Field of vertical lines all over Macbook Pro screen? (+ freezes, beeps)

I took my Mac to a service provider and thinking it was a RAM problem, we ordered and put in new RAM.

Your GPU has failed,

Contact Apple for appt. for full diagnostics and replacing the logic board.

I just got the logic board replaced in the new year;

Yes, I read that.,.......nevertheless, thats the case.

GPU is graphics processor

gpu is affixed to logic, it would be the board.

other than obviously a defective component, let me ask you:

1. Are you gaming a LOT, and notice your Macbook getting excessively hot?

if yes, there is a moderate statistical possibility of same due to this.

otherwise is simplex failure of an extremely complex computer component nobody will bring down to anything more than "high complexity in electronics means things can fail".

There is no avoidance of hardware failure if youre treating your mackbook fine, you just got struck with very bad luck in multiple repairs.

Full diagnostics are needed and free, so make an appt. for a drop off of your machine. 😊

I have a mid-2012 MBP and have the same exact issue. Hardware all passed at the Apple store even after leaving it overnight for multiple stress tests. Installed new RAM and I am also on my 3rd logic board and have had no luck. Reformatted multiple times to factory settings thinking it was a software issue but that did not solve anything. I never did anything memory intensive on my laptop so I don't think I ever overstressed it. I'm taking it in one last time to see if they can do anything but frankly I think it's a lost cause at this point. Anyhow, did you ever find a solution?

I am having this same issue! I have a 13 inch macbook pro which I purchased in December 2012, so it's only 16 months old. I've always had a hard shell case on it, and upon taking the case off last month I noticed that when I lightly press the bottom of the computer (like when I'm picking it up to move it), I get the same graphic glitch as pictured above, everything freezes, and I have to force power down. This started happening much more frequently and also started happening when I'm not even touching the laptop. It will sometimes not powering back on and would sound the three beeps, as you mentioned. I took it into Apple and after making sure the RAM was in place and testing the hardware, I was told that it must be the logic board. It's no longer under warrenty and I cant afford such an expensive repair. It is also dicouraging that this repair didn't even fix the issue for you! This is happening more and more frequently and the laptop has also been getting very hot and has been very slow. This seems like a quality issue to me, and I have other reports of the same issue on different forums! Any suggestions on how to proceed? Any input is appreciated.

Thanks for the advice! I took it in and unfortunately the only thing they could offer was swapping out the hardware for a flat rate of $280. At this point I don't mind paying the money as long as I have a functioning laptop and the cost is a lot cheaper than buying a new laptop. One my concerns is that the problem may come up again in the future though.

Since it was an intermittent issue with mine I took videos/pictures of whenever my laptop locked up. I then showed them to the genius when I took it into the Apple Store. After explaining my situation to them they agreed that it was an unusual problem and replaced my logic board out of warranty for free. I would suggest doing the same but the situation and circumstances may vary so they may not offer the same to you. However, it does not hurt to try.

Also, as I mentioned to mchanxo Apple does offer a flat fee of $280 to replace any hardware that is going bad including the logic board. That could be another option but my concern with that is if it only applies to hardware that does not pass the Apple Hardware Test.

Another thing to note is that the genius told me that the in-store Apple Hardware Test does not test to see if the ram slots are going bad. He said the only way to test it is to put the good RAM in each slots and see if the laptop functions correctly. He also noted that if you do install new RAM you need to reformat your laptop to factory settings because the "OS originally sat on bad memory." I am not too computer savvy so I cannot confirm the validity of his statement but it is worth trying.

Hope this helps.

Oh no.. I have the same problem and I'm out of warranty too. Seems like it's happening to a lot of people.

Does anyone know if it costs to have it diagnosed if I don't have warranty on it now?

Yesterday I happened the same, it happens 90% of the macbook pro 15 "2011. Today I went to the apple store in Murcia (Spain) and nothing, I have to change the motherboard. My computer never has been used to play video games, I used to work responsibly. Never has overheated and yet you what happened to most.'s a shame that even apple does not respond to their responsibility equipment failures that are usually of highest range in their laptops.'s basic with intel graphics cards do not suffer from any problem. Indeed'm writing from my macbook couples with intel graphics card that works like the first day.

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Manu Cutillas,

I don't know if you've found the discussion yet, but I assume that your problem, with the 15" 2011 is realted to the problems as discussed here -> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4766577?tstart=0.

The best fix is a new reballed GPU.

Clinton

Thanks, this is my problem.