Blue screen! what to do???

blue screen when switching gpu card. 10.8.2 mid-2010mbp. what to do?

Safe Boot by restarting your computer while holding down the "shift" key. Safe booting disables all nonessential processes, often times allowing you to start up when you would otherwise crash.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

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I updated to 10.6.4 and now have a blank blue screen - what should I do?

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My iPad has a blue screen What's wrong with it

My iPad has a blues screen what's wrong ?

Hold the home and power button down until it restarts. If it continues, restore it. If it continues and only happens in one app, contact the developer or update the app if it has any updates. If it happens with not just one app, reserve an appointment at your local Apple Store and have it replaced. http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

My iphone in blue screen.what must i do?

my iphone in blue screen.what must i do?

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My iPad crashed and went to a blue screen what can I do to try and fix it. I have tried plugging it in to both the charger and the computer. Need help ASAP it's a gen 3

Please help my gen 3 iPad just crashed to a blue screen I have tried everything to fix it. I've plugged it in to the charger and my computer and it doesn't respond. Any suggestions would be a help

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http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/ipad/
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 Cheers, Tom

Blue screen - What log in windows show the error?

Hi
I get a blue screen, but not Windows blue screen of death(BSOD). Sometimes it goes grey. After 5-10 seconds the alarm for hardware failure comes .....
Is there any windows log that can tell which part of the hardware the cource the problem ?
Run on windows 7 home edition.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Brian

BT
With only 139 events in the log there is not much to go on. You are having BSOD'S and might want to check for DMP files (instructions in the below wiki)
I suspect much is going on in the system because of the high number of errors and critical errors in the 139 events. I would check for DMP files and run a system file check to verify the OS
We do need the actual log files (called a DMP files) as they contain the only record of the sequence of events leading up to the crash, what drivers
were loaded, and what was responsible.
Please follow our instructions for finding and uploading the files we need to help you fix your computer. They can be found here
If you have any questions about the procedure please ask
Please run a system file check (SFC) & DISM if you are on win 8 or higher
All instructions are in our Wiki article below...
Should you have any questions please ask us.
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Scrambled screen, forced shut down then blue screen. whats the problem?

Hi,
My 2 years old Macbook Pro started to fail in the past few days in a strange way, to which I would be hapy to find an explanation or suggestion to fix it.
After a few hours of usage, usually when I open a program (iPhoto for example), the screen gets messed up, scrambled or just split in half (right side on the left and left side on the right). Usually the only option I have is to forcibly shut down the computer, but then I only see first grey screen stuck and after the second forced restart it is only blue screen after the apple logo upon restart.
I have managed to fix the problem twice so far (yesterday and today) by using the CMD-S combo at start-up and then fix the corrupted file system with the /sbin/fsck -fy command (which I had to repeat 2-3 times til the file system was fixed). After that I could restart the computer.
I am afraid that it may just happen again, but not sure what is the problem. could it be the video card, or the RAM or perhaps my HDD is dying?
I am no expert, please let me know your opinions and suggestions! I would really appreciate it!
cheers
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I have this exact same problem. It's only started occuring recently but its dreadful. I think it has to do with graphic switching. Whenever I open a program that asks for dicrete GPU my computer does the above or just freezes. When I reboot, I have to put my password in twice due to filevault I think, It passes the first but freezes after the second.
I downloaded a program called gfxcardstatus to confirm this, and it only occurs when I try to switch graphics. (My idead was to force integrated only, but when I try that it freezez)
Macbook Pro 17in Early 2011
OSX 10.8.5
I7 2.3
SSD
Intel HD Graphics 3000/AMD Radeon HD 6750M
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My computer won't turn on, it just stays on the blue screen, whats wrong?

This has happened before, but the problem was supposed to go away. A window pops up randomly and says "start-up disk is full" and i just click "OK" and move on. But then today i turned off my computer and about 30mins. later I turned it back on and it got stuck on the blue screen. WHAT DO I DO?????

Reboot holding the Shift Key down and target some large files like Movies to copy to a external storage drive, then delete them from the boot drive and reboot a couple of times so OS X realizes there is new space available and boots normally again.
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My iphone 5 has got a blue screen what should i do

the blue screen was like now and again but no its like every 5 mins and then wont turn back on! help!!!!!!!

Basics from the manual are restart, reset, restore from backup, restore as new. If you tried ALL of these in succession and your problem is not solved, then you'll need to bring your phone to Apple for evaluation.

First Timer – Can't get Win Xp Pro to Load – Blue Screens - What to do next??

This is my first build, and I have the following hardware:
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After putting it together, I observed the CPU temps in the BIOS for a while (my concerns, now gone, are documented in another thread), and never noticed any other problems. I partitioned the hard drive using Partition Commander, from the CD.
Last night was the first time I tried to load Windows Xp Pro (have used 98SE on my old PCs), and it did not go well. Although I had loaded the Partition Commander S/W a number of times via the CD ROM drive, the first time I tried to load Win Xp, it wouldn’t boot up from the CD ROM drive. I had to try it a few times before it started (even though the CD ROM was set to first priority for booting in BIOS). Once started, when it was in the middle of loading files (not far into the entire process), I started getting errors with wording something like “Couldn’t load file XYZ, hit enter to retry, or cancel...”. After hitting Enter a few dozen times, it made it through that part of the process, but then later, I started getting blue error screens reading “A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage ...” I rebooted and the installation resumed, but every time but one (I must have tried it six times) I ended up at a blue error screen before it finished. At the bottom of these screens, there was always a line that read (but not always the same numbers):
“*** STOP 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0x804EAAB4, 0xEE7A8C80, 0x00000000)”. One time, there was also, after the first para on the screen the line “DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL”. Another time, it made it to the final (I think) “Saving Settings” part of the process, showing 5 mins left to go, and just hung.
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Thanks in advance for your help....Thksnow

This is a completely new install (new h/w and s/w) of Xp Pro w/SP2 incorporated (not an upgrade). Someone recommended removing one of the two memory sticks, and trying to load Xp afterwards, then reinstalling the 2nd stick after the install completes. I tried it tonight, after reformatting the partition, and the install went completely thru without a hitch the first time!!! I can't explain why it worked, but I guess there can be some kind of memory issue when you have two dual channel sticks during an Xp install. I have now reinstalled the 2nd stick, and so far, so good. Tomorrow I will run Memtest86 to see if that turns up any errors. By the way, how do you tell if it's truly operating as "Dual Channel"? Is there some way to tell?
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Mac will not turn on blue screen only

My Imac which is about 3-4 years old just was unplugged without shutting down. It will not statrt up only blue screen. what can I do?

On restart when you hear the startup tone hold down the Option key. Hopefully it will see the start-up volume, choose it and restart. Then navigate to System Preferences - Startup Disk and see if your internal HD is highlighted, it should look similar to:
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My phone won't work after updating 7.1
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Blue screen on ipod

why does my ipod show a blue screen? i was trying to update but my internet connection was disconnected and i tried to turn it back on and it still shows a solid blue screen, what should i do?

Let the battery drain. After charging for an hour, try the reset (both buttons) and conneting to computer and try to restore through iTunes.

IPOD, BLUE SCREEN, NOT RESTORING.

My ipod shut off during a system update. When i turned it back on it displayed a grey screen with a blackish line and then it turned to a blue screen. I tried restoring it with itunes and its still displaying a blue screen. what do i do??

Try:
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- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iPod fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
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My iPhone would just randomly give me a blue screen and then restart--did that a bunch of times between Tuesday and last night. As of last night, it WILL NOT come back on. iTunes says it's in recovery mode....what does all of this mean???

Tuesday night I was texting a friend and when I went to open her message, my screen went blue and restarted. I just wrote it off as weird and went on about my business. Later that night, I tried to turn on my phone and it would not turn on. I plugged it up, held down the power button, and pressed the home button all numerous times. I looked online and it said to do a "hard reset" by holding down the power and home button at the same time--my phone then came on. Throughout Wednesday, it would give me a blue screen and restart--nothing major just really annoying. I took it to the local Verizon store where I bought the phone from and he said that it was some type of hardware defect and I was still under my year warranty so I could get a new one for free--the free phone won't be here until tomorrow, Saturday. I took it home and it didn't give me any trouble for a couple of hours. The next day it was cooperating and then I left town for a little while and it acted up (blue screen and then restarting) a few times. When I got home, it acted up again and so I restarted the phone and it was working fine. A few minutes later, I tried to check my messages and the phone was off again. No matter what I do, my phone will not come back to life. It had at least 45% battery last time I looked at it. I decided to plug the phone up to my computer and see what it did--my computer recognizes that there is a phone hooked to it and it says that it's in "recovery mode". It also said that if I'm having issues with my phone, that I need to reset the phone via iTunes. I guess the questions that arise are
1. Why is my phone doing this?
2. If I reset my phone, will it go back to working again? I ask that because I don't want Verizon to charge me $300 when they send me the replacement phone and I won't need it (assuming that the phone decides to work once it's been reset).
3. What type of hardware defect is this that is causing this issue, not only with my iPhone 5S but others as well?
4. Shouldn't people be notifying Apple and letting them know that they need to fix this issue?
5. Should I report this issue to Apple even though I didn't buy the phone directly from them, but through Verizon?
Any help that anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated! This whole situation has me stressed out and seriously confused.

Hi, beth.lau.gr.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I understand you have been experiencing issues with your iPhone restarting and showing you a blue screen. I wont be able to give you an exact answer as to why this is happening. However, this is the most relevant troubleshooting article for this issue. This article also provides options to reach out to us via phone for additional assistance.
If your iOS device restarts, displays the Apple logo, or powers off while you're using it
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203899
Cheers,
Jason H.

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