Late 2007 MBP went black screen. I've been told it is the logic board but not due to the Nvidia GPU

My sister's Oct 2007 MBP just died suddenly. Yesterday when she opened Entourage it said it couldn't open because there wasn't enough memory. We rebuilt the Entourage Identity and it then worked fine. It wouldn't shut down though, and when woken from sleep went gray then black. The apple store here in Spain says it is the logic board but not due to the Nvidia GPU, and it's not worthwhile to replace it. Is it possible they are wrong? They also say it will cost about 800 Euros to replace! It's a 2Ghz Core 2 Duo/2GB/256MB, EMIC No: 2136.

Go step by step and test.
1. Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
    Choose the method for:
    "Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own"
2.Reset PRAM. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4405

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Dear All,
As a long time mac and bootcamp user, I've never expected to face this problem but I've been trying to do this for 3 days.
I'm having trouble installing bootcamp (win7 x64 ultimate) into my late 2007 MBP (2.4GHZ core 2 duo)
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With USB stick created by bootcamp assistant, my mbp just simply won't read it even during startup and rEFit startup.
Sometimes it goes into the blank state and says no bootable device.
With win7 install DVD, whenever I use built in superdrive, it got ejected after 2-3 mins,
When I tried using Samsung external dvd burner/player, in place of who-knows dead superdrive, it went into blank screen with only a dash blinking (just like when the first time you start a PC) then disc stop spinning after awhile.
Burned few copy DVDs from extracted ISO (from the orginial install disc) and came up with same results
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- Installed fresh OSX Mountain Lion downloaded from App Store (was Lion) and updated everything.
- Had the very same win7 on bootcamp 3 installed on snow leopard few years ago and keeping it even with Lion (the exact same dvd!)
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- With USB created by bootcamp assistant, rEFit shows "legacy booting" and can't find files inside the USB
- Installation is working flawlessly on my 2011 iMac.
- Can still boot into bootcamp on old internal stock hdd (using external case)
- DVDs burned are Verbatim DVD-R and Sony DVD-R, both are top brands.
- Burner I tried to burn them are 2011 iMac's, 2012 MBP's, Samsung external dvd burner (all fail to boot on my 2007 MBP)
- Tried the method to create usb stick on windows 7, still can't boot.
- Burned DVD using Nero and alcohol 120% on windows 7, still fail.
I wonder if you guys can help me, I'm a designer and I really need to install Corel Draw on bootcamp so I can work on some CDR files on my MBP. And other stuff such as office's finance control program that can only work under windows.
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Found a workaround, to sum it up, it's pretty much my dead internal superdrive (as for unbootable USB, that's still a mistery). What I did was moving the HDD to my 2012 MBP and install from there. The problem is now that since I installed it on another machine (with ofc all different hardwares) I got blue screen whenever I tried to start Windows7 (in 2007 MBP after moving the HDD back there).
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'You shut down the computer because of a problem'. Mbp constant black screen crashing, can only hard reboot each time. Please help, latest report here...

Hi for the last few months my mbp seems to randomly crashing to black screen at seemingly unrelated times. Most frequent are after periods of sleep and sometimes when web pages such as youtube load. This crashing is getting more and more frequent and when it occurs only a hard reset with the power button has any effect. The screen goes completely black, no backlight, no keys work, the fans keep going and if there was a song/video playing it starts looping the last note/second of noise over and over until the laptop is reset. My worry is that if i take it to the apple store, it will decide not to crash on that day which would drive me insane as its been happening all the time.
I've sent lots of 'reports' off to apple and saved numerous panic reports, here is the latest one:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 109511 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          4
Anonymous UUID:                    83E37560-8776-403F-9196-2DE4E7ED912C
Thu Jan 8 00:30:35 2015
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x9d4c9b): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x7f369000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x4e6ea188 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x4e6ea1bc 0x223ce1 0x0)
0x4e6ea1d8 : 0x9d4c9b (0xbea28c 0xc5a800 0xbf8e60 0x0)
0x4e6ea278 : 0xaef608 (0x97f7404 0x9b5d004 0x100 0xcb42b6)
0x4e6ea2c8 : 0xae6601 (0x9b5d004 0x100 0x4e6ea2f8 0x9c4778)
0x4e6ea2f8 : 0x16c89a6 (0x9b5d004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x4e6ea308)
0x4e6ea438 : 0xb0e2b5 (0x9b5d004 0xaa45004 0x0 0x0)
0x4e6ea478 : 0x9dde7c (0x9b5d004 0xaa45004 0x0 0x0)
0x4e6ea518 : 0x9da55b (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
0x4e6ea6c8 : 0x9dc58f (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702b 0x4e6ea6f8)
0x4e6ea798 : 0xc9feae (0xc1d0004a 0xbfef0033 0xbfef0034 0x857c)
0x4e6ea808 : 0xcaf734 (0xaeae400 0x983ea80 0x8 0x3)
0x4e6ea828 : 0xcd4322 (0x983ea80 0xb 0x4e6ea848 0x2345f4)
0x4e6ea858 : 0xcd4b3d (0xabcf000 0x0 0x4e6ea87c 0x0)
0x4e6ea888 : 0xcb4d79 (0xabcf000 0x7d729080 0x0 0x0)
0x4e6ea8d8 : 0xc76d0c (0x462af000 0x0 0x0 0x3)
0x4e6ea948 : 0xc7640f (0x462af000 0x0 0x2 0x3)
0x4e6ea978 : 0xc6c05f (0x462af000 0x0 0x2 0x4653a000)
0x4e6eaab8 : 0xca55d8 (0x4653a000 0x1 0x4e6eabcc 0x4e6eabc8)
0x4e6eab68 : 0xc67fe1 (0x4653a000 0x1 0x4e6eabcc 0x4e6eabc8)
0x4e6eabe8 : 0x56da06 (0x4653a000 0x0 0x4e6eae3c 0x4e6eac74)
0x4e6eac38 : 0x56e2a5 (0xcf6720 0x4653a000 0xa725088 0x1)
0x4e6eac88 : 0x56eb59 (0x4653a000 0x10 0x4e6eacd0 0x0)
0x4e6eada8 : 0x286638 (0x4653a000 0x10 0xa725088 0x1)
0x4e6ebe58 : 0x21dbe5 (0xa725060 0xbc195a0 0x1fd7e8 0x5d43)
0x4e6ebe98 : 0x210a86 (0xa725000 0x0 0xa9ec6c0 0xac6fce0)
0x4e6ebef8 : 0x216f84 (0xa725000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x4e6ebf78 : 0x295c57 (0x97d72e8 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x4e6ebfc8 : 0x2a256d (0x97d72e4 0x1 0x10 0x97d44c4)
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         com.apple.GeForce(6.4.0)@0xc5c000->0xd12fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000
         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.4.0)@0x1592000->0x19a6fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000
         com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000->0xc5bfff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
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Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f17
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.42.4)
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK5055GSXF, 465.76 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 5
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0237, 0xfa120000 / 4
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 3
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 3
------------end----------
Any information on why this is happening would be so so so appreciated as losing all your work in a blink of an eye is unbelievably rage inducing.
Thank you!

You have the MacBookPro6,2—the Edsel of Macs. It may have the logic-board defect that was covered by a recall program that has now ended.
Residents of the EU may be entitled to warranty service for up to six years after purchase.
Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider, to have the machine tested. The routine hardware diagnostics used by service providers do not detect the fault. There is a specific test for this issue that Apple calls "VST" (for "Video Switching Test.") Ask for it. A "Failed" result means that the fault is present.
You may be quoted a price of about $300 (in the U.S.) for a "depot repair," which involves shipping the unit to a central repair facility and takes about two weeks. For that flat fee, anything found wrong with it should be fixed, not just the logic board.
Sometimes the replacement part is also defective, so be prepared for that possibility. If you decide to pay for a new logic board, test thoroughly during the 90-day warranty period on the repair. Some owners have reported that they went through as many as three replacement boards before getting one that worked.
If you don't want to pay for the repair, you may (or may not) be able to stop the panics by disabling automatic graphics switching. To use the discrete graphics processor, you'll need a third-party utility to switch to it manually.
Often the problems start after an OS upgrade. If the upgrade was recent, and you have backups, then you can revert to a previous OS X version.

Random crashes (Late 2007 MBP)

Hi there,
I have a late 2007 MBP and recently have been experiencing random crashes which I am unsure of the cause. Looking through the console logs following the crashes I haven't been able to notice any common themes, but then again I'm not quite sure what I should be looking for. This computer has gone through numerous repairs (3 logic boards, 1 superdrive, 2 batteries that failed, my right fan went out...). The issue is random and occurs when normally using the computer, as well as during start up. I feel like it may be heat related, although I have never seen the temps of the CPU get above 180 during this, and the computer has never been very hot to the touch. Using it in a room with an ambient temp above ~70 F seems to amplify the problem, although sitting outside in 60F weather in the shade has resulted in no problems for the last hr.
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Lightdrm wrote:
Will my late 2007 MBP 17" run the Thunderbolt Display? I know my display port is DVI (may be Dual-link).
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issues can be make re-occur. Then you'd have a fair chance at some
one looking deeper to find the real cause of this problem. {If you have
a digital camera handy, you can take a picture of the screen if it should
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of the system and your files on an external drive, that may help if you
need to reinstall it. However if there is a problem in that software set
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disk drive and what is the remaining unused capacity of that drive?
(The HDD capacity will show 'other' so that may be unsubstantiated.)
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from Console, to show crash logs or other effects from the Time/Date
of these slow wakeup and black-screen intervals? There may be.
Some of the system report may be helpful to those who know how to
read the resulting mass of files. Perhaps one of the more advanced
users who occasionally reply here will see your thread and offer a
method of accessing the OS X via Terminal or single user mode,
for troubleshooting purposes. Mine is an older OS X with less fuss.
Good luck & happy computing!
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THank you Ogelthorpe. When my wife's computer I went on line to the site that you sent and tried everything But nothing worked. When my son came to visit and his MacBook Pro did exactly the same thing we became suspicious - too much of a coincidence. We took both computers somewhere else, out of our apartment, and they both booted. We ran disk utility on both, but the report in both cases was that there are no issues with the hard drive. Back in our apartment neither will boot up. My MacBook Pro is a later model with a solid state drive and it seems to work fine here.. I tried an external drive and it works fine. We think that this has something to do with some kind of magnetic interference in our apartment to which the 2009 drives are susceptible. It is indeed a mystery!
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Late 2007 MBP went black screen. I've been told it is the logic board but not due to the Nvidia GPU

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