Can the failed graphics card be bypassed?

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Can the failed graphics card be bypassed?

I had the same problem happen a few days ago, triggered by putting my MacBook Pro 2/2008 in sleep mode after uploading video clips.

Was quoted $499 for fix-it replacement sine I missed the 4-year mark.

(I find this totally unacceptable business ethics and am extremely disappointed considering I spent $4000 on my MacBook Pro)

Anyway I am desperate to access my computer info & have brainstormed ways around this issue, and I'm not computer tech savvy.

Wondering if I can access my computer by fire wiring to my husbands MacBook without the video graphics card - just temporarily

Another squestion: what cheaper graphics cards are available instead of what the Apple store quoted?

MacBook Pro

Posted on Jun 11, 2012 8:37 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 11, 2012 8:39 PM in response to Apple-Toni

The graphics chips are soldered to the motherboard. They are NOT replaceable.

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Jun 11, 2012 9:10 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Ok so I wonder what the Apple store is offering to do for repair if it's not replaceable?

And can it be bypassed with FireWire to my other MacBook as an external hard drive or something?

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cainrand

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Jun 25, 2012 10:17 AM in response to Apple-Toni

I just recovered data from a Macbook Pro (2006) and from a Mac Powerbook G4. It required disassembly of the laptops and removal of the hard drives, then connect to a working computer and find and transfer data. I used a Windows workstation to do the transfer, but this also requires software like MacDrive to read the Mac data.

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