MacBook Pro 2011 a1286 reboot loop. Wits end

[Westflat]

Hi All

First post. I have a MacBook Pro early 2011. I shut down my mac and the. When trying to boot back up it is now stuck in boot loop. Gets to logo and status bar completes then goes white then reboots again. Tried the following:

D for diagnostics. It passed
Option key but won't boot to restore from USB or time machine
Safe mode won't work
Reset smc and npram
Disconnect battery
Removed memory and swapped each by self
Can't run disk utility.

Being told could be logic board but wanted to check if I have missed something?

Thanks

 

[Fishrrman]

What size is the display?
13", 15", or 17"?

 

[Audit13]

The a1286 would be 15.4".

 

[Westflat]

Hi

Yeah 15.4 and it's 2.2ghz

 

[littlepud]

Radeongate most likely?

 

[Westflat]

Ok so i was a year too late for the Apple replacement program then. Just seems strange the diagnostic says ok

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Did you try internet restore?

 

[Westflat]

Yeah tried that but as with each other restore attempt it just went on to apple logo with status bar then once complete went to white screen and then rebooted

 

[Westflat]

If I boot with option key it gives me the screen for selecting which drive hd, USB or internet but whatever I select it goes to logo and status bar. In verbose mode it lists a couple of failures including cache, sleep but most things appear to load ok. I wondered if after loading update it might be a kernel issue but safe mode not working either

 

[Westflat]

I fixed it!!!

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-repair-the-Macbook-pro-logic-board-at-home/

Just put the logic board in the oven!!