Timeline for Does Macbook Pro have a hardware or software issue? (Constantly Stuck on White Screen)
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| Apr 6, 2020 at 19:20 | vote | accept | grains | ||
| Apr 6, 2020 at 19:20 | answer | added | grains | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 3, 2020 at 19:23 | comment | added | Allan | Assuming you’re booting off the USB, if you still get that error, you’ve ruled out the drive/SATA cable. You can try using Ultimate Boot CD on that vintage Mac and try running some tests like CPU, GPU, and memory. Also see this answer - very similar. | |
| Apr 3, 2020 at 15:14 | answer | added | Nic | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 3, 2020 at 13:10 | history | edited | grains | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 3, 2020 at 13:04 | comment | added | grains | Apple Diagnostics doesn't seem to work. @Allan, also backed up my data, no worries. I just want to get my Macbook working again... | |
| Apr 2, 2020 at 22:37 | comment | added | Allan | Most importantly, make sure you backup your data! | |
| Apr 2, 2020 at 22:34 | comment | added | Allan |
It could be either, but my gut and experience tells me it's hardware. I would start with Apple Diagnostics (Hold D while booting) to see what you can see. It could be the GPU as those models were notorious for GPU issues. It could be the drive or the SATA cable (leaning this way because of Target Disk Mode) and finally software - a re-install would address that.
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| Apr 2, 2020 at 22:16 | history | asked | grains | CC BY-SA 4.0 |