To start off a Fusion Drive is made of two different physical drives. A 2.5” HDD and a small blade PCI SSD.
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This is part of the 2014 model, the 2012 model didn’t offer it.
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OK… let’s move on to your problem. You’ll need to pull the logic board out to inspect the I/O chip which is under the heat sink. In this series the graphics is it this chip. I’m suspecting the chip has failed it often cracks when it goes. The only repair option is replacing the logic board. Here’s the guide to take it out [guide|11720]
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OK… let’s move on to your problem. You’ll need to pull the logic board out to inspect the I/O chip which is under the heat sink. In this series the graphics is in this chip. I’m suspecting the chip has failed it often cracks when it goes. The only repair option is replacing the logic board. Here’s the guide to take it out [guide|11720]
To start off a Fusion Drive is made of two different physical drives. A 2.5” HDD and a small blade PCI SSD.
[image|3505098]
This is part of the 2014 model, the 2012 model didn’t offer it.
OK… let’s move on to your problem. You’ll need to pull the logic board out to inspect the I/O chip which is under the heat sink. In this series the graphics is it this chip. I’m suspecting the chip has failed it often cracks when it goes. The only repair option is replacing the logic board. Here’s the guide to take it out [guide|11720]