macbook pro 2011

Hello! =) First post here! Just acquired a (reasonnably priced, cheap) MacBook Pro 8,1 , early 2011 13" (Dodged a bullet lol, didn't knew 15 and 17" had dGPU issues hehe). This is my first Mac (I have been using Hackintoshes since 2014 but it was a challenge/educational thing more than any...

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...

Hello all, I recently found this macbook piled up in my Dads garage and thought id take a look at it, there was no HDD, RAM or power supply. I have installed them my self, with a new SSD and 8GB of ram, upon booting it i noticed there was a graphical issue, so I've disabled the external GPU in...

Hey guys, this ones a bit of a novel but I’d appreciate any help as I’ve spent all evening troubleshooting this and am lost. Model: Early 2011 MacBook Pro 15”, put in a SSD + 8GB RAM about 3 years ago. Also have taken the DVD Drive out, other than that it’s stock. Situation: Just bought...

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...

Hi everyone, I'm facing an issue with a 2011 MacBook Pro (i5). This is something persistent, I can't define a exact time to happens but is a "normal" behavior. The problem I'm facing is basically this: Without any previous identified error or problem this Mac in one random occasion after...

I have an early 2011 13-inch MacBook Pro which had a loose hinge, so about a month ago I decided to open it up to remove the display assembly, tighten the hinge screws and reassemble. While I was reassembling, the LVDS connector snapped back onto the logic board and something tiny on the board...

Hi guys about a year ago I encountered the gpu issue that is found in 2011 mbp. I followed the steps that disables the amd chip and it worked, but now im facing a new issue. My mbp turns on but Screen is completely black, no backlight either. No chime. No keyboard backlight. SMC works but...

hello you all, i've recently upgraded my macbook pro 15 2011, it had a fusion drive sad 256go + 750Go worked fine, i've just changed disk to sad 128Go + 1To, i have pull out the old disk and put in the new ones, have had tried to rebuild the fusion drive with new disks, but each time errored...

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...

My trusty old A1286 MacBookPro5,1 Late 2008 15" MBP 2.53GHz is on its last legs and now fails to turn on. It had a good innings of nearly 10 years without issue. I have upgraded to an SSD drive and it was last running on El Capitan. I have the opportunity to acquire a free A1278 MacBookPro8,1...

Hello, my macbook pro late 2011 13" charging stucks at 99% for almost an hour. What should i do ? Is there is a problem with charger or battery or should i replace one of them. Thanks in advance Also there is a notification for Service Battery

Hello, i recently bought a macbook pro 13 inch 2011 late. I bought it for development purpose and i am worried about its temprature. Please have a look at the temperature of my macbook and suggest me is it ok ? or should i do something in order to prevent ruining my machine. As you can see the...

Hi! I have a early 2011 macbook pro with a failed AMD GPU and I'm trying to fix it following the instructions of that MacRumors thread. However I'm in a dead end trying to resetting the PRAM. I need it in order to reset the startup disk and make the laptop boot from OSX which has been...

Hi Guys So I have had my MacBook Pro 2011 17 inch since 2011, in that time the computer has had 3 logic boards replaced by Apple due to the graphics card issue. The issue is back again and I am trying to get another replacement by Apple. The last time the Logic Board was replaced an Apple...

If you don't have time to read my story (which also describes some interesting technical approaches) just scroll down this thread until a "100% WORKING SOLUTION" text Discrete AMD GPU of my 2011 MacBook Pro 8,2 has finally failed because of the reasons mentioned here (...

Hi All, I have been having issues with my 2011 MacBook Pro since October 2016. (GPU boot up issue's) It's been into the local approved reseller three times, twice under consumer law (I didn't appreciate that legally I only needed to give them one attempt and they put me on a conveyor belt of...

Was really hoping my first post would be a "HEY, I JUST DONE SOME GOOD STUFF TO MY MACBOOK PRO", but alas, it is instead a problem! (For TL;DR of this section, scroll down) I recently downgraded to upgrade; swapped my MacBook Pro 2014 for a delicious MacBook Pro Late 2011. I both sold and...

I just upgraded ram from 4GB to 8GB on my MacBook pro 2012 (macOS Sierra 10.12.2) . I now starting to see black screen before login screen for few seconds then login screen appear. Is it normal to have black screen for few seconds before login screen or did I do anything wrong during the...

Hey, maybe someone can help me? I searched a lot and did not find solution. I found out that the sound problem is because of EFI boot. Tried couple of suggested solutions, like to install windows from CD instead of USB, so installation will be in legacy mode, but unfortunatelly I replaced DVD...