MACBOOK PRO 2011 GRAPHICS CARD FIX INSTALL
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Hopefully waiting for an Apple replacement program I want to disable the discrete graphics and enable only the Intel HD3000 chip in the i7. I got in touch with some local stores to see if they could change the logic board cheaper than the Apple Store, but that doesn't seem likely (their prices started at what Apple charged, and then added lots of labour/inspection costs).I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro that is affected by the well known problem on the graphics card (AMD 6490M 256MB). so I've been sitting on this problem for the time being. My computer is not covered under AppleCare, and I'm a grad student without a ton of disposable income. That is too bad that the problem started up again so soon! The 'unglueing' of the graphics card seems like a reasonable idea regarding the cause of the problems (well, not reasonable in them actually happening, but in terms of explaining why they are happening). but I imagine I will just run into the same issue.

MACBOOK PRO 2011 GRAPHICS CARD FIX INSTALL

I am currently running a Time Capsule backup and am going to install that firmware update and see if I can switch it to the discrete card. Since I made my post, I have kept the graphics on integrated only, and haven't had any freeze ups or artifacts. If you're interested, I can ping in with the results of the procedure.Р”Р„re you still covered by AppleCare? I would be interested in hearing how it goes with the logic board swap, and if it conclusively fixes the issue. I'll go for the logic board solution, but if you find any solutions, let me know.

I had them do the resoldering and the laptop worked fine for about 10 days, and now it's acting up again. Either as a result of falling damage (a slight fall happened, but a very long while ago and I never had issues after that - I slipped while the laptop was in my backpack) or heating over time, it got fuzzed up. They said it was a bit detached and not soldered well to the board. They offered two procedures: one is to switch out the logic board, which is the usual path they would take, and the other one (cheaper) was to actually re-solder in the graphics chip. They ran a couple of tests, many of which failed because my laptop locked up. I brought it into the service center, where they noticed my laptop heats up substantially more than they would expect. I sort of identified the issue to be with the discrete graphics, as switching to integrated didn't cause the problems.

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Althought Windows was stable, it also started showing glitches, and eventually they started appearing on the recovery partition as well.

MACBOOK PRO 2011 GRAPHICS CARD FIX SOFTWARE

I tried to localize the problem to be a software one, but failed.

Lock ups, screen tearing, graphics glitches etc. Tomorrow, though, the screen started exhibiting worse issues like you described. I restarted the comp and it didn't happen. It happened a couple of times, unplugging/plugging the external monitor would help solve it. First, my external monitor (and laptop monitor) screen shifted like in your first shot. I have a early 2011 MBP 15', and the same issue arose. I ran into the exact same issue around the same time like you. This is definitely the easiest/cheapest option, but to have such a computer and not be able to use the graphics card seems like a real shame. Would this necessarily fix the issue?Р”Сћ) Is there any way to 'fix' the graphics card?Р”Р€) Keep using gfxCardStatus and only use the integrated graphics card. I am just wondering what my options are (any input on any of these would be appreciated!):Р”РЋ) Replace the logic board. I installed gfxCardStatus, and have discovered that the computer runs fine using the integrated card, but as soon as I switch to the discrete card - the screen goes. Since then, the screen has gone awry on numerous occassions - each time necessitating a hard reset. The computer was working fine, when all of a suddent the screen when completely blue. However, as of two days ago, the problem has become substantially more severe. Since I've had the computer, the screen would get a blue tint when the computer switched between them. It has two graphics components: an AMD Radeon HD 6750M and a built-in Intel HD Graphics 3000. I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro (2.2 GHz Intel Core i7, 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 memory) running OS 10.8.2.

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