Super Crazy Graphics Problem, HELP!

So I posted this in the Safari Discussion Board, but then realized it happened outside of Safari.
Whenever I do something that I would think requires the graphics card, the screen goes all crazy, as if someone took a screenshot and draw all over it with MS Paint. It just started happening 5 minutes ago and I am even having trouble writing this because the craziness keeps blocking the text box. My MacBook Pro is a year and a half old now and I don't know what caused it. I was surfing in Safari and suddenly BOOM. Crazy lines and squiggles everywhere. I remember reading about this a while ago but it was concerning the iMac. Can someone fill me in? I got so scared the first time it happened that I don't even want to restart in fear the computer may explode, haha.
Here is a picture from my phone:
http://www.timshundo.com/dpud/uploads/0420080129.jpg
As you can see, it is not a screen problem because the mouse is above all of the crap and is still movable. It isn't until I do something else, like activate dashboard, when it all goes away. HELP!

If you're unlucky you might have a hardware issue and need to go through apple service for complete diagnosis/repair. Usually when encountering a serious issue I'd check I have all my important data backed up. Next is to consider some trouble shooting/diagnosis of the issue (if you have APP, may just not want the hassle and go straight to Apple service). Apple have a step-by-step KB article on how to isolate issues in OS X on your Mac, this is a good place to start:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25392

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My Macbook pro has started doing some weird things with the graphics. Suddenly the screen will just be a mass of squares and no further work can be done. The weird thing is that I can do a screenshot of the problem and the screenshot comes out just as seen, therefore I'm guessing it can't be the graphics card(?). I have an extra monitor attached and the problem will also spread to that one, therefore it cannot be the monitor(s)(?).
Anybody got any any clues as to what this could be? I ran Tech Tool and no problems are reported.
If this was a PC I would say it was a virus for sure!!

Merula wrote:
It says I have an ATI Radeon X1600 so not the NVIDIA problem.
That's unfortunate. I still suspect it's the GPU, but there is no free repair program for the X1600.
Two things I would try:
Run the Apple Hardware Test from the proper installation disc (hold down d key while booting from it).
If the RAM has been upgraded, install the original RAM. Also try running off one RAM module at a time, then switch slots and try again.
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When you can take a screenshot of the problem it is generally the graphics card.
If you take a screen shot while the problem is happening, and then look at it when the picture is normal, and you see the problem that would be it.
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Get your computer to an Apple Store Genius Bar ASAP to be tested for the problem described in this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377

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My Macbook pro Retina (15 in, fully loaded i7 2.7 16gb 500gb ssd) has been having graphics problems since day one. it kernal paniced today as it has been doing and this was my error:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 296874 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          1
Anonymous UUID:                    C0995714-6CF4-2AB3-6387-D559FEE65107
Wed Nov 28 18:52:41 2012
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff800c2b7e75): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f8e288cf7, type 0=divide error, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000012aa53000, CR3: 0x0000000068f37031, CR4: 0x00000000001606e0
RAX: 0x00000000007bb010, RBX: 0xffffff802ea1e318, RCX: 0x0000000000800000, RDX: 0x0000000000000000
RSP: 0xffffff81ddbfb870, RBP: 0xffffff81ddbfb8d0, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0x000000000000010e
R8: 0x00000000000004e2, R9: 0xffffff7f8e2c3be0, R10: 0x20c49ba5e353f7cf, R11: 0x0000000000080000
R12: 0x00000000007bb010, R13: 0x00000000000a0000, R14: 0xffffff802f3c8000, R15: 0xffffff802ea1e000
RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0xffffff7f8e288cf7, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x000000012aa53000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81ddbfb510 : 0xffffff800c21d626
0xffffff81ddbfb580 : 0xffffff800c2b7e75
0xffffff81ddbfb750 : 0xffffff800c2cd3bd
0xffffff81ddbfb770 : 0xffffff7f8e288cf7
0xffffff81ddbfb8d0 : 0xffffff7f8e28c4c9
0xffffff81ddbfb920 : 0xffffff7f8e28e854
0xffffff81ddbfbb00 : 0xffffff7f8e278c30
0xffffff81ddbfbb90 : 0xffffff7f8c895b8e
0xffffff81ddbfbbc0 : 0xffffff800c666393
0xffffff81ddbfbc20 : 0xffffff800c663fcf
0xffffff81ddbfbd70 : 0xffffff800c298481
0xffffff81ddbfbe80 : 0xffffff800c220aed
0xffffff81ddbfbeb0 : 0xffffff800c210448
0xffffff81ddbfbf00 : 0xffffff800c21961b
0xffffff81ddbfbf70 : 0xffffff800c2a5db6
0xffffff81ddbfbfb0 : 0xffffff800c2cdc23
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[2E420A99-8DBF-3C1D-AE39-75B7EE4D5C1E]@0 xffffff7f8c882000->0xffffff7f8c8b9fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[7EECA562-F708-37FF-9757-CA9C98939903]@0xffff ff7f8c844000
         com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri(8.0.6)[25A583B0-9697-3109-9382-45EB 3723FA45]@0xffffff7f8e268000->0xffffff7f8e2c6fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xfffff f7f8d4b2000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[7EECA562-F708-37FF-9757-CA9C98939903]@0xffff ff7f8c844000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[2E420A99-8DBF-3C1D-AE39-75B7EE4D5C1E]@0 xffffff7f8c882000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
12C2034
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.1: Thu Oct 18 12:13:47 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.20.9~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 3F93B852-872F-3DF0-BCF8-46D48024C422
Kernel slide:     0x000000000c000000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800c200000
System model name: MacBookPro10,1 (Mac-C3EC7CD22292981F)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 32927560038606
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Model: MacBookPro10,1, BootROM MBP101.00EE.B02, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.7 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 2.3f32
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In, 512 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, PCIe, 1024 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434314753364D465238432D50422020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434314753364D465238432D50422020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xEF), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.14)
Bluetooth: Version 4.1.2f9 11046, 2 service, 11 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SM512E, 500.28 GB
USB Device: hub_device, 0x8087 (Intel Corporation), 0x0024, 0x1a100000 / 2
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x8510, 0x1a110000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x8087 (Intel Corporation), 0x0024, 0x1d100000 / 2
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2512, 0x1d180000 / 3
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0262, 0x1d182000 / 5
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x1d181000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8286, 0x1d181300 / 8
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My white iMac starting having weird praphics issues about year and a half ago. Nothing that was too much to deal with. Simply using expose always cleared it up and if it came back I would do the same. It seems to be getting worse. And then yesterday my iMac started getting super slow and pausing for no reason and then I got the black transparent window shade come from the top of my screen to the bottom and then a message telling me I needed to restart my computer.
After that seemed to work but I still had graphics problems screen flickering and things like this. Then freezes started happening. I reset my pram and novram with no luck. That didn't seem to help. I have 4g of memory so I know it's not that. What hardware could be causing this? Thanks
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Did a clean install Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) on my Thinkpad W500 (4062-3CG).
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ATI driver won't load, so default Intel chipset is used with poor graphics as a result.
I have also tried "Windows 7 BETA Drivers and Utilities" with no luck.
Yesterday the graphics worked for a short period of time, that was after remoting my Thinkpad with RDP? very strange. But after reboot graphics was back to non functional again.
Any ideas?
TIA
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Did you apply Lenovo driver packages in any specific order? Don't really understand what I missed?
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Follow the steps accurately
1. Open This Pc or My Computer and then go to Uninstall or change a program
2. As the list is displayed, you will see Intel Graphic Driver & AMD Catalyst install manager. You have to uninstall it both in express mode so that no other previous setting are available anymore.
3. First, uninstall Intel Graphics driver. If it asks for a restarting the pc than go for it.
4. As the list is displayed, you will see AMD Catalyst install manager, right click it and uninstall it in express mode. Uninstall all the AMD component. Restart your PC as it will ask you.
5. Go to This Pc or My Computer and then C Drive. Open Program Files & Program Files (x86) both of them if you are running 64-bit Os. In the search box write AMD and you will find some remaining files- delete them all.
6. Now you PC is free of previous drives and the remaining files. Although right click to Windows sign and go to Device Manager. You will see Display adapters and uninstall them both. This step is not necessary but just to be sure that your PC has no previously installed drivers.
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8. Go to AMD web site and download the latest driver. To avoid complicacy best option is to download Autodetect. Because it will choose the best appropriate driver for your system. File name is amddriverdownloader.
9. Open the file amddriverdownloader and download the driver. Download will be completed and it will start automatically the installation. Install it in express mode. Restart your PC as it will ask you to do it.
10. Hopefully your driver problems will be solved. To check it go to device manager and see if the drivers are installed correctly. Turn on CCC and give it a try to play a game in High Performance. You will see the problem is solved.
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You could try booting into Safe Mode. If all seems fine in Safe Mode, restart normally and see if it helped.

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I have problem with everything in my mac. Safari is slow and lags. I need to w8 much time to open my apps like; iTunes, Steam, App store, finder and more. I have graphic problems, fps prob, yosemite need a lot of CPU and memory. Someone has the same problem? Need 7-10 min to turn on my mac. Will be resolved with an update? Sorry for my bad english, I'm italian.

1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
Don't be put off by the complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can act on it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
You should be wondering whether you can believe me, and whether it's safe to run a program at the behest of a stranger. In general, no, it's not safe and I don't encourage it.
In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.
You may not be able to understand the script yourself. But variations of the script have been posted on this website thousands of times over a period of years. The site is hosted by Apple, which does not allow it to be used to distribute harmful software. Any one of the millions of registered users could have read the script and raised the alarm if it was harmful. Then I would not be here now and you would not be reading this message.
Nevertheless, if you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
4. Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed:
☞ Copy a line of text in this window to the Clipboard.
☞ Paste into the window of another application.
☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.
☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
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5. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode, under the conditions in which the problem is reproduced. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.
7. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
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My iMac C2D 17" early 06 has been having some software related graphics problems. It hasn't occured a lot but it has happened a few times. Small black dots or bars may appear but when I click or hover over them with the mouse, they go away. So, I am thinking that it may be the hard drive because it could be misreading something that could make it not show certain pixels but I am not really sure.
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I downloaded nForce drivers (version 5.10 as Richard suggested) and everything installed fine. However, the computer freezes whenever I'm using MSI liveupdate.
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Macbook Pro inch 13 (2011) graphic problem

Please Help me I dont stand why if I buy a MacBook Pro inch 13 (2011) the game "The Sims 3 Pets" have graphics problems, the horses look black and without form. Whith de previous Macbook pro inch 13 with nvidia graphics the game is perfect and now with the most modern the game dont also work. I dont know the problem is Lion SO
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I have got my X220 laptop last month. I am facing problem while playing youtube videos full sceen.
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Hello
Since some days I have graphical problems, it seems it is related to final cut pro X (10.0.8), all other programms are running well.
When I import events to my project the graphic is ok:
After modification, example: here stabilization on, I have some colored pixels in the preview:
After this happens once, I found some colored pixel also in other programs or on the background picture.
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I have 12 GB Memory and Final Cut Pro X was working properly until now.
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I found that I have a similar problem also with iMovie, so I think it is maybe a hardware and not a software problem.
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