The computer in question is a 2007 Macbook pro 15".
I started noticing the fans were making a lot of noise and the laptop was making a ton of heat but nothing was compromised except for battery life. A month or so later the screen flickered like crazy and then I force restarted it. It came up with the "kernel" panic after rebooting. I once safe booted it but then it would go to the flickering screen again. I took it into Apple in Calgary and they said it was a motherboard problem. I then bought a new Macbook and the genius said they couldn't transfer files. I brought both laptops home and I realized that the one with the supposed "fried motherboard" worked perfectly in colder conditions. I put the laptop in the heated garage (around 45-55 degrees F depending on location) and the old Macbook has worked flawlessly since. Right now it is currently doing a wireless transfer of files to the new macbook and has been working great.
Is it an actual motherboard problem or something wrong with the cooling etc?
Sorry for the long and vague description but I don't know much about computers.
Thanks in advanced everyone.
I started noticing the fans were making a lot of noise and the laptop was making a ton of heat but nothing was compromised except for battery life. A month or so later the screen flickered like crazy and then I force restarted it. It came up with the "kernel" panic after rebooting. I once safe booted it but then it would go to the flickering screen again. I took it into Apple in Calgary and they said it was a motherboard problem. I then bought a new Macbook and the genius said they couldn't transfer files. I brought both laptops home and I realized that the one with the supposed "fried motherboard" worked perfectly in colder conditions. I put the laptop in the heated garage (around 45-55 degrees F depending on location) and the old Macbook has worked flawlessly since. Right now it is currently doing a wireless transfer of files to the new macbook and has been working great.
Is it an actual motherboard problem or something wrong with the cooling etc?
Sorry for the long and vague description but I don't know much about computers.
Thanks in advanced everyone.