Graphic display problem

I just woke my MacBook Pro 17 HD screen and got this. The VM had just been down loaded.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/payers/sets/72157614881393766/
Does this look like the symptom of the nvidia graphics card failing...8600nividia
Put the compter back to sleep and it hasn't had this since.

Sorry, one thing to add. The things I'm editing are not that crazy--pretty simple stuff, a few filters.

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Graphics Display Problem

Hi,
I'm having a problem with my mac book pro (early 2008 series). Shortly after I start up the laptop, whether in windows or mac, the display gets messed up and thereafter, it hangs and dies. It's a bit hard to explain so I've attached two pictures to show you what i mean.
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w285/blizzardtweaker/Image213.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w285/blizzardtweaker/Image319.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w285/blizzardtweaker/Image320.jpg
I suspect theres a problem with the graphics card, though I was unable to replicate the error at the apple service center and their diagnostics showed that everything was working fine. Unfortunately, as soon as I got back home, the problem resurfaced again!
Was wondering if anybody has had such problems before... I'm not so keen on going back to apple service center and pay another $120 for them to tell me there nothing wrong again when there clearly is. Thanks in advance.
Message was edited by: blizzardtweaker

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
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> where it
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blue, but it's
> not the
> same color as what's behind the logo. Here's the link to
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> Any ideas what I can do to fix this? It looks fine in
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> Opera.
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import javax.swing.*;
public class TestFrame extends javax.swing.JFrame {
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* WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
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Panics Since Last Report: 5
Anonymous UUID: 7D1AEF43-7E19-4F58-A1E0-48FA992A2814
Wed Nov 18 15:49:50 2009
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x9cdb10): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00009410: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xd2000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0x5d3e2000 0x084700a2, D0, P1/4
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0x5c99b7d8 : 0x21b2bd (0x5cf868 0x5c99b80c 0x223719 0x0)
0x5c99b828 : 0x9cdb10 (0xbb7fec 0xc209c0 0xbc3660 0x0)
0x5c99b8c8 : 0x147690d (0x8b5ac04 0x7edf004 0x9410 0xabd962)
0x5c99b908 : 0x1534e6a (0x7edf004 0x9410 0x5c99b968 0x9)
0x5c99b948 : 0xb51ca5 (0x7edf004 0x91ed004 0x0 0x0)
0x5c99b968 : 0xac155b (0x91ed004 0x5c99baa4 0x0 0x0)
0x5c99b9b8 : 0x145f290 (0x7edf004 0x3d0900 0x5c99baa4 0x0)
0x5c99bad8 : 0xab2821 (0x7edf004 0x91cf004 0x815200c 0x200)
0x5c99bb18 : 0xb1f172 (0x7edf004 0x91cf004 0xeb9bcc0 0xeb9bc04)
0x5c99bbc8 : 0xb202db (0x7edf004 0x91f0404 0x0 0x0)
0x5c99bc58 : 0x14bb7a3 (0x7edf004 0x91f0404 0x9 0x2)
0x5c99bd68 : 0x14ed407 (0x7edf004 0x91cf404 0x0 0x0)
0x5c99be98 : 0xad3934 (0x7edf004 0x91ca404 0x0 0x0)
0x5c99bec8 : 0x9d61fb (0x7edf004 0x91ca404 0x0 0x0)
0x5c99bf08 : 0x5491b5 (0x0 0x9499680 0x1 0x29c50a)
0x5c99bf58 : 0x5481e6 (0x9499680 0x1 0x5c99bf88 0x547d9d)
0x5c99bf88 : 0x548640 (0x8abaf00 0x7e9ecc0 0xe780850c 0x2a6e5f)
0x5c99bfc8 : 0x29d68c (0x8abaf00 0x0 0x10 0x88bbfc4)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.0.6)@0x136b000->0x17f1fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.0.6)@0x96f000
com.apple.NVDAResman(6.0.6)@0x96f000->0xc21fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x932000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.0)@0x961000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.0)@0x943000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
10C540
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.2.0: Tue Nov 3 10:37:10 PST 2009; root:xnu-1486.2.11~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro3,1 (Mac-F4238BC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 3788331456483
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com.bresink.driver.BRESINKx86Monitoring 5.0
com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs 1.0.1
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com.apple.filesystems.ntfs 3.1
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AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x168C, 0x87), Atheros 5416: 2.0.19.4
Bluetooth: Version 2.2.4f3, 2 service, 0 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
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Serial ATA Device: ST9320421ASG, 298.09 GB
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USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8502, 0xfd400000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x021a, 0x5d200000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8205, 0x1a100000
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Both. I am not skilled in reading logs. It is a very technical and time consuming task for the uninitiated (me!) In scanning a log I look for the backtrace and loading dependencies. The first item in the backtrace is usually the roadblock.
Beyond that you can look at the Technical Note TN2063: Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics
Should make for good bedtime reading. Puts you right to sleep.
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Macbook and HP 2510i monitor display problem - help

Hello,
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- I did several tricks with macbook no effect
- I reinstalled Mountain Lion .. no effect
- I formatted Macbook, reinstalled Snow Leopard.. Not working.. I installed back Mountain Lion .. not working
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I received my iMac 27" quad core with 8 gig ram & 2 x 1 TB hard drives last Friday. I'm using Boot Camp to run windows 7 64 bit on maximum 2560 x 1440 screen resolution.
I get intermittent but often display problems in windows 7. I get areas of the screen covered in little yellow dots or blue squares (never red artefacts.) This will happen at random areas of the screen, inside an open window, around borders of windows and so on. Most often the screen will go black and come back with a message in the bottom right corner of the screen saying 'Display driver has stopped responding and has recovered' with the sub message saying 'display driver ATI radeon family stopped....etc'. Sometimes I lose the screen wallpaper. Once I've had the system just shut down, once I've had Photoshop seize up and I had to do a cold reboot. Could this be an overheating problem or resolution too high problem or driver problem? Windows 7 tells me my drivers are up to date. I tried installing the drivers for the card from ATI's website which made no difference
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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)

Display problem (washed out) on MBP 13" late 2011

I have a Macbook Pro 13" unibody late 2011, i 5 (bought it at 1200 usd). Since last year I have been experiencing an over heating issue and noisy machine or fan (I cant distinguish clearly), even sometimes the machine still works and makes noisy sound when there's no running application. I am a student and not using my MBP to do professional work, such as video processing, playing videogame, or any heavy task. What I usually do are writing using Office, listening music and sometimes watching movie. Yet, a week ago my screen suddenly got washed out, like it was faded to white. I brought it to apple asp and they told me that I need to replace my Display (400 usd) and logic board (700 usd). It's totally crazy how in just 2,5 years I need to replace the units that cost me as much as a new MBP!! I bought Apple product bcause of its durability and quality, therefore this news is surely unacceptable esp when I know that I dont use my computer excessively. I tried to search the core issue and found that the 2011 MBP 15" and 17" has problem with its Graphic display and some of the users got a free logic board replacement. However, I was rare to see this goes also to MBP 13"? I really need a suggestion on this issue. Do you guys think that my problem is the same case with the 15" and 17"? And what should I do with this laptop?
Apple is truly disappoint me. Even a cheaper laptop can last more than 3 years..

mirapple6611,
The GPU problems with the 2011 models only show up in the 15" and 17" models, so you've not the same problem that some of us have had.
A new screen and a logic board replacement would be pretty expensive, I'm guessing? I've no idea why they would suggest a logic board replacement if your machine displays fine on other screens. A logic board replacement just doesn't make sense if that's the case.
If I were you, I'd get a 'second opinion' from another AASP. Won't hurt and may save you some money in the end.
Clinton

Another dual display problem - GeForce FX 5200

I've seen lots of questions about dual display problem, situation when trying to connect two non-apple vga displays to your graphic card.
I have GeForce FX 5200 graphic card, with 2 display output's. And two DELL 17" vga LCD displays.
I manage to connect 1 display regulary with dvi to vga converter, but for other display I tried several difrent converters ADC to DVI to VGA, and it just did NOT work.
G5 could see other display in display settings, in arrange option I coud see two identical displays, but I don't get anu picture (desktop) on other display???
Is it problem with output's on my graphic card (Gforce FX 5200), could it be soloved with some ADC to VGA converter?
P.S. Dr. Bott ADC VGA Extractor is not compatible with GeForce FX 5200????
G5 dual 2.1Ghz Mac OS X (10.3.4)

I've seen lots of questions about dual display
problem, situation when trying to connect two
non-apple vga displays to your graphic card.
I have GeForce FX 5200 graphic card, with 2 display
output's. And two DELL 17" vga LCD displays.
I manage to connect 1 display regulary with dvi to
vga converter, but for other display I tried several
difrent converters ADC to DVI to VGA, and it just did
NOT work.
This won't work if the ADC to DVI adapter is not passing through the analog signals needed for VGA.
G5 could see other display in display settings, in
arrange option I coud see two identical displays, but
I don't get anu picture (desktop) on other
display???
Is it problem with output's on my graphic card
(Gforce FX 5200), could it be soloved with some ADC
to VGA converter?
Yes.
P.S. Dr. Bott ADC VGA Extractor is not compatible
with GeForce FX 5200????
It should work. On Dr. Botts web-site it says:
"VGA Extractor is compatible with any video card with an ADC port in a PowerMac G5"

Ideacentre B320 display problem

I'm suffering from a display problem, and cannot figure if it's a software or hardware issue... I'm on Win7 64bit. Here are the symptoms:
1) For a while now, intermittently the screen would go grey (or some sort of a messed up pattern of rgb pixels) and I would have to power down forcefully. The frequency of this has gone up very much in the recent weeks
2) When the machine freezes, I can still hear the music playing, and Windows continues to do whatever it was doing before
3) Recently (I'm guessing after a Windows update), I wasn't able to boot into normal mode anymore. It would show the Windows splash screen, then before the login screen appears it would just go black and freeze. Leaving it for a long time doesn't lead to recovery
4) To try and fix this, I've updated the ATI driver to the latest version, which didn't work so progressively tried every version between the11.6 and 10.3 (4?) which was the default when the machine was purchased. No luck there. I've also flashed the bios and that didn't help either
5) I can boot into safe mode, so I disabled amdkmdap using sysinternal's autoruns.exe, which meant that I can boot into normal mode, but it woud fall back onto Windows' vga driver (1400x1050 only!)
6) Now, even in the low res mode, almost daily the grey screen freezing would happen and I would have to reboot. Tapping the power button allows the shutdown dialog to come up (I'm guessing), and pressing enter would shut down the machine then.
There's an awful lot of posts on the internet regarding people having issues with ATI HD6450 and similar category cards, some of which sound similar to my case. They too experienced the freezing problem and reverting or upgrading the drivers had no effect (many even reinstalled windows completely). It sounds like though, the problem is software in origin at a guess.
On the other hand, the machine is now 3-4 years old and I could imagine that the GPU or graphics memory might have suffered wear and tear -- emailing Lenovo support took a week to get a response, the only thing they asked was whether my warranty is still active (after that it's been a complete silence) are they usually this terrible?
The last thing is, when the problem first occurred I booted using a linux live CD and it was all fine, at full resolution graphics. I haven't repeated this experiment since it takes quite a while to boot from a CD... but suggested that the hardware is intact. In fact, by messing about with the drivers I was able to boot into Windows normal mode and operate for 1-2 days, after which the grey freeze happened again. I haven't been able to get back into that since.
Here is my question: Is there a way to find out whether it's software or hardware that's at fault? If it turns out to be hardware, what are my options at replacements? The GPU is soldered onto the motherboard, so do I have to replace the whole thing? If it's a software issue, would restoring to factory default state fix this issue, given that an unknown update could cause the same issue at any time... This is the last time I will buy an AIO without removable everything.

Welcome to the Lenovo Community !
Probably a good test of the hardware is use the Linux Live CD that you used earlier. If the graphics are still good when using the Live CD then your monitor and GPU are fine.
If the hardware checks out Ok then I suspect you have a driver problem. Try using a driver cleaner to fully uninstall the ATI driver since bit and pieces left over from previous driver installs can cause problems. The link below is for a free and highly recommended utility for cleaning the system of the graphic drivers. After the clean up I would try installing the original driver that came with your system.
http://www.guru3d.com/content-page/guru3d-driver-sweeper.html
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Display problem

Product name-15-p001TX
Operating systems-Windows 8.1
Respected to whom so ever is concern,
In my notebook pc i have an display problem, some times while working on it, it blinks automatically. sometimes it is bright and some times it is lite. The coustmer care had asked me to download intel high defination(HD) graphics driver and nvida graphics driver. i have downloaded intel high defination(HD) graphics driver but it had not insatlled on my laptop the error occured was that " the system does not meet the minimum requriements." now i am downloading nvida graphics driver which is of about 434 MB.
So i request you to please give me proper solution to my problems. i request you to provide my correct solutions as soon as possible. my mail id is [edited personally identifiable information] and my mob no is [edited personally identifiable information].
Thank you.

Hello @Ronny123 welcome to the HP Forums.
I see that you're having a display problem, that you've spoken to support and they were having you update the drivers. I will try to assist you with this.
The steps that you were provided are on the correct path, as you ran into an issue with this. Please trying installing the following drivers while in Safe Mode.
Intel High-Definition (HD) Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Graphics Driver
Please ensure that you install them in that order.
If you run into the same problem in Safe Mode, start the computer back up normally and try the steps provided in this document: Display Quality Issues.
If those both fail, do a system refresh: Refresh Your PC to Resolve Problems (Windows 8).
Let me know if any of the above was able to help you with this issue.
Thank you for posting on the HP Forums.
I worked on behalf of HP.

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