#2008 macbook pro video card replacement for free

I wasn't getting any of these symptons, the laptop simply doesn't turn on with RAM installed:Īs I said, when the power button is depressed the white front led goes on briefly and the discs sound like they're about to spin up, then the machine goes dead (within about half a second). White/Grey screen, sometimes with lines & Overheating Vertical and horizontal stripes appear on the screen 3 Beeps - 1 long and 2 short, screen remains black Still, it could be worth getting a second opinion and having someone else look at it.Īpparently typical NVIDIA problems would be indicated by: I'm still not convinced the Nvidia chip is the problem, though - I wasn't experiencing any problems with my display prior to the machine not being able to turn on, but most people with Nvidia problems seem to experience this.

#2008 macbook pro video card replacement for free

Okay, I think I've found out what 'reballing' is and how this can fix graphics chip problems (I watched some Youtube videos about this), sounds great if that *is* the problem (but if it *is* the Nvidia GPU failing then Apple ought to be repairing this for free themselves anyway if the machine is less than 4 years old, which it is, see: ) If the logic boards needs replacing and its not covered by this, though, I suspect would cost more to repair than to buy a new machine :-( In which case may be covered out of warranty by Apple (NB: machine is less than 4 years old, was bought in April 2008).

When I discussed the fault with one of the IT guys at work he thought it may possibly related to the known NVIDIA graphics chip issue with this model of Macbook Pro: Also, I've tried swapping back in the old memory, but the computer still won't turn on.īTW I have tried resetting SMC and PRAM following I did have these issues investigated last year by an authorised Apple service centre whilst the machine was still covered by extended Apple Care (which it isn't anymore.), but no fault was found with the keyboard.Īlso - 3 days ago I upgraded the machines RAM, but respected ESD guidelines (grounded wrist strap etc.), and this did seem to be working fine and OS X was reporting and using the added memory correctly. no stuck key) and the machine would repeatedly repeat the last entered keystrokes or else it would 'miss' key strokes. Also sometimes the keyboard would appear to get stuck (not physically i.e. Has anyone else here experienced similar issues? If so, what was the diagnoses?Īm not sure if its related, but have been having a few problems with the machine the last 12+ months - sometimes when in OS X the machine would 'lock-up' and not respond to mouse of keyboard input - would have to hold power button down to restart, which would usually resolve the problem - this problem has been occurring more frequently recently. My early-2008 Macbook Pro won't turn on - when the power button is depressed the white front led goes on briefly and the discs sound like they're about to spin up, then the machine goes dead (within about half a second).