Tech Specs of 2010 Macbook Pro VS Previous Generation

I recently purchased (within the last week) a new 15" Macbook Pro.
I was looking for a hardshell case and found one that I was interested in. However, the information under the item stated that "this version is not compatible with the MacBook Pro released on 04/13/2010."
I actually was not aware that a new model had been released, and so I am just wondering what exactly the differences are on the body of the new Macbook Pro as opposed to the older one.
I would love to still be able to use this case if at all possible, so I thought maybe someone could help me figure out why the case might not be compatible with both computers.

If you're talking about the case (and i'm blanking on the name unfortunately I think you're talking about the only snag is where the mag plug plugs in. The new mag plug is cylindrical and hugs the case leading the cord toward the rear of the computer. (instead of out the side at a 90 angle as the older plug does).
The case interferes the new plug design. However I know people who have used a nail file or small hobby hacksaw blade to cut a slot in the case and make it work.
If you check the customer comments on Amazon and other sites you'll find details on how other customers have made it work.

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    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
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    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  1499814 sec
    Panics Since Last Report:          3
    Anonymous UUID:                    64BB09F4-C27C-4BA6-A3C4-EAF953593C01
    Sun Mar 17 21:18:55 2013
    panic(cpu 2 caller 0x83506c9b): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xa691c000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4
    Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
    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)
    0x81ec2b68 : 0x82acffe1 (0x6be38000 0x1 0x81ec2bcc 0x81ec2bc8)
    0x81ec2be8 : 0x56da06 (0x6be38000 0x0 0x81ec2e3c 0x81ec2c74)
    0x81ec2c38 : 0x56e2a5 (0x82b5e720 0x6be38000 0x160bc588 0x1)
    0x81ec2c88 : 0x56eb59 (0x6be38000 0x10 0x81ec2cd0 0x0)
    0x81ec2da8 : 0x286638 (0x6be38000 0x10 0x160bc588 0x1)
    0x81ec3e58 : 0x21dbe5 (0x160bc560 0x1b4155a0 0x1ecfa8 0x5d43)
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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
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.4.0)@0x83c05000->0x84019fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x834a0000
             com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x834a0000->0x8378dfff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x7a802000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x82fd3000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x8301b000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    10K549
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun  7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 27346403042381
    unloaded kexts:
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    Memory Module: global_name
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    I am sorry. The page that came up has an AD for issues with a 13" MacBook Pro in the corner. I read the AD as if it were part of the article and assumed the whole page referred to the 13" model. My Mistake.
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    I have a 2010 Macbook pro running snow leopard (Mac OS 10.6.8).  First off, this has been the worst computer I've ever owned or have heard of someone having, Mac or PC.  There hasn't been a time where something hasn't been wrong.  I'm going to list my specs, my current problems and maybe list previous problems after that.  Any advice or suggestions would be great.  My brother works for apple out in Cali and I've been sending him crash and bug reports and he can't seem to figure out what's going on.
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    2010 Macbook Pro (Mac OSX 10.6.8)
    Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7
    Memory: 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
    Graphics Cards: Intel HD Graphics (288 VRAM) and a NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M (512 VRAM)
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    Then I had the fan sounding like a weedwacker, so I had it replaced a couple months ago and a couple months ago is when the freezing began, the computer started running slowly and all games crash the computer.
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    I just wanted to follow this up by saying that you were entirely correct in your diagnosis of the situation.  My computer did have the faulty part you linked to.  I brought my laptop in and specifically told them to run that test, had it fail and then argued with the person at the genius bar and the manager.  Eventually they offered to have it sent out and have everything replaced for free of charge.  They did so mainly because I had complained about graphical issues almost every other time I had come in with problems and no one ran the test.  They should have caught this problem during my warranty, but they didn't, even though I mentioned the problem.
    Anyhow, after having the part replaced, I haven't had my computer crash a single time since, or had many of the issues mentioned above.  I've never had this experience before.  Even brand new, I got occasional crashes.  Hopefully this new trend continues.
    I do find that web browsing is still incredibly slow.  Web browsers just chug along at a slow pace, even though I have great internet speed.  Maybe I'll try just deleting my web browsers and reinstalling them...
    Anyhow, thank you for your help and knowledge Clinton.

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    For clarity:  I have a mid 2010, Macbook Pro.  I recently decided to upgrade to a Crucial SSD drive, double the ram (8 gigs), and remove the optical drive in favor of using my old drive as a back up.  I am also currently running Yosemite.
    I want to install Windows 7 onto my SSD, using bootcamp.  Unfortunately I no longer have an optical drive installed, which makes things difficult as Bootcamp does not even give me the option to create a bootable USB.
    Now, this is where things get kinda fuzzy:
    MId 2010 macbooks use EFI, and are quite capable of booting from USB.  How do I know?  Because I booted from a USB drive in order to do a fresh install of Yosemite on my SSD.
    I have read mutliple forums and threads with claims that folks have had no problems doing this on 2008 Macbook Pros running Snow Leopard.  However, what seemed to be required was some clever .plist modding.  I have used both text wrangler, and x-code to do this, unfortunately upon booting of bootcamp, bootcamp instantly crashes.  Naturally, I can restore bootcamp because I made backups of the .plist file.
    It would seem that modffying the .plist file assumes that the option to create a bootable USB device is grayed out.  In my case, it is non existent.
    I have also read that folks have had success using rEFIt, however rEFIt has been forked to rEFIned, and the developer of rEFIned made mention on his site that Yosemite handles booting differently than previous versions of OSX.
    WIth that, I was hoping that some kind person could explain to me whats going on, what I am missing, and what I can do to make this happen just shy of tearing down my MBP and reisntalling the Optical Drive and dusting off my Win 7 disc.
    Also, my Model Number/Bootrom is MBP 6,2.
    Thanks in advance!

    Thank you for your reply, and the information.  This is what I came up with:
    I added the strings as instructed, however when I went to sign the script in terminal, I was told:
    /Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant.app: replacing existing signature
    /Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant.app: code object is not signed at all
    In subcomponent: /Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant.app/Contents/info.plist
    Also, here are screen captures of the lines that I added.  Mine are the top string entries:
    Thank you for your help, thus far!

  • My 15-inch, Mid 2010 Macbook Pro keeps restarting

    Sorry if this has been asked here before but I've been having lots of trouble with my Macbook Pro lately and I'm not sure what to do. It keeps restarting all the time and I've noticed that it mostly occurs while I'm using the Type Tool in Photoshop. Which is very upsetting because I use that program a lot and I'm not sure what to do about this. The problem started earlier this year and has since gotten significantly worse, especially after upgrading to "Mavericks" OS X 10.9.4".
    Processor  2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
    Memory  8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
    Graphics  NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 512 MB
    And here's the report that I received on the latest restart:
    Anonymous UUID:       C8E8E91A-0CEB-6B3E-EA1A-D91ECCEDB424
    Mon Sep 15 13:36:49 2014
    panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff7f9efaaf7c): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff8138978000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.6.22/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
    Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff814cf2b6b0 : 0xffffff801cc22f79
    0xffffff814cf2b730 : 0xffffff7f9efaaf7c
    0xffffff814cf2b800 : 0xffffff7f9d625f1b
    0xffffff814cf2b8c0 : 0xffffff7f9d6ef50a
    0xffffff814cf2b900 : 0xffffff7f9d6ef57a
    0xffffff814cf2b970 : 0xffffff7f9d96e056
    0xffffff814cf2baa0 : 0xffffff7f9d712ba9
    0xffffff814cf2bac0 : 0xffffff7f9d62c96d
    0xffffff814cf2bb70 : 0xffffff7f9d62a478
    0xffffff814cf2bd70 : 0xffffff7f9d62b518
    0xffffff814cf2be50 : 0xffffff7f9d5d82de
    0xffffff814cf2beb0 : 0xffffff7f9ef7c4e6
    0xffffff814cf2bf00 : 0xffffff7f9ef7b20e
    0xffffff814cf2bf20 : 0xffffff801cc4a20a
    0xffffff814cf2bfb0 : 0xffffff801ccd7417
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.6.22)[32862231-50BC-3AF6-87A2-703321AE4F90]@ 0xffffff7f9ef9c000->0xffffff7f9efaffff
                dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.6.22)[AA46D551-BE0F-33DA-93A3-8F46197BB 36F]@0xffffff7f9ef94000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7f9d52b000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[4662B11D-2ECA-315D-875C-618C97CDAB2A]@0xffffff 7f9d2be000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0 xffffff7f9d583000
                dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[E04639C5-D734-3AB3-A682-FE66694C66 53]@0xffffff7f9ef97000
             com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[D61B2BB9-4289-318D-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f9d5d6000->0xffffff7f9d83efff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[4662B11D-2ECA-315D-875C-618C97CDAB2A]@0xffffff 7f9d2be000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[D41125CE-69BD-32E7-9B1D-4E83431662DD]@0xff ffff7f9d5c6000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0 xffffff7f9d583000
             com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(8.2.4)[B0E6AAA7-E970-3D81-8B43-145D56 A3A4AC]@0xffffff7f9d849000->0xffffff7f9daf2fff
                dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[D61B2BB9-4289-318D-9197-5E1E13B 1FF32]@0xffffff7f9d5d6000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[4662B11D-2ECA-315D-875C-618C97CDAB2A]@0xffffff 7f9d2be000
             com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.14.28)[FA3AB19A-6DB2-3CBA-B74F-012CB69E39D9]@0xffffff 7f9ef79000->0xffffff7f9ef8bfff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[4662B11D-2ECA-315D-875C-618C97CDAB2A]@0xffffff 7f9d2be000
                dependency: com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily(5.7.1d6)[67BEDCC9-E9AB-3F32-82CE-84729F B82C0A]@0xffffff7f9e01d000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[D41125CE-69BD-32E7-9B1D-4E83431662DD]@0xff ffff7f9d5c6000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0 xffffff7f9d583000
                dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.6.22)[91D61DEC-2946-3790-8134-B808C016C4 C9]@0xffffff7f9ef73000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    13E28
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.3.0: Tue Jun  3 21:27:35 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.110.17~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: BBFADD17-672B-35A2-9B7F-E4B12213E4B8
    Kernel slide:     0x000000001ca00000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff801cc00000
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 186429134352
    last loaded kext at 57184744397: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60 (addr 0xffffff7f9e7dd000, size 32768)
    last unloaded kext at 183263355081: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 656.4.1 (addr 0xffffff7f9de0e000, size 65536)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.28
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.6f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.3f4
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
    com.apple.GeForceTesla 8.2.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.3f4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 8.2.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 8.2.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.6.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.6f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 325.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.6
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache 35
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 683.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.0.2
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.8.1b2
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
    com.apple.security.quarantine 3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1
    com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.6.22
    com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.3f4
    com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.6f1
    com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 8.2.4
    com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 8.2.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.3f4
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.3f4
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.6.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.12d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.6f1
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.7.1d6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 240.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 660.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 656.4.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b4
    com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 660.4.2
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 640.36
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 683.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox 278.11.1
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 23
    com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
    com.apple.kec.pthread 1
    Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f17
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x04CD, 0x46412D38353030434C372D34474253510000
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x04CD, 0x46412D38353030434C372D34474253510000
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.2.6f1 14216, 3 services, 15 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS725050A9A362, 500.11 GB
    Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS23N
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: Built-in iSight
    USB Device: IR Receiver
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Thunderbolt Bus:
    Any help would be greatly appreciated!

    Thank you so much for the reply!!! This really means a lot!  I'm not familiar with that software and admittedly, I'm not all that tech savvy.
    If I download this, does this mean I can use Photoshop again (Albeit temporarily)? And will disabling the GPU have any negative effects on my computer?
    And I've also seen that a few other people have had similar problems with their "Mid-2010 Macbook Pro's" - is this because of a faulty hardware problem? And is the solution to have it replaced?
    Sorry for all the questions by the way. Like I said, I'm not all that tech savvy but I really want to fix this and start using my computer like I used to before. Also, I live in the Territories in Canada and have no access to any Apple Stores so I can't really book a Genuis Bar appointment until my next holiday, which, sadly, won't be for quite awhile.
    Again- thank you so much for the reply!!! : )

  • Mid 2010 Macbook Pro "Your Computer was restarted because of a problem"

    Hi guys,
    Ever since I upgraded to Mountain Lion my Mid 2010 Macbook Pro has been randomly restarting itself and showing a grey sceen with the text "Your computer was restarted because of a problem."
    I've googled and read all sorts of things saying remove everything from Login Items, it still happens. Everything I've tried has done nothing. Just in case it helps, here is my latest kernel panic log from Console:
    Wed Jan 16 20:23:26 2013
    panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f8c16bb25): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80aade1000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
    Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff8081a8b260 : 0xffffff800ba1d626
    0xffffff8081a8b2d0 : 0xffffff7f8c16bb25
    0xffffff8081a8b360 : 0xffffff7f8c2654b3
    0xffffff8081a8b3c0 : 0xffffff7f8c265527
    0xffffff8081a8b430 : 0xffffff7f8c57a853
    0xffffff8081a8b570 : 0xffffff7f8c28b659
    0xffffff8081a8b5a0 : 0xffffff7f8c1758da
    0xffffff8081a8b650 : 0xffffff7f8c170fac
    0xffffff8081a8b840 : 0xffffff7f8c172ade
    0xffffff8081a8b920 : 0xffffff7f8d1d9ad5
    0xffffff8081a8b960 : 0xffffff7f8d1ef507
    0xffffff8081a8b980 : 0xffffff7f8d20e353
    0xffffff8081a8b9c0 : 0xffffff7f8d20e3b1
    0xffffff8081a8ba00 : 0xffffff7f8d1f4c43
    0xffffff8081a8ba50 : 0xffffff7f8d1af0fc
    0xffffff8081a8bae0 : 0xffffff7f8d1aaefa
    0xffffff8081a8bb10 : 0xffffff7f8d1a8aab
    0xffffff8081a8bb40 : 0xffffff800be650c3
    0xffffff8081a8bbc0 : 0xffffff800be67153
    0xffffff8081a8bc20 : 0xffffff800be64b8f
    0xffffff8081a8bd70 : 0xffffff800ba981e1
    0xffffff8081a8be80 : 0xffffff800ba20aed
    0xffffff8081a8beb0 : 0xffffff800ba10448
    0xffffff8081a8bf00 : 0xffffff800ba1961b
    0xffffff8081a8bf70 : 0xffffff800baa5b16
    0xffffff8081a8bfb0 : 0xffffff800baced53
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f8c104 000->0xffffff7f8c406fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8c072000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f8c0f0000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f8c0ad000
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.0)[9F3D09B5-3158-3D9E-BDA3-E71576AAD3B7]@0xffffff7f8 c414000->0xffffff7f8c736fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f8c1 04000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8c072000
             com.apple.GeForce(8.0)[2E56ED9A-D848-3795-9E52-56BABDC9000C]@0xffffff7f8d190000 ->0xffffff7f8d252fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f8c1 04000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f8c0f0000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8c072000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f8c0ad000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    12C60
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
    Kernel slide:     0x000000000b800000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff800ba00000
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 6221983549187
    last loaded kext at 38470250641: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0 (addr 0xffffff7f8da1b000, size 36864)
    last unloaded kext at 216558598475: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          5.2.5 (addr 0xffffff7f8c9ea000, size 65536)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.69
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.2d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.33
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
    com.apple.GeForce          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.2d6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          34
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          602.15.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.2.5b3
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
    com.apple.security.quarantine          2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc10
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.2.0d16
    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          8.0.0
    com.apple.NVDAResman          8.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          235.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          500.15
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          220
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          344
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0

    It looks as if you may have the dreaded 'bad GPU' that shipped with some versions of the 2010 model. See - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US.
    Use the "Contact" Apple techs link and see if your model may be one affected. If it is, you'll qualify for a free logic board replacement from Apple.
    Good luck,
    Clinton

  • Mid 2010 Macbook Pro 15" Random Restarts

    My Mid 2010 Macbook Pro 15" restarts randomly, this has been happening for quite a while now, but more so recently than ever before.
    I don't think I"m losing any data, but it's a bother when I'm trying ot study or do anything productive for that matter.
    There are times when it works like a charm for extended periods of time, but if it means anything, it seems to happen more when I move it, although it is not exclusive to that.
    I use a plug in keyboard and mouse, and I have my laptop on a stand, so I don't belive it's a hardware issue, although I might be mistaken.
    Here are the details of the Error Report:
    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  589173 sec
    Panics Since Last Report:          4
    Anonymous UUID:                    672CA5F4-C0EE-1E9F-F633-70C541D9A2C6
    Sat Feb 16 13:46:43 2013
    panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f87a73b25): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff811af6a000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
    Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff80f8193220 : 0xffffff800721d626
    0xffffff80f8193290 : 0xffffff7f87a73b25
    0xffffff80f8193320 : 0xffffff7f87b6d4b3
    0xffffff80f8193380 : 0xffffff7f87b6d527
    0xffffff80f81933f0 : 0xffffff7f87e82853
    0xffffff80f8193530 : 0xffffff7f87b93659
    0xffffff80f8193560 : 0xffffff7f87a7d8da
    0xffffff80f8193610 : 0xffffff7f87a78fac
    0xffffff80f8193800 : 0xffffff7f87a7a1d8
    0xffffff80f81938d0 : 0xffffff7f88acf3e6
    0xffffff80f8193a60 : 0xffffff7f88acf506
    0xffffff80f8193b50 : 0xffffff7f88ac5d52
    0xffffff80f8193ba0 : 0xffffff8007665bc9
    0xffffff80f8193bc0 : 0xffffff8007667170
    0xffffff80f8193c20 : 0xffffff8007664b8f
    0xffffff80f8193d70 : 0xffffff80072981e1
    0xffffff80f8193e80 : 0xffffff8007220aed
    0xffffff80f8193eb0 : 0xffffff8007210448
    0xffffff80f8193f00 : 0xffffff800721961b
    0xffffff80f8193f70 : 0xffffff80072a5b16
    0xffffff80f8193fb0 : 0xffffff80072ced53
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f87a0c 000->0xffffff7f87d0efff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8780a000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f879f8000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f879b5000
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.0)[9F3D09B5-3158-3D9E-BDA3-E71576AAD3B7]@0xffffff7f8 7d1c000->0xffffff7f8803efff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f87a 0c000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8780a000
             com.apple.GeForce(8.0)[2E56ED9A-D848-3795-9E52-56BABDC9000C]@0xffffff7f88a78000 ->0xffffff7f88b3afff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f87a 0c000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f879f8000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8780a000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f879b5000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    12C60
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000007000000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8007200000
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 125504257758
    last loaded kext at 32926290261: com.apple.filesystems.ntfs    3.10 (addr 0xffffff7f88066000, size 368640)
    loaded kexts:
    jp.plentycom.driver.SteerMouse    4.0.2
    com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver    3.3.0
    com.apple.filesystems.ntfs    3.10
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor    1.9.5d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.60
    com.apple.driver.AGPM    100.12.69
    com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver    1.0.2d2
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs    3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    122
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver    2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver    2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU    2.0.2d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC    1.0.0
    com.apple.GeForce    8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.5.10
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU    4.0.9f33
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport    4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    1.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl    3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight    170.2.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.0.33
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics    8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB    8.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet    1.0.0d1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl    3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor    3.0.2d6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons    235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver    3.0.1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless    1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache    34
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver    235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard    235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController    320.15
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader    3.1.0
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    3.5.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter    404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    2.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    4.9.6
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331    602.15.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub    5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI    5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet    3.2.5b3
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI    5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM    1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager    161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    196.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    4.0.39
    com.apple.security.quarantine    2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    196.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily    10.0.6
    com.apple.kext.triggers    1.0
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib    2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    1.8.9fc10
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI    1.0.10d0
    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal    8.0.0
    com.apple.NVDAResman    8.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport    4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController    2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert    1.0.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    86.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl    3.2.11
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.3.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.3.5
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy    1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily    5.2.0d16
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC    3.1.4d2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch    235.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice    3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass    3.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub    5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite    5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice    3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily    1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily    1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily    1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI    2.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily    3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family    500.15
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily    2.2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient    5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController    1.0.2b1
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily    3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime    1.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily    1.8.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily    1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox    220
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch    1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages    344
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily    1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore    28.21
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform    1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily    2.7.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily    1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto    1.0
    Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f17
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393955353432382D3034372E4130304C4620
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393955353432382D3034372E4130304C4620
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.22)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 11 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS725050A9A362, 500.11 GB
    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
    USB Device: G9x Laser Mouse, 0x046d  (Logitech Inc.), 0xc066, 0xfa140000 / 6
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 5
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 4
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 3
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: USB2.0 Hub, 0x05e3  (Genesys Logic, Inc.), 0x0608, 0xfd130000 / 5
    USB Device: HL-2270DW series, 0x04f9  (Brother International Corporation), 0x0042, 0xfd133000 / 9
    USB Device: Expansion, 0x0bc2  (Seagate LLC), 0x2312, 0xfd134000 / 8
    USB Device: External HDD, 0x1058  (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.), 0x0707, 0xfd132000 / 7
    USB Device: USB Keyboard, 0x04d9  (Holtek Semiconductor, Inc.), 0x4545, 0xfd131000 / 6
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3
    I hope someone can help me out! Thanks!

    I have an appointment set up to see if they will fix mine.  Hopefully it is a "recall" level repair as my MBP is out of warranty.
    I previously thought my issue was a SSD I put in the computer followed by a 500GB drive retrofit into the SuperDrive bay.
    After much troubleshooting I put the original drives (500GB and SuperDrive) back into the MBP, reinstalled OS X, and installed one app that I found caused a Kernel Panic (KP) without fail (Hallmark Card Studio [HMCS])*
    As soon as I ran the app I got a KP.  So while the computer still has an issue am glad that it is not the SSD (because I want to put that speed demon back in once the video card is fixed).
    Other curiosities was when the computer would KP: I played BOTH Portal games over the Winter Solstice holiday season and neither one KPd the Mac once.  But fiddling around in iPhoto, Pixelmator, and other graphics intensive apps would.  Strange.
    I will report back with what Apple does (the appointment is March 5th, 2013).
    -Murph
    *My father and bride both have Mountain Lion (like me) running on their Macs (iMac and Air respectively) and can run HMCS with no KP issues.

  • Mid-2010 Macbook Pro Crashes Often (I know)...

    Hi. My Mid 2010 Macbook Pro keeps crashing. Possibly related to the installation of OS X Mavericks, but from the other threads it sounds like a RAM or logic board issue. I would appreciate the help. Here is the panic log:
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    Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff80152a3230 : 0xffffff800d222fa9
    0xffffff80152a32b0 : 0xffffff7f8f663f7c
    0xffffff80152a3380 : 0xffffff7f8dd1de7b
    0xffffff80152a3440 : 0xffffff7f8dde746a
    0xffffff80152a3480 : 0xffffff7f8dde74da
    0xffffff80152a34f0 : 0xffffff7f8e066056
    0xffffff80152a3620 : 0xffffff7f8de0ab09
    0xffffff80152a3640 : 0xffffff7f8dd248cd
    0xffffff80152a36f0 : 0xffffff7f8dd223d8
    0xffffff80152a38f0 : 0xffffff7f8dd24501
    0xffffff80152a39e0 : 0xffffff7f8ec9f7a0
    0xffffff80152a3a40 : 0xffffff7f8ec9c522
    0xffffff80152a3ad0 : 0xffffff7f8ec86df6
    0xffffff80152a3b10 : 0xffffff7f8ec7dd3b
    0xffffff80152a3b70 : 0xffffff800d6cea56
    0xffffff80152a3b90 : 0xffffff800d6d0051
    0xffffff80152a3bf0 : 0xffffff800d6cdabf
    0xffffff80152a3d40 : 0xffffff800d2b66a8
    0xffffff80152a3e50 : 0xffffff800d226bf1
    0xffffff80152a3e80 : 0xffffff800d2139f5
    0xffffff80152a3ef0 : 0xffffff800d21e043
    0xffffff80152a3f70 : 0xffffff800d2c989d
    0xffffff80152a3fb0 : 0xffffff800d2f3c76
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.5.26)[B67CD59F-1344-37BC-8A9A-46D6D3DCA13D]@ 0xffffff7f8f655000->0xffffff7f8f668fff
                dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.5.26)[C0F9A79F-167E-3A68-873C-5CE17B97F B11]@0xffffff7f8f64d000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7f8db85000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[244D4E48-78E6-3369-8D76-285C66EF9BF4]@0xffffff 7f8d8d6000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[B889D3AB-CCC0-3FCD-A83E-D2E3E4CB537B]@0 xffffff7f8dc7b000
                dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[E04639C5-D734-3AB3-A682-FE66694C66 53]@0xffffff7f8f650000
             com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[6EB3FF52-A4F6-3496-AE9C-D89B00F DE504]@0xffffff7f8dcce000->0xffffff7f8df36fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[244D4E48-78E6-3369-8D76-285C66EF9BF4]@0xffffff 7f8d8d6000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[B93BBFC9-9ED5-3DDD-8CED-5EDA081BB997]@0xff ffff7f8dcbe000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[B889D3AB-CCC0-3FCD-A83E-D2E3E4CB537B]@0 xffffff7f8dc7b000
             com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(8.2.4)[B0E6AAA7-E970-3D81-8B43-145D56 A3A4AC]@0xffffff7f8df41000->0xffffff7f8e1eafff
                dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[6EB3FF52-A4F6-3496-AE9C-D89B00F DE504]@0xffffff7f8dcce000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[244D4E48-78E6-3369-8D76-285C66EF9BF4]@0xffffff 7f8d8d6000
             com.apple.GeForceTesla(8.2.4)[24ED915E-02F3-3A31-8502-6AA41FFCA420]@0xffffff7f8 ec3c000->0xffffff7f8ed06fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[244D4E48-78E6-3369-8D76-285C66EF9BF4]@0xffffff 7f8d8d6000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[B93BBFC9-9ED5-3DDD-8CED-5EDA081BB997]@0xff ffff7f8dcbe000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[B889D3AB-CCC0-3FCD-A83E-D2E3E4CB537B]@0 xffffff7f8dc7b000
                dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.2.4)[6EB3FF52-A4F6-3496-AE9C-D89B00F DE504]@0xffffff7f8dcce000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    13D65
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.2.0: Thu Apr 17 23:03:13 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.100.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: ADD73AE6-88B0-32FB-A8BB-4F7C8BE4092E
    Kernel slide:     0x000000000d000000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff800d200000
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 66155531634054
    last loaded kext at 51495952434421: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter 104 (addr 0xffffff7f8f7ba000, size 49152)
    last unloaded kext at 51580684386895: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter 104 (addr 0xffffff7f8f7ba000, size 32768)
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    com.sophos.nke.swi 9.0.53
    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 2.0.2
    com.apple.filesystems.udf 2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.4f1
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
    com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.15
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.1f2
    com.apple.GeForceTesla 8.2.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.4f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.1f2
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 8.2.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 8.2.4
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
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    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
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    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.12
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    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
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    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.5.1
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    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.0
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    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
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