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<blockquote data-quote="Juperio" data-source="post: 1864349" data-attributes="member: 405921">Hello,I recently had graphic card issues (green pixels, freezing, etc.) on my iMac 21.5 mid-2010. I have just replaced the graphic card with a new one bought on eBay (same model as the original). Everything works fine except that I now have a slight orange tint on the lower part of the screen. It’s like a soft vertical gradient that is quite homogenous across the screen (see picture below).<img src="https://forums.macrumors.com/data/attachments/879/879359-8b76eb2dceb66413e6760e5f9e0353c1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The orange tint is not visible on screenshots so I assume it isn't the new graphic card that is at fault but the screen.I was wondering what could be the cause and if there’s any way to fix it?I carefully remove the screen following the instructions on this <a href="https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+21.5-Inch+EMC+2389+GPU+Card+Replacement/6272" target="_blank">tutorial</a> and left the screen standing against a wall with the screen protection on it while replacing the graphic card. Could it be something I did wrong when reassembling the Mac? Any ideas?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Juperio, post: 1864349, member: 405921"] Hello, I recently had graphic card issues (green pixels, freezing, etc.) on my iMac 21.5 mid-2010. I have just replaced the graphic card with a new one bought on eBay (same model as the original). Everything works fine except that I now have a slight orange tint on the lower part of the screen. It’s like a soft vertical gradient that is quite homogenous across the screen (see picture below). [IMG]https://forums.macrumors.com/data/attachments/879/879359-8b76eb2dceb66413e6760e5f9e0353c1.jpg[/IMG] The orange tint is not visible on screenshots so I assume it isn't the new graphic card that is at fault but the screen. I was wondering what could be the cause and if there’s any way to fix it? I carefully remove the screen following the instructions on this [URL='https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+21.5-Inch+EMC+2389+GPU+Card+Replacement/6272']tutorial[/URL] and left the screen standing against a wall with the screen protection on it while replacing the graphic card. Could it be something I did wrong when reassembling the Mac? Any ideas? [/QUOTE]

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