I have a macbook pro crashing intermittently. It is a 15 inch mid 2010. I never heard that it was recalled. Now I have crashes which I think are due to a graphics problem. What can I do?
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010), OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)
Sounds like this:
If so they you can pay to get it fixed but likely not worth it unless you can get a GOOD logic board fro a used MacBook Pro, or see if disabling the descrete graphics works and is acceptable for your use.
This is the Mac Pro desktop forum. I requested your post be moved to the MacBook Pro laptop forum.
Here are some of the symptoms. http://arstechnica.com/apple/2011/08/buggy-nvidia-drivers-giving-2010-macbook-pr o-owners-lion-upgrade- But if you want to be sure, post a crash report for someone to look at.
If you are serious about keeping this MacBook Pro, you can find a shop that will replace the surface-mount graphics chip on the mainboard and provide a modest warranty for their work.
That is what the recall would have done, although indirectly, by swapping out the mainboard for one with a graphics chip from a later batch that did not have the LATENT DEFECT found in some of the early samples.
If you choose not to repair:
Earlier version of Mac OS X caused fewer problems. Using the third-party gfxcardstatus utility to force integrated graphics operation can help.
In contrast, using an external display forces discrete graphics ON, so makes any problems much worse.
I have a macbook pro crashing intermittently. It is a 15 inch mid 2010. I never heard that it was recalled. Now I have crashes which I think are due to a graphics problem. What can I do?
