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2011 gpu issue

  1. purplepalace205

    Mysterious issue, Graphics card ?

    I have a Mid 2011 iMac that is displaying weird graphics behaviour. Any guidance would be appreciated. This usually happens at the start of the work day and dissipates through the day.
  2. Z

    Late-2011 R8911 value

    Long time reader, first time poster. I've been diving down the rabbit hole of ways to make my old Late 2011 Macbook Pro useful. I had it running on Ubuntu 20.04 before the dGPU did what the dGPU's do on these machines, and I got something else. It went into storage for a while until I pulled it...
  3. J

    2011 27" Logic board help

    Hey all, Quick question if I may... if you only see the first two lights lighting up on the logic board, is that indicative of a logic board failure, or GPU failure? Some background, this computer is a 2011 i7 with a K4100M gpu that was installed about two years ago (had this done by someone...
  4. Jett099

    Macbook Pro 2011 graphic issue cant start. Please help

    Hi to everyone! Firstly I need to tell you that i know about gpu's problem on this 2011's macbook and that i solved it this way that worked perfectly for me: https://gist.github.com/cdleon/d1eff7246a25193304284ecec40445b0 But now on my brother's mac this process cant work anymore after an...
  5. J

    Anyplace or anyone in the bay area to help with a 2011 gpu?

    Hi Everyone, New poster here. First, some background... I purchased a used 2011 i7 last year with a 4tb internal, 500gb ssd, and with an updated 4.0 bluetooth card. With a thunderbolt dock giving me USB3, it was a pretty decent machine. Unfortunately, the GPU is going out now. I know there is a...
  6. D

    Error!!! Could not find APFS system volume handle

    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...