Q: MacBook Pro Logic Board Failure

Joshua, all good suggestions.  Funny, I feel like I'm using a Windows laptop...

However, pretty sure my 2nd logic board is already flaking out.  I get SOD when coming out of sleep and going directly to playing videos...

Also, just on a complete rant note, MBP should really be called MacBook semi-pro, as it still requires upgrades to be used in a professional capacity  

To the person who responded to me about a board for sale, the site says I'm not authorized to view & reply to your message.  Can you send me another with your email address?  Thanks!

The reason you can't view that post is because it was reported as an inappropriate post. This site is not a For Sale site and any such posts will be removed.

That person more then likely has that board of some type of auction site so check there.

Thanks and good luck.

natere2ster@gmail.com

hey there! just an fyi the early 2008 mac book pro has a recall on the nvidia processor which ends up frying the logic board...the same thing happened to mine and i took it in and they informed me that there was a recall on it and replaced the processor and logic board at no cost   hope that helps!

krista

In order for apple to accept the repair your computer has to fail the nvidia test. However, in my case, since the computer won't even boot up, there is no way for it to fail the test....leaving me with no options.

call customer relations and just tell them you took it to an AASP and it was the nivida card.  they will ask you for a code but just tell them you will have the tech call them or something...get a case number & work the system god knows it WILL work you!

@malachi

yes please

i will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

cheers!

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Went to the actual apple store. They took care of it, as it failed the nvidia test this time. MacHQ tested it the first time and said they couldn't get it to fail. I suspect they said this so I would buy a new one from them. Little did they know, I was planning on buying a new one anyway. Glad I took it to the real apple store. Lesson learned, I will only be taking my stuff to them from now on. They're fixing it for free.

Which BTW, i think they took care of it in my case because I had a past genius bar appt BEFORE the recall on the nvidia chips which stated I was having an issue with my screen display getting stuck in sleep mode. When I went to that appt back in 2011 they thought the problem was related to the fact that I had a dev version of Lion installed. Little did I know it was actually the Nvidia issue causing the problem. But like i said, at that time, they didn't know about the issue. So the fact that I had a record of my laptop having the issue certainly helped. But even though it didn't boot, the apple genius stated it failed the test anyway. Maybe they had a more thourough way of testing as they used a firewire drive.

Hi again dmd25,

Just to let you, and the online community know, that Apple have fixed my MBP's NVIDIA logic board problem for free. I'm in NZ - had it fixed by Totally Mac in Hamilton. The test the tech did was by firewire, external to the computer, so I'm thinking that maybe the test can run even if the computer won't boot up. I had the MBP back within 3 days, fixed, and reloaded with Snow Leopard. Haven't had a moment's problem with it since.

Thanks for your support while dealing with this stuff dmd25. Hope all is well with you in your world, and with your family.

I have te same problem, but I´m in Argentina. There is nothing I can do from here.

Apple support in my country is really bad. There are no replacements at all, and it could take you up to 6 months to be repaired.

Is there anything I can do here or in the US? I never had a problem with my mid 2008 MacBook Pro.

Where did you repair yo early 2008 macbook pro? I have the sameone. Same problem.

I´m desperate.

I had the same issue as many of you in this thread, but thankfully Apple did the right thing for me and agreed to repair my logic board and gpu free of charge. 

I initially went to the apple store and was told that it was not the Nvidia issue because it would not even boot or pass the POST test (apple chime).  I was offered the $310 + tax depot service to fix the logic board.  I refused and left the store defeated.  Then I started looking around the internet at threads like this one and the many others around the interwebs, and became determined that the faulty Nvidia GPU was my issue.  Over the past few months I had been experiencing strange graphics glitches that I did not think anything about (lines on screen, shadows in bottom of screen).

My winning strategy was calling apple telephone support, telling the 1st tier support that I was affected by the NVidia issue, and then being connected to an Senior Apple Advisor.  I told my story to the senior advisor about the recent graphics problems, and then how on one day I tried to wake my early 2008 mbp from sleep only to find it dead in its tracks.  She was sympathetic and reluctant to admit that it could be the GPU, but rather that it was the logic board at fault.  I explained to her how Apple could not possible]y rule out the faulty GPU as causing the logic board to short out and that the graphics glitches were extremely suspicious.  After another 10 minutes of denial on her part she finally agreed to call the local apple store and see if they could "work something out for me"  She ended up talking to a few other departments within applecare who decided that there was technically a possibility of the GPU being at fault, and that they only way they could determine if it was indeed the gpu was to open it up and inspect the logic board.  This, coupled with the fact that I had purchased applecare warranty on my machine, convinced apple to fix the gpu (which basically means replace the logic board) free of charge since i was still within the 4 year nvidia quality program.  I took it to my apple store today and they sent it to the depot for logic board replacement.  Basically all is well in Macbook town!  Hope my story helps or at least inspires all you struggling early 2008 mbp owners out there.  Best of Luck!!

what I really would like to know

when apple replaces a logicboard on a 2010 mbp after just 13 months

is the new logicboard any different (better) than the old one

it cost me $550 to replace my mbp 2010  locicboard bdcause of overheating

the apple store in alabama charged me $50 without doing anything

they claimed it's the stores policy - stealing and cheating is common in the usa

apple is just satisfying the stockmarket which has no future for anybody

they have risen from the dead very fast but their fall will be worse

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what I really would like to know

when apple replaces a logicboard on a 2010 mbp after just 13 months

is the new logicboard any different (better) than the old one

Nope, just the same as the old one. It will probably fail again if the problem is with the GPU. Ultimately, its Nvidia's fault though - the same has happened with HP laptops that used Nvidia GPUs. All Apple can do is replace with a working logicboard thats the same design as the old one.