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1. #MAC PRO 2012 GRAPHICS CARD REPLACEMENT UPDATE#
2. #MAC PRO 2012 GRAPHICS CARD REPLACEMENT DRIVER#
3. #MAC PRO 2012 GRAPHICS CARD REPLACEMENT MAC#

Our goal with this post is to provide a comprehensive beginner’s setup guide so that Mac users can build an external graphics card (eGPU) for their computers. For macOS 10.13, please read our High Sierra External GPU overview. September 2017 Update: This setup guide is applicable for macOS 10.9 to 10.12 only. October 2017 Update: If you plan on using a Thunderbolt 3 MacBook Pro with Windows, please read our External GPU Boot Camp setup guide. The good news is we found a workaround, please read our State of External Graphics Card in 10.13.4 for more details. The bad news is the exclusion of older Thunderbolt 1 and Thunderbolt 2 Macs.

#MAC PRO 2012 GRAPHICS CARD REPLACEMENT UPDATE#

This update made external GPU functionality plug-and-play for Thunderbolt 3 Macs when paired with supported AMD eGFX.

#MAC PRO 2012 GRAPHICS CARD REPLACEMENT DRIVER#

Step 3: External GPU Driver Installation.Step 2: External Graphics Card Recognition.In all cases, the extension covers all affected laptops until the 27th of February 2016 or three years from its original purchase date - but only for the GPU design flaw, with all other claims being handled by standard warranty or chargeable repairs.įull details are available on the Apple website. The repair extension programme goes live today in the US and Canada with other countries, including the UK, to benefit from the same programme next week. Additionally, and in an extremely welcome move, the company is contacting anyone who has paid for a repair that would now be covered under the new programme for a refund. Those with any of the above devices who find them suffering from any GPU-related failures can apply to have their laptops repaired at Apple's expense, even if the failure occurs outside the warranty period. ' These MacBook Pro systems were sold between February 2011 and December 2013,' the statement continues, admitting for the first time that the flaw extends beyond the 15" and 17" MacBook Pro devices sold in 2011 through to 15" MacBook Pro with Retina Display laptops manufactured between mid-2012 to early 2013.

' Apple has determined that a small percentage of MacBook Pro systems may exhibit distorted video, no video, or unexpected system restarts,' the company has stated in a support announcement this week.

Now, Apple is finally stepping up to the plate and admitting that its previous approach was inadequate, while confessing that the flaw extends further than previously thought. While Apple had replaced any faulty systems under warranty, those whose devices fail outside warranty - even those who had already received a replacement only to find it suffering from the same issue - had been left with a charge of several hundred pounds for a replacement motherboard, an approach which made Apple the target of a class-action lawsuit last year. This results in cracks which interfere with the GPU's operation, manifesting as graphics corruption, crashes, and entirely dead laptops. The GPU, a component which frequently varies in temperature depending on load, is connected to the motherboard via a lead-free solder which becomes brittle through repeated thermal cycling. Apple has finally admitted culpability in the long-running saga of MacBook Pro laptops with faulty graphics hardware, launching a repair extension programme for a swathe of its customers.īuyers of Apple's 2011-era MacBook Pro have long maintained that the device suffers from a serious design flaw which causes premature failure.