2011 Macbook Pro Graphics Card Fix

[@jephbennett]

"Cooking" a failed mac chip -can- help extend the functional life, but there are better ways to do this without an oven, which bakes all components, when you really only want to heat the failed GPU (or whichever chip failed). Here's some tips to make this repair last longer: 1. Use a heat gun instead of oven. A cheap heat gun is like $25. and very useful for other projects. - remove logic board and heat sink - clean off old thermal paste. once clean, use 99% isopropyl alcohol to clean the residue before applying new paste. AND WEAR GLOVES. finger oils can cause overheating later, and that 99% iso alcohol can poison your skin. - You also need to clean the heat sink pads the same as you did the chips. - You need heat shields protecting nearby components. Even aluminum foil is better than nothing. isolate the part you want to "cook", shield the rest with 2-3 layers of foil. - set gun on low, spend 2-3 minutes warming up the chip and surrounding board. - set gun on high and heat the chip with gun nozzle about 2 inches above the chip, 30-45 seconds from one angle, then another angle (straight down, then 45 degrees from each side), repeat for 3-5 minutes. don't let it cool, make sure the heat is never removed for more than a few seconds (to change position) til you're done. - watch for color change on the chip surface and surrounding board. "rainbowing" is normal (and means you're close to temp goal), but if anything starts to brown, blacken or smoke, pull back immediately. - if you have a laser thermometer, use it with your free hand to monitor temp. your goal is to reach 220 celsius on center of chip. 2. Always ground yourself when touching ram, logic boards, etc. Either grounding strap on wrist or at least touch a plugged in power cable every time before you touch the component. 3. try not to move the board during heating. once you start heating the GPU (or CPU, etc), DO NOT JAR, or FLIP IT OVER. You are risking the chip drifting on its solder bed. Heat from different angles, move the heat source, not the component. 4. take detailed notes of your repair attempt. if it fails, try again, with longer heat cycle. BONUS TIP: Use a ice cube tray to hold the dozens of screws you're removing. pay attention to the location you pulled it from and label each cube cubby so you know what goes where when re-assembling this bitch. BONUS TIP 2: While you're in there, clean those nasty fans, you dirty fuck. These steps will help prolong the longevity of your repair, allowing your mac to last longer. good luck.

[@NivedanMangalesh]

Hi, I wonder if you can help me with this, Jeph. I have a 15" Macbook Pro 2011. Its graphic chip failed three years ago and I got the motherboard changed (apple replaced it for free as there was a replacement programme). The graphics chip has failed again this week. I mean, when I boot it up the apple logo can be seen. Once it reaches the point where it does that graphic switching to the AMD chip, just before the login screen, it goes blank and white or blue. Do you think I can do anything about it? Does a reapplication of thermal paste enable me to salvage this laptop? Or is the graphics chip already fried?

[@jesslucio3104]

Nivedan Mangalesh Wow, very detailed! I like the idea of the heat gun focussed in the one area vs baking the while logic board. I reballed (resoldered) my late 2011 MBP about a year ago. The shop I took it to removed the original solder and put on a different kind. The service either came with a 6month or 1 year warranty, I forget. They also told me that my graphics card was a little damaged, but was still totally useable. The solder just got onto it. Now a year later I think I am experiencing the graphics card giving me issues. I have to wait until tomorrow to see what the diagnosis is. With that said I was told by the shop that this is fairly common with laptops. That laptops dont have the same ventilation capabilities as that if a desktop. He pointed to a Mac Pro tower, back to my Macbook Pro and said "They pretty much cram all that that into this. More ventilation with the tower." Dont get suckered into Appple telling you you need a $500+ logic board from them. That solder will just fail. I should have maybe spent another $50 and had the shop replace my graphics card, maybe I would be having this 2nd visit. I will update this post as soon as I get this figured out for the second go around.

[@kimtown]

Jeph Bennett Any chance you have a video on this? I’m a visual learner so trying to follow steps is like reading Greek to me. Thanks for the info though.

[@brendangilmore4297]

Er....your comment seems to be invisible beyond the 3rd line. I'd be keen to find out what you said here

[@kimtown]

Brendan Gilmore Who are you talking to?

[@lemike321]

I just completed my "cooking" in the oven.... and put it back together... and it worked. I am typing this response on my 2011 Mabook pro! Back to life. I was getting the vertical lines, and then it would not boot up anymore... so this technique solved my issue! GPU was getting unsoldered! cooking it, worked! Thank you so much! Michel

[@juanarrivillaga]

Mic Viz is your mbp still working? 😳

[@TinCole]

yeah, does it still work??

[@Kilik_Black]

I bought mine back when it came out and it has been going strong since. I dont put too much stress on it, but I did also upgrade the parts I could in order to make it last. Currently on High Sierra

[@ManifoldSky]

You should NOT take the board out of the oven like that! If you bump it even slightly, you run a HUGE risk of displacing numerous chips throughout the board that have all had their solder melted. Just turn off the oven, open the door, and let it sit!

[@soul_1065]

Thank you so much. Btw for anybody with a gas oven, I left it in for 10 mins with the temperature notch between 4 and 5. That worked for me. Thanks again.

[@trevorbyford6833]

Fantastic! Bit worried about doing it! My September 2011 15" MacBook Pro finally died last September (2018) and various trips and enquiries to repair shops proved fruitless. It was on PC Worlds "Do not repair" listing. It was put in a drawer and forgotten. So with nothing to loose I watched your excellent Video, crossed my fingers and went for it! Only observation is you skip through the removal of the ribbon cables a bit fast, so it was a step in the dark. The fan ones just pull up to release and I had a bit of a game trying to slide them out horizontally and damaged them a bit. A few of the ribbon cables are a bit fiddly but now I'm an expert! In the oven it went for 7 mins at 370 deg F (I had a temperature gauge in there so it was dead on) your heart beats faster when you do that. Put it all back together with the paste and Voila! A new one is currently £2600. It's working perfectly now so thanks mate! I'm writing this on my rescued machine, back from the dead an hour ago! There is no feeling quite like it when you switch it on and it works! Great Video, You and KZbin saved me a ton of money so thanks again. Everything is there, I didn't bake it all away and when it fired up even the Chrome remembered what I was doing when it died. If you are reading this with a dead Mac and wondering if it works - yes it does! Absolutely!! Just do what the Video says and it will be fine. If it dies again I'll do it again (it's easy now) and dine on baked Apple! My only gripe is why didn't I hear about the Apple recall which I understand they did. I'm in the UK which is where I bought it from the Apple shop, so they were aware of me and what I had. I love Apple products but this initially left me doubting my loyalty by not offering to fix what they knew was a built in problem for their loyal customers. Steve Jobs would have frowned on that I think. Thanks again for doing the video.

[@DevilRawDog]

Trevor Byford how much longer is it going to work though?

[@mobscene13]

I've never heard of a recall and I'm here in the states! I have the same model, it just crapped out.

[@mukzahmed9856]

@@mobscene13 is it still working?

[@mobscene13]

@@mukzahmed9856 no, not at the moment. I haven't bothered fixing it yet, just grabbed a replacement laptop for now.

[@davidwants4314]

I've had my 2011 MBP for about 9 years with no issues to date. Added 8gb of ram and 500gb SSD runs like new. Far from being a piece of junk.

[@fawllentv]

David Wants same

[@jcpalma4932]

Hi you can video edit in primier?

[@hiphoponeworld]

I did the same only I added just 4 gb of ram and a 500 gb SSD, it used to work quite well even without this update but now it runs soooo good

[@lydoel]

You are lucky i guess. My gpu failed after 1 year. Got the motherboard replaced for free after Apple finally acknowledged the problem. It worked for a couple of years and now it is starting to get the symptoms of a failing gpu again :o. I don't use it anymore but I'm looking for a permanent solution to fix this issue so I can resell it with a good conscience :).

[@TheContradiction92]

same here, battery is not what it use to be, but after 10 its hardly something to complain about.

[@HotshotTek]

Update: Don’t buy a 2011 MBP, and for those who care, I sold my Mac to Best Buy. The manager informed me that they use these older Macs for parts, as they wouldn’t resell them refurbished, especially an outdated model.

[@wonderlaz]

Hi! How much did you get for selling it?

[@williamg209two]

That's a lie, buy a 13 inch mac book pro 2011 they have just Intel graphics

[@briandonald]

Yeah, I bought mine (exactly like yours) back in 2011 and had it serviced by Apple around 3 years later. They "fixed" it by taking out my 16GB RAM and replacing it with original spec of 4GB. I ended up putting my 16GB back in and has worked flawlessly until about two weeks ago. It's a dinosaur anyway so I'm going to end up getting a new one. The problem is the 16" version starts at $2400! Sheesh.

[@philsandford4596]

Williamg209 ha! Not the same computer! 13” is fine, this is 15 and 17

[@Uncle_Buzz]

How much did he give you for it?

[@stevefazekas5875]

I reflowed my MacBook 17" 2011 today... Thanks for the tutorial!

[@juanarrivillaga]

Steve Fazekas hey there! Is your mbp still working?

[@TinCole]

did it work ?

[@a4e69636b]

@@TinCole Any updates?

[@TinCole]

@@a4e69636b sorry it didnt work

[@Nicky1026]

He really put it in the oven??? I just thought he was being sarcastic until he actually did it

[@briandonald]

Me too LOL

[@shawnaamit7103]

Than you So Much!!!!!! This worked. I’ve not been able to use this for over a year. Your AWESOME!!!💪🏻♥️😊

[@juanarrivillaga]

shawna Amit hey there!!! Is your mbp still working? 😳

[@tonifrizell6573]

It worked for me. Getting photos up to a cloud to access with iPad and I’m done with this thing. Apple repaired two years ago but it went bad again so I don’t expect this fix to last long. Thank you so much for the tutorial. I struggled a bit with getting all the cables reconnected but finally managed all but one. Seems to be doing what i need so I’m not going to worry about it.

[@juanarrivillaga]

Toni Frizell hey there! Is you mbp still working? I assume you did this fix somewhere around July 2019, right? 😳

[@macyourday0]

dosdude1 has a software fix that worked for me, and many others that allows the machine to be used in 2025. I have specific uses for my 17" that still makes it desirable over later models that had systems and ports removed, as well as older software compatibility. If you just want general purpose computing, get an M series, but once the stupid AMD GPU is bypassed the machine still works great.

[@renossantinc768]

my 2011 15" died for the 4th and last time. I've takin my mbp apart so much, i should be a certified Genius. dont have time to keep messing with it and threw it in the trash yesterday. apple should be sued for this.

[@MassivanMusic]

Apple should be sued for something that you bought 8 years ago? Come on, how long do you expect a laptop to work???

[@renossantinc768]

@@MassivanMusic i expect a laptop to last 12 years, like everything else we buy thats expensive does

[@MassivanMusic]

@@@renossantinc768 why exactly 12 years if I may ask? At the speed the computers are evolving a machine is obsolete way before 12 years have passed imho.. btw, my 13" late 2011 is also in the process of dying, that's why I found this thread..

[@GS-km5yu]

YES! Apple should be sued as they can't even provide you with any help what so ever. I had this very issue with the same machine and all Apple had to say was "sorry". No help, no fix, not even disabling the GPU for me to use the intel. A pile of shit apple are.

[@Joemillar1]

I love you man. I haven't tried it but I am already happy that there's an option to fix it my self. I will try it and give feed back

[@UnknownIdaho]

This video was way longer than it needed to be, but THE COMMENTS are excellent and told me everything I was looking for!

[@titusfrancis1342]

very helpful video, but instead of baking it you can use a heat gun to reheat & reflow the lead balls in the gpu, and to prevent it happening again just use a good thermal paste like artic mx4 or higher to prevent over heating of the gpu... and install intel power gadget to monitor the temps.. and always remember don't push to it's limit old is old....

[@JESSEofficial]

I'm typing this with my 2011 macbook pro. you are a genius.

[@diegoverarosales]

yeah me too, i just make de bypass for the second graphic

[@juanarrivillaga]

ALPHONSAE is your mbp still working?

[@LeVertJusCoolin]

I followed the steps and it worked! Thanks for the review

[@HotshotTek]

No problem man glad to hear it help you out 🙌🏼

[@shawnaamit7103]

LeVertJusCoolin is your Mac still working. I’m doing this whole thing now. On my way to buy arctic silver 5

[@kimtown]

I cannot believe this actually worked. I had nothing to lose!! Thanks so much!

[@tlarocksdaoriginodjlouielo9004]

I'm an ex macbook pro user and they suck! Crappy engineering and materials. If your going to pluck 2500.00 dollars for a laptop, it better last for years to come! But, apple has been screwing consumers for years with BS hype of this piece of junk! I mean, what the heck are we doing!? Baking computers!!!! LMFAO! Apple suck!!!! Been there, done that!

[@Paardrijdenmetplezier]

Oh my god!! Last week my Macbook had the same problem. First I visited the Apple store and they told me that my Macbook Pro 17 inch late 2011 was ancient and they cannot deliver spareparts for it. After some research on the internet I found your video. I thought, well lets give it a try, I have nothing to loose. I baked my mainboard like you did and YES YES YES YES it worked. My Macbook works like it's brand new. Many thank bro!!!! It even looks like it became faster like before, but maybe this is my feeling. Thanks again and I hope it will work well for a very long time and otherwise I will bake it again 😜 Greatings from a very happy KZbinr from the Netherlands

[@SolidTryThough]

Paardrijden met plezier was just in there last week as well. They used the term "obsolete technology" about 5 times during the whole exchange. I'll try replacing the board or using this technique 100 times before buying another apple product.

[@DlawarUSA]

Thank you so much man, I did this to my MacBook Pro and it worked.. great and thank you for sharing this Video, you are awesome 👍🏻👌🏻

[@martintrottier1990]

Wow!!! Je me suis dit que j'avais rien a perdre en essayant ce truc. Et aussitôt rebrancher tout fonctionne!! Merci beaucoup :)

[@artmilagro]

Heating up the GPU with a heat gun may be easier. However, this will not work for long. You will not be able to do this more than a couple times. I hope you told the person you sold this too you heated up the macbook GPU.

[@TanPham-sn3fc]

It actually works! The only issue is that all the chips became dark after this.

[@cemsengul16]

Did it work for three years then fail? I ask because I experienced something traumatic and I wonder if anybody here in the comments section also had this happen to them? I bought a 2010 Macbook Pro brand new in 2010. The logic board failed one month into ownership! I was doing light tasks like Microsoft Office since it was a school laptop. The Apple store "replaced" my logic board with another one and it functioned worse than when I brought it in. So my laptop actually stood gathering dust for 9 years until recently I gave it to Goodwill so they can recycle the Aluminum for something more functional like a Coca Cola can that can bring somebody joy. Anyone here ever receive any compensation without buying Apple Care? I heard that Apple Store's gave people 2011 models after 3 logic board swaps for those who had Apple Care. I was screwed out of over 2 grand for a dead paperweight and that is why even if newer laptops from Apple might be more reliable, I have not purchased another Apple product since 2010.

[@josedeleon819]

DUDE!!!! Followed your instructions and it WORKED!!!!!!!! I can’t believe it!!!

[@brandonboogieb5828]

Jose De Leon how long has your fix worked without baking it again.

[@Uncle_Buzz]

I did this 3-4 years ago after Apple had "fixed" my 2011 15" Macbook *twice* under their recall. That Macbook is still running strong, it's my daily driver. There is some debate as to whether the oven does the trick, or just replacing the thermal schmoo is the real solution. I saw an article linked in Apple's forums that said they had a bad batch of schmoo, so who really knows? All I know is the oven plus new schmoo (Arctic MX-4 for me) does the trick; it's one or the other or both. I'm in the process of doing another one at this moment. Just came out of the oven. We shall see.

[@ChrisLongPhoneRepair]

This is a bandaid on a broken leg. The reason this fails is due to solder connections under the flip chip die. The solder under there is very small and encased in a hardened underfill. When you "Warm" the underfill it flexes ever so slightly. Thus allowing the chip to make contact (Not always sometimes this wont even work) with the solder points on the substrate the die sits on. This is why this only will work for a little bit then fail again. Because you arent actually fixing the issue. Also lead free solder melts at 220-225*C the oven isnt even set high enough to melt the solder.

[@sebasvertical]

then it would be better to use one with lead solder instead lead free solder...

[@andreassimon2283]

Wäre es nicht auch möglich, die Stromversorgung für den Grafikchip zu kappen?

[@macyourday0]

Yes, there are physical and command line methods to disable/bypass the terrible GPU. Look up dosdude1 for the software fix, it worked on mine as the instructions are clear and correct. Disappointing to lose AirPlay and external monitors but there are still so many useful functions of the 17" in particular, especially that it’s still able to run 10.6.6.

[@aftr4485]

My 2011 held in till 2022 and made 4 albums 🖤

[@Binge2]

Heating up the gpu will only make it work temporarily. the whole reflow using the solder melt points is all a myth, luis rossman proved this in one of his videos. DO NOT BOTHER TO DO THIS METHOD ANYMORE its actually an issue with a shitty wafer on the gpu, also for these model macbook pro the a1286 i found and am relooking for that video, theres a capasitor that controls power to the gpu chip that needs to be replaced. sorry to discredit you HotshotTek but you dont need to put your motherboards in the oven anymore

[@artmilagro]

This heating up will only work once maybe twice. I hope you tell the people you sell this to you did this.

[@thelukas6519]

"properly repair it"

[@xkonec911]

It works for me!! Thank you very much!!

[@armandoponce-garcia8494]

Great video. I am going to try that right now. One question: After the mbp is running, how do you disable the defective chip? You started talking about this around minute 14 of your video. Can you please expand? Thanks in advance. Armando

[@jonathancastillo5504]

Bro... this saved my life! Did everything exactly as you said and revived my 2011 MacBook Pro. Thank you so much.

[@SaddamJRGaming]

How long macbook pro can live after being repaired like you did

[@therobertdilley]

I did this back in about September 2019. I'm doing it again today so I got 3-4 months. Apparently it works multiple times, I hope so!!

[@carlosleonch]

good job man... I'll try your baking technique. I had the same problem and I managed to disable the GPU by code, the problem was that I think I over heated the computer while doing it (on and off for several times) that after making it work, the screen went off and now is completely off. I can turn on the computer but I don't have any video. So, I will bake the heck out of it. Thanks for the idea!

[@markusmarkusmd]

Hiya Can you please advise how you disabled the GPU Thanks 🙏

[@1uncledo]

Apple Macbook Pro Late 2011 developed logic board issues. Diagnostic performed by MicroCenter - Apple authorized repair center - they could not boot into anything. A refurbished logic board from a 3rd party would have cost one thousand, and this GPU issue would still be outstanding issue simply postponed.... Apple does not make parts for these computers as they are considered vintage. I tried HotshotTek oven bake method and surprisingly I was able to boot correctly. This is a temporary fix though. I will research how to disable the dedicated AMD GPU as that seems to be the issue with these Boards, preventing the computer from booting up. So if you cannot boot up, you can get a diagnostic done from MicroCenter for 40 bucks then when you are sure its the logic board, try HotshotTek Oven bake method to fix your logic board. There is nothing to lose and much to gain. At least you will buy some time until you can get a new machine.The whole thing took me about 8 hours - disassembly, documentation, cleaning, baking and re-assembly. Documentation is important because it helps when you are re-assembling and connecting back about 16 ribbons total on the board

[@MaesVideo]

Did this over the weekend and it worked great, just like new.

[@mikemoyercell]

this fix will probably last longer if you get a syringe of flux and try to flow the flux under the chip before baking it. you would just have to really soak it with 90% isopropyl alcohol afterwards.

[@williamg209two]

The 15 and 17 inch mac book may suck but the 13 inch one doesnt

[@josemanuelgomez9503]

It is unbelievable BUT IT WORKED TO ME. MBP 8,2 15'' Late 2011. I spent 180 EUR to fix it 4 months ago and it failed again few days ago. I followed your tutorial and it is fixed now. I do not know how long it will work but I had a very expensive paperweight that now is recovered. Thank you! 190 centigrades, 10 minutes. I protected the motherboard's external connectors side with foil. paper

[@swspencer123]

My 2011 macbook pro lasted me 12 years without any issues.

[@cdxer]

buddy, you do know solder is made of a lead right? and you're baking it in your food oven

[@fuehwbdb3765]

You shouldn't cook it in your own oven buy one on eBay and sell it after ya cooking session.

[@briandonald]

@@fuehwbdb3765 LOL

[@saber5401]

Selling something that is going to fail, not the best practice... but that is the world of tech... sorry I wasted my time here..

[@wza360]

I wonder for how long this method would allow it to work.

[@adrianrylski8794]

Days or weeks. Once you get it up and running just disable it completely then you're stuck with igpu but it won't fail

[@wza360]

McXred Pl I've used recovery, single user mode and csrutil disable to disable GPU when it's already dead, so this is not a problem. I was just thinking of its worth trying to enjoy thay gpu for few months. But if we talk about days or weeks - not worth it.

[@adrianrylski8794]

@@wza360 you can never be sure. If you can keep it cool then I guess it wouldn't be that bad and die so fast but imo it would be better to leave it alone or sell it. They can still get very expensive even when faulty (if you got it up and running then it significantly increases value too. You can probably get somewhere about £300 for it and get a much more decent laptop with dgpu that doesn't fail straight away

[@HorsepowerPonies]

You most definitely can disable the gpu from recovery

[@GS-km5yu]

I tried to do this but you need to know what GPU is in the Mac and I can't find my box so im stuck lol

[@AminKhan-uo6vv]

i have same macbook but screen is flickering how to solve

[@GardensforLife]

Thank you!

[@mikosantos9349]

This will gonna destroyed all plastic and other component

[@dany604]

So, I have to fry the motherboard for my mac to work?

[@mbaree]

Baked not fry .... Do you speack english ? :)

[@runneryg]

I DID THIS A WHILE BACK IN 2016 17 AND I FUCKED UP ONE OF MY RAM SLOTS I ALSO FRYED MY CPU OR GPU WITH A BLOW TORCH NOW it's NOT EVEN POWERING UP., ITS IN ITS BOX RIP..

[@portofly94]

If I disable the GPU, will that take up a considerable amount more processing power? I use my old MacBook for music production, and it's just started having symptoms of GPU failure. If I disable the GPU, will I have a hard time running CPU heavy programs like Logic Pro X?

[@BenWeeks]

No you should be ok. GPU is just for things like video editing or 3d games.The CPU is managing the load for Logic anyway. It's similar to after effects in that way. Processor and ram are the components it uses. You can check Logic's recommended specs to confirm.

[@seanmou-keefe6967]

I’m not really expecting you (crazy tech dude) to know the answer to this question but someone reading this might. My understanding is that the solder used to attach this chip to the board is the issue, not the chip itself. I find it odd that this one connection out of hundreds of thousands of similar connections on every motherboard would have the wrong solder applied. I would guess that the chips come pre tinned for installation and that would answer that. That being said, why can’t the existing solder be removed and the chip reattached with the correct solder thereby making a permanent fix? I’ve seen videos where people remove the chip and then make tiny little jump wires that serve to bypass the chip (one of many methods at this point) so, besides requiring expert soldering skills and the equipment needed for the job, it’s not as if it is physically impossible. Anyone have input on this, possibly what kind of solder should have been used? thank you!

[@ahmedelsaid5103]

Maximum temperature I have on the oven is 230 C, could it work for that?

[@joto1580]

Ahmed elsaid i think its fahrenheit he talks about. i guess its 190 degrees celsius.

[@calvincaldwel1138]

I liked it and now I now how to disassemble a MacBook Thx

[@HotshotTek]

Haha awesome xD

[@theunchartedtrucker1113]

I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro 15 inch 2.0ghz that I really do not use much at all anymore. Is my MacBook model afflicted with the gpu problems. It still works currently, it is just slow with a poor battery. Do you recommend just selling it?

[@depressedsauce2898]

Sell it for parts.

[@BenWeeks]

Battery is not too expensive. I had mine replaced though you can do it yourself easily. I think the part is about $50. The GPU has a life span, eventually it'll burn out. I understand the GPU on this model has internal problems that shorten the lifespan. But mine died while playing a first person shooter at a high detail setting. So it died perhaps in part due to heat. But yeah, sell it for parts if you like.

[@melissachisholm7107]

Hello, any information to fix the 13"? I get the which loading screen after plugging into an external monitor. I only see solutions for 15" and 17". Thanks,

[@szatanica1]

Mine works fabulously for a decade now, so…:)

[@orlandomestre270]

I know this video is two years old but why not use a heat gun?

[@joeconnectall627]

so--- you're going to sell it... and tell the perspective buyer that they have to bake it every 3 weeks right? Yah... riiiiight.

[@HotshotTek]

Yeah to best buy lol

[@PGISME]

@@HotshotTek Ahah great idea

[@baxwell3540]

i ended up just disabling the discreet GPU. once you do that, you will no longer face this issue. however you will have issues with getting the MBP out of sleep mode and you'll have to add the bright slider. dosdude1 has the easiest way to disable the discreet GPU.

[@oliverkhoo]

I have a question. How does it perform before and after the method you mentioned? I'm thinking to do the same

[@ignasfilipovas7871]

Temporary repair only. You HAVE TO switch to integrated Intel graphics (100% fix). It doesn't take long, there are KZbin step by step tutorials on how to. BTW, as you cooked the shit out of the logic board, thermal paste has to replaced on the CPU and GPU.

[@calvincaldwel1138]

Ignas Filipovas He mentions that in the video

[@generalmetal967]

Update - Mine started screwing up again so I gave up. I got myself a MacBook 2012 which only has an intel integrated gpu.

[@datboi_gfx5504]

Same here man

[@generalmetal967]

screens a bit small but it works..

[@ChrisLongPhoneRepair]

@@generalmetal967 Because this isnt a fix. This is warming up a GPU to cause the underfill to flex some allowing the solder to touch under the flip chip bga (The shiny part of the GPU). This does not fix the solder issue under that Die.

[@generalmetal967]

@@ChrisLongPhoneRepair yeah I know it's a shame because these mbps are really good otherwise

[@WiteBizkit]

My 13” MacBook Pro 2012 (I think) is booting to a black screen, no chime, caps key won’t illuminate and fan runs on high. Do I have a failed logic board?

[@GentilEulade]

Did you find any solution? I have same issue on same MacBook you mentioned but it’s 15”

[@Kudos_OG]

@@GentilEulade Hey, I'm pretty sure I took it to a "Mac Expert" who basically said it wasn't repairable and I needed to buy a new board, so I got him to transfer my files to a new hard drive for me and eventually threw the old MacBook out. Sorry I couldn't provide a solution, all the best! :)

[@yannisdran]

from what I understand, this is a temporary solution that I will need to repeat every now and then?

[@rodrigo4379]

reselling this macbook is not very good ideia since it will die again, for parts is good but maybe disable the GPU before selling it

[@simpletechtasks9834]

You bake that in oven just to kinda solder it back again? Is that what it is? You didn't replace anything, right?

[@HotshotTek]

Yeah, we just reheat the ball points on the GPU to get to connect again.

[@simpletechtasks9834]

@@HotshotTek Is there different method to do it more local, perhaps with heat gun? To avoid baking all motherboard in oven? How many of those GPU have you fixed this way?

[@HotshotTek]

I tried the heat gun method before and I know on some this could also fix it. But my GPU must have been bad because it didn’t do anything and was still not properly booting up. So I threw aside, a year later I revisited it and just said F it lol. And tried the oven method and it worked and documented it to share thats its possible.

[@HotshotTek]

But the everything on board (included the board) are all heat resistant can handle extreme heat. Just not the speakers.

[@HotshotTek]

And this was my first GPU I have physically attempts to fix without just getting replacement parts.

[@Advcrazy]

Any reaksjon why one coils bt just keep repeating this fix? I had the logic board in my early 2011 MBP replace by apple acoue years ago. Friken disappointed that they replaced it with the same faulty part which lasted on 2 years. should have been a mandated recall!! Anyway, can I do this fix now and then repeat it in the future if needed? The laptop is still fast and works brilliantly!! (Upgrades with Samsung eco ssd) so I see no reason to spend $3500 (in norway) for a new one

[@mamathamrmamathamr6525]

Thank u so much , it’s worked indeed, I was tried this 2018 and it worked well till now and again same problem starts from month, can I try again same process now also , I am using 2011 mackbook pro 15”, 750 gb, in india I couldn’t find any new graphics card for my Mac so give me some suggestions, Actually Mac is restarting problem was happening I gave to Mack service center they told graphic card problem, is it really graphic card problem ? Is it restarts again and again because of that ?

[@wholehog9834]

It worked!

[@parafreak92]

I got late 2011 but 13 inch should i be worried?

[@Chengy8]

Nope. Only 15" and 17".

[@oliverkhoo]

Mine was 15"

[@davidchilds9876]

Do not do this. Not all the plastic parts can handle the oven. This process melted several parts onto the motherboard.

[@mrbigrzl]

Power medic on KZbin

[@clebermedeiros2426]

You forget to put some sal and papers lol

[@AdnanGhosheh]

you could have used a heat gun instead of removing everything for the over :) will done (Y)

[@Semi_locvk]

I have my account saved on my mac and I spent fortune on the game some random guy might get it

[@Semi_locvk]

Thatz why I dont wanna sell

[@allisonpaul2189]

Wow amazing! Can I send you mine? 😭😭

[@townfam00]

Thanks. Worked for me.

[@juanarrivillaga]

Jason Townsend hey there! Is your mbp still working?

[@enginatesh]

You should have left it in the oven and let it cool there, that is big mistake

[@Doddster1983]

correct, rapid fluctuations in heat is what caused the issue in the first place, the reduction in heat should be as gradual as possible

[@ntag411]

The only real fix is to replace the GPU. And it will fail again because it never was conservatively designed. If your lucky the GPU is available, otherwise Apple makes getting the part impossible. Just by a new one. That's how Apple gets rich.

[@marcepaiva]

how do you get the gpu and how much it cost?

[@HotshotTek]

What?

[@rrcoster]

There are some companies that have special machine that will desolder and reinstall a new GPU as eventually this reflowing method won't work either. Nothing is permeant fix as ATI or apple fixed the problem. Best solution is to just upgrade to the 2012 Macbook Pro with nvidia graphics

[@W-H1U]

Advice for people out there, dont bake components in the same oven you cook your food in.

[@Bennygk-yw2fx]

That just happened to me last week,does Apple replace it for free?? I didn't even use it that much :(

[@dwebster83]

No they will not, the replacement extended warranty expired in 2016.

[@DamoT]

Apple replaced my 2011 MacBook Pro with a MacBook Pro 2018 last year under EU consumer Law give them a call

[@lhensipe6794]

This thing is done

[@capoeirask8]

Seriously?

[@Forest-spirit-sadepisara]

Damo Hi Damo, i have this problem also with my MacBook 2011 (in 2015 Apple replaced the motherboard and this week it broke again). I went to Apple today and they refused to help in any way, referring to the laptop as ”vintage”. Could you tell me which clause of EU consumer law you used? Or which argument you used exactly to have Apple agreeing on replacing? Would be a huge help if you could tell me. Thank you in advance!!

[@DamoT]

Jacob Guerrero yep I got a MacBook Pro 2018 but I’ve got issues with it now re keyboard and new gpu, but Apple did replace MacBook after calling Apple care

[@DamoT]

Titii my MAC was vintage too but they sent you away with a computer that was going to break it was just time, this is what happened to me. I called Apple care they told me about the EU consumer law , if you can prove it’s a manufacturing fault which you can as this has happened to thousands of people, they have to I’ve fix it, which the can’t, as they do not have parts, or replace it, which they did with me.

[@maxmeista]

Wait... so just maddly heating a motherboard fixes it? Can any1 explain why this works?

[@oblitum]

Fakeee