Comments on: The Macbook Pro Dead Video Card Saga http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-macbook-pro-dead-video-card-saga/ Random musings from the radical feminist Christian antiracist left - some having to do with Ubuntu Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:53:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sigmond http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-macbook-pro-dead-video-card-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-12117 Sigmond Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:54:11 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=2157#comment-12117 I am so happy for all you guys. I too had the same problem with a 17" MBP, but when the dealer ran the test they said that it did not result in the right code. This means that I do not qualify for a logic board replacement. I live in the Caribbean and this means that replacement will cost me approx. US$700- $800 to get a 3year old MBP back in service. Has anyone had a similar problem? and what is the deal with this test that they run?? I am so happy for all you guys. I too had the same problem with a 17″ MBP, but when the dealer ran the test they said that it did not result in the right code. This means that I do not qualify for a logic board replacement. I live in the Caribbean and this means that replacement will cost me approx. US$700- $800 to get a 3year old MBP back in service.
Has anyone had a similar problem? and what is the deal with this test that they run??

]]> By: Mike http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-macbook-pro-dead-video-card-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-10902 Mike Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:19:25 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=2157#comment-10902 Same problem yesterday with a MB pro 17 inch. Took it to the 'Genius bar' diagnosed it. Same Nvidia chip problem, They are replacing the motherboard for free! I am impressed with Apples service, and I am hoping it was just a bad production run of Graphics Chips, and the New motherboard has a good set of chips. My Motherboard is on order for a few days, the Genius guy showed me how to use my laptop as an external Firewire drive. I plugged the laptop into my Wifes iMac using a firewire cable, and booted the iMac using the Macbook Pro as a hard drive. My entire laptop is now running on the iMac. I can still work! BTW he told me that there is a flat-rate repair program for laptops about $300 dollars, and they will replace up to 3 major components in that price, including the motherboard. -- not too bad, but free is better! Mike. Same problem yesterday with a MB pro 17 inch.
Took it to the ‘Genius bar’ diagnosed it.

Same Nvidia chip problem,
They are replacing the motherboard for free!

I am impressed with Apples service, and I am hoping it was just a bad production run of Graphics Chips, and the New motherboard has a good set of chips.

My Motherboard is on order for a few days, the Genius guy showed me how to use my laptop as an external Firewire drive. I plugged the laptop into my Wifes iMac using a firewire cable, and booted the iMac using the Macbook Pro as a hard drive. My entire laptop is now running on the iMac.

I can still work!

BTW he told me that there is a flat-rate repair program for laptops about $300 dollars, and they will replace up to 3 major components in that price, including the motherboard. — not too bad, but free is better!

Mike.

]]> By: moschops http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-macbook-pro-dead-video-card-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-10788 moschops Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:24:43 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=2157#comment-10788 Wouldn't you know my 2 year old MacBook Pro just took a crap and also decided to die in the same way, exactly the night I was planning to work late into the night and do some important stuff for my company. Fortunately I have an alternate machine but by the time I'm done setting up a work environment on it I'm hosed. Sigh. I'm ready for PC hardware again (running Ubuntu of course!). Wouldn’t you know my 2 year old MacBook Pro just took a crap and also decided to die in the same way, exactly the night I was planning to work late into the night and do some important stuff for my company. Fortunately I have an alternate machine but by the time I’m done setting up a work environment on it I’m hosed. Sigh. I’m ready for PC hardware again (running Ubuntu of course!).

]]> By: SUE http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-macbook-pro-dead-video-card-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-9571 SUE Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:08:39 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=2157#comment-9571 tHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU POST, IT HELPED ME TO GET MY MAC REPAIRED FOR FREE.. MY MAC IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED APPLE AND THEY WILL FIX IT FOR FREE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU , THANK YOU!! SUE tHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU POST, IT HELPED ME TO GET MY MAC REPAIRED FOR FREE.. MY MAC IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED APPLE AND THEY WILL FIX IT FOR FREE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU , THANK YOU!!

SUE

]]> By: jaffar http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-macbook-pro-dead-video-card-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-9311 jaffar Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:01:41 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=2157#comment-9311 it's good to hear Apple has such a great customer care service, that encourages customers to be more loyal even if it means they would pay extra for over-priced devices.. I had Fujitsu laptop whose graphic card went dead , I replaced it with another , unfortunately the store from where I purchased the laptop requires you to pay at least 60$ just for checking what's wrong with your device unless you have warranty, couple of months later, the replaced graphic card went dead again and I cursed the day I was stupid enough to buy such faulty laptop from such greedy store.. it’s good to hear Apple has such a great customer care service, that encourages customers to be more loyal even if it means they would pay extra for over-priced devices..

I had Fujitsu laptop whose graphic card went dead , I replaced it with another , unfortunately the store from where I purchased the laptop requires you to pay at least 60$ just for checking what’s wrong with your device unless you have warranty, couple of months later, the replaced graphic card went dead again and I cursed the day I was stupid enough to buy such faulty laptop from such greedy store..

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