'06 17 " MBP Won't Boot Up

radioguitarguy · radioguitarguy #1 (**permalink**)

04-09-2012, 07:19 PM

I'm thinking this may be it for my '06 MacBook Pro. When I start it up I get immediate squiggly diagonal lines and then a blue screen and from there it won't boot up. It's happened once before so I powered down and removed the battery for a minute or two......started it back up and it was fine BUT not this time. I also noticed the underside near the back of the keyboard was hotter than usual.

Does anyone have any suggestions or should I just go to the Apple store and buy a new 13" MBP?

SimplexTech2012 · SimplexTech2012 #2 (**permalink**)

04-11-2012, 05:27 PM

Sounds like it could either be the GPU or the logic board is failing. Seeming that your MacBook Pro is from '06, I don't really think it's worth to dump a good $500 into it, in my opinion. It might be time to let this one go to "Apple Heaven."

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Member Since: Feb 28, 2011 Location: Jamestown, NY Posts: 18 Mac Specs: 13.3" MacBook. 2GHz Core 2 Duo. 3GB DDR2 RAM. 320GB HDD. OSX (10.6.8)	04-11-2012, 05:27 PM Sounds like it could either be the GPU or the logic board is failing. Seeming that your MacBook Pro is from '06, I don't really think it's worth to dump a good $500 into it, in my opinion. It might be time to let this one go to "Apple Heaven." Dakota Hunter "Innovation leads to innovation."
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radioguitarguy #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 15, 2011 Posts: 8	04-09-2012, 07:19 PM I'm thinking this may be it for my '06 MacBook Pro. When I start it up I get immediate squiggly diagonal lines and then a blue screen and from there it won't boot up. It's happened once before so I powered down and removed the battery for a minute or two......started it back up and it was fine BUT not this time. I also noticed the underside near the back of the keyboard was hotter than usual. Does anyone have any suggestions or should I just go to the Apple store and buy a new 13" MBP?
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