MacBook Pro 2011 15" Issues

[jasongoldworthy]

hi guys I have the above MacBook Pro 15" model.

I went to boot her today after many years of no trouble and its just getting stuck on a solid white sleep light and no chime or anything.

ive removed the ram to test it but when I power the MacBook on the same issue persists no beep to say there is no ram just a solid white sleep light and fans going full power.

any ideas if the GPU has finally failed ?

thanks

 

[Raz0rEdge]

Sounds like the logicboard has failed, not just the GPU. As you noted, the lack of RAM should be indicated with a number of beeps indicating that state.

Also, the fans going full speed should happen momentarily until the system comes alive in a second or so to bring it back down.

Looks like you might be in the market for a new Mac.

 

[jasongoldworthy]

Sounds like the logicboard has failed, not just the GPU. As you noted, the lack of RAM should be indicated with a number of beeps indicating that state.

Also, the fans going full speed should happen momentarily until the system comes alive in a second or so to bring it back down.

Looks like you might be in the market for a new Mac.

thanks for the reply

and yeah I think your right ive got several other machines but the MacBook was my daily driver when I wasn't at home.

so maybe its time to retire her now.

typical logic board failure I think.....

 

[Raz0rEdge]

11 years is not a bad run.

 

[jasongoldworthy]

11 years is not a bad run.

thanks

so I baked the logic board for 12 mins in the oven she is alive again for now so ill get my data of her.

and then retire her.

thanks

jason

 

[krs]

thanks

so I baked the logic board for 12 mins in the oven she is alive again for now so ill get my data of her.

and then retire her.

thanks

jason

Smart move.

At what temperature may I ask.

 

[jasongoldworthy]

Smart move.

At what temperature may I ask.

I baked it at 210’c for 12 mins

that seems to have got it back alive for now.

but sadly she will be retired when the drive is blank..

 

[Rod]

Comes to us all eventually, I hope my drive doesn't go blank before I retire.

 

[jasongoldworthy]

Comes to us all eventually, I hope my drive doesn't go blank before I retire.

Hey I like the reply that’s funny….

but lol I don’t think we can bake our drives lol

 

[ferrarr]

but lol I don’t think we can bake our drives lol

In the US, people tend to move south as they age/retire.....

 

[badshoehabit]

I had the logic board replaced three times in that model before they gave me a new one in 2016 and refunded what I'd paid on the first repair. There was a recall but it's long expired.

 

[jasongoldworthy]

In the US, people tend to move south as they age/retire.....

now see I forget that bit lol

 

[jasongoldworthy]

I had the logic board replaced three times in that model before they gave me a new one in 2016 and refunded what I'd paid on the first repair. There was a recall but it's long expired.

I think I was just lucky I had it going so long without the logic board going bad.

its just a shame its gone now as it run Monterey thanks to open core legacy patcher with no issues.