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MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues Users are only to bring in their computer if it has a graphics failure: bringing it in before anything goes wrong, or for any issue that doesn’t involve the graphics, won’t be covered by this repair program. Here are the models that Apple will cover as part of the official repair program, which were sold from 2011 to 2013. I had the same issue with my GPU (AMD Radeon HD, 6770M) in my late 2011 17' MacBook Pro 2.5GHz (BTO, last model): discrete graphics failure under load (high temps) starting about 2 years (Jan 2014) after purchase (Jan 2012). The graphics issue involves a failure of machines’ discrete graphics card, which is only used when performing graphics-intensive tasks like watching or editing videos. I had 16GB ram but one of the first things I did when I started to troubleshoot. The repair program begins today, and extends repair coverage for affected MacBook Pro models for this specific issue only. Its a MacBook Pro late 2011, 17', quad core 2.5ghz, with the AMD Radeon HD6770 and Intel graphics 3000 graphics card, running El Capitan, featuring a data doubler with a HD inside, and a Samsung 840 pro 256GB SSD where the HD used to be. Apple has now announced a repair program in response to users’ complaints, and perhaps also in response to their class action lawsuit. Apple issued a repair program, but the odds are that your GPU will die again soon. The problem begins by seeing red lines on the monitor and then failing to boot OS X. These pink and white stripes are not pretty.Back in October, we shared some MacBook Pro owners’ complaints about their computers, which had what can broadly be described as “video problems” that often rendered the computers unusable. The 8.2 macbook pro models with integrated graphics card have a manufacturing issue that causes the lead-free solder of the GPU to crack, inhibiting its ability to function.