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    Looking for graphics chip dyes (2015 and Radeon r9 m370x 2gb

    Hello, I’m working on a project where I need to get a hold of a amd r9 m370x for putting it on another computer. I don’t know what the chips the dye or what ever you call it. The thing that powers the graphics card. But I’ve been in contact with dosdude 1 and need the chip for a project I’m...
  2. stv_ph_

    Macbook Pro 17 Mid 2010 Upgrade with nVME

    Hi Guys, I have my Macbook Pro 17 Mid 2010 (Specs on the image) I wan have a regular HDD with 500GB, and im looking to upgrade the disk to a nMVE of 500gb or 1TB. I am not an expert on this, but i want to know if anyone has done this on this specific computer, Ive been researching on the...
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    17" Late 2011 Macbook Pro Bottom Case Clip Screw Size

    Hello fellow mac users I got my first unibody macbook pro last week off eBay for a great price! I got the 17 inch version because I prefer a bigger screen size for what I do. Everything works as it should but I recently noticed the bottom case likes to bend and flex in the middle which I don't...
  4. BardsDirge

    Early 2011 MBP 17" ExpressCard/34 capabilities.

    i've tried using a SD card reader in my ExpressCard/34 slot but it's not hot-swapable and so much less convenient than a cheap USB adapter instead. I'm looking into using my Express slot to get more USB ports. can anyone tell me how many amps the Express slot puts out. also i'd like to know if...
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    • 17" macbook pro early-2011 express cards mbp
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  5. Lucian Hodoboc

    Will Apple ever make larger laptops again?

    Do you think that Apple will ever make laptops with a screen larger than 15 inches in the future? They used to have a line of 17-inch screen MacBooks some years back, and I don't really know why they stopped making large laptops. o_O
  6. kevinakerberg

    2007 17" MacBook Pro A1229 No Display Backlight

    Hi everyone, I have a 17" MacBook Pro model number A1229 that I'm trying to fix up for my grandpa to use. When I initially bought it, it had a bad display backlight then as well so I replaced the display inverter board. No luck in fixing the issue. Then I replaced the entire display assembly and...
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    • 17" macbook pro backlight display issue macbook pro no backlight
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    Macbook Pro 17" Keeps randomly dying

    Hi Guys, MY macbook Pro 17" late 2011 A1297 keeps randomly shutting down, happens when its being moved. This is the last error report. Im no techy so its alien to me. Can anyone translate pleaseeeeeee? Anonymous UUID: 515D525F-A406-2259-60C6-088E66B967C7 Tue Jan 16 22:08:56 2018 ***...
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    • 17" macbook pro error report macbook pro shutting down
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  8. angelhair0

    Help with installing OSX on an old A1212 Macbook Pro 17"

    Hello. I inherited an old Macbook Pro 17" from my father. A1212 to be exact. I want to get OSX on it. I understand I can't upgrade it fully, but I want to use the latest possible OS. I am using a different hard drive than it came with. It's a 750 GB HDD. I believe the operating system that came...
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    • 17" macbook pro a1212 osx 10.4.8 osx 10.7.5
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    • Forum: macOS
  9. BillieG

    MacBookPro 3,1 - Kernel Panic situation

    I have a MacBookPro 3,1 (17 inch - 2.4 Ghz) model. Processor: 2.6 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory: 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 128 MB Running OS X El Capitan version 10.11.6 Due to overheating problems melting the solder points of the 256MB graphics card on the...
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    • 17" macbook pro a1129 crash report cs_killed kernel panic macbookpro macbookpro 2007-2008 panic report santa rosa thread 4 crash
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    17 in MBP won't load, replaced SSD, not sure what to do

    I've got a 17in MBP from 2009 or 2010. Recently it just crashed, turned off, and then wouldn't load up again. I took the hard drive out and my other computer diagnosed the hard drive as having failed. Got a new hard drive, fresh install of OSX, it works ok until I taxed the system (about 15...
  11. RocktamusPrim3

    Fixing a fried 17" 2012 MBP

    Hey everyone, I've got a 2012 17" MBP that was fried after a glass of wine was spilled on a table, and the wine seeped right behind the monitor of the laptop, frying it instantly. The SSD was luckily unharmed, and is in fact the SSD used to run my Mac Pro. However a full glass of wine spilled...
  12. PoetCSW

    Dream: Apple Makes Amends with 17in Pro

    In an alternate reality, Apple listens to creative pros and introduces a 17in MacBook Pro. What would the machine (realistically) be? My wishlist. Five hour battery is fine. Power cord is normal. Real, killer PRO GPU. User memory slots to 64GB. Return of ports (for now). Real, PowerBook...
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    • 17" macbook pro gpu mbp ports ram
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  13. jruschme

    Boot problems on mid-2009 17" MBP

    As the title says, I have a mid-2009 17" MBP which has developed a strange problem with booting and (sometimes) waking from sleep. In a nutshell... When I press the power button, I can hear the bong and the initial seek of the DVD drive. Most of the time, the system drops into what appears to...
  14. pritchettnick

    New 17" MBP?

    I tried a search already to find any info about this and couldn't find anything. If I missed it I sincerely apologize. Do you guys have any hope that there is going to be a new 17" MBP? If so, what evidence do you have that leads you to believe so?
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