This change in software configuration bypasses the AMD GPU on boot through a forced EFI variable in NVRAM and gives you a few more usable weeks with a "zombie" MacBook Pro. If this machine is still around then it can be partially resurrected with a procedure like this: Only independent service providers might be able to exchange the GPU or even the whole logicboard. Company obsolescence policy prohibits AASPs from performing a logicboard service for machines this old, and even if AASPs were willing to perform a replacement they will not get any replacement parts from Apple. This is a braindead solution and only a temporary fix currently only still possible through Apple and "Apple Authorized Service Providers" (AASPs) in California or Turkey. Since all MBPs from that era are defective by design it is impossible to keep them around for the amount of time you would expect from a quality product.Īpple's usual procedure is to replace a faulty logicboard wholesale with another faulty logicboard.
I guess I'll have to get the machine to a service place…Īny grace the corporation might have shown you has expired. Internet recovery leads to the same grey screen and fans spinning. With only one module, I don't get errors. I guess this means the RAM is bad? Now trying only one module at a time. I have run AHT extended and get a 4MEM/9/40… error.
#Apple macbook pro 2011 recall for mac os x
It includes general operating system fixes for Mac OS X Snow Leopard that.
#Apple macbook pro 2011 recall update
The problem exists if I try to boot into Safe Mode as well. The update note reads: The Mac OS X 10.6.7 Update for MacBook Pro is recommended for all early 2011 MacBook Pro models. However single user mode gives me sandbox violations if I do this. I've read that I can disable the AMD gpu by moving away the AMD kexts. I tried Verbose mode, where the last lines visible before the grey screen can be seen in the picture.Ĭould it be a faulty GPU? It is a MBP from the era with defective AMD GPUs. The graphics card issue is said to occur when the lead-free solder used in the manufacturing process of the device is exposed to significant temperature changes. From October 24th, 2011 until June 11th, 2012 when Apple announced the Retina MacBook Pro and updated the MacBook Pro and Air lines Apple sold about 13.2 million combined Mac computers. Some users experiencing the described failures state tinting errors and. It now shows only a grey screen after about 1/3 of the boot up process. Reported problems seem tied to 2011 MacBook Pros that possess discrete graphics.