A request - Apple

[t-bob]

I have this little stripe in my MacBook Air 2011
How do I get that thing out of there?

[paleo]

You probably don't. If it's there, in the same place, all the time, it's most likely bad connections or bad drivers supplying the vertical drive to that portion of the display.

[t-bob]

I have partitions issues? I need a technology person.
At least, my Apple iPhone 8 Plus works !!

[Marty]

1. Press control-shift-eject, which forces the display to turn off and reset. This has been the most straightforward fix so far.


2. Put the computer to sleep (From the apple menu or close the lid), wait for the computer to sleep, and then open the lid or press a keyboard button to wake it from sleep.

Or just Restart the computer.

Another suggestion

1.Shut down your MacBook. As soon as it shuts down, turn it back on.


2.Press and hold Option, Command, P, and R keys.


3.After you hear the startup sound for the second time, release the keys.

This probably a factory rest procedure.

also

If you can connect to a different monitor/tv so you can see a full screen try downloading a new driver for the monitor.

If it is broken connections to the screen then that would need replacing.


Search Google for "How do I fix vertical lines on my Mac?"

[t-bob]

I tried everything that you told me Marty
1,2 then 1,2,3

I think it’s very old. This happened when I woke up
It was perfect Sunday I was watching a movie and music

“The indication is that your monitor is at fault or the GPU on the logic board is bad. First perform SMC reset and recheck, Shut down the computer. Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.”

I might have a cord - USB to a printer
I do have a smart TV. But I think it needs a HDMI
But my computer doesn’t have that HMDI female

[Marty]

I always say "If it works don't fix it". Well if it doesn't work and you can't fix it then it's time to replace it.

My old tower PC was put together from bits and pieces from many computers and I was able to keep it going until the OS wasn't being updated anymore then I got a new tower. Sometimes you just have to break down and buy a new one.

Fortunately computers are pretty cheap these days depending on your needs. For you and I all we do is browse the web and stream video, low power usage. My grandson's play complicated interaction games so they need tons of really fast memory and huge power supplies.

[t-bob]

Marty
I’m going to send you a private text.
Bob