Switching graphics mode (9600m gt) - OSX hangs at subsequent login screen

Haven't been able to find anything on this. When I switch the graphics mode through the Energy Saver Preferences (whether from battery life to performance or vice versa), it takes me back to the login screen as it should, but the computer hangs there, sometimes for upwards of five minutes.
The cursor in the password field blinks but it takes no input. Plugging in an external keyboard makes no difference. The mouse pointer can be moved but clicking has no effect. After a few minutes, any inputs you've attempted to make rush back in at once and it works as usual.
I'm not sure when this started, but it's been happening since at least 10.6.5.

Hi there,
I am new to Mac and got my MBP i7 2.0GHz, 8GB, SSD, OSX Lion 10.7.2 last month. Have you guys got any solution for the slow rendering of Youtube video? On my new MBP it can only run at resolution: 240p.
The same video on Youtube at HD resolution runs perfectly on my old HP Core Duo laptop. Slightly dissapointed with Mac here. Tried to look around for solution via Google but no luck.
It seems like no one from Apple support provides any solution for this problem. Are there any support at all from Apple???

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Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x0000000000000020 PC=0x00000000002FA2A4
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x32E70000)
PC=0x002FA2A4; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x00000020; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x002E31B0; R1=0x1793BCD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
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0x002E31B0 0x002AE920 0x002F2EF4 0x0003C884 0x000A9314
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x32E70000)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2D24BC80)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
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Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.0: Fri Sep 8 17:18:57 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.12.6.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xFFFF0003): 0x300 - Data access
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0x00095138 0x00095650 0x00026898 0x000A7E04 0x000AB780
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Exception state (sv=0x32E70000)
PC=0x002FA2A4; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x00000020; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x002E31B0; R1=0x1793BCD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
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0x002E31B0 0x002AE920 0x002F2EF4 0x0003C884 0x000A9314
Exception state (sv=0x2D24BC80)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
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