Display problems and others

I just bought this macbook in january and already when i'm scrolling on a web page the images flash at various parts of the page even if the page is fully loaded, this also happens in other programs such as powerpoint and word as i scroll...also it seems to be taking longer than it used to to start programs such as word when i have powerpoint and my email open at the same time...what can i do to get it to perform like it used to...i haven't added or downloaded any new programs really to take up any space on my hard drive? also my cd drive makes 3 loud, god-awful clicking noises anytime i insert a disc into it which has happened since the very first time i used it...is that normal or should i get it checked out?

HI and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
*"my cd drive makes 3 loud, god-awful clicking noises anytime i insert a disc into it which has happened since the very first time i used it...is that normal or should i get it checked out?"*
That's not normal. I would definitely take the MacBook in for service.
Maintenance tips here: http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintainingmacosx.html
The Top 7 Free Utilities To Maintain A Mac
Carolyn

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Sorry, that thread got moved for edit and as a user tip... which I didn't want and won't be doing....
Here is the post:
A tip and workaround for how to get ATI mobility/laptop drivers so that Windows no longer thinks the ATI is a desktop card:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11286987
Summary (my own edit steps):
1. Install Boot Camp 3.0 and upgrade to 3.1
2. Uninstall graphic drivers and run Driver Sweeper
http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/
instead of:
removing the crashing driver by going into windows 7 setup via its install cd and deleting the ati driver manaully
3. Install ATI Mobility (link)
4. Uninstall ATI (Programs control panel?) Device Manager (rollback; uninstall?)
5. Device Nanager: update driver and BROWSE BACK to 8.681 (the original apple driver that was causing freezes and purple artifacts) - navigate to /Apple/Drivers/ATI
(Apple uses) a 4850 card in the iMac, its modified a bit for apple. Enough that desktop drivers don't work, and modded-for-laptop desktop drivers don't work either.
Now the upshot of using modified drivers is that it FORCES the catalyst control panel to be installed, meaning you get a few more options to mess around with the card.
I couldn't use the original apple drive, it locks up, the newer one had banding, the newer radeon drivers direct form ATI wouldn't work until they were modded and then they cause black screens.
SO the solution, as obscure as it was, was to download ACTUAL mobility Radeon drivers - version 10.3 still, but made for laptops.
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
THESE drivers I was able to install - and here is where things changed.
THIS driver changed they way windows saw the video card in device manager.
As I mentioned before, its NOT a desktop card, its a modified laptop card, but installing mac drivers makes windows THINK its a full desktop card, and running the original 8.681 driver crashed it.
Once installed 10.3 LAPTOP driver it now appeared in device manager as a MOBILITY card.
+These Steps "should" work:+
delete ATI driver manually
reinstall apple driver after that and see if that works,
otherwise try the steps above
(mod drivers, remove via windows recovery off setup disk, install laptop drivers, reinstall apple driver over it)

IMac ghost display problems (and apple technicians weren't able to solve)

Hi,
So my problem here is quite weird. I tried researching the forum for something like this, but nothing really came close to whats happening to my iMac.
I have an Intel-Based iMac, 24 inch screen.
I bought it on 2008. Since late 2008/early 2009, i had these weird "letters" underneath all my pictures. I work with photography/video editing, so this was very annoying, yet i kept ignoring, since the rest was working fine.
Then slowly the iMac ran slower, more sluggish-y. Like if all life was sucked out of it, sort of description.
Then, 2 months ago, there was a total failure of the HD. I was lucky to be able to back up all, before it didnt let me even enter the computer. It would just think for hours.
I brought it to the technical support near to my home, and i also told them about those weird "letters" on the left side of my screen. They said it was due to my hard disk, and i was, ok...since the hard disk had a failure.
They did a check up, and yep, the hard disk was k.o, evidently. They replaced the hard disk, and told me all was fine.
It did "seem" fine for the first couple days. No more running slow, no weird letters that would distort my pictures (for example, i could see my iTunes music list underneath a picture i was working on photoshop, or a video i was displaying!).
After a couple of days...same story started again. The left side of the screen was flooded by all underneath (open windows, the desktop icons, the texts i had open on safari, basically anything would appear translucently underneath any image or video i would open). Then, flash player would crash every 3 videos, blank cd's would get automatically ejected so i couldnt burn any cd, computer would run slow etc... etc...
So i cleaned up my computer, did a back up, erased all, and ready to bring it up to technical support again. And misteriously, all symptoms disappeared. So i explained to them what happened, and they said probably it was the graphic card.
I thought finally my problem was solved.
24 hrs later, i got an email that my computer was fixed. That it was only a hard disk "permits" issue, and they solved it.
I have had the computer for 3 days, and the screen problem is starting again, and now the permits are perfectly fine in my computer, and nothing comes out as wrong in the diagnostics tool!!!!
I didnt even work with the computer, but now i can see my itunes list through the safari window, as grey letters....kinda 3D, popping out. Its very weird. And i cant capture it because when i take a screen capture, it all appears fine.
Left side of screen is the affected. And no, its not a condensation issue.
Also, i can see some lines when i start up the computer. On the grey screen portion of the start up.
I dont know what it can be anymore. I know this is a long post, but i had to explain all what happened to it.
Any help would be great.
Thanks

You might want to clean up your profile. An iMac G5 will not run Mac OS X 10.6.4!
My experience with things appearing on screen but not in a screen capture is that it is on the display itself and not involving the GPU.
I think that you have image persistence, similar to CRT burn in. It is caused by having the same image appear in the same location over long periods of time, like a Safari window always in the same location, or an iTunes window, etc. The pixels get stuck showing that image.
There are different little apps that folks have developed to get the pixels unstuck. Google LCD image persistence and you can find a number of them.
Here is one suggestion;
http://www.jscreenfix.com/
Dah•veed

Display problem, and maybe worse

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T61 Display Problem and Annoying Noise from ESC button area

I have two problems with my T61, model 6460-66U. One's with display and another is annoying noise coming from ESC button area.
Ordered in Feb, 2008 for college use, as soon as I start to use it there's some problem with the display quality. When using Aero there would be black square spots appearing on screen and would disappear when hovering mouse over these areas. Processing speed is somewhat slow when using Aero. While switching to Basic Vista style, those black square spots will only appear in the Windows Photo Gallery's left corner, like the image shows: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2746362257_6dc6a4d6a2_o.jpg When playing videos, like avi, rmvb, wmv files, there's a common problem that the screen in the media player keeps flashing with the green color. I thought it was the RAM, because it's 1G so it got upgraded to 3G over summer break. Hoping the problem would be solved, but not . Recover the system back to factory status helps a little, but after upgrading the newest driver (7.15.11.7597) of Nvidia 140m there would be sudden black out on screen, and notice of display driver stopped working. When degrade to 7.15.11.129 version it runs fairly well but problem with Photo Gallery and videos as mentioned above still exist. I found a Korean media player which could fix the video playing problem, but with Windows Media player, Realplayer and other major video player the problem still exists. Screenshot of the problem is here http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/2746362307_aff12c556c_o.jpg I upgraded BIOS, but laptop would become slow and video images would blur/double shadows. So I swtiched it back.
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Suggessions and help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!!
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Message Edited by dream on 08-09-2008 09:35 AM
Message Edited by dream on 08-09-2008 09:38 AM

Dirt can get under the button in an instant.
I use a strong suction vacuum cleaner and tip the computer from side to side and upside down while clicking the button to suck out the dirt.

Touchpad problems ((and other Windows 10 issues)

I upgraded to Windows 10 pretty smoothly, but I'm experieiincing the same problems as others when it comes to using tablet mode etc. My biggest frustration though is that the touchpad no longer consistently supports two-finger scrolling, which is sooo frustrating. Also, edge-swipe gestures to bring up things like the app-switcher and charms bar (is it still called that?) don't work either. I've updated to the latest drivers (all of the ones that Lenovo has at ths point) and that doesn't seem to fix any problems. Anyone know how to solve the touchpad issues? Also, seriously disapponted with the Lenovo support on these issues. The Yoga went from being one of my favorite laptops to being one of my least favorite with this OS "upgrade" and next time, I'll probably get a computer from Dell.

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Displaying buttons and other items in french instead of english

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Could you help me ?
Thank you very much !
Christian

Hello,
>> Where can I find it ?
I’m afraid you are looking at the wrong place. You are going to the shared components whilst you should go to the page where the button id defined. In the “Page Rendering” column there’s a section called “Buttons”. Choose the button you want to edit, and there you’ll find it - http://i31.tinypic.com/25sv6t3.png . As you can see from the gif, the button name and the button label don’t have to be the same.
Regards,
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Dual display color and other related issues...

I have posted this on painter forums, though some of the issues coming together here are directly related to issues w/ Snow Leopard and dual displays. Thought I would try here....
This is so bizarre. When I ever I run P11(I think this is going on in P10 too?) w/ the OS X (snow leopard, 10.6.2 on quad core Intel Xeon Mac Pro, 10 GB of RAM) menu bar on my Eizo(making it the main display), and the Apple Cinema display left as the #2 monitor, I get very annoying brush cursor artifcats left randomly on the Eizo screen after strokes. One cannot predict when the cursor will leave it's gray "marks", but it will do it, sometimes 5 strokes in a row, sometimes after 15 strokes or so? If I move my brush back over them, or change the image percantage view, they vanish, obviously new ones coming back, as I work.
However I put the OS menu bar on the AC display, yet work back on the Eizo, this does NOT happen. No cursor artifacts. Well, at least I can summon the issue
The reason I am doing this is Snow Leopard has bad color issues w/ dual displays (well documented, much to Photoshop CS4 users frustrations, and mine). Apple needs to fix it... but for me to see the right color on the Eizo(this is my main color and superior display), it needs to be the main monitor(menu bar) in 10.6.2.
So, you can see my trap - Accurate color, or annoying cursor artifacts left on the screen (sorry, it really bugs me as I work) as I work in Painter.
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Thanks!, T

I have posted this on painter forums, though some of the issues coming together here are directly related to issues w/ Snow Leopard and dual displays. Thought I would try here....
This is so bizarre. When I ever I run P11(I think this is going on in P10 too?) w/ the OS X (snow leopard, 10.6.2 on quad core Intel Xeon Mac Pro, 10 GB of RAM) menu bar on my Eizo(making it the main display), and the Apple Cinema display left as the #2 monitor, I get very annoying brush cursor artifcats left randomly on the Eizo screen after strokes. One cannot predict when the cursor will leave it's gray "marks", but it will do it, sometimes 5 strokes in a row, sometimes after 15 strokes or so? If I move my brush back over them, or change the image percantage view, they vanish, obviously new ones coming back, as I work.
However I put the OS menu bar on the AC display, yet work back on the Eizo, this does NOT happen. No cursor artifacts. Well, at least I can summon the issue
The reason I am doing this is Snow Leopard has bad color issues w/ dual displays (well documented, much to Photoshop CS4 users frustrations, and mine). Apple needs to fix it... but for me to see the right color on the Eizo(this is my main color and superior display), it needs to be the main monitor(menu bar) in 10.6.2.
So, you can see my trap - Accurate color, or annoying cursor artifacts left on the screen (sorry, it really bugs me as I work) as I work in Painter.
Attempted fixes: Trashed all of Painter's prefs, all of Wacom's Intuos 4(latest driver) prefs and software, switched plug ins on the back of the mac for the displays(lots of restarts), ran cache cleaning Cocktail and DiskWarrior, etc. -- no change, as I can duplicate the issue w/ the above set up. A sidebar or maybe be very related note: I have an iMac w/ max amount of ram (model not very old -- maybe 1 or 2 old) and I have had a long standing issue working on the iMacs we have had w/ this brush cursor artifact problem (in Leopard and Snow Leopard). I am on one monitor w/ the iMac, so you know here the menu bar is...hmmmmmmmm.....?
Thanks!, T

Posible p4n diamond heat problem and other beep question

Hi was using my p4n diamond for about 2h 30min and it all of a sudden just cuts out with no warning.
im unsure if its heat related thought the constant 55C is not as good temp as i should probably have but it stays stable there.
Also when i recently installed msi core it said i was very close to the voltages it had in the display just to hope to rule out power problems.
i have the cases 120mm exaust fan in the back an 80mm input fan in thefront and then the cpu fan that came with my pentium d 830 .
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I was also wondering about the beeps on my computer. when i first was working with this pcc i had no beeps but then when working i had one beep before os then two after os and usb case plugs and floppy , 3 when i put on a printer and then back to one and then no beeps.
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regarding your question about target temperature. my board isn't exactly the same as yours, but it's close.
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also keep in mind that your cpu temp in the bios disply should be a few degrees HIGHER than the temp in "idle windows".
the intel data sheet for the pentium D 8xx series says that the max temp is 69C. so your cpu shouldnt have a problem at 55C.
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also make sure you turn off EIST in the bios. it wont impact your temps significantly. that nvidia nforce sli intel edition has a problem with 14x multiplier and pentiumD. and EIST bumps you down to 14x occaisionally.

Video and audio linking problem, and others?

So, I am having 2 main problems. When I first started using FCE everything was great. Then, I changed some settings, and for some reason, it doesn't work like I want it to. So, my first problem is linking. When I import, it is automatically unlinked, but I think FCE thinks that it is! When I do press Apple L (shortcut to link video and audio) it still isn't linked! How can I get it to link?
My 2nd problem may be linked to the first. When I want to make a cut right on the playhead, it is really hard to get it on the playhead. Previously, it would just snap on the playhead if I got close, and now it doesn't! How can I get it to snap better?
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1) Make sure linking (Shift-L) is turned on before you add your clip to the timeline. To manually link audio tracks to your video tracks select the two and go to +Modify > Link+ (Command-L).
2) Make sure snapping is turned on in the timeline. Hit the "N" key to toggle it on or off.

OJSP classpath problems and other OJSP issues

Hi,
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Apache 1.3.12
Jserv 2.0
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It seems that OJSP completely ignores WEB-INF/lib. Any jars that the JSP may need have to be put on the servlet classpath (wrapper.classpath).
OJSP will pick up modified beans from
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2) We got our application to work by moving everything that the JSPs may need to the servlet classpath. However, OJSP would hang when switching between various JSPs. Stopping apache in this case also caused the port to be held by some runaway process. We then had to start apache on a different port.
So our questions are:
1) Is OJSP going to support thin JDBC drivers?
2) Are there other ways of getting bean reloading to work? Bouncing the server, everytime a bean changes is not a viable option for us.
3) Are there any known issues with OJSP hanging when navigating from page to page?
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Originally Posted by zdenca
Hi, we got 2 node cluster Netware6.5SP8 or (OES) we lost the sbd partition and could not mount or start clustered volumes and could not recreate the sbd partition.
So I have created a new cluster and was able to create sbd partition and mount the clustered partitions manually.
But not we see 2 cluster objects in C1 the old one is complaining with the NDS sync for the GroupWise pool and master ip resource says new node under location.
The new cluster objects see the servers properly but no cluster volumes and I cannot create any.
Nssmu under both servers sees the clustered volumes properly. Check volume objects and trustees under Dsrepair sees only sys.
So how do I make everything work under the new cluster?
Help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks M.
Well could not find the cluster forum :(
Anyhow this is the fix: Deleted all old cluster objects from C1 recreated e-dir objects for clustered pools with nssmu which published the correct clustered info in C1, and allowed me to create new cluster volumes in C1, under the new cluster.
But took me much longer than type these 3 lines:)
Cheers.
M.

Yosemite 10.10 with PSE12 crashes on opening - Case-sentive problem and other

Hello
Starting PSE09 and afterwards PSE12 always crashes with ... file not found messages.
I edited my Case-Sensitve Volume on ...Frameworks/.... so that it fits with PSE12 needs
But now i get a gestaltSystemVersion error:
20.10.14 18:06:55,632 Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 Editor[12049]: WARNING: The Gestalt selector gestaltSystemVersion is returning 10.9.0 instead of 10.10.0. Use NSProcessInfo's operatingSystemVersion property to get correct system version number.
I bought PSE12 in the Apple Shop 2 hours ag0.
When will Adobe deliver a proper version of PSE12?

Are you using OS X Yosemite?
I'm having similar problems with InDesign CC crashing frequently and I see the same Gestalt error pop up in the Console log quite a bit. From looking around online, it sounds like it could be a bug in Yosemite.
Also, try turning off Dropbox if you're running it. I'm seeing various errors about that, too ("10/31/14 10:43:21.603 AM Adobe InDesign CC 2014[18074]: plugin com.getdropbox.dropbox.garcon interrupted"). Something about InDesign interrupting the Dropbox plugin? Or the other way around?
I think things just need to be fleshed out a bit more, re: Yosemite.

Nokia 500 Wi-Fi with problems (and other issues)

Hi there.
I had my Nokia 500 yesterday, but it seems to have several problems regarding wireless LAN. I usualy disable 3G traffic (WAP, GPRS, UMTS), so that my service provider doesn't charge me, and only enable with when necessary. But I want the phone to connect to known Wi-Fi networks when avaialable. However:
1 - When I enable "Only WLAN" in my country, several phone applications constantly annoy me about "no avaialable connection", even when its connected to a Wi-Fi LAN!
2 - Its constantly searching for wireless networks, and the Wi-Fi connection is intermitent. It fails and then it comes up all the time. I could not finish the download of a GPS map because the Wi-Fi would fail before the download could finish. And it only had 1 known Wi-Fi network avaialable.
3 - So I set it to use only WLAN, I set "WLAN energy saving" to off, "search networks" to "once in 30 minutes" (and not automatically), and Manual selecion of WLAN. Even like this, the WLAN connection sometimes fails, and then comes back!
Also, I cannot install software directly from OVI Store using WLAN (error downloading), and the phone crashed several times while recognizing and focusing a face using the camara.
I am trully disapointed with the phone. Does anyone have a solution for these problems?
Thanks.

You may want to check your battery and battery contacts. Make sure that a Centro battery has not been installed in this device as it is slightly smaller and will not maintain pressure on the battery contacts.
You can try placing a piece or 2 of paper behind the battery to make to contacts tighter. A loose battery can cause most of the issue you are describing.

Display problems and the rest... Help

When using the 'smaller' graphics card, the screen goes mostly black with horizontal strips of random colours. The only option is to perform a 'hard reset'. This happens 2-3 times a day (3 -4 hours usage).
I haven't had any issues like this when using the 'hardcore' graphics card.
That's the graphics issue... now the rest.
EVERY time i start the thing up, the machine will reset itself within 10-20 seconds and then boot up fine.
Sometimes it starts all the way... and then... restarts itself (happened once).
What should i do? I bought from a reseller... and they are useless... Surely it's covered under warranty? No applecare... but then i should be protected under manu warranty.
I've migrated from my older 17" macbook pro and that took 4 hours! i really dont want to go through that again.
Will the applestore allow me to change the HDD?
What do you suggest (anyone??)

If you have a late 2008 MBP, then it is under at least a 1 year warranty, which you can upgrade to 3 year Applecare if you like. It doesn't matter where you bought it. You can call Apple or go to any Apple Store to have it looked at.
I believe that in the late 2008 MBP, the hard drive can be replaced by the user. You will find instructions in the manual.
But it sounds like your issues would not necessarily be fixed by a hard drive replacement. It would be wise to try to get a diagnosis first.
A good place to start might be to run the extended version of the Apple Hardware Test, which is on Install Disk #1 of the original gray discs that came with your computer. If you get an error code of any kind, then you have a hardware problem that needs to be fixed.
Do you have access to an Apple Store? If so, make an appointment with the genius bar and have it looked at.
If you don't have a local Apple Store, call Apple on the phone and describe your problems to them. They can walk you through several troubleshooting procedures and hopefully determine what is causing the problem.
Good luck!

KT4 Ultra RAM problems and others

Hi,
just bought KT4 Ultra, with 512MB DDR-RAM 266/2100 CL 2,5 and Athlon XP 2100+, BIOS V1.2.
During boot-up the computer tells me, that I've got 1024 MB RAM although I only have 512MB. Linux says the same and RAM Test Software does too !! I can't install RedHat nor Windows XP, they always crash, prbably due to RAM problem.
I've already tried out all 3 memory slots.
Any suggestion what to do ?
Why does the computer not recognize any device on the 3rd IDE port ( neither IBM Deskstar w/ 40GB, LS 120 Drive, CD-ROM Drive). My BIOS doesn't show ANY options for the 3rd IDE port!
TIA
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Originally posted by maesus
The 3rd IDE port is controlled by the RAID controller. You have to enable onboard RAID, and it only supports HDD, not optical drives.
Is that in the BIOS under: Serial Ata - enabled ? ( I did that !)
Try http://www.memtest86.com
Already did, it always crashes.
Have you tried another RAM?
'Have no other RAM available right now.
And I can't start my computer anymore, since the cpu fan wont work. I plugged the cpu fan into the manboard-fan plug but then the mainboard won't be cooled. That can't work all too long, can it ?
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