MacBook Pro Locks up w/ unresponsive Black Screen, Stuttering sound.

Hello,
Having searched high and low, I can't seem to find a solution to my predicament.
I have a Mid-2010 15" i5 MacBook Pro, and when I run programs that kick my GPU onto the nVidia card, I will randomly get a completely black screen. This is not apparently the more common "black screen of doom" because I cannot do anything at all to the computer - I see no mouse pointer, I can't adjust the screen intensity, and the only resolution is to force shutdown and reboot. My sound also loops the last second or so of audio if anything was playing at that time, and the force shutdown produces a audible 'pop' most times, which sounds like it might be from the HD. When I do so I get a message about Mac OS X unexpectedly crashing, and a check of the Console seems to indicate that it's some sort of kernel panic. I've reset PRAM, SMC, etc and run all the normal disk checks and nothing has come up. It's only been repeatable when I put the computer to sleep, then log back in, and log into a Minecraft server. It has happened on other occasions randomly, such as when Safari had chewed up a great deal of RAM, or during when I was playing Oolite. It would appear, judging by the amount of time each one of these instances takes, that it's something to do with RAM usage possibly, but the kernel log indicates something might be awry on the nVidia card side of things.
Here's the log. I'm really at a loss here, and this is quite annoying to keep losing my work when I happen to absentmindedly open a game up after a long session of writing, etc. I'm afraid that ultimately I'm going to have to take it into the shop, but as a college student with no nearby Apple store, I just can't afford to not have it with me - I'm using it constantly for my work.
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 16181 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: AB5E6E2A-652F-452D-BC74-386B74C54957
Sun Feb 13 20:50:44 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x9f8bfa): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x7ee1c000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x92e13888 : 0x21b50c (0x5d4438 0x92e138bc 0x223974 0x0)
0x92e138d8 : 0x9f8bfa (0xc0e2bc 0xc7e940 0xc1d424 0x0)
0x92e13978 : 0xb13640 (0x9acd404 0x85aa004 0x100 0x86)
0x92e139c8 : 0xb0a639 (0x85aa004 0x100 0x92e139f8 0x9e86d7)
0x92e139f8 : 0x171b9ce (0x85aa004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x5508e0)
0x92e13b38 : 0xb322bd (0x85aa004 0x9327004 0x0 0x0)
0x92e13b78 : 0xa01e63 (0x85aa004 0x9327004 0x0 0x0)
0x92e13c18 : 0x9fe46f (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
0x92e13dc8 : 0xa0033e (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702a 0x92e13df8)
0x92e13e98 : 0x994582 (0xc1d0001c 0xaa910001 0x20802040 0x92e13ee0)
0x92e13ef8 : 0xd544eb (0x9161400 0x92e13f4c 0x0 0x7)
0x92e13f58 : 0xd54696 (0x9271c00 0xd5bb54 0x92e13f78 0x2a358d)
0x92e13f78 : 0x22fd09 (0x9271c00 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x92e13fc8 : 0x2a06cc (0x863ea0 0x0 0x10 0xd3e0cc0)
Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.19)@0xd51000->0xd5bfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x963000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x985000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x952000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.2.6)@0x15e5000->0x19f9fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x992000
com.apple.NVDAResman(6.2.6)@0x992000->0xc7ffff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x952000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x985000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x963000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
10J567
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.6.0: Wed Nov 10 18:13:17 PST 2010; root:xnu-1504.9.26~3/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 1056892162111
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.1.5 (addr 0x1446000, size 0x65536) - last unloaded 125618059448
loaded kexts:
com.vmware.kext.vmnet 3.1.2
com.vmware.kext.vmioplug 3.1.2
com.vmware.kext.vmci 3.1.2
com.vmware.kext.vmx86 3.1.2
com.paragon-software.filesystems.ntfs 82
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch 2.2.05
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0 - last loaded 31366624745
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.19
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.2.0
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com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.13
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 200.3.2
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com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.3
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com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 2.3.9b6
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0
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com.apple.NVDAResman 6.2.6
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com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 206.6
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
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Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f16
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 256 MB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.1)
Bluetooth: Version 2.3.8f7, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02, 465.76 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd120000
USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0xfa113000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0xfa120000
-Thanks.
Message was edited by: GoreLeech

GoreLeech wrote:
Hello,
Having searched high and low, I can't seem to find a solution to my predicament.
Sun Feb 13 20:50:44 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x9f8bfa): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100:
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 256 MB
Hi there, GoreLeech,
as per above extract from your error log, you have experienced a kernel panic due to problems with your Nvidea GeForce GT 330 M graphics card that has a 256 MB memory.
This may be due to the card not having enough memory for what you are doing, the only thing, I can suggest here is to call Apple, and get the machine checked out. You can run the Apple hardware test at home but I'd recommend getting it booked in with Apple. What is worse: A computer that randomly malfunctions, or doing without it for up to one week (often they repair it within a day!)?

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