Macbook air display problems in vista

i got a macbook air, and i installed vista on it and it worked fine....2 weeks later i power up vista only to find the screen format is out of wack, it has 2 black lines on the side, the kind of lines when you watch 4:9 on a 16:9 screen, its basically like a square in a rectangle....i tried everything and it has not worked, could it be driver problems, or screen problems (screen is fine on leopard, its just a vista issue)
any help is greatly appreciated

One idea, Vista has automatic update by default enabled. It could be that your graphics driver was updated from the time you installed it. What is the graphics driver version?

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I initially suspected display cable damage by the hinge, but moving the display did not change things. Rebooting Finder made no difference. Alas, I failed to try fast user switching. Problem disappeared upon a reboot (I still have Windows habits - who would have thought!)
Has anyone else seen a similar fault? I am coming round to suspecting Snow Leopard rather than hardware.

Hi Eric,
I have two machines with the Intel GMA X3100 (MacBook Air, Rev A & Santa Rosa MacBook) and both are running like champs under Snow Leopard. I have not noticed any distortion or other "oddities" since upgrading both of these machines within the first week of the OS's release.
I'd be curious to have you downgrade (make a clone or TM backup of your Snow Leopard build) and see if the issue magically goes away upon downgrading to Leopard. If it does, it'd be worth reaching out to Apple on for an update. You're entitled to 90 days of telephone support with the purchase of a new OS.

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Yes but there's no point doing it here. As the Terms of Use make quite clear this is a User to User forum. It's Users like you talking to other Users. It's not a channel to communicate with Apple.
Regards
TD

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Reset the SMC, then test your MacBook Air again.
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Try each of the following steps in this order before you reset the SMC. Test the issue after completing each troubleshooting step to determine if the issue still occurs.
Press Command + Option + Escape to force quit any application that is not responding.
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Restart your Mac by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Restart.
Shut down your Mac by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Shut Down.
Resetting the SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if it's not already connected.
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Why has Apple decided that online orders for Macbook Air display and speak VO when first opened from the box? I"m guessing 1%or 2 % of your customers know what it is or want it.

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Hello, nheredia05.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
There are a couple steps that I could recommend trying. Power cycle the router and test to see if the behavior persists. Next, try an remove this prefered network from your list and then add it back again. Make sure all firmware updates have been processed on the router side and the settings have been optimized for performance. If the issue still persists try the steps in the second article.
iOS and OS X: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4199
About Wireless Diagnostics
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5606
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Hi All,
Has there been a solution to the Macbook Air overheating problem for you?
I'm considering selling my MBA but want to see first if there has been any new updates on this issue.
I have a Macbook Air with the specifications as follows:
Model: MacBook Air 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Production year: 2008
Production week: 15 (April)
OS X Version 10.5.7
Have had the computer for about a year now and it has been constantly overheating and becoming more or less unusable when doing so. Have been hoping upgrades to the software would solve this eventually but that does not seem to have happened.
As I'm writing this room temperature is about 20 degrees celcius. Laptop sits on a table with power cable plugged in. Not running any external screen. There is no video streaming or music playing. Only the Firefox browser and a few more idle apps are active such as Mail and Skype (in the background). Even under these conditions the fan is currently running loud at 6100rpm and the Macbook Air is very hot underneath.
CPU temperature is currently 54 degrees Celsius. Both cores seem to be active.
Now, as an experiment I will head over to YouTube to watch a video and open up Microsoft Word in the background, a perfectly normal usage for a computer this new. This is what happens:
The computer starts to become painfully slow. After for example clicking an item in the browser there is a 1-3 second delay before the click actually becomes effective. It's now so hot underneath that I would not want to keep it in my lap. It is hard to use the mouse pointer properly as it does not update in realtime, I have to assume where it will land based on my movements. When scrolling, the spinning wheel icon becomes active. Everything is now happening in slow motion.
Video is lagging heavily. I can only see probably 1 out of every 10 frames or less of the video. All applications running are very slow. CPU temperature is now 64 degrees celsius. Fan is at 6200. Computer is now unusable for me. When I scroll a page in the browser it takes about 2-3 seconds before anything happens. Changing tabs takes 5-6 seconds after I click them. I will have to shut it down before re-starting and resuming work. When room temperature is even higher on a hot day needless to say everything gets a lot worse quicker.
Is this normal for Macbook Air's? If that is the case they are more or less unusable for most types of normal 2009 year usage (video, audio, browsing, office work etc).
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Hi Everybody,
Thanks for your replies to start with.
I have tried to install Coolbook now and has it running. When using 'throttling' and letting it change CPU speeds (I think..) the problem still remains. When watching a video or other demanding task the temperature goes way up. Running a CPUTest (small or big) gets CPU temperatures of up to 84-85 C. Fan of course at 6200rpm all the time.
Right now, I have Coolbook set to 800Mhz and 0.9V. Apps running are Firefox, Skype, Mail and iTunes with no audio playing. CPU temperature at 56 c and fan speed (as usual) at 6200rpm. I can use the computer now. It is still lagging and not very fast at all. Sometimes text appear 1-2 seconds after I have written it on the keyboard.
So Coolbook has made a difference for me, but only when putting the CPU speed down to 800MHz. I wouldn't call reducing the CPU speed to half a 'solution' though and will not keep that as a long term solution. Reducing voltages for higher CPU-speeds 0.9875V for 1600MHz does not work, it still heats up massively.
Have used the MBA for the whole day today and can't recall a single time the fan has not been around 6200rpm except right after boot.
Thanks for the tips on upgrading to 10.5.8. I will try that right away and let you know how it works out.
Have also considered buying some cooling device but just as you say that feels like a bit of a last thing to resort to.
I'm surprised Apple hasn't responded stronger to this. Had this happened in the car industry we would have seen thousands of cars being sent back to the garage to be fixed.
If this only has to do with some specific production weeks then the right thing to do would be for Apple to let those people have their computers either fixed or replaced.

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Hi,I recently got a MacBook Air (late 2010) used 9my dad gave it to me ).
When I shut the computer's display it sometimes doesn't illuminate when I wake it I tried entering the password even though I can't see.
And then i can vaguely make out my desktop or the apps.I recently discovered that by moving the whole computer it would illuminarte again i'm thinking that there is a loose connection between the screen and the motherboard.
I'M RUNNING OSX 10.7.2 AND EVERYTHING IS UP TO DATE I'M VERY PICKY ABOUT THAT IF MORE INFO IS NEEDED JUST ASK.
I would appreciate any response,
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P.S: I'm a hacker so i will understand any thechnical stuff, and i'm 12.

I have had this same problem. Has the wifi worked before? What I did was I turned my wifi off, then I restarted my computer, then I turned my wifi back on. If that doesnt work, leave the wifi off, and shut it down for a while. Hope I could help!

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I have a 1 day old Macbook Air 13" (2013) --- when I wake the machine from sleep, the display shows horizontal / vertical bands for a couple of seconds before clearing up to show the desktop. Please see attached picture. This doesn't happen 100% of the time but I've been able to repeatedly replicate this at intervals. Does this seem like a hardware problem or an OS related issue? Thanks.

Joan Amat wrote:
Brand new Macbook Air 2013
Display driver fault from wakeup, or external disconnect occurrence.
reset SMC and re verify
SMC reset
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.
Since you just bought it, contact Apple about making an exchange within 14 days or repair after 2 week period.
peace.

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I have a new 2012 intel i5 128 running Lion 10.7.2. I have tried every adjustment that I am aware of: contrast settings; color calibration; brightness. But the display just looks faded. Next to my older Macbook Pro it looks really bad. I read on other blogs that several people have reported the same problem but there doesn't seem to be any solution. Advise?
thx,
Malthus

I have been researching the macbook air as I'm thinking of buying one. I found a story that the display can be made by either Samsum or LG. And the LG may appear not as good, but it is a matter of fixing some obscure settings, not really an LG hardware deficiency. See:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/30/how-to-check-for-an-lg-display-in-a-macbook-air-a nd-make-it-look-better/
(this is not the only article on this topic)
It all seems to involve hairy command line stuff however, so I suggest you google around the topic (macbook air LG versus Samsung displays) a bit more and be ready to restore your system if you try it and it ends in tears.
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I know there's similar threads around dealing with the MBA and wireless issues (I've tried all the solutions vaguely related, e.g. deleting and recreating the wireless interface), though none that deal with this specific problem, which I'm convinced is caused by the radio mode of the Time Capsule.
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Has anybody found any solution that has worked or is this a machine or software defect?
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I have the exact same problem. Has it been confirmed that this is a software issue and not hardware related?

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Jacob ..
Try troubleshooting the built in camera > How to Troubleshoot iSight
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