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2011 MBP high res screen going crazy

buryyourbrideau

buryyourbrideau

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Just started doing this a few weeks ago, not all the time, comes and goes.

Also only does it on the main display, not when connected to my Dell external.

Think its the display? Video card?

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The red is supposed to be black obviously, any ideas?
 
Bring that to an apple store immediately. Show them the pictures that you posted here too.
 
Hey. Mine is sort of doing the same thing. I don't have the High Res though. Just regular glossy.
I was changing the settings in SC2 and it started happening. Getting slowly worse.
It's a refurb. I don't really want to have to send it all the way back and then wait for another. :(
Any options?
 
Jukes316 said:
Hey. Mine is sort of doing the same thing. I don't have the High Res though. Just regular glossy.
I was changing the settings in SC2 and it started happening. Getting slowly worse.
It's a refurb. I don't really want to have to send it all the way back and then wait for another. :(
Any options?
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No, its a hardware problem. Even if you could fix it yourself it wouldn't be worth because if you failed you could potentially void your warranty.
 
AlphaDogg said:
You missed the part when the OP said that there were no problems on the external display, only on the internal display; this rules out possibility of a bad gpu.
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It's still a possible GPU/logic board problem. If the connection from the GPU to the LCD screen is deteriorating, that could be causing the flare-ups. It might not be happening on the external display because the circuitry from the GPU to the port is perfectly fine.
 
Yeah I think I'm taking it in this week, super bummed though because its a BTO and therefore, I don't think I'll be able to get it replaced in store...
 
peace4al said:
Its the Intel HD 3000 failure
Intel IGP are an epic fail
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Excellent point, as soon as we connect it to the external display, the discrete GPU kicks in.

Might be worth installing gfxcardstatus and forcing the display to use the discrete GPU to verify it's not the panel, but I reckon peace4al is right.


buryyourbrideau said:
Yeah I think I'm taking it in this week, super bummed though because its a BTO and therefore, I don't think I'll be able to get it replaced in store...
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They'll be able to do a logic board replacement in store.
 
fat jez said:
Excellent point, as soon as we connect it to the external display, the discrete GPU kicks in.

Might be worth installing gfxcardstatus and forcing the display to use the discrete GPU to verify it's not the panel, but I reckon peace4al is right.




They'll be able to do a logic board replacement in store.
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I had an 2010 top end 17" MBP. I had the same problem with Intel HD graphics on that genration of MBP's. I used gfxcardstatus to confirm it was the integrated GPU and not the Nvidia 330m. I was able to produce the exact problem in front of the folks at genius bar and they agreed that there were problems with intel GPU's.
Since OP has confirmed the same exact issue with HD 3000, IMHO the intel GPU's are severely underpowered to handle load put by Mac OSX.
Intel IGP solutions are more of a time bomb !
 
Headed out of town this week so I'll be stopping by the store early next week.

Wanting to get the updated cinema display so I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone.
 
Now in the Apple store for repair.

I told them I thought it was the logic board and they took it without saying much.

Hope to have it back soon.
 
UPDATE:

Got it back from Apple, new Logic Board and new display.

Seems to be running much cooler now as well, maybe they held off on all that damn thermal paste this time.
 
Of course the best you can do about it is to take it back to the Apple hardware store and let them fix it for you. Quality is the only thing that discriminates between Apple and all the other brands out there. If we start to get such errors even on the apple devices, then I don't think there is any difference left between Apple and any other brand. However, before taking it back, try installing the latest version of the Graphics drivers available and also try setting the resolution to a bit lower level. This worked for me.
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Jukes316 said:
Hey. Mine is sort of doing the same thing. I don't have the High Res though. Just regular glossy.
I was changing the settings in SC2 and it started happening. Getting slowly worse.
It's a refurb. I don't really want to have to send it all the way back and then wait for another. :(
Any options?
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My aunt had a problem with her refurb and they replaced it with a brand new one out of the apple store.
 
AlphaDogg said:
You missed the part when the OP said that there were no problems on the external display, only on the internal display; this rules out possibility of a bad gpu.
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I agree! I think it is a bad display screen... But take it an Apple store and they will take care of it for you.....
 
I ordered a mbp base 15" with hires glossy, and when it got hot, it started to put green lines at the left off the screen paint the darker areas of the screen with a bright green. I'm pretty sure it was doing it when using the external graphics card, but had the mac replaced before I could really investigate it. My new mac seems fine.
 
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