HT201257 Apple hardware test how to start it?

I haven't optical drive. So how can I start the Apple hardware test without optical drive? I have a 15 inch mid 2010 macbook pro.
I have the problem sometimes my display under osx or under windows 7 professional stay black I can't do anything and can only restart the laptop via powerbutton.
error log from Mac:
Interval Since Last Panic Report:  6831 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          2
Anonymous UUID:                    F0F6EAE0-8738-4D83-AB4D-0693D0A4E800
Thu Aug 30 13:56:16 2012
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f92161c85): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff812543d000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff8125222f70 : 0xffffff8011a1d5f6
0xffffff8125222fe0 : 0xffffff7f92161c85
0xffffff8125223070 : 0xffffff7f9225b5b7
0xffffff81252230d0 : 0xffffff7f9225b62b
0xffffff8125223140 : 0xffffff7f92570883
0xffffff8125223280 : 0xffffff7f9228175d
0xffffff81252232b0 : 0xffffff7f9216b9e6
0xffffff8125223360 : 0xffffff7f921670b8
0xffffff8125223550 : 0xffffff7f921682e4
0xffffff8125223620 : 0xffffff7f93219494
0xffffff81252236e0 : 0xffffff7f93249f8b
0xffffff8125223770 : 0xffffff7f9322f638
0xffffff81252237d0 : 0xffffff7f9322fefc
0xffffff8125223820 : 0xffffff7f932302e6
0xffffff81252238c0 : 0xffffff7f93230d06
0xffffff8125223900 : 0xffffff7f931ebf31
0xffffff8125223a80 : 0xffffff7f9322d2ee
0xffffff8125223b40 : 0xffffff7f931eaa3a
0xffffff8125223ba0 : 0xffffff8011e64929
0xffffff8125223bc0 : 0xffffff8011e65ed0
0xffffff8125223c20 : 0xffffff8011e638ef
0xffffff8125223d70 : 0xffffff8011a981a1
0xffffff8125223e80 : 0xffffff8011a20abd
0xffffff8125223eb0 : 0xffffff8011a10448
0xffffff8125223f00 : 0xffffff8011a195fb
0xffffff8125223f70 : 0xffffff8011aa5ad6
0xffffff8125223fb0 : 0xffffff8011aced13
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0)[6A699209-FB98-316B-A3C0-DCA82AA8C86B]@0xffffff7f920fa 000->0xffffff7f923fcfff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7)[8C9E06A4-13D0-33F5-A377-9E36F0ECC229]@0xffffff 7f9206f000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.4)[E37F420A-B5CD-38ED-9441-5247583B6ACE]@0xff ffff7f920e6000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.4)[5D671681-D21B-3CCA-9810-B15E648C1B27]@0 xffffff7f920a3000
         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.0)[9CD95A4A-FD94-349E-A4B6-FC3B74E197F5]@0xffffff7f9 240a000->0xffffff7f9272cfff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[6A699209-FB98-316B-A3C0-DCA82AA8C86B]@0xffffff7f920 fa000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7)[8C9E06A4-13D0-33F5-A377-9E36F0ECC229]@0xffffff 7f9206f000
         com.apple.GeForce(8.0)[91C40470-82BA-329A-A9D7-4C70F28275FD]@0xffffff7f931de000 ->0xffffff7f932a0fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[6A699209-FB98-316B-A3C0-DCA82AA8C86B]@0xffffff7f920 fa000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.4)[E37F420A-B5CD-38ED-9441-5247583B6ACE]@0xff ffff7f920e6000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7)[8C9E06A4-13D0-33F5-A377-9E36F0ECC229]@0xffffff 7f9206f000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.4)[5D671681-D21B-3CCA-9810-B15E648C1B27]@0 xffffff7f920a3000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
12A269
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.0.0: Sun Jun 24 23:00:16 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.7.9~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 8D5F8EF3-9D12-384B-8070-EF2A49C45D24
Kernel slide:     0x0000000011800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8011a00000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 639058131311
last loaded kext at 619649350014: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC     4.1.21 (addr 0xffffff7f93e14000, size 16384)
last unloaded kext at 265588829535: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI     5.1.5 (addr 0xffffff7f92a46000, size 65536)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC     4.1.21
com.apple.filesystems.udf     2.3
com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs     1.8
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs     1.8
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC     1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor     1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs     3.0
com.apple.filesystems.ntfs     3.10
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager     4.0.9f8
com.apple.driver.AGPM     100.12.69
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver     122
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA     2.3.0f2
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient     3.5.10
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC     1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver     2.3.0f2
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC     1.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics     8.0.0
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin     1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl     3.2.6
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport     4.0.9f8
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl     1.0.33
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet     1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X     7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl     3.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU     2.0.2d0
com.apple.GeForce     8.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB     8.0.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor     3.0.2d6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons     235.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader     3.1.0
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless     1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib     1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache     34
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard     235.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController     320.15
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter     404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage     2.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub     5.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI     4.9.5
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331     600.15.20
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet     3.2.5b3
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort     2.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI     5.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM     1.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager     161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC     1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons     1.6
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.iokit.IOSerialFamily     10.0.6
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib     2.3.0f2
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily     1.8.9fc9
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib     1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP     2.2.5
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy     1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily     5.2.0d16
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController     2.3.0f2
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily     2.3.0f2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI     1.0.10d0
com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport     4.0.9f8
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert     1.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController     1.0.10d0
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface     86.0.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily     4.0.9f8
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl     3.2.6
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal     8.0.0
com.apple.NVDAResman     8.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport     2.3.4
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily     2.3.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC     3.1.3d11
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice     3.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass     3.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily     3.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch     235.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver     5.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub     5.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite     5.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily     4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient     5.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family     500.15
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController     1.0.2b1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily     3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily     2.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily     5.1.6
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     28.18
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform     1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily     2.7
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, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533643465238432D48392020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533643465238432D48392020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.20)
Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f8 10405, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: OCZ-VERTEX2, 120.03 GB
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02, 320.07 GB
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: USB Mass Storage Device, 0x0457  (Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.), 0x0151, 0xfa140000 / 6
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 5
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 7
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 4
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd130000 / 5
USB Device: iPhone, apple_vendor_id, 0x12a0, 0xfd133000 / 7
USB Device: Razer Mamba, 0x1532, 0x000a, 0xfd134000 / 6
USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3

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