Sent it back in, and they fixed it again warranty repair. Then, 3 months later it died again Fast forward to today. Read a random thread where someone referenced heating up a logic board in the oven. Considering the fact that the repair company simply did some re-soldering, I figured why not give the oven and try and let all that solder re-flow a bit. I'm currently installing Sierra on it Hilarious!
Altis Posts: Location: Canada. Hmm that is interesting. The 17" MacBook Pro is plagued with logic board issues. There was a lawsuit so Apple would "fix" them until this month, but the fixes would fail too. I wonder if it's the same thing. I've been wanting to get a i7 quad 17" the last 17" model made but the logic board failures make it such a risky buy.
I'm not sure the screen would do well in the oven, though, so it'd have to be removed.
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That is hilarious! I guess we should count our blessings since my wife's Mac Mini is still going strong with none of that logic board issue. I had to reflow my thinkpad T40's mobo many times to fix bad soldering on the GPU. Check back with us in a couple months. Wish I had some gif or quote for this space, but I got nothing. I wonder how long it will last this time Typed on my late Mac mini which has been opened twice, once to upgrade the RAM and once to replace the HDD for more space, not 'cause the other one failed, which it didn't.
And it just keeps on going. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces. The death of my mother's beloved mac mini was the minute I switched to PC building again.
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Opened the bad boy up, not only is everything soldered which I already knew , everything has proprietary connectors as well ffs!!! Build a PC. Replace logic board. Some risk that it would fail again. IOS doesn't throttle back video resolutions as it should even though it knows your system. That's what I was told anyway.
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If so it's another more devious way apple gets you to upgrade. I am facing similar issue on Mac mini where I get green apple logo with progress bar and then get stuck in white screen without the login window. April 17 by Imran B. Dan danj.
mac mini 2012 OX or video card issue?
Self employed contract worker. Reflowing or reballing doesn't fix things.
Replacing the GPU is your only option in saving your logic board. Not may people have the right gear to do this. Replacing the logic board I think is a good option but it will also limit you!
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I would recommend you stick with the Intel HD Graphics versions of the board. Thanks Dan! Are there any compatibility issues with replacing the Radeon graphics logic board with the Intel version? I mainly use it for media streaming so don't mind downgrading the GPU. Will the software need reinstalling with the new logic board? Thanks again. The replacement board is the lower-spec intel HD graphics version, and its working perfectly. Manually replacing the logic board took a couple of hours, but wasn't too difficult with the right tools. I just recommend reballing when placing an order.
My experience when reballing is it can last to up to a year, and with reflow the results usually last about 30 days. Reballing or reflowing doesn't fix the real issue it only buys you a little time. Not worth the effort. Lucas Caldoncelli Rodrigues lcaldoncelli. I'm having the same problem… Could an external video board through thunderbolt could possibly fix that? Did anyone try this solution? I just wanna use a intel hd gpu in my Mac mini so I can get a prettier penny once I sell if I decide to.
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Do I have to install bootcamp? And then reboot the mac mini with Option key during startup? Asheen Levrai asheenlevrai.
Posted: March 3. I thought windows 10 could not be installed on these macmini macmini5,1 macmini5,2 and macmini5,3 due to a lack of Win10 drivers for HD iGPU. Please let me know. Imran B. Posted: April April 17 by Dan. Posted: May 5. I have tried to use a DisplayLink usb graphic card and it works with High Sierra but the definition is low.
My Mac mini shows green apple logo and then goes to permanent white screen and does not show login screen. Will the Mac automatically use the DisplayLink usb graphic card while booting? May 6 by Imran B. Justin RW jruffellward. Posted: September 7.