crjett
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Q: Macbook Pro mid-2010 blue tint with GPU switch

Have had this problem off and on for a while, but as of a few days ago it is constant.  Anytime the integrated graphics are used the display changes to a blue tint.  Switch back to discrete graphics and it returns to normal.

 

The only "fix" is to turn off graphics switching in the Power settings... but, that's not a fix, it's a work around.

 

Has Apple addressed this in any way or even acknowledged it in any way?

 

Thanks in advance.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Nov 13, 2012 3:09 PM

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Q: Macbook Pro mid-2010 blue tint with GPU switch

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  • by frangarcia7,

    frangarcia7 frangarcia7 Feb 2, 2015 5:21 AM in response to crjett
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    Feb 2, 2015 5:21 AM in response to crjett

    Maybe my experience helps someone!

     

    After trying almost everything (PRAM, SMC, re-login, etc), nothing seemed to fix the blue tint permanently...

     

    But then, I went for a safe boot (hold shift key on boot) and... it fixed the problem! A really simple, clean and unexpected solution!

     

    Hope it works for you too!

  • by Bill Eccles,

    Bill Eccles Bill Eccles Feb 20, 2015 5:00 AM in response to frangarcia7
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    Feb 20, 2015 5:00 AM in response to frangarcia7

    Apple is offering to fix some MacBooks with this problem (which may not apply to your model). See:

     

    http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro-videoissues/

  • by MuddyMic,

    MuddyMic MuddyMic Feb 20, 2015 1:04 PM in response to Bill Eccles
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    Feb 20, 2015 1:04 PM in response to Bill Eccles

    Do you know if it is a real fix? (i.e. new technical way of fixing it, e.g. reballing changing chip ..)
    Or are they just doing the same logic board replacement for free now? (which is great by the way , yay!)

    Would really appreciate if someone told us!  Thx!

  • by runbrun,

    runbrun runbrun Apr 14, 2015 2:50 AM in response to n748
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    Apr 14, 2015 2:50 AM in response to n748

    WELL THANK YOU...

    this worked for me... I had the same problem.

  • by alexbolduc,

    alexbolduc alexbolduc Aug 25, 2015 9:35 AM in response to runbrun
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    Aug 25, 2015 9:35 AM in response to runbrun

    Nothing for me fix the issue. But I'm on El Capitan Beta right now and no more blueish screen since the beginning of the Beta... Does Apple update the driver of the discreet card with the new OS and it's now fixed!

  • by dorota_m,

    dorota_m dorota_m Aug 25, 2015 1:44 PM in response to crjett
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    Aug 25, 2015 1:44 PM in response to crjett

    Same for me on early 2011 8.3 MacBook Pro (17", core i7). Problem appeared around August 4th or 5th with a new update to Yosemite, and stayed there until I turned to gfxCardStatus. I have to disable the GPU to avoid having a fuzzy and rapidly frozen screen. Then it turns black (or white, or you name it). Then it does not boot again but by playing numerous times with all those Cmd-S, Cmd-R  special boots.

    I lost one month and one busy travel tour with that not-booting laptop.

     

    I would rather have had a first-generation core i3 with Windows (yes!) but not this useless thing.

    And now how can I address my 4K developer screen through the Thunderbolt (1)-> HDMI port with just the integrated graphic chip? I simply cannot (admittedly even a working laptop would only generate 1080x1920 on this 4K, but still...)

  • by hfromga,

    hfromga hfromga Nov 30, 2015 3:11 AM in response to crjett
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    Nov 30, 2015 3:11 AM in response to crjett

    I had this problem too. I tried all the tips and suggestions mentioned here and nothing worked, permanently. I did noticed that my Mid 2010 MacBook Pro was showing that the battery needed service when you holded the option key while clicking on the batter. At first I didn't worry about it, the computer was still lasting around 3 hours while on batteries. The screen problem continued until the day I decided to replace the battery. After replacing it the problem went away and it haven't come back! it has being about 6 months since then. I hope this helps somebody.

    ** I had to get a third party battery, Apple doesn't produce the battery for my model anymore.

  • by Bearfuss,

    Bearfuss Bearfuss May 10, 2016 4:53 PM in response to crjett
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    Notebooks
    May 10, 2016 4:53 PM in response to crjett

    I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro and have recently been experiencing the screen going to a blue screen with stripes right in the middle of doing something. It is not any one thing, but it goes blue at random times. I have been doing the PRAM reset and this does work, but not always at first; sometimes the screen stays white after the apple icon disappears, and sometimes the apple comes up with stripes and then it does not boot properly. I am wondering about the SMC instructions, I will be trying that but am curious if it might be the graphics starting to go out and if so, which would be a good replacement. If it is not the graphics card, what else might it be? Once I get it back up and running, it lasts quite a while, but it's a problem because I never know when it will go blue. Any thoughts?

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