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nVidia 8600m failure or Lion?
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So I've been having some intermittent graphical distortions with my MacBook Pro over the last week.
I took it to the Apple store and told them about the problem. Of course it was fine at the time and passed the nVidia test.
I managed to get some pictures and a video today on my camera - screenshots come out fine.
Thoughts?
The lines dance around all over the place, like interference, then it'll go back to normal.
Doesn't seem to be totally related.
I wondered if it might be Lion, since I upgraded a few weeks ago and I'd read there had been some graphics related issues.
P.S - Ignore the article, I'd just logged out of my Hotmail account
Edit: Or maybe it is heat related. The machine was just cooling down as I posted this and again I got some nice blue fuzzy stuff.
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Does it happen if you move the lid?
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Yeah, those are 8600m failure symptoms. That's how it manifested on my brother's Penyrn (intermittently too and with thermal issues), and I've been waiting patiently for it happen on other Penryn but after some minor graphical glitches months ago it hasn't acted up since. How much longer does the recall extend for?
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Last edited by Big Mac; Sep 19, 2011 at 07:05 PM.
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3 years from purchase isn't it? I'd go back with the pics.
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I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
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Do you by any chance have easy access to an external monitor? If so, photograph both the laptop and the external monitor in the same frame, that'll be even better evidence...
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You could reboot into Snow Leopard or Leopard to check it, and it might be fine there. Each OSX version makes more use of the GPU, so it's a fair bet Lion is pushing it enough to make the problem visible. Though technically, it would still be an 8600 issue, which Lion is only exposing.
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Ugh, I had problems like that too with my old early 2008 MBP. I'd say that definitely looks like a flaky GPU. The 8600 was such a lemon...
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Yes I do have access to an external monitor, but the problem will probably go away by the time I get around to walking across the room and hooking it up.
Apple did agree to repair it if I can bring it in before the end of the year, so I shouldn't need to prove the problem to them. I made sure to raise the issue before I leave for holiday because my Apple Care expires while I'm away.
Cheers for the input guys - I was expecting the issue to show up in screenshots or look like CharlesS pictures that he posted a while ago.
Edit: olePigeon, no it doesn't happen or change if I move the lid - tried that.
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I'm very glad to hear that Apple agreed to repair it!
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So here's something I didn't expect:
The GPU is apparently fine, either the LVDS connection/cable or the panel is failing.
It's been stuck this way for a good half an hour now.
No amount of screen moving will make it go away, can't seem to find a point on the laptop which exasperates the issue either, apart from possible just above the trackpad, but I can't be sure.
I'll see if I can boot an appointment at the Apple Store in the morning on the off chance I can persuade them to re-seat some cables, else I'll be taking my MacBook instead, which is also broken - it doesn't charge batteries.
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Originally Posted by Waragainstsleep
3 years from purchase isn't it? I'd go back with the pics.
Btw, Apple has generously extended the recall to four years from date of purchase.
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