NVIDIA issue?

Having been using my first Mac for quite a while now. It did its duty pretty well. Then I was just curious to know how fast it is in 3D games. Unfortunately, I know how slow it is now! I only tried Second Life so far. I didn't feel anything before I tested the same game on my old IBM R51, which has 1.5GHz, 512M memory, ATI Radeon 9000, 40G 5400rpm HD. Here is the comparison on fps:
12"PB
standing still: 10-15
moving: 5-8
turning: freeze (for about 5 seconds)-5
best (no 3D structure in view): 25-30
IBM R51
minimum: 15
in most cases: 25-30
best (the same site with no 3D structure): 50-70+
The difference is huge. I feel pretty bad about this. Are you kidding me? Everything is better on my PB. Even if GeForce FX Go5200 is not as good as ATI Radeon 9550. I really didn't expect it to be worse than Radeon 9000. Although I am not going to play any "big" game on it, I am hoping it would handle some professional programs, such as Photoshop, with ease. However, it seems I might have some trouble now!
Is this the famous nVIDIA issue? I've heard a few times that it is only a driver issue. I didn't pay attention to that, cause I thought it would be a minor problem. Anyway, I want to know more about it. What is the problem? And why? How many things are affected? Hopefully, only 3D is a problem. Is there any solution? If it is only a problem of driver, why don't Apple or nVIDIA publish a new driver or patch to solve it once and forever. I actually tried to find a driver for the video card, but I don't think it exists, at least on nVIDIA's website.
I noticed that some people had very similar problem with Simcity 4, but the suggestion was to find a patch for the game itself instead of waiting for the expected Mac OS update, and that was a long time ago. So the problem is still there seriously affect the performance, while no efforts have ever been made to solve the problem?

Did you follow the wiki guide?
- Dave

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Nvidia Issue or just broken? - Macbook Pro 17 inch 2008.

My screen intermittently started going into this very weird textured looking dark pale blue colour... sometimes with some lines sometimes with just the texture. For a time it would just start working by itself. I've been quite hard on the computer travelling extensively on bumpy rides, so I wouldn't be surprised if something is just loose.
The reason I want to try and figure it out first is that the first place I took it to said it was water damage, kind of funny. They said I needed to replace the screen, I said no just give it back... and then when I fetched it the screen was working again!... they apparently stepped on it by mistake - Im not kidding! The whole body is slightly bent. It worked for about a year now, but stopped again last month.There is a photo of how it looks here:
http://nic.co.za/images/laptop_screen.jpg
I bought a 27inch imac to work on but desperately need my older machine to be mobile as well.
I've tried to find the exactly the same issue online but they all seem slightly different. I bought my laptop in Los Angeles but am currently in South Africa.
Here are the graphics cards details...
GeForce 8600M GT:
Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0407
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3212
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Built-In: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

Hi m, and welcome to Apple Discussions.
Sounds like it could be a connection, a cable, or the GPU. Read about the NVIDIA issue, but given water damage and physical damage, I strongly doubt the machine will qualify for the free repair. Still, it wouldn't hurt to have it tested and see.
I'm sure it's too late now, but if a repair shop stepped on my MBP, they'd be repair the damage or compensating me for it . . . .

Extended warranty valid for secondhand mbp without receipt? (nvidia issue)

I have a black screen and proably the NVIDIA issue (as described in article TS2377 on the apple site). I am going to local apple stores tomorrow to get some tests done. However I have traded the mbp3.1 with an iMac last year and I dont have a receipt. Would this be a problem to get a new NVIDIA and logicboard free of charge?

Hi. I dont know the original owner. we traded through a secondhanded apple site. he came over. we swopped but i have no further information.
the macbook pro is from june 2007, but it has the NVIDIA issue which should be fixed free of charge, as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2377
The mbp is a little over 3 years old, but this should not be a problem as apple says in the article ^^
+If the NVIDIA graphics processor in your MacBook Pro has failed, or fails within four years of the original date of purchase, a repair will be done free of charge, even if your MacBook Pro is out of warranty.+

Display dead, then comes back to life- can Nvidia issue be intermittent?

I have a MacBook Pro MA896LL (Core 2 Duo Santa Rosa) that I use with an external display most of the time.
Rebooted a few days ago only to see nothing- sleep light on the computer was solid but laptop and external displays were blank. Disconnected external display and power-cycled, same thing- discovered that the computer is actually on but just no video (can boot in firewire mode, etc.). Tried the usually stuff, reset PRAM, SMC, left it off for a while, nothing. Figured I must have the dead Nvidia card issue.
Anyway, booted it back up today in Firewire mode to finish backing it up, and lo and behold, the display is working again!
Question- can the Nvidia issue be intermittent, or is it just working or not?
I have AppleCare, but repairs unfortunately involve me flying to Miami and hanging around for a few days while they repair it, and I'd hate to go and then they tell me it is not that problem, only to return home and have it again.
thanx

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
I think that the NVIDIA problem can be intermittent, and the fact that the external display was also blank does indicate the graphics card.
While the display is working, you might try running the extended version of the Apple Hardware Test and see if you get anything in the way of an error code.
Also, call Apple on the telephone to report the problem and to get a case number. Explain that the problem seems to be intermittent, and for that reason you would prefer not to fly to Miami for the reasons you gave. Ask if there is an AASP in your area that could do a diagnostic test. Apple has some sort of special procedure for testing for the NVIDIA issue, and it may be that someone local can do this for you.
If you get any results on the AHT or any other diagnostic test that would confirm the problem, then you can arrange to have the repair done at your convenience.
In the meantime, you might keep a log of when the problem occurs. For example, the chip may work fine when the computer has been off a while and is cold, but the problem might occur when the computer has been on a while, and maybe with intensive processor activity. If you can discover any conditions which will reliably cause the problem to occur, you will be much more successful at showing it to someone at Apple.
Good luck!

NVIDIA issue: Apple not agreeing to replace logic board

Hi,
I have a 15" MBP purchased in Oct 2007.
This is what happened.
Watching videos, screen starts flickering, Then hanged. So rebooted manually. Happened 3-4 times and after that system won't boot.
Display comes, sound comes and then comes to gray screen of death.
Took it to ASP, guy says software issue and asks me to repair. I go home run the diagnostic test and get the error:
4VDC/1/40000003: VideoController.
Googled and found out about the NVDIA 8600M graphics processor issue.
Went back to ASP very happy that problem occurred with just 2 months remaining for the 4 yr warranty.
Then begins my ordeal.
ASP says because of the kernel panic, they cannot run any diagnostic test to confirm if its only GPP issue. They say some other component on logic board has failed so cannot give free replacement.
Raise it with Customer care who puts me through Customer Relationship Manager, she says she'll have Apple engineers validate it.
Comes back next day, says Apple engg ran test and found out its not GPP issue. I ask for results confirming it. She says I can get those from ASP.
Next day go to ASP, ask for results, they say we could never run any test.
I am a bit of technical guy myself. I understand that any malfunctioning hardware can cause kernel panic and graphics processor is pretty important one.
So what I don't understand is, how can Apple say its not NVDIA issue, without even running any test.
Called up customer care again, (this time was connected to different relationship manager) she kept saying the same thing, we did our test and find to connection to GPP issue. I asked her to put me through some technical person. She said she would do it and am waiting for the same.
What I find very frustrating is that I have found many instances where people found the same issues as mine and they got a free replacement of the logic board. Then why in my case Apple is not willing to accept that this is the same problem.
I need help from folks over here. What really are my options? What should I do?
I am hoping the Apple technical person understands what I am saying. But what if he too refuses to accept?
I cannot afford to spend this much on a logic board. Will have to buy a new one and that too non-MAC. (My wife would kill me if I buy another MAC and based on my own experience I would be very scared as well)
I am based in India.
Please help.
-Thanks
Nikhil

nikhil_no_1 wrote:
Finally some good news. Couldn't wait to share with you all.
Received a call from AASP that they have got the approval for replacement of logic board and I should be getting my laptop back next week. Yayyyy..
This is what happened today.
Today being a holiday I went there in the afternoon. Luckily the place was empty. So caught hold of the supervisor and told him lets sit together and work on the
issue. Told him if we suspect the kernel panic to be an OS issue then lets hook up another HDD and bootup the laptop. Thankfully he too obliged.
First thing he booted up in single user mode and ran fsck. HDD was all OK. Then I noticed that the background instead of being completely black had some blue
colored stripes. He probably noticed that as well but didn't say so. When I asked him if it was supposed to be black he said yes but also said it could be an OS
issue as well. Then he got an external monitor. But since the laptop won't boot we couldn't reach the stage where we can make use of external monitor.
Next he brought external HDD. It was detected but again laptop won't boot from it.
Then he got the NVIDIA Test Program on a USB stick and tried to hook it up. Unfortunately the laptop didn't recognize the USB stick. He then got the specs of
my laptop from Apple Site and brought up the TS2377. Then he gave me some nonsense about how my model was 15"MBP 2.2/2.4 GHz (Late
2007) whereas in TS2377, it just says 15"MBP 2.2/2.4 GHz, no mention of Late 2007, therefore my laptop is not part of affected batch. I was like, dude, what
are you talking about, its clearly mentioned manufactured between May 2007 to September 2008. Then he said, this model doesn't have "something" because of
which the NVIDIA test cannot be run. When I asked what that something is, then he just said nothing and cut short that thread of conversation. Then he tried to run
the test on his own laptop and to my good fortune even that laptop didn't recognize the USB at bootup time. It would detect when system was running. At
that point he pretty much ran out of all excuses and told me he would take the laptop inside and work on it. He told me he'll give me a call once he has an
update which he did a while back and gave me the fantastic news.
Although I am thankful to this AASP person for looking into it seriously, this whole episode has left a bitter taste about Apple's service in general.
First I never expected Apple product to go bust in less than 4 years. And if there is a known manufacturing fault then Apple should make sure that the
customer doesnt have to do running around to prove the issue.
The NVIDIA test requires the system to boot up. But ideally the test should be such that they should just be able to take the logic board and verify it somehow.
Its like, if the part has gone little bad then we can replace, but if its gone completely bad then we can't.
Also, Apple should look to fix issues in logic board rather than asking users to replace it completely (in the event they are not providing replacement). For all
we know the problem could be in $10 component that requires a $1000 to replace.
Anyways, enough of my rant. I'm just relieved that matter is resolved. I am thankful to all who replied esp tjk.
Wow.
As you and I already know, that machine is indeed one of the models that may be affected by the NVIDIA issue. It's difficult to believe someone would deny that. Anyway, your persistence paid off, and you should be on the way to a normally functioning MBP. Finally. It's too bad you had to go through all that, but I'm glad that worked out for you. Hope you'll post back with the results after the MBP is repaired.

Early 2008 MBP screen turns off/on (not NVidia issue)

My MBP is an early 2008 A1260 15" and the screen suddenly turns off and on. Originally I thought it was the NVidia issue but that doesn't seem to be the case because I can hook up an external monitor and get video. I took it apart to check any loose video cables on both the logic board or behind the screen itself and everything seemed intact. I even pushed everything firmly in to make sure the connections were making good contact. The backlight also lights up but without any image so the inverter is not to blame either. Then as I figure it's simply the LCD that has gone bad and i'm using my comp through the external monitor the screen suddenly turns back on and works. Later shuts off and back on. This makes me think it's a faulty cable however everything is connected properly and there were no signs of damage to the video cable.
Any suggestions as to what to check or this could be? I don't want to pay nearly $150 to replace the LCD screen if that's not it. :/

Allow me to elaborate the situation...
Taking in to Apple = $350
Purchasing a new display and replacing it myself = $150
New video cable = $30
Taking it to Apple = No.
I can fix computers on my own but I am a bit stuck on this slightly odd situation so I would greatly appreciate any replies to not include the response, "Take it in to Apple."
I appreciate the suggestion but that's not going to happen after I already took it in thinking it was the NVidia issue and there found it was a display problem.
You're right that it seems it's a component that's failing but that's why I am asking, which other components should I check? Any other similar issues? Etc.
Thank you

NVIDIA Issues; hitting the video card hangs the machine

Hello everybody, this could easily be placed under the Kernel and Hardware forum, but this one suits my experience level better. I tried
searching for some similar issues to what I am having, but wasn't able to come up with anything. (Perhaps I was an unknown keyword off in my searches. )
Additionally, thanks in advance for any help! I'm pretty much out of ideas short of replacing some hardware.
My problem is that whenever my desktop displays anything that is graphically intensive, it freezes. I first experienced this while I had Slackware 13.1 installed when trying to run Minecraft. I had been running it successfully for a month or two when it hung while I was playing. I switched over to Arch in the hopes that it would be easier for me to troubleshoot the problem. This was a few months ago, and I've not been able to figure it out.
I'm running with an i7 930 CPU, GTX 480 video card, and six gigs of RAM. My xorg.conf is below:
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 270.41.06 ([email protected]) Mon Apr 18 15:14:00 PDT 2011
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
I dug through my logs and the only strange thing I found was in kernel.log:
Jul 3 13:56:43 localhost kernel: [ 101.297777] NVRM: GPU at 0000:03:00.0 has fallen off the bus.
For what it's worth, here is my Xorg.0.conf (but the only error is related to my keyboard, which actually works fine):
[ 28.765]
X.Org X Server 1.10.2
Release Date: 2011-05-28
[ 28.766] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 28.766] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.38-ARCH x86_64
[ 28.766] Current Operating System: Linux myhost 2.6.39-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 27 21:26:22 CEST 2011 x86_64
[ 28.766] Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/53882ab2-b171-4117-a8a2-6ec984ace8e2 ro
[ 28.767] Build Date: 30 May 2011 08:18:15AM
[ 28.767]
[ 28.767] Current version of pixman: 0.22.0
[ 28.767] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 28.768] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 28.770] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jul 3 14:20:49 2011
[ 28.800] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 28.801] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 28.817] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[ 28.817] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[ 28.817] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[ 28.817] (**) | |-->Device "Device0"
[ 28.817] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[ 28.817] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[ 28.817] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 28.817] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 28.837] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist.
[ 28.837] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 28.837] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[ 28.837] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 28.837] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
[ 28.837] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 28.857] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[ 28.857] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 28.857] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[ 28.857] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[ 28.857] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 28.858] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[ 28.858] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc/
[ 28.858] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 28.858] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 28.858] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 28.858] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[ 28.858] (II) Loader magic: 0x7d3440
[ 28.858] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 28.858] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 28.858] X.Org Video Driver: 10.0
[ 28.858] X.Org XInput driver : 12.2
[ 28.858] X.Org Server Extension : 5.0
[ 28.859] (--) PCI:*(0:3:0:0) 10de:06c0:10de:075f rev 163, Mem @ 0xdc000000/33554432, 0xc8000000/134217728, 0xd4000000/67108864, I/O @ 0x0000df00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[ 28.859] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[ 28.859] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[ 28.878] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 28.889] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 28.889] compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 28.889] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 28.889] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 28.889] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 28.889] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 28.889] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 28.889] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 28.889] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 28.889] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 28.889] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 28.889] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[ 28.889] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 28.890] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 28.890] compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 28.890] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 28.890] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 28.890] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 28.890] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 28.890] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 29.187] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 29.195] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 29.195] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 29.195] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 275.09.07 Wed Jun 8 14:34:43 PDT 2011
[ 29.195] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 29.195] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[ 29.195] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 29.196] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 29.196] compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.13.0
[ 29.196] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 29.196] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 29.196] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 29.196] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[ 29.196] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 29.207] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 29.207] compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 29.207] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 29.207] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 29.207] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 29.207] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 29.207] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 29.207] compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.2.0
[ 29.207] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 29.207] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 29.207] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 29.208] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 29.240] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 29.241] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 29.241] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 29.246] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 275.09.07 Wed Jun 8 14:18:12 PDT 2011
[ 29.246] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 29.246] (--) using VT number 7
[ 29.255] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 29.255] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 29.255] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 29.262] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 29.262] compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 29.262] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 29.262] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
[ 29.262] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
[ 29.262] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 29.270] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 29.270] compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 29.270] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 29.270] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[ 29.270] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[ 29.270] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[ 29.271] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 29.271] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
[ 29.271] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 29.272] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 29.272] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
[ 29.272] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 29.272] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 30.069] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Display (AOC 2436 (CRT-1)) does not support NVIDIA 3D Vision
[ 30.069] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): stereo.
[ 30.070] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce GTX 480 (GF100) at PCI:3:0:0 (GPU-0)
[ 30.070] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 1572864 kBytes
[ 30.070] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 70.00.21.00.02
[ 30.070] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
[ 30.070] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
[ 30.070] (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce GTX 480 at PCI:3:0:0
[ 30.070] (--) NVIDIA(0): AOC 2436 (CRT-1)
[ 30.071] (--) NVIDIA(0): AOC 2436 (CRT-1): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
[ 30.109] (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-1
[ 30.109] (==) NVIDIA(0):
[ 30.109] (==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[ 30.109] (==) NVIDIA(0): will be used as the requested mode.
[ 30.109] (==) NVIDIA(0):
[ 30.109] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
[ 30.109] (II) NVIDIA(0): "nvidia-auto-select"
[ 30.110] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1920 x 1080
[ 30.134] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (93, 94); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
[ 30.134] (--) NVIDIA(0): option
[ 30.134] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 30.134] (II) NVIDIA: Using 3072.00 MB of virtual memory for indirect memory
[ 30.134] (II) NVIDIA: access.
[ 30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI: failed to connect to the ACPI event daemon; the daemon
[ 30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0): may not be running or the "AcpidSocketPath" X
[ 30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0): configuration option may not be set correctly. When the
[ 30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0): ACPI event daemon is available, the NVIDIA X driver will
[ 30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0): try to use it to receive ACPI event notifications. For
[ 30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0): details, please see the "ConnectToAcpid" and
[ 30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0): "AcpidSocketPath" X configuration options in Appendix B: X
[ 30.144] (II) NVIDIA(0): Config Options in the README.
[ 30.147] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
[ 30.208] (II) Loading extension NV-GLX
[ 30.270] (==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
[ 30.270] (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
[ 30.270] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 30.271] (**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
[ 30.271] (II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
[ 30.271] (II) Loading extension XINERAMA
[ 30.271] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[ 30.271] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 30.271] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 30.272] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 30.272] compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.2.0
[ 30.272] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
[ 30.272] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[ 30.272] (==) RandR enabled
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 30.272] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 30.273] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[ 30.487] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event1)
[ 30.487] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 30.487] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[ 30.499] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 30.506] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 30.506] compiled for 1.10.0, module version = 2.6.0
[ 30.506] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 30.506] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 12.2
[ 30.506] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[ 30.506] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 30.506] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 30.506] (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
[ 30.530] (--) Power Button: Found keys
[ 30.530] (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[ 30.530] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input1/event1"
[ 30.530] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
[ 30.530] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 30.530] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[ 30.530] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 30.561] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event0)
[ 30.561] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 30.561] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
[ 30.561] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 30.561] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
[ 30.561] (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
[ 30.583] (--) Power Button: Found keys
[ 30.583] (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
[ 30.583] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input0/event0"
[ 30.583] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
[ 30.583] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 30.583] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[ 30.583] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 30.590] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard (/dev/input/event4)
[ 30.590] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 30.590] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard'
[ 30.591] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 30.591] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: always reports core events
[ 30.591] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
[ 30.623] (--) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Found keys
[ 30.623] (II) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[ 30.623] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.1/usb6/6-1/6-1:1.0/input/input4/event4"
[ 30.623] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
[ 30.623] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 30.624] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard (/dev/input/event5)
[ 30.624] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 30.624] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard'
[ 30.624] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 30.624] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: always reports core events
[ 30.624] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
[ 30.650] (--) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Found 1 mouse buttons
[ 30.650] (--) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Found scroll wheel(s)
[ 30.650] (--) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Found relative axes
[ 30.650] (--) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Found absolute axes
[ 30.650] (--) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Found keys
[ 30.650] (II) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Configuring as mouse
[ 30.650] (II) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[ 30.650] (II) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: Adding scrollwheel support
[ 30.650] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 30.650] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[ 30.650] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.1/usb6/6-1/6-1:1.1/input/input5/event5"
[ 30.650] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
[ 30.650] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 30.650] (**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
[ 30.650] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
[ 30.650] (EE) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: failed to initialize for relative axes.
[ 30.650] (II) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: initialized for absolute axes.
[ 30.650] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 30.650] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[ 30.650] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 30.650] (**) Logitech Logitech Illuminated Keyboard: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 30.651] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel (/dev/input/event6)
[ 30.651] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 30.651] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel'
[ 30.651] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 30.651] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: always reports core events
[ 30.651] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
[ 30.676] (--) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Found 9 mouse buttons
[ 30.676] (--) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Found scroll wheel(s)
[ 30.676] (--) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Found relative axes
[ 30.676] (--) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Found x and y relative axes
[ 30.676] (II) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Configuring as mouse
[ 30.676] (II) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: Adding scrollwheel support
[ 30.676] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 30.676] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[ 30.676] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.2/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.0/input/input6/event6"
[ 30.676] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel" (type: MOUSE)
[ 30.676] (II) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: initialized for relative axes.
[ 30.676] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 30.677] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[ 30.677] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 30.677] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 30.677] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 30.677] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[ 30.677] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Digital PCBeep (/dev/input/event3)
[ 30.677] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[ 30.680] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event2)
[ 30.680] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
The more I investigate, the more I feel like this could be a hardware problem. I checked the CPU temp first, but it only reaches ~32 degrees celsius when the system hangs, so I doubt that's the cause. I've checked the cables (power and otherwise) between everything in my box, and it's all solid. I've also taken the sides off, thinking it my be an air flow issue, but that didn't solve it either.
On the software side of things, I've got nvidia, nvidia-utils, and lib32-nvidia-utils installed and they aren't popping any errors that I can see. When I run glxinfor or glxgears, nothing happens, the terminal just prompts me for input (which is actually an improvement, in Slackware, they hung the machine).
Again, any help on this issue is greatly appreciated, I'm at my wit's end about it.

I had a similar problem that turned out to be the graphics card working itself loose. So, if you haven't already, try taking it out, cleaning the contacts and plugging it back in. Worth a try and worked for me
Also, Xorg 1.10.2 & the nvidia proprietary driver don't seem to be in conflict for me so I think williewillus is mistaken.

Macbook Pro (17-inch, mid-2010, i5, stock config) freezing -- Nvidia issue?

Hi there--
I have a fully stock-configured (no mods, no hard drive tweaks, etc.) Macbook Pro (17-inch, mid 2010, i5 model). It's only 3 months old. Running 10.6.4, everything updated and NO peripherals connected...
Anyhow, I was working at Starbucks yesterday morning and the system froze for no reason. Was doing semi-heavy workload with Photoshop CS5 and iTunes going and Safari downloading. Mouse would freeze in-place, iTunes starts stuttering in a loop. I waited, but system remained "frozen" -- only thing I can do at this point is shutdown via the power button.
I powered back up and system froze at the spinning progress indicator that you see on boot-up . I shutdown, powered back up... was able to work for about 10 minutes and same system freeze. I powered down for two hours, powered up, and same thing happened again.
*I've documented these freeze ups via video.* See my Youtube playlist, and the videos titled "crash" here (videos are encoded at 720p -- so click option for more clarity):
http://www.youtube.com/viewplaylist?p=38CDEF9C98B96BCE
I've also screen capped the crash logs which make me think there is something wrong with the video components of this machine. A whole lotta "Nvidia" related language.
*See screencaps here:*
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hildie/sets/72157624689980753/
Does anyone have experience analyzing crash logs, and can tell me what this might be about?
Took it to Genius Bar (Apple Store @ Beverly Center, Los Angeles) early yesterday evening. They were nice, but didn't offer any clear theories other than they think there is something wrong when the system switches from the Intel on-board graphics to the Nvidia graphics. They took the system from me and said they would "check it out for a couple days" and get back to me.
I'm frustrated because I run an extremely clean system (system has fresh OS install only a month ago), and not used to mysterious hardware issues hampering my workflow. Especially when I'm 90% done with updating my design portfolio and desperately need to get back to work!
PS - I tried the latest EFI update, and the issue was still happening after the update.
Thanks.
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Your frustration is very understandable. It sounds like a hardware issue of some sort. The AHT does not test everything, so it will not necessarily find every possible hardware issue. Apple has a more sophisticated hardware test they can run, and often hardware issues may not show up until the machine is heated up. What they probably want to do is to try to reproduce the freeze and then run the test to see what is wrong.
You can run the cleanest system possible, and still be beset by a hardware problem, which can only be solved by replacing the faulty parts. Here's hoping that the Apple guys can discover what is wrong and fix it for you.
Hardware problems can be intermittent and hard to find. If they can't make it freeze and therefore don't find anything, then the next step would be to use it at the Apple Store until it freezes up and then give it to them to evaluate.
Good luck!

Yosemite NVIDIA issue on MacPro 5,1

I'm getting visual noise and screen rendering errors. It started when I upgraded this Mac Pro 5,1 with an SSD drive and fresh install of Yosemite 10.10. I had previously been using 10.8.5 on a conventional drive with no issues. The graphics card is an NVIDIA k5000 attached to two 27" Apple Displays via display port and a 50" Panasonic video monitor via HDMI. A few dozen times each day I'll see interface noise (see example in attached image). This occurs in my most used apps, including Finder, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop and Safari. This problem only occurs on the Yosemite OS on the SSD drive.
I am using the latest drivers from NVIDIA; CUDA Driver Version: 6.5.18 and GPU Driver Version: 10.0.43 310.41.05f01. I downloaded the NVIDIA Driver Manager. Selecting and restarting using either the "NVIDIA Web Driver" or the "OS X Default Graphics Driver" does not resolve the problem. I've also tried enabling ECC which does not solve it. I then replaced the K5000 with the original ATI Radeon HD 5770. The ATI does not have this problem, only the K5000. I then thought the card was dying or becoming defective, which didn't make sense because everything is clean when using the boot drive with 10.8.5. Despite my reservations, I purchased a new PNY made NVIDIA K5000, the same as the first, and the problem persists. The K5000 cards are not defective as both of them always display a clean interface in 10.8.5. It is clearly an issue with the K5000 on a MacPro using 10.10 or 10.10.1.
Anyone else experiencing GPU issues like this on Yosemite? I've seen many postings about other GPU issues but mostly with laptops. Apple or NVIDIA, are you aware of this? Also, where can I submit a bug/issue report to Apple and NVIDIA?

I'm having the same problem (and more) on my 2014 Retina MacBook Pro running Yosemite 10.10.2.
Two days ago the CUDA Preferences panel said there was an upgrade, and installed CUDA Driver Version 6.5.36.
In Activity Monitor "aerendercore" shows as "not responding" around 10 times a day. Premiere crashes 2-3 times a day.
I checked nvidia website, and they had a 6.5.37. Installed that, but same issues.
CUDA Panel also says "GPU Driver Version" is "10.2.1 310.41.15f01" ... not sure if that is something that can be updated.
I'm rebooting 4-5 times a day.
Not sure what to do ... have you had any luck?

Encore CS4 and NVIDIA issues (known?)

Hi
Have a look at these screenshots (corrupt graphics as bars in the middle of picture):
http://www.geohei.lu/downloads/temp/Encore_gfx1_bug.jpg
http://www.geohei.lu/downloads/temp/Encore_gfx2_bug.jpg
I have a NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics card with latest drivers (196.21) installed. When using Adobe Encore CS4, I have these Encore parts breaking through other windows, i.d. if Encore is in background and working, parts of the Encore progress bar, which runs behind other windows, builds up on top of other application's windows.
I have quite a lot of software installed on that machione but no software ever does this effect.
I tried to change all possible settings (there are 14 settings to tweak in 3D settings) withing the NVIDIA drivers, but no joy. Same effect.
Is this an Encore issue (so I can give up) or an NVIDIA problem (shall I try older drivers?)?
Is there a workaround?
This is a mess like it is now ...
Thanks,

There's a 196.34, it's a beta and works nice in my GeForce 295 (I know it's bit newer)
I think you probably had to keep tight your 2008 october dated driver due to the age of your videocard, usually new drivers are mainly for new cards, do not have any sensitive effect with old one, but, who never knows................... you could try.
In Italy we say "have you done 30?, then you can do 31"
Ciao
Giorgio

TX WLAN/GPU Nvidia Issue

My laptop ran into the dreaded nvidia heat issues, and I applied the penny fix and she's now running again.
However, when I first booted up after the fix, my Broadcom WLAN NIC worked fine, but the next day, it was gone again. I'm left wondering, since the card obviously was't burnt up b y the NVidia chip (since it worked for awhile), why the WLAN always suffer before the entire PC dies in all these NVidia chip cases? It seems rather odd. My only guess is that the NVidia chip also serves as the Northbridge in addition to the GPU, and thus when all the soldering starts to go, it's unable to accomodate the WLAN anymore. I ask since since I didn't heat up the underside of the board like most tutorials advise, so I think the soldering is still poor in my case. (in which case I;d have to do this fix again!) :\

The WLAN going out is usually a symptopm of the GPU issue. Most likely there is nothing wrong with your WLAN card and the fix just was not done properly. This happended to me the first time I applyed the fix also but It the reoccurance was not as fast as 1 day, I would recommend that you use the copper shim rather than the penny and if you don't have the tools or professional know how to do it on your own to take it to someone who works on motherboards. The cost for this repair is usually under $100 (/i would not pay more). There are also eBayers that provide the service and you can mail your board in if there is not anyone local to you who can do it for you. Make sure you check the feedback and go with someone reputable. I hope this helps

Black Screen, Genius:not NVIDIA issue, need Logicboard. How do I get docs?

The screen was covered with a bunch of tiny colors once, then went black. The computer will turn on (sound, fan, constant sleep light), but nothing happens on the screen.
I have a *"late 2007" 15" MacBook Pro* I bought new from an Apple Store. (I assume it is late 2007 because that is when I bought it and the serial # brings up mid 2007 and late 2007 as the only possibilities). It has the *NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT*, but the Genius at the Apple Store plugged something into it that checks for that specific problem and apparently it wasn't the problem. Genius said that issue is with later MacBook Pros, and I need a new logicboard. cost: $700 for part, $110 for labor at the Apple Store (the 700 may include the 110)or flat rate of $310 at the AASP. Since I'm broke, my question is:
How can I access my documents (and hopefully Quicken)? I have a *DVI to VGA* adapter and an *ethernet cable*. I didn't see a place to connect either of these to my tv or to a pal's Dell desktop monitor. I may be able to borrow a laptop for this purpose. I am not hardware-savvy, so please use simple words

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Did the genius check to see if you have video on an external display? That should be done as a check to confirm that the problem is with the graphics chip and not with the built in display or possibly its connections.
Here are a couple of links to instructions for removing the hard drive:
http://www.ifixit.com/
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/
If you don't feel comfortable doing this yourself, you might be able to arrange for the AASP to replace the hard drive and give you the old one back in an enclosure when you have the logic board replaced.
When you turn on the Mac, do you hear the drive spin up? If so, possibly you could access the contents with another Mac using FireWire Target Disk Mode:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661
If this works, your hard drive will appear on the desktop of the other Mac and look like an external hard drive.
If this works, you can mount another external hard drive on the host Mac's desktop and clone your hard drive using Super Duper:
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html
You can download Super Duper and use it for free. If you can clone your hard drive onto an external hard drive, this will preserve all the contents of your hard drive.
Not knowing exactly what the logic board problem is, this procedure may or may not be possible. But if the problem is that there's no video from the graphics chip, then the rest of the logic board may be working well enough for you to do this.
Apple also has a flat rate repair program. I don't know if you qualify for this, but it's worth asking about. However, you do want to preserve the contents of your hard drive before sending it off--either by replacing the drive yourself or by cloning the drive using FWTDM.
If you're broke and aren't able to fix your Mac immediately, try FWTDM to access your files on another Mac. If you don't need the full contents of the drive, you can copy just what you need onto an external drive or maybe even onto flash drives.
Good luck!

GE70 Nvidia issues, low quality and can't update

I've been having major issues with my brand new MSI GE70 laptop. When I run games like Skyrim and Civ 5 they look even worse than my old laptop, it automatically detects my graphics card as and suggests the lowest settings and when I try to make them better I get "blocks" here and there, they don't run smoothly at all. Today I tried to update the drivers for the Nvidia card to version 320.49 and when I tried to it said it couldn't install because they couldn't detect I had the correct gpu. I'm so fed up with all this! I paid a pretty penny for this laptop and I expected it to perform well and my games look, as I said before, worse than on my old one.
Does anyone know what's wrong? And why I can't install the latest drivers? :(

Quote from: Nakednakedguy on 02-September-13, 10:03:15
The reason why you can't install the drivers is because MSI decided that the card would only be supported by drivers submitted by MSI.
You will need a modded .inf in order to install other drivers, which I can help you with if you follow these steps:
Go to: control panel - device manager - display adapters - right click on your GPU - properties - details - hardware ids and take a screenshot and upload it for me.
Is the laptop set to high performance? Download GPU-Z and choose "Show highest reading" on GPU core clock, GPU memory clock, GPU temperature, GPU load.
Play a game like skyrim with GPU-Z enabled and take a screenshot of the highest readings in sensors and upload.
Have you monitored the temperatures btw? The GPU could be throttling if the temps are too high.
Please don't give incorrect information to our users. THIS INFORMATION IS WRONG.
MSI's OEM GTX7XXM cards for laptops were not included in the 320.49 RELEASE driver, but are in the beta driver.
Most likely this user has a GE70 20X laptop, which will have one of the newer GTX7XXM series graphics cards in it, which is not supported by the most recent 320.49 RELEASE driver, but if you download the latest beta driver (326.49 I believe?) it should install just fine.
NOW, the real question is if the dedicated card is actually working properly. Is the dedicated NVidia card recognized in device manager? Is the driver installed correctly?
The games in question (Skyrim, Civ 5), are they using your dedicated NVidia card or the Intel Integrated GPU? What color is your power button during games?
Lastly, as Nakednakedguy asked, what are your GPU and CPU temperatures? The GPU and/or CPU could be throttling due to high temperatures as well.
Answer these few questions and we can go further in diagnosing your problem.

T540P Dual Graphics Nvidia Issues

I just updated all of my laptop drivers and bios through the lenovo utilities. Now I am unable to open the nvidia control panel and the Device Manager says "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" for the Nvidia Geforce GT 730M.
I have uninstalled and re-installed the latest package from the lenovo website. I have looked in the bios and I dont see any option for Switchable Graphics. The bios version that I currently have installed is
BIOS Version/Date LENOVO GMET59WW (2.07 ), 2/12/2014
I am at a complete loss as to what is going on. I saw this issue when i first bought the computer and it was due to mismatched Intel and Nvidia drivers but since I am installing from the approved driver package from lenovo i would assume that isnt the problem.
Any ideas?
Dustin

Well after trying to install everything again it still doesnt work...
Getting my laptop sent back for servicing for the 4th time. This is rediculous. If the repair people were as good as the customer service people on the phone this wouldnt be an issue but half the time they appear to be incompetent.
So frustrated.
Dustin

FYI: Premiere 7 repeatable crash solved - nVidia issue

Here is my story of hair pulling / frustration today.
Symptoms:
Windows 7 x64 / 12 GB RAM / RAID-0 / Flash drive / blah blah blah, my system hardware and OS are solid
Premiere 7 worked fine yesterday
Today Premiere 7 will crash anytime the Edit >> Effects tab or Edit >> Titles tab is selected
Tried all the recommended vodoo in the articles, and nothing worked.
Uninstall / re-install did not work
Debugging error with Visual Studio shows a stack overflow error
Folder Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Premiere Elements creates a mysterious new folder "G167 - 9-16-2008" everytime it crashes.
In this folder is a file called "Trace Database.txt" which has the following text:
ASL.MessagingService 1 5
Master 1 10
Most event viewer crash report entries show the following, no help:
However on a second look, this entry was found in the sea of crash reports:
Resolution:
nvSCPAPI.dll is a 3D glasses driver / application nVidia installs by default with their driver.
Yesterday I disabled it using an nVidia start menu application because I have no use for it
Disabling this feature caused the Premiere crashes (of course it did, woudln't that be obvious to anyone?)
Uninstalling the nVidia 3D vision application resolved the problem.

Wish PE7 had an x64 version of the software, I have got memory low warnings several times now when it bumped up against 2 GB of used memory.
I'm guessing that PrPro CS5 will be 64-bit, but some of that might be predicated on the actual release of Win7, and how well MS has done their SDK kit. If that happens (could also be CS5.5, or similar), I cannot imagine that PrE will be far behind.
Adobe has been doing surveys of PrPro users and several of the questions in each have been around "would you accept a 64-bit ONLY program?" Obviously, that would shut the upgrade door on many, until they migrated to a 64-bit OS. That might be more of an issue with the population of PrE users, as they would be less likely to run out and buy a new workstation for this program. Still, many folk, who are new to NLE's, are springing for some flavor of 64-bit for other reasons. Only Adobe's surveys and some good guesses by marketing, can determine their path.
Now, let's talk about your resources. I have 4GB on both machines (one with the 3GB switch, and one without). Still, we're not talking that much more RAM than you have.
I have a plan, that I implement on all machines, and then employ when I am doing editing:
The first thing that I do, before I do any editing, is clean out my system, using MSCONFIG to eliminate all unnecessary programs and Processes at boot. These are things like MS Messenger, iTunes Helper, Bonjour Services (I do need this for one progarm on my laptop, so I keep it there), and the like. These are little things that are usually installed by the OS, other programs, or the folk, who build the machine. Unless subsequent installs add this sort of stuff back, this is a one-shot deal.
Next, I manually Exit from my AV, spyware sweepers and pop-up blockers.
Last, I run a little utility, called EndItAll2, to then shut down all unnecessary programs and Processes (on a session basis, and not permanently, like MSCONFIG), prior to editing.
This gets my machine in as lean, clean and mean a status, as I can. Then, I edit.
I routinely work on some monster Projects with up to 8+ hours of material on the Timelines and 1000's of Assets. To date, I have never had one "out of resources" error. I am, however, doing SD Projects only - no HD yet.
Don't know what programs/Processes you might have loaded, but that would be one of the first places that I'd look - if you have not done so already.
Good luck,
Hunt

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