#How to replace graphics card in macbook pro 2015 serial numbers
The errors have been previously noted on both the MacRumors forums and the Apple Support forums.Īpple will replace the graphics card of affected iMacs with the aforementioned serial numbers at no cost for up to three years from the date that the computer was purchased, which makes early adopters eligible until May 2014.
The affected iMacs contain serial numbers with the last four characters of DHJQ, DHJW, DL8Q, DNGH, DNJ9, DMW8, DPM1, DPM2, DPNV, DNY0, DRVP, DY6F, or F610. TheMjlq2ll/a features a quad-core Intel i7 processor, more advanced Integrated graphics, faster PCIe-based flash storage, faster memory, and Thunderbolt 2, This Apple Macbook Pro a1398 offers slightly a better performance than its predecessors. iMac computers with affected video cards were sold between May 2011 and October 2012. This popular 2015 Macbook Pro ended Apple’s Retina Macbook Pro line (though later touch-bar models still have retina displays.
According to a note sent to Apple Support employees, the AMD Radeon HD 6970 video cards in some 27-inch May 2011 iMacs have experienced issues, causing them to fail.Īpple has determined that some AMD Radeon HD 6970M video cards used in 27-inch iMac computers with 3.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 or 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processors may fail, causing the computer’s display to appear distorted, white or blue with vertical lines, or to turn black. Apple has launched a replacement program for the graphics card in some mid–2011 iMac configurations, reports 9to5Mac. The graphics subsystem inside MacBook Pros is not in the form of a removable card, and thus it isn’t physically possible to replace it with something different.