17" MacBook Pro 2009 graphical issues
Hi Guys
I'm trying to figure out what's going on with my 17" Macbook Pro. It's a rather old model (2009) with the following specs:
i7 2.8 Ghz
16 GB ram
1TB SSD hard drive
I have Yosemite 10.10.1 installed on it. Lately, I've experienced a lot of graphical issues such as vertical shades when booting up, screen going black during usage (although it was still on), graphical glitches when booting or when using it, randomly rebooting, etc.
I hoped it to be a software issue so I did a clean install of Yosemite but the problem persists. Sometimes it boots just fine, sometimes it doesn't. As to the graphical issues and the vertical shades on screen, it also happens randomly.
Other things happen such as the coloured wheel coming out of nowhere for doing something as simple as clicking on a link within Safari... you name it, all sorts of glitches.
I decided to run a hardware test but then again, pressing D when it's booting is doing next to nothing (I've had issues re-installing Yosemite by pressing CMD + R too.. I had to try it a bunch of times before it actually worked).
I am now installing the beta version of 10.10.2 as I'm running out of options. Do any of these problems ring a bell ? Any suggestions ?
Thank you so much for your time.
Ricardo
It appears that your MBP has experienced kernel panics. If so log and post it per these instructions:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201753
In order to run an Apple Hardware Test with your MBP you will have to use the #2 installation disk that came with your MBP. It has the AHT instructions printed on it. Note that an error free AHT is not definitive.
Ciao.
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