2010 MacBook Pro VRAM

Hi guys i have a mid 2010 MacBook Pro with the nvidia geforce 320m card
I have 6GB Ram in the laptop when im on mac the VRAM is 256MB
But when im on windows it says approx, Total memory 2934MB under display can anyone tell me how this works please?

I just checked out some information. I was incorrect about the 320m. It is:
Graphics Memory
256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory (Minimum graphics memory usage is 256 MB)
It can share main memory. Usually the amount it can share is a function of the total amount of RAM installed in the computer. I'm not sure what the algorithm is for the 320m, but it may be that 256 MBs is the maximum shared amount for up to 2 GBs of main memory. Add 128 MBs more when main memory doubles. So at 4 GBs it would be 384 MBs. Windows is not reporting 4 GBs of shared memory, so the GPU is using only 256 MBs. That would be my interpretation.

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    Report generated 6 February 2015 08:40:29 GMT
    Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
    Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
    Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
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            BANK 0/DIMM0
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            BANK 1/DIMM0
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        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
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        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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    Time Machine: ℹ️
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        Destinations:
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             5%    WindowServer
             1%    ConnectService
             1%    Skype
             0%    systemstatsd
             0%    launchd
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        168 MB    mds_stores
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        99 MB    ocspd
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        889 MB    Free RAM
        1.99 GB    Active RAM
        455 MB    Inactive RAM
        825 MB    Wired RAM
        1.11 GB    Page-ins
        0 B    Page-outs
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        Feb 6, 2015, 08:27:32 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent_2015-02-06-082732 _[redacted].crash
        Feb 6, 2015, 08:25:19 AM    Self test - passed
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        Feb 4, 2015, 09:38:12 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-213812_[redacted].crash
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        Feb 4, 2015, 09:25:25 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-212525_[redacted].crash
        Feb 4, 2015, 09:20:16 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-212016_[redacted].crash
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        Feb 4, 2015, 08:40:48 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-204048_[redacted].crash
        Feb 4, 2015, 08:22:04 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-04-202204_[redacted].crash
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    Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
    Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
    Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
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            - (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.73 GB (72.45 GB free)
        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
    USB Information: ℹ️
        Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [not loaded]    org.samba.winbindd.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.fitbit.galileod.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
        [failed]    com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper [Click for support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
        Firefox    Application  (/Applications/Firefox.app)
        Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
        Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper    Application  (/Applications/Fitbit Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper.app)
        LexmarkNetworkServices    Application Hidden (/Library/Application Support/Lexmark/LexmarkNetworkServices.app)
        7600 Series Button Monitor    Application Hidden (/Library/Application Support/Lexmark/7600 Series Scanner.bundle/Contents/SharedSupport/7600 Series Button Monitor.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
    User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 [Click for support]
    Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
        iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
             4%    WindowServer
             3%    Finder
             2%    hidd
             0%    ps
             0%    Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        765 MB    firefox
        150 MB    Mail
        116 MB    Finder
        86 MB    mds
        77 MB    WindowServer
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        577 MB    Free RAM
        1.41 GB    Active RAM
        1.55 GB    Inactive RAM
        621 MB    Wired RAM
        463 MB    Page-ins
        156 KB    Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        Mar 28, 2015, 07:28:57 AM    Self test - passed
        Mar 26, 2015, 08:20:29 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/plugin-container_2015-03-26-08 2029_[redacted].crash

    I’ve tried running 10.10 on quite a few different computers with 4GB of RAM and a standard mechanical hard drive and all of them performed worse with Yosemite than they did with Mavericks (10.9). And about a year ago I found that they performed better with Mt Lion (10.8) than Mavericks. Each version of the Mac OS has required more memory than the version that came before it and that means that every couple of years the minimum acceptable RAM is increased. Apple signaled this quietly at the Apple Store - only one computer now ships with 4GB of RAM. (And I can tell you from personal experience that in that configuration it is not fun to use.)
    Bottom line: you need at least 8GB of RAM or an SSD. Both are better. In the meantime run as lean a machine as possible. MacKeeper is a waste of money no matter what anyone might tell you. At best it is not necessary and is a waste of money.

  • Mid 2010 Macbook Pro Keeps Restarting due to Kernel Panic. Ideas for how to fix?

    So my Mid 2010 Macbook Pro keeps randomly restarting, and giving me a screen that says something like "your computer restarted due to a problem."
    Looks like it as a kernel panic, but I have no idea what this is.  Seems to be no pattern for when it crashes.  Used to do it maybe once a month and now this is the 5th time in two days.
    Any idea what might be going on? Looked at past threads but nothing seemed to apply. 
    Here's the issue report:
    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  3966250 sec
    Panics Since Last Report:          13
    Anonymous UUID:                    7A9C4557-3A15-F201-C5F0-248B698BCE76
    Sun Mar  3 14:26:35 2013
    panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff7f85c9bb25): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff811930d000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
    Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff80edd0b260 : 0xffffff800541d626
    0xffffff80edd0b2d0 : 0xffffff7f85c9bb25
    0xffffff80edd0b360 : 0xffffff7f85d954b3
    0xffffff80edd0b3c0 : 0xffffff7f85d95527
    0xffffff80edd0b430 : 0xffffff7f860aa853
    0xffffff80edd0b570 : 0xffffff7f85dbb659
    0xffffff80edd0b5a0 : 0xffffff7f85ca58da
    0xffffff80edd0b650 : 0xffffff7f85ca0fac
    0xffffff80edd0b840 : 0xffffff7f85ca2ade
    0xffffff80edd0b920 : 0xffffff7f86dccad5
    0xffffff80edd0b960 : 0xffffff7f86de2507
    0xffffff80edd0b980 : 0xffffff7f86e01353
    0xffffff80edd0b9c0 : 0xffffff7f86e013b1
    0xffffff80edd0ba00 : 0xffffff7f86de7c43
    0xffffff80edd0ba50 : 0xffffff7f86da20fc
    0xffffff80edd0bae0 : 0xffffff7f86d9defa
    0xffffff80edd0bb10 : 0xffffff7f86d9baab
    0xffffff80edd0bb40 : 0xffffff80058650c3
    0xffffff80edd0bbc0 : 0xffffff8005867153
    0xffffff80edd0bc20 : 0xffffff8005864b8f
    0xffffff80edd0bd70 : 0xffffff80054981e1
    0xffffff80edd0be80 : 0xffffff8005420aed
    0xffffff80edd0beb0 : 0xffffff8005410448
    0xffffff80edd0bf00 : 0xffffff800541961b
    0xffffff80edd0bf70 : 0xffffff80054a5b16
    0xffffff80edd0bfb0 : 0xffffff80054ced53
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f85c34 000->0xffffff7f85f36fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffff ff7f859bf000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f85c20000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f85bdd000
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.0)[9F3D09B5-3158-3D9E-BDA3-E71576AAD3B7]@0xffffff7f8 5f44000->0xffffff7f86266fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f85c 34000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffff ff7f859bf000
             com.apple.GeForce(8.0)[2E56ED9A-D848-3795-9E52-56BABDC9000C]@0xffffff7f86d83000 ->0xffffff7f86e45fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f85c 34000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f85c20000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffff ff7f859bf000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f85bdd000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    12C54
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000005200000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8005400000
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 13893412243014
    last loaded kext at 739492449806: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.8 (addr 0xffffff7f8793f000, size 229376)
    last unloaded kext at 341224120991: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          5.2.5 (addr 0xffffff7f86496000, size 65536)
    loaded kexts:
    com.silex.driver.sxuptp          1.5.1
    com.jft.driver.PdaNetDrv          1.0.64
    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.69
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.2d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.33
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.GeForce          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.2d6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          34
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          602.15.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.4.1
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.2.5b3
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
    com.apple.security.quarantine          2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc10
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          8.0.0
    com.apple.NVDAResman          8.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.2.0d16
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          235.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          500.15
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          220
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          344
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
    Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.4 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f16
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 256 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x857F, 0x483634353155363446373036364700000000
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x8634, 0x535550455254414C454E5430310000000000
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.22)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Ethernet Adaptor (en2), Ethernet, en2
    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF, 320.07 GB
    Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS23N
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 5
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 3
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3

    So my Mid 2010 Macbook Pro keeps randomly restarting, and giving me a screen that says something like "your computer restarted due to a problem."
    Looks like it as a kernel panic, but I have no idea what this is.  Seems to be no pattern for when it crashes.  Used to do it maybe once a month and now this is the 5th time in two days.
    Any idea what might be going on? Looked at past threads but nothing seemed to apply. 
    Here's the issue report:
    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  3966250 sec
    Panics Since Last Report:          13
    Anonymous UUID:                    7A9C4557-3A15-F201-C5F0-248B698BCE76
    Sun Mar  3 14:26:35 2013
    panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff7f85c9bb25): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff811930d000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
    Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff80edd0b260 : 0xffffff800541d626
    0xffffff80edd0b2d0 : 0xffffff7f85c9bb25
    0xffffff80edd0b360 : 0xffffff7f85d954b3
    0xffffff80edd0b3c0 : 0xffffff7f85d95527
    0xffffff80edd0b430 : 0xffffff7f860aa853
    0xffffff80edd0b570 : 0xffffff7f85dbb659
    0xffffff80edd0b5a0 : 0xffffff7f85ca58da
    0xffffff80edd0b650 : 0xffffff7f85ca0fac
    0xffffff80edd0b840 : 0xffffff7f85ca2ade
    0xffffff80edd0b920 : 0xffffff7f86dccad5
    0xffffff80edd0b960 : 0xffffff7f86de2507
    0xffffff80edd0b980 : 0xffffff7f86e01353
    0xffffff80edd0b9c0 : 0xffffff7f86e013b1
    0xffffff80edd0ba00 : 0xffffff7f86de7c43
    0xffffff80edd0ba50 : 0xffffff7f86da20fc
    0xffffff80edd0bae0 : 0xffffff7f86d9defa
    0xffffff80edd0bb10 : 0xffffff7f86d9baab
    0xffffff80edd0bb40 : 0xffffff80058650c3
    0xffffff80edd0bbc0 : 0xffffff8005867153
    0xffffff80edd0bc20 : 0xffffff8005864b8f
    0xffffff80edd0bd70 : 0xffffff80054981e1
    0xffffff80edd0be80 : 0xffffff8005420aed
    0xffffff80edd0beb0 : 0xffffff8005410448
    0xffffff80edd0bf00 : 0xffffff800541961b
    0xffffff80edd0bf70 : 0xffffff80054a5b16
    0xffffff80edd0bfb0 : 0xffffff80054ced53
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f85c34 000->0xffffff7f85f36fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffff ff7f859bf000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f85c20000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f85bdd000
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.0)[9F3D09B5-3158-3D9E-BDA3-E71576AAD3B7]@0xffffff7f8 5f44000->0xffffff7f86266fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f85c 34000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffff ff7f859bf000
             com.apple.GeForce(8.0)[2E56ED9A-D848-3795-9E52-56BABDC9000C]@0xffffff7f86d83000 ->0xffffff7f86e45fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f85c 34000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f85c20000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffff ff7f859bf000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f85bdd000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    12C54
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000005200000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8005400000
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