MacBook Pro 2011 is it Graphics card or screen itself?

[elllebellle]

• First, it was random glitchiness, then weeks later became sudden horizontal gray and white lines on screen, like corduroy, and had to reboot.
• Now, can't even use it. Tried recovery mode, PRAM reset.
• After PRAM reset, screen came up with short random alternating horizontal blue and white lines, and center logo was broken up. Then very soon after it turns to solid blue/gray screen. Then fan gets louder and MacBook restarts itself. Whole process is probably 2 minutes.
• 3rd time doing this eventually resulted in same issue but with 2 inch black vertical line on left.
• Is it a new graphics card i need, or whole new screen, or something else?
  (I have pictures and a video of the issues)

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Audit13]

If the MBP an early or late 2011 15"?

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

Graphics card. http://dosdude1.com/gpudisable/

 

[elllebellle]

If the MBP an early or late 2011 15"?

Hey, not sure, its Model A1286 if that helps

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

https://checkcoverage.apple.com/ca/en/ Enter your serial here to determine the model.

 

[Audit13]

A1286 is a 15" with a Radeon GPU that has failed. I had a late 2011 15" that also had a failed GPU.

Apple has an extended warranty program for affected units which has ended: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/05/20/apple-ends-2011-macbook-pro-repair-program/

 

[elllebellle]

Graphics card. http://dosdude1.com/gpudisable/

Thanks, but just can't see enough to do anything - see pic
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https://checkcoverage.apple.com/ca/en/ Enter your serial here to determine the model.

thanks - its a Late 2011 model

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

Close the lid and put it under a blanket for an hour while turned on and plugged in. Then try.

 

[elllebellle]

A1286 is a 15" with a Radeon GPU that has failed. I had a late 2011 15" that also had a failed GPU.

Apple has an extended warranty program for affected units which has ended: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/05/20/apple-ends-2011-macbook-pro-repair-program/

A1286 is a 15" with a Radeon GPU that has failed. I had a late 2011 15" that also had a failed GPU.

Apple has an extended warranty program for affected units which has ended: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/05/20/apple-ends-2011-macbook-pro-repair-program/

Thans but no longer
Thanks but Apple has an extended warranty program for affected units which has ended: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/05/20/apple-ends-2011-macbook-pro-repair-program/[/QUOTE]

Close the lid and put it under a blanket for an hour while turned on and plugged in. Then try.

Are you joking or is this to reheat the solder in the card?

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

Thans but no longer
Thanks but Apple has an extended warranty program for affected units which has ended: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/05/20/apple-ends-2011-macbook-pro-repair-program/

Are you joking or is this to reheat the solder in the card?

I'm not joking and that's exactly what it does. I've done it myself to multiple Macs of the same year.