djanderz

Q: problems with amd gpu on early 2011 macbook pro

hey

 

been having problems for the last couple of weeks on lion os and now mountain lion and need some advice

i'm guessing its the graphics card a amd 6750m as when it swithches to the gpu the screen glitches and freezes, ive tried the apple hardware test and it passed that

then i did a gpu test with a novatech bench test and crashed nearly straight away

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it's nearly 2 years old and out of apple  warranty but i'm sure under EU law it should be 2 years 

whats my options

cheers

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Dec 27, 2012 1:58 PM

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  • by gmd78,

    gmd78 gmd78 Jan 9, 2014 1:13 PM in response to djanderz
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    Jan 9, 2014 1:13 PM in response to djanderz

    Same issue here... the machine works but is not able to access OSX because of the GPU failure... to change the logic board in Poland cost around 1000 dollars... nice joke

  • by jsandiego,

    jsandiego jsandiego Jan 9, 2014 6:19 PM in response to Jeremy Photographer
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    Jan 9, 2014 6:19 PM in response to Jeremy Photographer

    Are you experiencing the same problems? I am also in Australia and i am researching on what grounds I have according to the ACCC.. I don't want to pay for repairs when clearly my case is not isolated. I paid $2200 for something that can't even last 3 years.....

  • by woodyphoto,

    woodyphoto woodyphoto Jan 11, 2014 4:03 AM in response to djanderz
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    Jan 11, 2014 4:03 AM in response to djanderz

    My early 2011 15" Macbook Pro is now fried also. Light green screen on start up and blue screen of death when attemped recovery mode. Apple are well aware of this. Seems they would rather hustle thier customers than admot a mistake and lose face. It's a no lose situation for them. 3rd and most exopensive Mac I've ever owned. |The other two although now obselet actually still function. I need this for work and cannot see myself paying the ridiculous amounts they're quoting people here for repairs. Going to the genius bar on Friday and am going to speak to the manager and cause a stink of they give me the company line. Come on Apple, You have more money than many nations on this planet earth. Do the right thing by your customers and recall.

  • by zit,

    zit zit Jan 14, 2014 7:48 AM in response to djanderz
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    Jan 14, 2014 7:48 AM in response to djanderz

    Early 2011 17" BTO 16GB 500GB ssd 2.3GHz Macbook Pro

    won't boot all the way to login screen

     

     

  • by zit,

    zit zit Jan 14, 2014 7:55 AM in response to L30NSMIT
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    Jan 14, 2014 7:55 AM in response to L30NSMIT

    Yup. Fewer 17" were sold, but fail the same way, even the build-to-order ones.

     

    The early 2011 MPBs fail MANY TIMES more often than the late ones.

     

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PuJ2QS2Ri7fw9HVaNHLQ4OYZCb99zonc96HmhTWEAoY/vie wanalytics

  • by Yayaneath,

    Yayaneath Yayaneath Jan 14, 2014 1:10 PM in response to djanderz
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    Jan 14, 2014 1:10 PM in response to djanderz

    You all should go and check this other post: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4766577?start=0&tstart=0.

  • by designium,

    designium designium Jan 17, 2014 5:28 AM in response to djanderz
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    Jan 17, 2014 5:28 AM in response to djanderz

    My Macbook Pro 17" early 2011 just can't boot since yesterday It chimes in, but it stays in the light up black screen forever....

  • by bwitkoPL,

    bwitkoPL bwitkoPL Jan 17, 2014 12:13 PM in response to djanderz
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    Jan 17, 2014 12:13 PM in response to djanderz

    OK, so my baked MacBook is down, again (or almost).

     

    Yes, it was a temporary fix, indeed, but thats exactly what I needed it to be.

     

    There are few issues to address when talking about GPU failures. If your problem is solder cracking or some kind of "miscommunication" between your gpu and logicboard (and not a gpu failure itself) than, as it turns out, you should not use your laptop anymore if you don't want to damage it.

     

    Here's the thing: if your GPU isn't properly connected to your logic board (even though it still "catches up" and you are able to boot) than your power supply has to send incredible ammounts of electricity to power it, much more than it normaly does. What it results in is your power supply going down (as my did), your battery going down much faster plus theres a risk of other logic board components being broken (especially those sensitive ones, like LEDs, network card).

     

    There is actually a very simple way to tell if given MB is in good GPU condition or not. First thing - if you notice that it takes long, or longer than usually, for mac to turn the screen on than it is going down! Also, if you plug in your power adapter and you notice a lag of some kind between plugging it in and the green diode lightning up, and than switching to orange one than the mac is going down as well. Also if you notice some electric charges going out of your mag safe (or even flames) than you are in trouble.

  • by dustinthecole,

    dustinthecole dustinthecole Jan 18, 2014 9:14 AM in response to djanderz
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    Jan 18, 2014 9:14 AM in response to djanderz

    same problem. macbook pro 15in early 2011.

  • by Toisu2217,

    Toisu2217 Toisu2217 Jan 18, 2014 9:40 AM in response to djanderz
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    Jan 18, 2014 9:40 AM in response to djanderz

    Same issue here, Macbook pro MC721 2011 Early, from China, Apple better do something about this.

  • by ilario_seb,

    ilario_seb ilario_seb Jan 18, 2014 3:05 PM in response to djanderz
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    Jan 18, 2014 3:05 PM in response to djanderz

    Same problem with my MBpro Late 2011, from Italy. I'm still in the 2 years warranty, will the apple fix my laptop?

  • by guaranna,

    guaranna guaranna Jan 18, 2014 3:12 PM in response to ilario_seb
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    Jan 18, 2014 3:12 PM in response to ilario_seb

    they'll swap the board, with a 90days warranty on the repair.

  • by ilario_seb,

    ilario_seb ilario_seb Jan 18, 2014 3:20 PM in response to guaranna
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    Jan 18, 2014 3:20 PM in response to guaranna

    Will the problem being fixed for good? or it will come back in a few months? Thank you

  • by Carlo.dg,

    Carlo.dg Carlo.dg Jan 19, 2014 3:28 AM in response to djanderz
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    Jan 19, 2014 3:28 AM in response to djanderz

    +1

    Same Problem here, MacBookPro8,2 early 2011 gpu failure last June.. 500 € here in Italy to replace the logic board (from Apple Store).

     

    It'a a shame..

     

    And the point is.. who have bought a 2000€ machine to visit social sites would just never come into trouble..

    instead who has bought what "should" be the best on the market, in 2 year of intense use.. have to pay 500 € for a logic board replace.

     

    Really disappointed.

  • by roma12_7,

    roma12_7 roma12_7 Jan 19, 2014 3:44 AM in response to Carlo.dg
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    Jan 19, 2014 3:44 AM in response to Carlo.dg

    I'm with you. I hope Apple do something.

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