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mick · 08-12-2012, 12:50 PM

Danny - did you end up trying this with your fried GPU?

Wim - would the same apply to a Mac?

I have a MacBook Pro (early 2008 model running OS X 10.7.4) that just lost its internal graphics card (green static lines on display while booting, display freezing just before the log-on screen). It is otherwise still fully functional via remote desktop VNC.

It would be great if I could use a DL-195 adapter with external monitor to get some more use out of this laptop.

Cheers,

Mick

08-12-2012, 12:50 PM	#4
mick Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 3	MacBook Pro with Broken Graphics Card? Danny - did you end up trying this with your fried GPU? Wim - would the same apply to a Mac? I have a MacBook Pro (early 2008 model running OS X 10.7.4) that just lost its internal graphics card (green static lines on display while booting, display freezing just before the log-on screen). It is otherwise still fully functional via remote desktop VNC. It would be great if I could use a DL-195 adapter with external monitor to get some more use out of this laptop. Cheers, Mick Last edited by mick; 08-12-2012 at 12:52 PM.