MacBook Pro's Black Cleaning Cloth Dye Bleeding!

Been gently washing my black cleaning cloth which came with my 2011 MBP with lukewarm water and gentle dish soap for over a year now and it is still bleeding the black dye.  I am a little concerned.  For the premium price people pay for these notebooks, Apple could save money with an undyed cleaning cloth couldn't they?  Has anyone noticed and also been concerned about this?  I mean it isn't like it's vegetable dye right?  What do you think?  Thanks.

I'm washing it gently by hand in lukewarm water in the sink with gentle dish soap, the dye is running but the cloth shows no signs of fading even after a year and some.  I don't know what dye they use for their black microfibre cloths which comes with 2011 MacBook Pros but gentle washing is getting out a lot of black dye, it just bleeds out and streams out.  I'm going to just use cold water from now on because I don't know if the dye is toxic enough.  Rather not continue risking.    I've always used iKlear by the way.

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    0x7f272248 : 0xc8610d (0xc1d00046 0xbeef0003 0xc1ca580 0x71)
    0x7f2722e8 : 0xc86685 (0x46255000 0xc1ca580 0x14906804 0x0)
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    0x7f272358 : 0xc85cba (0x46255000 0xc1ca580 0x14906804 0x0)
    0x7f272378 : 0xc5d418 (0x46255000 0xc1ca580 0x14906804 0x0)
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    Panics Since Last Report:          3
    Anonymous UUID:                    64BB09F4-C27C-4BA6-A3C4-EAF953593C01
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    0x81ec2188 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x81ec21bc 0x223ce1 0x0)
    0x81ec21d8 : 0x83506c9b (0x8371c28c 0x8378c800 0x8372ae60 0x0)
    0x81ec2278 : 0x83621608 (0xe826c04 0xd8e9004 0x100 0x16043000)
    0x81ec22c8 : 0x83618601 (0xd8e9004 0x100 0x81ec22f8 0x834f6778)
    0x81ec22f8 : 0x83d3b9a6 (0xd8e9004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x1)
    0x81ec2438 : 0x836402b5 (0xd8e9004 0xd8eb004 0x0 0x0)
    0x81ec2478 : 0x8350fe7c (0xd8e9004 0xd8eb004 0x0 0x0)
    0x81ec2518 : 0x8350c55b (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)
    0x81ec26c8 : 0x8350e58f (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702b 0x81ec26f8)
    0x81ec2798 : 0x82b07eae (0xc1d00041 0xbfef0033 0xbfef0034 0x857c)
    0x81ec2808 : 0x82b17734 (0x1a699c00 0x1a106300 0x8 0x0)
    0x81ec2828 : 0x82b3c322 (0x1a106300 0xb 0x81ec2848 0x2345f4)
    0x81ec2858 : 0x82b3cb3d (0xe863000 0x0 0x81ec287c 0x0)
    0x81ec2888 : 0x82b1cd79 (0xe863000 0xa4837080 0x0 0x0)
    0x81ec28d8 : 0x82aded0c (0x6bbcb000 0x0 0x0 0x3)
    0x81ec2948 : 0x82ade40f (0x6bbcb000 0x0 0x2 0x3)
    0x81ec2978 : 0x82ad405f (0x6bbcb000 0x0 0x2 0x6be38000)
    0x81ec2ab8 : 0x82b0d5d8 (0x6be38000 0x1 0x81ec2bcc 0x81ec2bc8)
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    0x81ec2c38 : 0x56e2a5 (0x82b5e720 0x6be38000 0x160bc588 0x1)
    0x81ec2c88 : 0x56eb59 (0x6be38000 0x10 0x81ec2cd0 0x0)
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    0x81ec3e58 : 0x21dbe5 (0x160bc560 0x1b4155a0 0x1ecfa8 0x5d43)
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    0x81ec3f78 : 0x295c57 (0xda5e288 0x0 0x0 0x0)
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             com.apple.GeForce(6.4.0)@0x82ac4000->0x82b7afff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x834a0000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x82fd3000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x7a802000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x8301b000
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                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x82fd3000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x8301b000
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    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: ST9500420ASG, 465.76 GB
    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
    USB Device: Hub, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
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    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 3

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    However, the issue described by TS4088 is not a soldering problem. It is a Latent Defect -- a flaw built into certain batches of those chips from the day they were packaged and installed.
    If your Mac fails the VST test used to detect this Latent Defect, re-flowing the solder is likely to have NO EFFECT on its performance -- the solution is the remove the defective chip and replace with a good one.
    There certainly can be problems in these and other Macs where a re-flow would be beneficial. But I caution Readers not to generalize your solution to Macs that are known to fail VST. Re-flow alone will not solve the Latent Defect problem.

  • Macbook Pro screen blacks out keys stay lit

    The gist of it is in the subject
    Pretty much without warning, does not have a preference for type of application being ran, the screen will completely black out. If sound is being play it either stops or begins to skip. The keys stay lit. The only way to bring it back is a hard restart.
    Comp Specs
    Processor  2.4 GHz Intel Core i5
    Memory  4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
    Graphics  NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 256 MB
    Software  Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 (11C74)
    error report
    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  376469 sec
    Panics Since Last Report:          1
    Anonymous UUID:                    95C51953-0598-4F26-AA07-C7934311D11E
    Sat Nov 26 23:53:22 2011
    panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f8095800b): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff80a0595000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4
    Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff80a032b800 : 0xffffff8000220702
    0xffffff80a032b880 : 0xffffff7f8095800b
    0xffffff80a032b910 : 0xffffff7f80a48120
    0xffffff80a032b960 : 0xffffff7f80a481e0
    0xffffff80a032b9c0 : 0xffffff7f80cf4749
    0xffffff80a032bb00 : 0xffffff7f80a67269
    0xffffff80a032bb30 : 0xffffff7f8096196e
    0xffffff80a032bbe0 : 0xffffff7f8095d270
    0xffffff80a032bdd0 : 0xffffff7f8095ed25
    0xffffff80a032beb0 : 0xffffff7f808f9b88
    0xffffff80a032bf00 : 0xffffff7f820857d6
    0xffffff80a032bf50 : 0xffffff7f82085f2a
    0xffffff80a032bf70 : 0xffffff800023db2c
    0xffffff80a032bfb0 : 0xffffff8000820057
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.NVDAResman(7.1.4)[71EBC846-807C-386D-8D01-E144A87FAC0F]@0xffffff7f808 f7000->0xffffff7f80bd0fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.7)[6D54F06A-46B7-37FC-AF22-DE68DC18A1A3]@0xffff ff7f80882000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.2)[6517D9A6-58F5-3CFC-B021-C882306150D5]@0xff ffff7f808e5000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.2)[55FF26D3-292D-3B4B-8AB7-1D25C8B4313B]@0 xffffff7f808ad000
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.1.4)[A44D0B74-5A18-34D5-842C-4E280365F55F]@0xffffff7 f80bd1000->0xffffff7f80ef2fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.1.4)[71EBC846-807C-386D-8D01-E144A87FAC0F]@0xffffff7f808 f7000
             com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.42)[8F3B9F67-D208-326F-97D6-65E3ECF70B37]@0xffffff 7f82084000->0xffffff7f8208efff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.2)[55FF26D3-292D-3B4B-8AB7-1D25C8B4313B]@0 xffffff7f808ad000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.2)[6517D9A6-58F5-3CFC-B021-C882306150D5]@0xff ffff7f808e5000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.7)[6D54F06A-46B7-37FC-AF22-DE68DC18A1A3]@0xffff ff7f80882000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    11C74
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 11.2.0: Tue Aug  9 20:54:00 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.24.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 59275DFA-10C0-30B3-9E26-F7B5DFB1A432
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 21335983568871
    last loaded kext at 21283281854673: com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily          1.0.0d22 (addr 0xffffff7f807d0000, size 36864)
    last unloaded kext at 21186275427842: com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily          1.0.0d22 (addr 0xffffff7f807d0000, size 36864)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.filesystems.udf          2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.4d0
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.59
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.1.3f7
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.26
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.1.3f7
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.42
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          7.1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          7.1.4
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.1d2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.1d2
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver          1.2.1
    com.apple.GeForce          7.1.4
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          4.7.5d4
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.5.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.0.16
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          225.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          312
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          225.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.0.1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          33
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.0.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          4.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.8.9
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          512.20.18
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.0.8b2
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          4.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          167.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.5
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          3.2.30
    com.apple.security.quarantine          1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          167.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily          1.0.0d22
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          80.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.1f4
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.5
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.1.3f7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.3fc11
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.1.3f7
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.1.3f7
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.0.16
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.1d8
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          4.7.5d4
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.0.16
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.3
    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          7.1.4
    com.apple.NVDAResman          7.1.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.2
    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          4.0.1f4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          4.0.1f4
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.1f4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          227.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          4.4.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          4.5.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          3.9.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          403
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          4.5.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.4.5
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          411.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.0d5
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          4.5.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          165.3
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          331
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.18
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.6.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.4 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: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533642465238432D47372020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533642465238432D47372020
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.100.98.75.18)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.1f4, 2 service, 11 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02, 320.07 GB
    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
    USB Device: iPhone, apple_vendor_id, 0x129c, 0xfa140000 / 6
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 5
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 4
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 3
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 9
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3

    I had the same problem 3 times today.  I've already applied all updates to Lion and am on 10.7.2 including the most recent update related to my Mid 2010 MacBook Pro regarding the NVIDIA Graphics card.
    My details are below:
    MacBook Pro
    15-inch, Mid 2010
    Processor  2.53 GHz Intel Core i5
    Memory  8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
    Graphics  NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 256 MB
    Error Report:
    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  6973 sec
    Panics Since Last Report:          2
    Anonymous UUID:                    64AD667D-5917-445E-A2E7-9596D2A364D1
    Mon Nov 28 17:33:32 2011
    panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff7f809ac00b): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff81159b0000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
    Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff8118ddbb10 : 0xffffff8000220702
    0xffffff8118ddbb90 : 0xffffff7f809ac00b
    0xffffff8118ddbc20 : 0xffffff7f80a9c120
    0xffffff8118ddbc70 : 0xffffff7f80a9c1e0
    0xffffff8118ddbcd0 : 0xffffff7f80d48749
    0xffffff8118ddbe10 : 0xffffff7f80abb269
    0xffffff8118ddbe40 : 0xffffff7f809b596e
    0xffffff8118ddbef0 : 0xffffff8000639966
    0xffffff8118ddbf30 : 0xffffff80006386e0
    0xffffff8118ddbf70 : 0xffffff8000638584
    0xffffff8118ddbfb0 : 0xffffff8000820057
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.NVDAResman(7.1.4)[71EBC846-807C-386D-8D01-E144A87FAC0F]@0xffffff7f809 4b000->0xffffff7f80c24fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.7)[6D54F06A-46B7-37FC-AF22-DE68DC18A1A3]@0xffff ff7f80844000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.2)[6517D9A6-58F5-3CFC-B021-C882306150D5]@0xff ffff7f80939000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.2)[55FF26D3-292D-3B4B-8AB7-1D25C8B4313B]@0 xffffff7f80901000
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.1.4)[A44D0B74-5A18-34D5-842C-4E280365F55F]@0xffffff7 f80c25000->0xffffff7f80f46fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.1.4)[71EBC846-807C-386D-8D01-E144A87FAC0F]@0xffffff7f809 4b000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    11C74
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 11.2.0: Tue Aug  9 20:54:00 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.24.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 59275DFA-10C0-30B3-9E26-F7B5DFB1A432
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 4872150346395
    last loaded kext at 4442825161107: com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          152.3 (addr 0xffffff7f807c9000, size 12288)
    last unloaded kext at 4504972657100: com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily          1.0.0d22 (addr 0xffffff7f8078d000, size 36864)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          66.3
    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.7.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.4d0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.59
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.1.3f7
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.26
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.1.3f7
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.42
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          7.1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          7.1.4
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.1d2
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.1d2
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver          1.2.1
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          4.7.5d4
    com.apple.GeForce          7.1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.0.16
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.5.3
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          225.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.0.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          312
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          225.2
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          33
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.0.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          4.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          512.20.18
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.0.8b2
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.8.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          4.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          167.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          3.2.30
    com.apple.security.quarantine          1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          167.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          152.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          152.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          220.62.1
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.0.1f4
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.1.3f7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          80.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.1f4
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.1.3f7
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.1.3f7
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.3fc11
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.3
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.0.16
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.1d8
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          4.7.5d4
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.0.16
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.3
    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          7.1.4
    com.apple.NVDAResman          7.1.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.2
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          4.0.1f4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          4.0.1f4
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.1f4
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          227.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          4.4.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          4.5.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          3.9.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.0.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          403
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          4.5.3
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          411.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.0d5
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.4.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          4.5.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          165.3
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          331
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.18
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.6.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
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