Hi,
My mid 2012 rMBP 15 went through a huge impact the other day, the screen was completely shattered and the body was curved. Since I want to wait for the next rMBP release before buying a new one, I thought I could try turning my laptop into a desktop computer. I took to logic board out, it was curved ! But surprisingly when everything was connected, it managed to boot. It seemed to work great, but sadly my GPU is acting weird.
A tool I have installed (gfx card status) is telling me the computer is using the small Integrated GPU,
But this is weird since I am using a external display. Macbooks need the discrete GPU to run a external display. When I choose Integrated only in the GFX option it does not let me, even though its telling it is using the integrated GPU.
When the dynamic switching option is enable all the apps using the GPU such as 3D apps, they all crash. If I am using the discrete only they work, but the GFX, and other tools still says the computer is using the integrated chip. Also when I run sketchup the graphic are weird
I reflowed the GPU with a soldering rework station but it did not make any improvement.
Any Idea what I could try to narrow the problem down ?
Thanks
My mid 2012 rMBP 15 went through a huge impact the other day, the screen was completely shattered and the body was curved. Since I want to wait for the next rMBP release before buying a new one, I thought I could try turning my laptop into a desktop computer. I took to logic board out, it was curved ! But surprisingly when everything was connected, it managed to boot. It seemed to work great, but sadly my GPU is acting weird.
A tool I have installed (gfx card status) is telling me the computer is using the small Integrated GPU,
But this is weird since I am using a external display. Macbooks need the discrete GPU to run a external display. When I choose Integrated only in the GFX option it does not let me, even though its telling it is using the integrated GPU.
When the dynamic switching option is enable all the apps using the GPU such as 3D apps, they all crash. If I am using the discrete only they work, but the GFX, and other tools still says the computer is using the integrated chip. Also when I run sketchup the graphic are weird
I reflowed the GPU with a soldering rework station but it did not make any improvement.
Any Idea what I could try to narrow the problem down ?
Thanks