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  1. akosidodong

    2011 MacBook pro bypass GPU Can upgrade MacOs X Lion to Catalina?

    My question is can I upgrade my MacBook pro late 2011 15inch from MacOS X Lion 10.7.5 to High Sierra or Catalina without any problem ?. macOS x Lion is currently working and installed. my MacBook is currently bypassing the GPU for the reason that my MacBook's GPU is dead. many thanks to those...
  2. Mormislaw

    Video output on 2011 MBP with disabled GPU

    Hello, for the past few months I've been trying to find a way to connect an external display to my late 2011 15" MacBook Pro with disabled AMD GPU. Is there any way at all to do it? Will that adapter work? https://allegro.pl/oferta/adapter-konwerter-usb-3-0-do-hdmi-karta-graficzna-6863588997...
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    • disable dedicated gpu macbookpro2011 video output
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    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  3. dosdude1

    MBP 1,1-10,2 Permanently Disable 2011 15"/17" MacBook Pro Dedicated GPU - gMux IC Bypass

    UPDATE: The solution detailed below is more or less out of date at this point, as I have recently developed a custom gMux IC firmware that not only permanently disables the AMD GPU, but also retains full native software-controlled display backlight brightness. Documentation explaining the...
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    • disable dedicated gpu gmux bypass macbook pro 2011
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    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
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