Re: MacBook broken GPU workarounds

2023-04-12 Thread Riccardo Mottola via macports-users
Hi, Ken Cunningham wrote: I disassembled my MacBookPro 2,1 and baked the motherboard in the oven for 8 minutes at 350F (IIRC), supported on some pyramids of tinfoil. Ok, so you tried to fix it... that's what many do.. I attempted once (with a heatgun) with an HP laptop and ruined it. My dou

Re: MacBook broken GPU workarounds

2023-04-09 Thread Ken Cunningham
I disassembled my MacBookPro 2,1 and baked the motherboard in the oven for 8 minutes at 350F (IIRC), supported on some pyramids of tinfoil. It worked for another 1.5 years after that, but then died again and that was enough for me. I removed all the useful parts from it and moved on, giving it

MacBook broken GPU workarounds

2023-04-09 Thread Riccardo Mottola via macports-users
Hi all! A macports off-topic question, but since you are of course Mac users, maybe you can share your experience and help. My MacBook with discrete AMD GPU had a failure on it, a quite common problem apparently. I did not stress it with gaming, heavy 3d or 4K videos... The best solution w