Itunes crashing my graphics card? Laptop?

Hi All,
Hoping that someone can help me out here - I'm rapidly loosing my faith in Apple..
When the IO7 software came out, I tried to upgrade my Itunes to Version 11.0, downloaded the update, and got 95% of the way through installing it, and it came up with an error message and wouldn't install, deleted all the installation files and i had to start again.
After trying this three times, I eventually deleted itunes all together and did a complete reinstall.
Upgraded to IO7, and have regretted it ever since. My phone bluetooth doesn't sync in my car, my music won't play automatically, the control panel doesn't work, and I buy music on my phone, only to have my phone delete it not only from the library, but the cloud, my purchased playlists, indeed, the only evidence that I ever bought the song, is the invoice in my inbox!
Anyway - Just on a fortnight ago, I bought the first two season of "Person of Interest" through Itunes, and got busy downloading. Thanks to apples security, I then had to go out and buy an HDMI cable to hook up the computer to the TV.
All is going along really well, until two nights ago, when I get this strange error message come up on the TV saying "Scene Selection has been changed". My laptop is completely frozen, the monitor is flicking, and the machine is completely unresponsive. I have to hold the power button for 10 seconds and shut it down, befoer restarting and trying again, only to get 20 minutes into the next episode and having the same problem.
Yesterday, the system crashed practically every 15 minutes.
At first I thought it must be the HDMI cable, as the machine was operating fine without it - but, the cable is brand new, and as the computer has been pretty well doing nothing but downloading episodes and sitting on the TV unit while we watch them, I haven't really been using my laptop much, until today.
I've been doing basic facebok, email, internet browsing, and playing itunes in the background, and my laptop has crashed five times today.
At least three out of the five times it crashed, I was either maximising the itunes screen, or using itunes. (I wasn't really paying attention the other two times, could well have had something to do with itunes, but i'm not 100%)
I'm running windows 7 on an HP Pavillion dv6 notebook.
2.30GH AMD Turion processor
4GB Ram
32 bit operating sytsem
I'm using Itunes 11.01, tried to upgrade to .2 but same error message as previously mentioned - will have to delete itunes and do a complete reinstall.
Basically, has anyone come across this problem? Could Itunes be crashing my computer or graphics card, I've tried changing resolution settings, I've tried not watching the movies in full screen, etc, doesn't matter, still crashes.
Thoughts?

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panic(cpu 6 caller 0xffffff7f8c4fdfac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 0 a0 d9 9 8 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0x102c00000 0xffffff8101710000 0x0e7150a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
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Anonymous UUID:       E67766D2-60DC-8F0C-A016-3E579E8578DC
Fri Nov 15 20:51:16 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f8766dfac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 0 a0 d9 9 8 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0x102c00000 0xffffff80fc68d000 0x0e7150a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80f8d92eb0 : 0xffffff8005622f69
0xffffff80f8d92f30 : 0xffffff7f8766dfac
0xffffff80f8d93000 : 0xffffff7f85ff7cf8
0xffffff80f8d930c0 : 0xffffff7f860c4e26
0xffffff80f8d93100 : 0xffffff7f860c4e84
0xffffff80f8d93170 : 0xffffff7f862eff31
0xffffff80f8d931e0 : 0xffffff7f860e8011
0xffffff80f8d93200 : 0xffffff7f85ffe841
0xffffff80f8d932b0 : 0xffffff7f85ffc362
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0xffffff80f8d93580 : 0xffffff7f86eb9f98
0xffffff80f8d936a0 : 0xffffff7f86eb9db1
0xffffff80f8d936c0 : 0xffffff7f86e74468
0xffffff80f8d936f0 : 0xffffff7f86e30825
0xffffff80f8d93720 : 0xffffff7f86e31669
0xffffff80f8d93760 : 0xffffff7f86e228b0
0xffffff80f8d93780 : 0xffffff7f86e23362
0xffffff80f8d937c0 : 0xffffff7f86eae8f1
0xffffff80f8d93850 : 0xffffff7f86e8c6fd
0xffffff80f8d938a0 : 0xffffff7f86e8d875
0xffffff80f8d938e0 : 0xffffff7f86e8bb2d
0xffffff80f8d93980 : 0xffffff7f86e8b44f
0xffffff80f8d939c0 : 0xffffff7f86e126de
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0xffffff80f8d93a50 : 0xffffff7f86e8bfe0
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0xffffff80f8d93b40 : 0xffffff8005acd83e
0xffffff80f8d93ba0 : 0xffffff8005acb28f
0xffffff80f8d93cf0 : 0xffffff80056b6008
0xffffff80f8d93e00 : 0xffffff8005626bb1
0xffffff80f8d93e30 : 0xffffff80056139b5
0xffffff80f8d93ea0 : 0xffffff800561e003
0xffffff80f8d93f20 : 0xffffff80056c90dd
0xffffff80f8d93fb0 : 0xffffff80056f3bd8
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(8.1.8)[3A2A3C2D-E129-3190-A682-E831B38F0FBF] @0xffffff7f85fa7000->0xffffff7f86211fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f85cba000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.6)[86BA68C6-18DD-30A1-ABF6-54597AD6C277]@0xff ffff7f85f97000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f85f54000
         com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal(8.1.8)[3CF8C2FA-83E6-39E3-A5B7-C7CC839B8C7 5]@0xffffff7f8621c000->0xffffff7f863cbfff
            dependency: com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(8.1.8)[3A2A3C2D-E129-3190-A682-E831B38F0FBF] @0xffffff7f85fa7000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f85cba000
         com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.12)[A4934A66-0E30-36E9-984A-650481102449]@ 0xffffff7f87660000->0xffffff7f87672fff
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.12)[661E3C87-5B97-3272-88FF-B9BA9B6E2 4ED]@0xffffff7f87658000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7f86899000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f85cba000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f85f54000
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[E04639C5-D734-3AB3-A682-FE66694C66 53]@0xffffff7f8765b000
         com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily(98.7.1)[024BF8EC-2925-3C4B-ADBB-CFE36F7D41C 5]@0xffffff7f86e07000->0xffffff7f86e5ffff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f85cba000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f85f54000
         com.apple.GeForce(8.1.8)[68DC25D4-7371-3980-BBFB-FD4473EBD8B8]@0xffffff7f86e6c0 00->0xffffff7f86efafff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily(98.7.1)[024BF8EC-2925-3C4B-ADBB-CFE36F7D41C 5]@0xffffff7f86e07000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f85cba000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.6)[86BA68C6-18DD-30A1-ABF6-54597AD6C277]@0xff ffff7f85f97000
            dependency: com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(8.1.8)[3A2A3C2D-E129-3190-A682-E831B38F0FBF] @0xffffff7f85fa7000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f85f54000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Sid Meiers Railr
Mac OS version:
13A603
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
Kernel slide:     0x0000000005400000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8005600000
System model name: MacBookPro10,1 (Mac-C3EC7CD22292981F)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 176910008794
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Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In, 1024 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, PCIe, 1024 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533642465238432D50422020
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Graphics card crash - MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Hi,
Yesterday I was playing Age of Empires III for Mac, and at the start of a Skirmish mission, where there wasn't much going on yet, the game seized, and then after a while the screen started flickering to black in these big horizontal chunks... I was unable to quit, restart, force quit, nothing.
Pretty much the whole bottom of the screen went black, while a middle part was flashing on and off.
I'm afraid there might be something wrong with my graphics card.
Here's the crash report after I force-shutdown my MBP, and started it again:
Also, the MacBook Pro is only a few months old and there seems to be other problems:
1. There's dust under the glass of my screen!
2. When I try to put a CD in, it gets caught on some stuff, and I have to jimmy it around to get it inside
3. The bottom of the laptop creeks really loud when it's on my lap (which isn't often, but still, worrying and not very Apple-ish noise every time I handle it), the case moves, etc.
What should I do? I've had laptops repaired in the Apple Store a few times before, and they always ended up coming up worse than they went in. New problems, etc.

Hi
The dust & cd & creaking won't get better, regrettably - so back it would go, for me anyway - unless you really feel it'll be made worse.
Later mbp's have an auto graphic switching setting in System Prefs-Energy Saver - try switching that off -
assuming the crashes are repeatable.

Graphics card crash - MacBook Pro - AOE3

Hi,
Yesterday I was playing Age of Empires III for Mac, and at the start of a Skirmish mission, where there wasn't much going on yet, the game seized, and then after a while the screen started flickering to black in these big horizontal chunks... I was unable to quit, restart, force quit, nothing.
Pretty much the whole bottom of the screen went black, while a middle part was flashing on and off.
I'm afraid there might be something wrong with my graphics card.
Here's the crash report after I force-shutdown my MBP, and started it again:
Also, the MacBook Pro is only a few months old and there seems to be other problems:
1. There's dust under the glass of my screen!
2. When I try to put a CD in, it gets caught on some stuff, and I have to jimmy it around to get it inside
3. The bottom of the laptop creeks really loud when it's on my lap (which isn't often, but still, worrying and not very Apple-ish noise every time I handle it), the case moves, etc.
What should I do? I've had laptops repaired in the Apple Store a few times before, and they always ended up coming up worse than they went in. New problems, etc.

Since you haven't had good luck at your local Apple Store, maybe you should consider sending your Mac off to the Repair Depot for diagnosis and repair. Call Apple and tell them about all of the troubles you have been having. You might also try running the extended version of the Apple Hardware test--if you get any error codes, that would point to a specific hardware fault.
My niece did this, and the turnaround was really fast. She sent hers off on a Tuesday evening, and got it back the following Thursday morning. From what I hear, the repair depot is really good.
Be sure to make a good backup of your data before sending it in. Sometimes they erase the hard drive and reinstall the OS during the troubleshooting process. If you have replaced the RAM, send it in with the original Apple RAM.
If the problem is intermittent, be sure to include a screen shot and the crash report.
Good luck!

Satellite P100 - graphic card nVidia Geforce Go 7600 crashed

Hello!
My graphic board has crashed and, after removing dozens of screws, i've verified it's not integrated in the motherboard. I could disassembled it after removing the last three screws.
- My laptop is a Toshiba P100-342 (PSPA3E-0QE038SP)
Here, you can see the model number: http://imageshack.com/a/img856/1917/6s6f.jpg
- The graphics card is a nVidia Geforce Go 7600.
Here you can see it on the motherboard: http://imageshack.com/a/img834/5825/ktl8.jpg
And here, alone on the table: http://imageshack.com/a/img839/3525/6of6.jpg
This is the nVidia chip: http://imageshack.com/a/img836/4343/q7lg.jpg
Searching in the internet, i've found just 1 graphic card similar to mine. But i'm not sure if it'll run, because i've read the devices must be exactly the same as the original:
http://www.ebay.es/itm/NEW-Toshiba-A000013050-Nvidia-G73M-128MB-GeForce-Go-7600-Video-Graphics-Board-/360821279000?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item54029f c918&_uhb=1
I asked the eBay seller about the compatibility and his answer was: "Please contact Toshiba for complete product compatibility." But Toshiba doesn't provide any support after the warranty expires (almost in Spain).
Anyone has replaced this graphic card? Do you think i should buy this ebay's graphic card? Are there any other solutions? (for example: replacing the whole motherboard...)
Thank's very much in advance.

I never had to replace an graphic card in a notebook but I would not purchase any part if Im not 100% sure if it would be fully compatible with my notebook.
Fact is that SATELLITE P100-342 was equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 (code name G73M) PCI Express x16 (GDDR2 256GB dedicated RAM) graphic card.
The part on ebay supports only 128MB and therefore I think both parts are not the same.
This could be the reason not to purchase this part.

ITunes 8 XP upgrade causing problems with graphics card

Am writing this on behalf of a friend who is telling me that when he updated iTunes to version 8 on his Sony Vaio laptop it has impacted on his ATI graphics card- making his screen something like 640x480 resolution.
Any ideas how this can be resolved?
Sorry I don't have more info right now, but perhaps this is enough for someone for some general advice

It is not really possible to give help second hand. Your friend needs to post the question directly.
What happens if the screen resolution setting is corrected?
If there are persistent problems check the manufacturer's download site for driver updates.
On a different tack, Sony Viaos come with software that is not compatible with iTunes and this can lead to problems with the library.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8537277#8537277

Is it possible to upgrade/add a graphics card to a Pavilion dv7-7000 laptop?

I've been doing a lot of research lately, to mostly no avail, about whether or not my HP Pavilion dv7-7025dx laptop can have a dedicated GPU added to it, as currently it only has the integrated Intel HD 4000 Mobile graphics card.
Mostly I've come across the unfortunate agreement that most laptops cannot have their graphics cards upgraded/swapped out, since the graphics card is soldered on to the motherboard. However, after talking to an HP "support representative", they said they believed it was possible to add a graphics card, as long as it is compatible with the HM77 45W UMA Motherboard my computer has.
Furthermore, after finding the maitenence and service manual online for my computer ( http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03221579.pdf ) it says that it could have come with switchable graphics, specifically the Nvidia Geforce 630M or 650M.
So I am wondering, is it really at all possible to add a dedicated graphics card, either by having switchable graphics or something else? Or am I stuck with the integrated Intel HD graphics?
If I can upgrade/add a new card, where would I be able to find/buy a compatible one, and would I be able to install it myself or would I need to go to a local computer repair?
My laptop is the HP Pavilion dv7-7025dx Entertainment Notebook.
It has an Intel Core i7- 3610QM CPU @ 2.30 GHz, 8GB memory, 750GB hard drive (5400 rpm).
I am currently running Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit).
Any other specifications can be found here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?cc=us&dlc=en&lang=en&lc=en&product=5263030
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YoureInMySpot wrote:
I've been doing a lot of research lately, to mostly no avail, about whether or not my HP Pavilion dv7-7025dx laptop can have a dedicated GPU added to it, as currently it only has the integrated Intel HD 4000 Mobile graphics card.
Mostly I've come across the unfortunate agreement that most laptops cannot have their graphics cards upgraded/swapped out, since the graphics card is soldered on to the motherboard. However, after talking to an HP "support representative", they said they believed it was possible to add a graphics card, as long as it is compatible with the HM77 45W UMA Motherboard my computer has.
Furthermore, after finding the maitenence and service manual online for my computer ( http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03221579.pdf ) it says that it could have come with switchable graphics, specifically the Nvidia Geforce 630M or 650M.
So I am wondering, is it really at all possible to add a dedicated graphics card, either by having switchable graphics or something else? Or am I stuck with the integrated Intel HD graphics?
If I can upgrade/add a new card, where would I be able to find/buy a compatible one, and would I be able to install it myself or would I need to go to a local computer repair?
My laptop is the HP Pavilion dv7-7025dx Entertainment Notebook.
It has an Intel Core i7- 3610QM CPU @ 2.30 GHz, 8GB memory, 750GB hard drive (5400 rpm).
I am currently running Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit).
Any other specifications can be found here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?cc=us&dlc=en&lang=en&lc=en&product=5263030
Hi,
You can't add a dedicated graphics card to the system like this. The vga is soldered to the board so no way you can just plug it in like on a desktop. However, you can buy a new motherboard with the dedicated graphics card on it. It also requires a new heat sink.
Manual: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03221579.pdf
You need a 682040-001 board plus 682061-001 heat sink to have a dedicated graphics card on your laptop. Have a look on ebay for the part numbers.
Dv6-7000 /Full HD/Core i5-3360M/GF 650M/Corsair 8GB/Intel 7260AC/Samsung Pro 256GB
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Currently on Debian Wheeze
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Is it possible to upgrade/add a graphics card to a Hp Envy dv7 dv7-7243cl laptop

I've been doing a lot of research lately, to mostly no avail, about whether or not my HP Envy dv7 dv7-7243c laptop can have a dedicated GPU added to it, as currently it only has the integrated Intel HD 4000 Mobile graphics card.
Mostly I've come across the unfortunate agreement that most laptops cannot have their graphics cards upgraded/swapped out, since the graphics card is soldered on to the motherboard. However, after talking to an HP "support representative", they said they believed it was possible to add a graphics card, as long as it is compatible with the Motherboard my computer has.
Furthermore, after finding the maitenence and service manual online for my computer ( http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03221579.pdf ) it says that it could have come with switchable graphics, specifically the Nvidia Geforce 630M or 650M.
So I am wondering, is it really at all possible to add a dedicated graphics card, either by having switchable graphics or something else? Or am I stuck with the integrated Intel HD graphics?
If I can upgrade/add a new card, where would I be able to find/buy a compatible one, and would I be able to install it myself or would I need to go to a local computer repair?
My laptop is the HP Envy dv7 dv7-7243cl Entertainment Notebook.
It has an Intel Core i7- 3630QM CPU @ 2.40 GHz, 12 GB memory, 150 GB SSD hard drive, 1 TB hard drive (5400 rpm).
I am currently running Windows 8.1 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit).

You're very welcome.
I am not a PC repair tech by trade or training.
Other than the replacement motherboard, and fan and heatsink combination, I wouldn't know if any other parts are required.
The parts you need are listed in chapter 3 of the service manual with the part numbers.
I also don't know if the boards come with the windows 8 product key included in the BIOS.
There may be multiple motherboards listed, so make sure you get the right one.
Same for the fan and heatsink.

Can I upgrade my Sony Laptop's Graphic Card?

My laptop is relatively new and I only bought it a few months ago, model #VPCEB. It currently has a 512 MB ATI Radeon HD 5470 which I want to upgrade so I can have StarCraft II run smoothly because it is kind of choppy right now. I just want to know, is there a way I can actually upgrade my computer and what would be a good graphics card?

iamdre17 wrote:
My laptop is relatively new and I only bought it a few months ago, model #VPCEB. It currently has a 512 MB ATI Radeon HD 5470 which I want to upgrade so I can have StarCraft II run smoothly because it is kind of choppy right now. I just want to know, is there a way I can actually upgrade my computer and what would be a good graphics card?
It used to be that some laptops would come with 2-3 options of graphics chipsets, and you could swap between them, plus manufacturers might use the same form factor for a series of laptops (For example, all Dell Inspiron 8000 series units used the same card form factor - so you could upgrade an I8000 to the graphics chipset that came with the I8200). This is no longer the case, even the highend gaming laptops don't have upgradeable graphics.
*disclaimer* I am not now, nor have I ever been, an employee of Best Buy, Geek Squad, nor of any of their affiliate, parent, or subsidiary companies.

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