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mid 2010

  1. Lysak

    Mid 2010 17 inch MacBook Pro 6.1 No Display

    Hey, this thread is an updated version. My previous thread had stated issues about many things but I have corrected most of them. Last of the issues are that there is no backlight but shows the desktop when light is flashed through the apple. I did find the fuse F9800 and found it to be faulty...
  2. I

    Unsupported Catalina Install - but specific questions.

    My system: - MacPro 5,1 2 x2.66 6-core intel Xeon - 64 Gb ram - Radeon rx580 8gb - 4 SSDs in standard HD sled Bays - installed OpenCore… I did this because I was having computer issues last week…. trying to debug and test things I got to a point where I thought a boot picker...
  3. Egorich

    Mid-2010 MBP 6,2 still panic reboots after capacitor replacement.

    A few weeks ago I finally replaced THEEE C5960 capacitor with a suggested here ceramic 330UF 2.5V X6S 1210 Taiyo Yuden. It did indeed fix the issue up until recently, when I had a few tabs in Chrome running and a few in Safari and decided on opening Photoshop. There it went - the black screen...
  4. KJL3000

    Can't get full resolution with MacBook Pro 15" mid 2010 on a BenQ PD2500Q display

    I recently bought a BenQ PD2500Q Display with a native Resolution of 2560 x 1440 px. I'm trying to hook up my old MacBook Pro 15" mid 2010. As I'm also using this MacBook with the Apple 27" LED Display (pre-thunderbolt) via displayport I can't see why the BenQ Display isn't showing me the same...
  5. M

    Red vertical line halfway - 27" mid2010 iMac

    Hi, Has anybody experienced anything similar? The line appeared not too long ago - doesn’t go all the way like in other cases I have seen. Red, quite thin just above halfway up - most visible on dark backgrounds, less so on others. pics here: https://imgur.com/a/St98sc8 Mid 2010 A1312 (EMC...
  6. S

    Powering 1080ti in 2010 5.1 Mac Pro?

    Hi, I've searched and found answers to similar queries to mine, but 'similar' hasn't helped me so apologies for any repetition. I've bought an Nvidia GTX 108ti for use in a Mid 2010 5,1 Mac Pro. The card has/requires 1x 8-pin and 1x 6-pin. The only cables I have immediately present and which...
  7. Ron Harrison

    GTX 770 in Mac Pro 5,1 running at PCIE Gen 1

    Hi, I currently have Windows 10 Pro 64 bit installed on my Mac Pro 5,1 (I'm not using bootcamp, Windows is the only OS on the machine) So, I decided to install my GTX 770 because I plan to make this my main computer. I then installed the latest driver and went to run a benchmark of a game. I...
  8. L

    Kernel Panic

    Hi there, My Mid 2010 MacBook Pro keeps suffering from what I believe to be kernel panics, every other day my Mac will randomly switch itself off and display a warning saying 'your mac had to be restarted due to problem'. When researching, the diagnosis appears to be kernel panic. I took it to...
  9. Jcswim

    MacBook Pro 13in, mid-2010 unsolvable

    All, My hard drive failed so I replaced it with a crucial mx300 525gb. Now, whether my new or old hard drive is in, I cannot connect to web pages as it says the site is insecure/certificate cannot be trusted. I can't connect to iCloud because it says it can't establish a connection with the...
  10. P

    2010 Macbook very odd keyboard issues

    Hi all! I have a very unique keyboard issue that I have not been able to find a solution to. I have a MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) running Sierra 10.12.5 (16F73). For the last year plus, the keyboard will work completely normally until I press the "0" key. As soon as this key is pressed the...
  11. donfaus

    HELP! Macbook Pro 15inch 2010 screen and keyboard gone. Can´t use external :(

    Hello, I have a Macbook Pro 15inch mid 2010. It gets extremely hot to the point of burning my legs. The LVDS cable had burnt once about a year ago, I had it replaced and recently it started flickering until suddenly the LCD screen went completely off i checked the cable and it looks burnt...
  12. e-piv15

    MacBook 7,1 - Not Your Usual iSight Camera Issue

    Good evening fellow Mac users, Let me introduce my computer and my self. I'm Evan, and have an a1342 Mid 2010 MacBook, has the 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 250GB Samsung SSD. Currently runs macOS 10.12.2. I bought it in 2014 from a high school that had Macs for 1 to 1...
  13. F

    Macbook pro stopped booting

    My macbook pro 17 inch mid 2010 had been warning me that my battery needed replacing for a while (maybe a year or more). Last weekend it wouldn't start up... no sign of life. I assumed the battery was to the culprit but when I checked, the power supply was plugged in and switched on. It would...
  14. S

    MacBook 13-inch lines on screen

    My MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) has been running fine for several years with no issues and all of a sudden lines have appeared in the left hand side making part of the screen near impossible to use. I have tried all of the following to try and fix but nothing seems to work. - Rest PRAM - Rest...
  15. BaronVonBehemot

    Istat menus explained??

    Hi I notice terrible decrees in my mid 2010 iMac performance. I recently cleaned it i think successfully. Changed paste on GPU CPU temps are just GREAT. But I no longer can play in games I used to be able to play. I have i5, 16 GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024 MB with SSD. MacOS sierra Game i...
  16. nofxrs

    Buying Mid 2010 2x 2,4 Ghz - help upgrading

    Hi there! Tomorrow i'll be buying a MID 2010 2x 2,4ghz from a Friend here in Brazil - Around U$ 1200,00 - this is the cheapest we can find here. Really want to upgrade this machine to be a workhorse for at least more 3-5 yrs to come. I work Mainly with advertising photography on Photoshop...