Hello Team,
Please help me fix this problem with my Mac. It kept on restarting and tells me "your mac restarted because of a problem " Please help me fix this as it has turned to a loop. It keeps on happening and I do not know the cause of it. The report below is what I am presented it with. Can anybody help me figure out what the problem really is.
MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.13
System model name: MacBookPro6,2
That particular model Mac was plagued with GPU problems, and I'm sorry to tell you that one is suffering from it.
Apple offered the equivalent of an "extended warranty" for that specific problem, but it expired a long, long time ago. Apple will no longer repair it, at any cost.
All hope is not lost. If you are bound and determined to keep that MPB alive regardless of the cost it may entail (which happens to be significant) non-authorized repair services are available. Contact this company: Mac Repair - Mac Parts and Service for Apple Macbook, iPhone ... Their repair method uses GPUs scavenged from discarded Macs, but uses materials and methods no electronics manufacturer uses any more (think RoHS). They are likely to tell you those GPUs are becoming scarce.
That's the bad news. Contact them and see what good news they may have to offer. PowerBook Medic has been around for a long time, they know what they're doing, they're reputable, and there's no way I would do what they do for what little they charge.
System model name: MacBookPro6,2
That particular model Mac was plagued with GPU problems, and I'm sorry to tell you that one is suffering from it.
Apple offered the equivalent of an "extended warranty" for that specific problem, but it expired a long, long time ago. Apple will no longer repair it, at any cost.
All hope is not lost. If you are bound and determined to keep that MPB alive regardless of the cost it may entail (which happens to be significant) non-authorized repair services are available. Contact this company: Mac Repair - Mac Parts and Service for Apple Macbook, iPhone ... Their repair method uses GPUs scavenged from discarded Macs, but uses materials and methods no electronics manufacturer uses any more (think RoHS). They are likely to tell you those GPUs are becoming scarce.
That's the bad news. Contact them and see what good news they may have to offer. PowerBook Medic has been around for a long time, they know what they're doing, they're reputable, and there's no way I would do what they do for what little they charge.
MBP 2010, Common GPU problem...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7670154
https://github.com/julian-poidevin/MBPMid2010_GPUFix
This Mac is of the generation that often had the discrete GPU chip fail.
I have this model, and my chip has failed. I force my Mac to use ONLY the integrated intel GPU and that avoids the discrete GPU issues
gfxCardStatus is a free menu bar application that keeps track of which graphics card your MacBook Pro is using at any given time.
You can force a Macbook Pro to use the Integrated intel graphic via gfxCardStatus
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The above does not work on Sierra and beyond, HOWEVER, this version works on High Sierra:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/32581726#32581726
https://github.com/steveschow/gfxCardStatus/releases/download/v2.4.4i/gfxCardStatus.app.zip
Your GPU has problems, possibly overheating, have you blown the dust out lately?
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?
The problem doesn't occur in Safe Mode. But it is going to be tough to use the Mac in Safe Boot forever.. The GPU's are Intel HD Graphics(Built In) and NVIDEA GeForce GT 330M (PCIe). Can you point to me the specific one causing the problem and if theres a way I can restrict is from working.Thanks for your response.
Thanks very much for your answer. Really helpful
Laptop keeps restarting even before and after clean install
