Yes you don't want it to be the graphics card as you'd be looking at £400 for a new logic board.
Could it be the adapter the display plugs into? Are you using a Mini DisplayPort to vga/dvi adapter? Regards Sam -- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 [email protected] > On 8 Jan 2015, at 09:00, mac98aop <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi folks > > I have a late 2011 MBP 13". Recently, when I try to wake from sleep with it > plugged in to my external monitor, the external won't wake, and the MBP > screen will go through a sequence of coloured screens. After a few tries and > cable waggles (technical term) it is fine. It don't recall it happening when > not plugged in to the external monitor. > > Is my video card on the blink, or perhaps just the cable to the external? > > If the former, that sounds serious and expensive?! > > Any experienced tips? > > Adam > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
