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2011 • 15 & 17-inch mbp gfx

  1. W

    2011 17" MBP vs 2018 MBA

    Hi all! Backstory: My Late 2011 17" MBP 16GB ram i7 -2860QM (8,3)'s graphics are failing and I need a new laptop. (I put my logic board in the oven and got another 10 months of life, but after a second try, I'm getting vertical bars after just a few days. And this software fix (...
  2. mightymacman

    Resolved 2011 • 15 & 17-inch MBP Gfx Work-A-Round

    I have found and tested a successful work-a-round, for 2011 MacBook Pros with the known Dual Graphics Processor failure problem. This procedure if successfully implemented forces the “Integrated Only GPU” into operation, and does not allow the “Discrete GPU” to function. The “Discrete GPU” is...