suite’?

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I have replaced my Touch Bar and can confirm that the 15” 2017 MacBook Pro touchbar is a compatible replacement for the Touch Bar on an a1990 MacBook Pro.

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Hi I am same problem my laptop is not under warranty, just to know did you get it replaced by Apple within warranty period?

Or is there someone have that problem of Touch Bar flashing post warranty period via Apple genius support or otherwise?

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I replaced it myself following the advice in the comments here: Touch bar replacement Yay or Nay?

It’s a delicate process and easy to damage components so don’t do it yourself unless you’re comfortable with the possibility of damaging critical parts of your computer.

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