MBP Graphic Chip Failing

Hi JJ Su,
To connect an external monitor to your MacBook Pro, you will need an adapter that connects to the mini-display port on the MBP, and has another plug that is appropriate for your external display {VGA or DVI}.
Take a look at Amazon to find a relatively inexpensive adapter if you don't already have one.
-Please make sure that you order the right kind of adapter for your MBP since there Apple has used 2 different kinds of ports depending on the particular model!
FYI, if the external monitor doesn't work either, then you probably have a bad GPU {Graphic Processor Unit} on the motherboard. IF the external does work, then you either have a bad internal screen, or some bad connectors/wires inside the MBP...
Hope this helps & good luck!

The problem may very well be the connector that hooks the motherboard and display together, has been shaken loose, and needs to be re-inserted.
Worse case: It could also be that the graphics chip or display is failing. MOST graphics chips on laptop motherboards are soldered to the board and cannot be replaced.

A) The Fujitsu Amilo Li 3710 Notebook PC does not have a graphics card.

It has Integrated Graphics.

The Integrated Graphics borrows some of the system resources.
Processor and Ram Memory

http://fujitsu.tabletsnlaptops.com/fujitsu-amilo-notebook-li-3710-316.html

The Integrated Graphics is part of the motherboard chipset.
The Intel GL40 - Northbridge chip, and the Intel ICH9-M - Southbridge chip,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Intel_graphics_processing_units#Fourth_generation

The integrated graphics is Intel GMA 4500MHD

http://ark.intel.com/products/35501/Intel-82GL40-Graphics-and-Memory-Controller-Hub

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA#GMA_X4500

So,.............what do you mean by clean it?

Also;
1) What ARE the symptoms,

and,

2) Have you connected an external VGA monitor, to the laptop?
If so do you get a display on the external VGA monitor?

Post back in a Comment.

Regards,
joecoolvette

there is usually more than one possibility,
1. the lcd cable has frayed from the continued opening and closing, 2. one or both of the ram chips have malfunctioned, you can fix this by removing one of the chips, restarting, mixing and matching the different slots with different chips, MAKE SURE YOU INSERT IT AT A 40 DEGREE ANGLE until it has fitted in snugly, then push it down, or you can damage the motherboard connectors.
3.most likely the graphics chip has overheated and the solder has melted and lost it's joints on the motherboard. you can either reflow the bga (this doesn't always fix it, or undoes itself if not done properly, or replace the graphics chip, or change the motherboard. here are some useful videos:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhxOVh2sbl8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgTbkTK2iwk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MGvJCMQFis&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnkQNmKauEc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97nxZwHG5bA
if you are in london, i can refer you to a company that does reballing, if otherwise, call around local repair shops for reball peace, abz

Classic symptom of the nvidia graphics chip failing. Why it failed to shut down I'm not sure of.
What has happened I think, is that the laptop, while running, has built up enough heat to fry the graphics chip ( of caused the solder to loosen). The cpu will withstand the heat, especially as it gets cooling directly.

You can try and strip it to clean out the fan and heatsink of debris and dust, however, in this case I suspect the damage has been done and you will need to get the chip "reballed". Costs about 60.00 on Ebay.

There are several different possible causes so if you have your manual it will tell you how to go through some of the resets. From what your describing it sounds as if the graphics chip is one of those possibilities. Nvidia had some questionable chips used in some of the 2007 model MBP's so if your MBP falls in this category you need to call Apple as they extended the warranty for these models to 3 years. There are some home remedies for this issue but I would definitely go through Apple as the graphics chip is part of the logic board as a lot can go wrong and there is no graphics card to just change out. If this doesn't apply to you then your back to the resets which you can get a list for all of these on the Apple website.

your graphic card is low you need to upgrade in order to play games with higher graphics

Your about to get the red ring, code 74... The graphics card is going bad. Mine did the same thing nearly a year to the day after I purchased it. Get on Xbox's website and follow there recommendations and see about sending it in to get fixed. There wont be any good quick permanent fix unfortunately without involving Microsoft... Hope it helps

This IS very likely a hardware problem. I'm not very sure about your model but I know that many SZ users w/ G84xx/G86xx NVIDIA card out there are having similar problem -- could be due to NVIDIA chip failure.

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/09/nvidia-g84-g86-bad

Sony had just acknowledged this problem (failed G84/G86 NVIDIA chips) recently but unfortunately SZ series models were not included in the list.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1528907/sony-admits-failing-nvidia-chips-months-late

In case you're using SZ model and are having G84/G86 nvidia card, just give sony service center a call, at least to let them take your issue into their record.

it is not usually possible to upgrade the graphics card on a laptop. as the graphics chips are on the motherboard. and they do not usually have a graphics card slot.

some (quite recent) laptops have a graphics express slot which does allow for them to be upgraded.

most often you find that laptop graphics chips share mem with the main RAM (allocated) this is controlled in the BIOS(Setup) and it may be possible to increase the allocation of memory there,

but I'm sorry to say for most laptops there is no upgrade (flexibility is traded for portability)

 

the 5002WLMI does not appear to have a grpahics express slot, however you may be able to increase the mem allocation in the BIOS (as it does use allocateable shared memory)