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    The ultimate update for fixing the MBP 16" Intel-based.

    Opinion based on owning a MacBook Pro 16" 2019 model bought on July 2020; i9, 16GB memory, 1TB storage. My MacBook has been a mess pretty much since I got it. I couldn't return it because I got it abroad, and even though on my local Apple service they did change the screen and consequently the...
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    Windows 10 - Nvidia Tesla K10 problem

    Hello, I've got some NVIDIA Tesla K10 GPUs laying around and I was wondering if I could throw them into my good ol' MacPro 5.1. I made a Pixlas mod around a year ago and the PSU is powerful enough to handle two cards. However, only one card works. If I put two into it, the device manager says...
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    2011 MacBook Pro not booting

    I have a 15 inch 2011 MacBook Pro and the other day while I was using it in GarageBand it froze up. I figured whatever that happens and shut it down, closed the lid and plugged it in. Well then the yesterday I went to boot it up and at first it showed a blue screen with lines going up and down...
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    Worth repairing on a MBP 15" Retina mid-2012 the solder joints of the U8900 chip causing GPU VCore failure ?

    I have a MacbookPro 15" Retina mid-2012 going black screen whenever it switches to the dedicated GT650M NVidia GPU instead of the integrated GPU. This is apparently a well-knowned issue due to the bad solder joints of the U8900 power buck converter causing GPU VCore Failure. It has been...
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    2011 gpu fix with blank ssd Help

    Hello, I bought a ‘11 MacBook Pro with the gpu issue. There is an hdd with high Sierra installed in the device. I successfully managed to boot into the OS (by disabling the defective gpu in the terminal). The problem is there is of course a password required from the previous user. I bought a...