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flicker screen on macbook

So i have my 2009 Macbook running sierra ( version 10.12.6) and the screen starts flickering when i open the MacBook. I had a friend tell me that my graphics card could be failing.


Is my graphics card failing?

MacBook, macOS 10.12

Posted on Jun 13, 2020 1:06 AM

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Posted on Jun 13, 2020 6:08 AM

Could be easily, but...


Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

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flicker screen on macbook

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