Macbook pro graphics card glitch?

Every now and again on my laptop (13 in, mid 2010 macbook pro) the screen glitches for a second. The visual will get distorted and there will be white boxes all over the place and then it will revert back to normal. Should I be concerned?

Hi Again -- I will check in with the store when I am there tomorrow (I have an appointment) and see what my options are. I'm not good at keeping up with announcements, I usually just look for information when something is going wrong. I definitely did not get any notifications or emails from Apple about a replacement program, I would have seen that. I am not sure if they do that, though? My MacBook Pro is registered and everything.
As for voicing threats, I was never intending to threaten anybody or impress anybody. I came here because I have little experience and knowledge about this, all I have to go off of is some research I have done recently about the issue, and other than that I am really quite lost and would love some support and advice from people with expertise. As for my complaining, yes, I am frustrated and I did voice that. I'm sorry if it was offensive. I am new to the forum (as of an hour ago) and I am not familiar with how the forum works or what is or isn't allowed. I won't respond to the PC/Mac question, as you indicated that is not what this forum is for anyways.
I may be new to this and don't know what I am talking about, but that is exactly why I came on here. Responding in a way that makes me feel unwelcome and even more lost and unsupported is your choice, but I honestly am a long-time loyal apple customer who is just frustrated and looking for help. Even a link to a forum or more information about that replacement program would be helpful. I'm trying to bring what I can to my appointment tomorrow.
As for this apple "support" community, I think being on here an hour has been long enough. And no, that isn't a "threat" or an attempt to impress anybody. It's a blunt, honest comment based on the lack of support I have felt by being on here.

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Mid 2010 Macbook Pro Graphic Card(GT 330M) Temporary Fix

Have seen lot of Posts regarding this issue to which i found a temporary fix and thought might be helpfull to someone else
I am with a Mid 2010 Macbook Pro
2.66 i7
4gb ram
Nvidia Geforce gt 330m / Intel HD Graphics(228 mb)
Lion 10.7.2
its been above 4 years my mb was working fine untill i decided to do a clean install of Mountain Lion and started facing this Crash Issues,
within this week i tryed to reinstall snow leopard and lion and tryed to overcome this crash issue but noting worked(couldnt reinstall snow bcaz it wouldnt boot for me)
Havent taken it to a showroom or repair centre since i already figured that this issue is due to the nvidia graphic card that came with this mb(but planing to once i save enuf money for a new repair)
for now i am on 10.7.2(lion) and my fix to this issue is gfxCardStatus 2.2.1(the new version of gfx does automatic switching for me which gives me no control)
Bfore this when ever i opend Logic Pro the gfx status automatically moved to Discrete which after a while lead to black screen and a force restart,so i came across this fix and its been working well for me
how to ;-
1 - install gfxCardStatus 2.2.1(google it for download link)
2 - switch energy saver in system prefs to battery saver and select Intergrated Mode in gfcardstatus from the menu bar
Note ;-
- after restart the defualt in gfx bcomes dynamic switching and while selecting Intergrated mode the screen will have white lines and garbled issue.
3 - so bfore restart i quit gfx and uninstall it(move it to trash n empty)
4 - after restart the gfx menu dosent come up on bar so i reinstall it from a extrnal usb or drive or redownload it from internet and install it back n repeat set 2 from how to notes.
Now repeating this process when i open Logic Pro the gfx stays on Intergrated Only allowing me to finish my projects with full concentration and without any black screen or force restarts.
Hope this works well for some one out there.

Spill Cleaning
Some liquid has just spilled into your Mac. What should you do?
Do
Immediately shut down the computer and unplug the power cord.
Remove the computer's battery (if you can)
Disconnect any peripherals (printers, iPods, scanners, cameras, etc.)
Lay the computer upside down on paper towels to get as much liquid as possible to drip out.
Note what was spilled on your Mac.
Bring the computer into an Apple store or AASP as soon as possible.
Don't
Don't try to turn it back on. Liquids can help electrical current move about the components of your Mac in destructive ways.
Don't shake the computer (this will only spread the liquid around).
Don't use a hair dryer on it (even at a low setting a hair dryer will damage sensitive components).

Macbook pro Graphic card failure

I have a Macbook pro 15 inch MB 134 model. I had the classical black screen problem which i taught that it was the NVidia graphic card failure after reading the symptoms on apple support page. However, as usual, the apple authorised service center denied the reason of graphic card and told me that it is a mother board failure and i have to replace the board with a cost of 700 $. It was unbelievable. I went to a computer repair shop who immediately told me that it is due to graphic card failure and he can fix it. Again i spoke to apple and they denied again telling that the shop is not telling the truth. They were able to fix for a reasonable price and told this can happen again in the future and apple is responsible they should replace the board for free of coast. Now my computer is working but same syptoms started recently. It was a huge dissappointment . Such a big company should recall all the models affected whether there is a problem or not. Now i am planning to buy another mac and this keeps me holding and i doubt if something like that can happen in the future again.
If anybody authorised in Apple is reading this post: Please recall all the models produced that year and replace for free. This way you can regain your reputation!!

Saber,
This is just a user-to-user forum - no one from Apple here. Sorry to hear about your problems - there have been some issues with some graphic cards in some models of the MacBook Pro and Apple has replaced logic boards for up to four years after date of purchase. I'm not sure if your's was one of those models - you don't specify the date of your model - but it may be worth checking out.
All computers are going to fail out some point and Apple's are no exception. Sometimes they last for a decade, sometimes they're bad right out of the box. In your case Apple was right - the only sure fix for your computer was a logic board replacement, as the 'fix' you had at the other repair shop didn't stand.
Rather than have the logic board replaced now, I would just invest in a new computer, PC or Mac - depends on what you want. The reliability of a good PC is the same as a Mac.
Sorry to hear of your problems...
Clinton

Apple have just replaced aMLB $945 aus. as my macbook pro graphics card failed. but 4 weeks later the screen has gone blank .i will take it in as the Mlb is still under warranty. could the MLB be damaged or worn out.?

what do you suppose is wrong with my macbook pro seeing as the apple store have just replaced a MLB at $945aus because of a failed graphic card. the new one they replaced lasted 4 weeks and again a blank screen.

You have a 90 day warranty after your machine has been repaired. Call the Apple Store/AASP and have them take another look at it.
Good luck,
Clinton

Why is the Macbook Pro graphics card worse than my school's Macbooks.

I have some problems with games on my Macbook Pro and I usually have to play games on low quality. So I checked on System profiler what my graphics card is, (I can't list it becase i'm at school) and compared it with my schools graphic card. I think my Macbook pro's graphic card is like 250m but i don't remember the name of it. My school's notebook is Nivida GeForce 9400m. The school's Macbooks have 2 gb lower ram though. My brother has no problem playing games. I was just wondering why this is. Thanks in advance!

Well if its a 2011 then you don't have a GeForce at all. If its 13 inch then you have Intel HD 3000. 15 inch is the Intel HD 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6750M. 17 inch is Intel HD 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6770M.

Macbook Pro graphics card burnt twice in less than a year?

My early 2011 15' MBP just burned its second graphics card within 10 months of the last replacement. Does anyone else have this problem? Or with overheating? And how would you prevent this from happening again?

What you may want to do is contact AppleCare and speak with a senior advisor. Let them know your concerns.
When I did that the advisor told me that he can document my concerns and then if the graphics card does go out even if its outside of AppleCare, it will be documented and that they will cover the repairs. I thought that this was nice of them.
But when I stopped by my local Apple Store the Manager there offered to replace the laptop for me. He offered basically to refund the original purchase price and apply it to a new Mac. I asked if he can document him offering this.
I then called back AppleCare and they said since the manager noted that he recommends the MBP be replaced that AppleCare will replace it according to thier rules.
I ended up getting the newest MacBook Pro with all of the upgrades.
Lets hope that they take care of you as well as they took care of me.

Macbook Pro Graphics Card Issue.

My Mac wont boot up at all, just boots into a white screen and shuts down while the fans are whizzing like crazy.I've tried resetting the PRAM and SMC to no avail.
Before my mac would shut down whenever I use any graphic demanding application watch a youtube video or streaming a movie in quicktime (Clearly a graphics card issue) . I've reported this to apple a year ago a few times and brought it in twice, Once to an authorised retailer in Limerick and another time to a Apple store in London. In the past few months this problem has become more frequent than before where before it would only do it once/twice a month now its doing it a few times a day and at this point you can probably understand my frustration. In limerick I was told there was nothing they could do about the problem but just bring it to an apple store which I happened to go to a few weeks later while I was in london.
In London I was told they would replace the motherboard, The macbook was with them for a few days for repairs but they could not reproduce the problem but could see what was happening since others have had the same problem with the same model. I'm wondering why wasnt my macbook replaced THEN when the issue was addressed many times over the phone with apple during the first few months of use and when I brang it into the store. Now my apple care has expired and I'm just left with a broken machine and wondering why wouldnt they replace it when I was under warrenty when there was an obvious issue that was addressed multiple times.
I'm completly dissapointed in Apple, and am on the brink of losing brand loyalty, I've bought numerous iPhones,iPods and iPads throughout the years and the amount of issues that have not been fixed with this Macbook is crazy.I have now college in september, I obviously cant afford to pay the 750 to get it replaced, ontop of thousands of euros in college fees which I can barely afford anyway.
I paid €2000 for this machine that I thought would last me through college but it seems not the case since my first year in college starts in september. Is there any possible way to fix this issue with my mac or is it complely fried?

Ok, so I sarted to experience the same problem last week and this is what I did to fix it.
First I want to explain why this Fix works so I don't look like a total jack***trying home remedies:
What heating your GPU does is that in case that your card overheated some connections may had become loose as your logic board expands, basic thermodynamics. The heat will cause the soldering material to melt releasing the GPU pins from contact with the logic board. The heat coming form the heat gun can help to reconnect these pins. If you over heated your GPU and your card fried then your only choice is to replace it, which I don't think is possible without you having to pay for a new motherboard since the GPU is attached to it from factory.
Here is the link to the tutorial.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti8LqIHMnlQ
Mac Released an announcement about a Faulty AMD GPU installed in some MacBook Pros and iMacs (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5167). The Problem is apparently generated due to overheating of the GPU, however, some users had complaint that even after a new Motherboard replacement the problem persisted few minutes after they booted the computer for the first time. Apple offered a free motherboard replacement for specific models and only for limited time; If your mac was out of the timeline or did not fit the specified description then you will "Only" had to pay $350. ***** Doesn't it? I mean we already pay a substantial amount of money for Mac products and yet they want more money, corporate greed?
So the problem starts when you suddenly experience a hang on the system, this may vary for some users, I forced Rebooting and BOOM!! there it was, a pinkish low resolution apple that only leaded me to a gray and sometimes blue screen. So I was like ok no problem my system just want attention and all I have to do is a PRAM rest. Well, nothing, went more deeper and did a BIOS reset and still nothing. Ok, I was ****** because I upgraded to a SSD few weeks ago and based on my experience this also maybe caused if you have bad Hard Drive. So started the computer in Target Disk Mode and booted it as an external drive from another mac, the computer worked just great. My Next step was research the problem and I found thousands of users having the same issue. I spent 24 hrs reading Mac Support Forums and other pages and I figured that if I remove all the ATI Files form System/Library/Extensions will actually force the computer to start in Low Resolution Mode (Google How To Start your mac as a Single User Mode and research how to use command line "rm" commands). Once you do this you will find that your main screen will behave as if it was your external monitor therefore you have absolutely no control of it trying to fix the resolution. After two days of intense research and troubleshooting I was able to have the computer working, low resolution but working, then I realized I can't do nothing at all, I mean I can't miss Family Guy episodes and this aint gonna help :|. So this video shows exactly what you need to do to make it work.
Tools Needed: All can be found at any RadioShack Local Stores
1. PHH00 & T4 Screw Drivers
2. Thermal Compound
3. Circuit Cleaner (Rubbing Alcohol Works)
4. Heat Gun ( Can found at any Hardware store)
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Is it possible to upgrade my macbook pro graphic card?

I have a MAcbook Pro 13'' i7 2.9 ghz 750 HDD 5400 rpm with Intel HD Graphics 4000
And I was wondering if I could upgrade it to incrase pefromance in game? And i just recently boght but i didnt have enough to spend for the 15''

Nope, your another one of Apple's 13" non-performing graphics and them not adequately informing you before purchase victims.

Estimate price to replace Macbook Pro Graphic Card

I suspect that my graphic card is dead. And my apple care warranty has already expired
Can someone tell me the estimate cost of replacing the graphic card(ATI Radeon X1600) from apple repair center in USD?

KraZyDMoN wrote:
I suspect that my graphic card is dead.
The repair techs need to run diagnostic to confirm exactly what is wrong. It would seem to me the cost of this test would be well worth it. No use purchasing parts until you know exactly what is wrong. It would be a waste of money if you purchase a logic board & come to find out yours is not even damaged!

Macbook Pro Graphic Card Specifications?

Hi,
I am looking at NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 128 MB of MBP 15". I would like to know the excat technical specification of it.
As I am making a comparison to my PC's Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT. The NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT seems not as good as the old Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT.
My concern is that I have some games is already very laggy and low performance on 6600 GT if I would to get MBP 15". The performance will not improve.
Games:
World of Warcraft BC (Mac)
The Settlers: Rise of A Nation (PC)

Try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparisonof_NVIDIA_Graphics_Processing_Units#GeForce_8Mseries
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparisonof_NVIDIA_Graphics_Processing_Units#GeForce_6series

MacBook's Graphic card - is it enough for a web dev daily use?

Hello folks,
I have a question about MacBook's graphic card. (Intel GMA 950 - 64 MB - DDR2 - shared)
I'm going to buy a MacBook. I'm a web developer working daily with editors, browsers, databases and graphic softwares (like FireWork, Photoshop, etc)
Is MacBook's graphic card enough for my works? What about running Leopard on it? Is it capable of running it and the softwares I use?
What's the benefits of having a 128 MB graphic card (like what's in MBP 15) for someone like me?
Thank you all in advance,

Hi, hdunnil.
If you read the published reviews, such as those at at Macworld, especially this recent review, you'll see some good comparative specs. In the Photoshop tests, the 2GHz MacBooks were close to the MacBook Pro. Whether the difference in performance there is worth the extra cost, only you can decide for yourself. If you spend a great deal of time in Photoshop or similarly graphics-intensive apps, over time it may be worthwhile buying a MacBook Pro instead: time is money.
Where the MacBook's graphics really falls short is in graphics-intensive games. This is because it employs an integrated graphics chipset vs. a separate graphics card.
As to running Leopard, I'd say its a safe bet it will: while no one knows — the Leopard details won't be out until its released in Spring 2007 — Apple has only obsoleted some very old Macs with new releases of Mac OS X. As the MacBook is part of the current product line, I'd say you're safe there.
The benefits of a faster graphics card are faster graphics performance. Likewise, the more VRAM (video RAM) you have on the graphics card, the better. If you spend most of your time in graphics-intensive apps, then you would generally want a faster graphics card, but there are tradeoffs in price vs. performance and these are often personal decisions, e.g. what one's budget allows.
You may want to post your question to the MacBook Dicussion, asking for feedback from other Web designers using MacBooks.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

What setting will make sync make my iPhone and MacBook Pro contact cards alike?

What setting will make sync make my iPhone and MacBook Pro contact cards alike? I've been having to key in changes to both devices because sync doesn't sync.

If you really are running Mac OS X 10.7.5 and iOS 6.1.3, you should be able to sync through iTunes, but in current releases you need to use a central contact service like iCloud.
Did you have it working and then not working, or have you never had it working?
Are you trying to use iTunes, iCloud, or something else?

Mac Pro Graphics Cards

I am using an early Mac Pro 3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon with an NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT Graphics Card. I am thinking of upgrading my monitor to a 24" model with high resolution.
Can anyone give me advice on whether I need, or could benefit from, a new Graphics Card?
Any advice would be most appreciated.
YAGOM

The NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics card has one dual-link DVI port that can handle a display up to 2560 x 1600, and one single-link DVI port that can handle up to 1920 x 1200, so unless you need more graphics speed, such as for games, you don't need a new graphics card.
Note: there is currently no way to use the new Apple 24" LED display with any Mac Pro graphics card.

Radeon 9000 Pro Graphics Card

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Will the Radeon 9000 Pro Graphics Card work in the G4 Tower with a 2x slot?
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Sue

Thanks Guys-we figured it all out in the iMovie discussions!
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MBP with Intel Iris Pro graphic card performance

Hi Fellow CC
I wanted to know if any of you has experience with the MBP Retina 15" with the Intel Iris Pro graphics card? does it work well with Photoshop, InDesign and some video editing?
Cheers
Mica

The NVIDIA card will help and give your MBPro more capabilities. The point is that Ray-traced rendering is not very helpful or useful on probably 95% of your projects. If you want to use that feature it's going to be slow with an NVIDIA card and much slower if you use CPU rendering.
What I'm trying to say is that you should buy the highest performing computer that your budget will allow. If AE is a hobby or your are a student you use one set of parameters to calculate that budget. If you make a living with AE then you use another. If you don't think about your budget and don't do some financial planning regarding your purchases then you probably won't be financially successful in many other areas of your life. The point it - carefully think about what your are going to do with what you buy and make sure the sacrifice you will have to make to purchase your tools is worth the productivity the new tool will bring to your job. Only you know that answer.
You seem to be hung up on Ray-traced rendering. For me that is a very very minor consideration. Performance and capacity is the major part so my laptop is the MBPro R that you see on the right side of the list with all of the upgrades checked. My previous MBProR was nearly the same. I bought it as soon as they were introduced in June of 2012 and sold it to upgrade in July of 2014 when the latest upgrade came out because that is what fit my business plan. The money for the upgrade came from a small portion of my billable time that is funneled into a special account just to keep my tools up to date. Any decision I make to upgrade is based on projections that weigh productivity against cost. You'll have to figure out your own criteria. IMHO Ray-traced rendering is almost not worth considering. The Retina Display and a 15" screen and processor/Ram/Storage capacity and the ability to drive a big external monitor are the major considerations.

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