Pink Graphics Issue Caused By Bent Fan Mac Book Pro 17" 2009

[Darragh Ryan]

Hi everyone. I was cleaning the inside of my MacBook Pro and slightly bent part of what I think is one of the fans vents or filters?



After turning it back on I was greeted with pink and sometimes green graphics distortion.



When I put hard pressure on the shell it would go away. I then though it would be best to try and bend the area back into place. It helped a bit but after a few minutes the problem returned.



Any ideas on how to fix and what are the components around that area?

 

[Ruggy]

So if I understand correctly, the edge of the fan has lifted off the vent or intake and that's what you want to fix?
They usually just have a bit of tape over them in the computers I've fixed so a piece of electrical insulating tape will do it.
You just need to make sure it's sucking air in from the outside.
I doubt very much that it's the cause of your pink graphics unfortunately, unless you think it's stopping it from cooling something properly so it's over-heating?
It's more likely you've got a ribbon cable that's not in properly or something like that. Really impossible to say but it sounds like a bad contact somewhere as you can make it go away by pressing the shell. You might have disturbed something
I'd investigate what's around where you press the shell.
good luck

 

[Darragh Ryan]

Hi. Ok so if I press down hard on the area in the picture the pink screen graphic issue would disappear

 

[Darragh Ryan]

It's the GMUX chip