MacBook iPhone Sync Creates Vertical Stripes on MacBook Screen

I'm at a loss on this one... I have a black MacBook and I sync my iPhone 2G with it normally. Starting yesterday, when I sync my iPhone with it, iTunes starts the sync process normally, but after a few seconds, the screen switches to thin vertical color stripes. The cursor moves, but instead of an arrow, I get a pale 3 inch square that moves with the track pad. I then must do a hard restart. My attempts to fix this include:
- Repaired disk and permissions in single user mode with fsck and AppleJack
- Deleted iTunes prefs
- Restored and totally zapped iPhone to initial status
- Tested with my wife's iPhone and has same issue
- Downloaded iTunes and installed it again
Any other suggestions here? Thanks in advance!

Hi Jason,
The only thing I didn't see as part of your troubleshooting work flow was resetting the SMC.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411
It's unlikely (although anything is possible) that for video distortion the issue is software related, especially when the iPhone is connected. At first I was going to suggest the remote possibility that the phone was possibly the culprit but the fact that a second iPhone also does the same thing would lead me to believe that's not the case.
After resetting the SMC, if the issue persists, the next step is to arrange a hardware repair on the machine or at least have it further diagnosed. What about an iPod? Do you own one or have a buddy with one that you can verify?
It's possible that there's a power management issue between the USB bus and the Inverter (backlight) or even the LVDS cable (video to the display). Resetting the SMC, is the first step to begin to determine what the problem is and how to properly proceed based on the result would be a hardware diagnosis via a service provider.

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