Despite being plastic, some of these fan blades can hurt. When reassembling, pay attention to the notch at the top. You can remove them by hand, although a screwdriver may be needed to start. So I had the problem 5 years ago, the graphics card die.
#Mac pro 2012 graphics card fix how to#
I honestly don't suggest this fix.īut, what I am saying is that you should check out your video card fans, and you can temporarily stop it to see if it resolves the audible issue.Īnd really, you can try this with every fan, not just the video card fan. Step 1 Remove PCI bracket cover The screws are spring-mounted and will stay attached to the cover. On this episode of Crazy Will Tech Show, I show you how to fix the 2011 15 Macbook Pro GPU problem. Note that this is probably a TERRIBLE IDEA, because it restricts air flow across the video card which is a very hot device anymore. The fan stopped spinning, and the sound disappeared.
I took a piece of scotch tape, and stretched it across both sides of the fan (the fan is raised with a plastic housing), and smoothed down the middle on the fan's plastic. The Apple Store had none of our video cards in stock, and they were unwilling to take my word on the diagnosis and order it.
Apple is launching a new Mac Pro Repair Extension Program to address complaints of video related issues. When I would press my finger onto the middle of the fan (forcing it to stop spinning), the sound went away.Īt that time the computer was highly highly mission critical, so downtime more than a few minutes was not a good idea. Apple quietly launches Mac Pro (Late 2013) Repair Program for graphics card/video issues. Despite how low it was spinning, the video card fan was spinning nevertheless. .graphics card before you can use the Radeon 5700XT in Windows via Boot Camp, or can you have both cards simultaneously in your Mac Pro 2019 (with your.
Tracing the sound eventually led me to the video card. It was definitely a moving components, because shutting the computer down would stop the sound. One of them (in a rather quiet room no less) started making a persistent high frequency continual buzz. I'm a bit scared to admit this, but here goes…
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