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I got in a MacBook Pro 2.6 GHz A1226, EMC 2136. It appears to have a failed GPU. It will boot into target mode. I get nothing shinning a flashlight through the screen. Nothing on hooking up to an external monitor. I did a search on the Apple NVIDIA program but did not see a list of serial numbers for affected units nor do I know if Apple is still covering the issue. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377 My question is: a. how would I find out if this one qualifies b. if unqualified, is this a simple solder job c. if not simple, who is a reliable repair source
Have you seen this? From March 29, 2010 Resolution If your MacBook Pro is exhibiting any of the symptoms listed above, please take it to an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) for evaluation, or call your nearest Apple Contact Center. Before visiting the Genius Bar at the Apple Retail Store, please make a reservation (available in some countries only). Apple is issuing refunds to customers who may have paid for repairs related to this issue. Please contact Apple for details on the refund process. Apple will continue to evaluate the repair data and will provide further repair extensions as needed. N
You ask hard questions and are very adept at using the net so I wonder if I’m wasting your time but here goes. a. From what I can find out the genius bars have a program/device that can tell if it qualifies b. I would think not– I believe it will need to either have the GPU replaced or ball grid reflowed c. This is one company I found on the net that seems to have a good reputation but I can’t swear to it. http://www.etech-web.com/bga_reballing.h… Good luck with this. Ralph
As far as i know the extended warranty for faulty NVidia chips in MBPs runs out in a couple of month - at least here in Germany. Certified Apple shops have a little app that shows in a minute if a machine qualifies for extended service. So off to your local Apple vendor rightaway ;-)
