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Screen appears blank or unresponsive after powering on the MacBook Pro.

Screen appears blank or unresponsive after powering on the MacBook Pro.

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2sick4u
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03-03-2023, 10:15 PM
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Hello guys, I have white screen after boot (apple logo). I tried a new HDD, new RAM,reset PRAM, tried to go in safe mode but still white screen. I have looked around and some people say it could be a GPU failure. Is it possibile? I can still see the start screen. Could be a driver problem? P.S It is not my Mac, can anyone confirm it is a 2010 model? (watch video). Can I try to reinstall the OS? Which OS X should I install? Can I make bootable drive from windows? I link a video with the problem.I skipped some boring long loading screen.
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2sick4u
03-03-2023, 10:15 PM #1

Hello guys, I have white screen after boot (apple logo). I tried a new HDD, new RAM,reset PRAM, tried to go in safe mode but still white screen. I have looked around and some people say it could be a GPU failure. Is it possibile? I can still see the start screen. Could be a driver problem? P.S It is not my Mac, can anyone confirm it is a 2010 model? (watch video). Can I try to reinstall the OS? Which OS X should I install? Can I make bootable drive from windows? I link a video with the problem.I skipped some boring long loading screen.

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Lookdin
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03-04-2023, 01:14 AM
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It seems more like a boot loop than a dead GPU, though it's hard to say what causes one on a MacBook. Your SATA cable or boot drive might be faulty. You could test by booting from a Linux installation to verify the problem isn't GPU-related—or confirm it is. You can generate one using Rufus on Windows. For USB boot, press the option key at startup to start from a USB drive.
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03-04-2023, 01:14 AM #2

It seems more like a boot loop than a dead GPU, though it's hard to say what causes one on a MacBook. Your SATA cable or boot drive might be faulty. You could test by booting from a Linux installation to verify the problem isn't GPU-related—or confirm it is. You can generate one using Rufus on Windows. For USB boot, press the option key at startup to start from a USB drive.

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03-06-2023, 04:23 PM
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Thanks for the update. I successfully started the MacBook after transferring it from a Windows hard drive. It functioned properly, so the GPU wasn’t the issue. I powered it off and performed a PRAM reset and internet recovery. After fixing the HDD using built-in tools, it booted in about five minutes, though programs remained sluggish. When I opened Safari, a blue screen appeared and the system shut down. Removing the HDD revealed a damaged sector. I suspected both GPU and HDD problems, so I replaced the HDD with a Samsung Evo 860 500GB. After several attempts to recover, I created a clone on the SSD, which took over three hours for 185GB. Once the SSD was ready, booting took just ten seconds, but a strange blue screen appeared after two minutes. I considered replacing the logic board or disabling the dedicated GPU to use the integrated one. I connected a secondary monitor and ran the Mac with the dedicated GPU for two hours without issues, possibly due to a random driver failure. Thanks for your assistance.
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Ornaxx_Gamer
03-06-2023, 04:23 PM #3

Thanks for the update. I successfully started the MacBook after transferring it from a Windows hard drive. It functioned properly, so the GPU wasn’t the issue. I powered it off and performed a PRAM reset and internet recovery. After fixing the HDD using built-in tools, it booted in about five minutes, though programs remained sluggish. When I opened Safari, a blue screen appeared and the system shut down. Removing the HDD revealed a damaged sector. I suspected both GPU and HDD problems, so I replaced the HDD with a Samsung Evo 860 500GB. After several attempts to recover, I created a clone on the SSD, which took over three hours for 185GB. Once the SSD was ready, booting took just ten seconds, but a strange blue screen appeared after two minutes. I considered replacing the logic board or disabling the dedicated GPU to use the integrated one. I connected a secondary monitor and ran the Mac with the dedicated GPU for two hours without issues, possibly due to a random driver failure. Thanks for your assistance.

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