- 2012 macbook pro graphics card Patch#
- 2012 macbook pro graphics card free#
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This is a component level repair and so we charge our standard 2012/2013 logic board repair price of £229 inc VAT Once the MacBook is repaired we perform an intense 3D test on the GPU for 1 Hour and then leave the MacBook testing for a day. We also perform dust removal of the case internals. This repair also includes a fan and heatsink clean out + fresh thermal paste. The logic board is then ultrasonically cleaned and dried in a PCB Oven.
2012 macbook pro graphics card free#
We remove as much of the lead free solder as possible and manually solder each pin of the power chip under the microscope using micro-soldering with fresh leaded solder.
2012 macbook pro graphics card mac#
2012 macbook pro graphics card Patch#
Their repair was to swap the logic board like for like with the addition of a small patch of rubber on top of the Graphics power chip (maybe to dampen shock - who knows?). The power chip is normally badly soldered from the factory and its location on the back of the GPU only exacerbates the solder joints causing them to crack and fail.Īpple recognised this as a manufacturing fault and offered replacement logic boards for many years after original purchase.
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M chip is actually extremely reliable, the issue is actually with its power chip.
The issue is very commonly misdiagnosed as a faulty graphics chip or GPU and some shops will go about 'heat gunning' the chip trying to 'reflow' it. If the screen on your Retina 15" MacBook A1398 is randomly turning black or the MacBook sounds like it is turning on but nothing appears on the screen, it may be suffering from a common graphics issue. 15 Inch Mid 2012 to Early 2013 A1398 Graphics Repair