slashgear.com - 3/8/2009
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Reports of 17-inch Apple MacBook Pro visual artifacts and display glitches continue, with the latest suspicion being that the notebook’s heat management system, not the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GPU, could be at fault. After the cut, NVIDIA’s statement to SlashGear on the issue, and the fan test ...
forbes.com - 3/4/2009
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forbes.com —
Don't be fooled. While Apple left the looks
of its lineup of desktop computers largely unchanged Tuesday,
the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker completed an important shift as it tweaked the specifications and pricing of its product line. The ...
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Nvidia Big Winner In Mac Makeover
i.gizmodo.com - 3/6/2009
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i.gizmodo.com —
This is all too familiar . The Apple
support forums are lit up by complaints that the
new 17-inch MacBook Pros are plagued by faulty Nvidia GeForce 9600 graphics cards . Complaints run something like this: When the more powerful Geforce 9600M is ...
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Are the New 17-Inch MacBook Pros Plagued by Faulty ...
cultofmac.com - 3/6/2009
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cultofmac.com —
Back in December we wrote about a potential
land-mine of problems for owners of new MacBook Pro
15″ notebooks, related to possibly defective NVIDIA GeForce 9400 graphics processor chips that Apple may have knowingly shipped with some units ...
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NVIDIA Chip Instability Spreading to 17″ MacBook Pros?
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MacBook Pro Graphics Issue Could Be Due to Faulty Fan Speed [MacBook Pro]
Gizmodo —
... until default conditions, and then spool up to 3,500 when high-temperature conditions kick in. You know, like what happens when you're using a GPU like the Nvidia 9600M. That said, the MacBook Pro is having a little trouble getting it up, so to speak, and remains at about 2,050rpm when the temps rise to the point where the screen begins to flake out. That's bad. What's good is this seems like a simple software fix, at least from the sound of this latest discussion. [Slashgear]
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Unibody 17 inch MacBook Pros might have some fan and video issues
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... kicking the fan in at a lower temperature with SMC fan tools. These need to be reconfigured after every restart - but obviously until Apple kicks in some update, this is the best option you have. NVIDIA and Apple are so far quiet but look for a Unibody firmware update that kicks in the fans a little earlier in the overheating process. Soon, hopefully!
There were similar issues with the MacBook Airs last year.
via Slashgear
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Related: 13 inch macbook and nvidia geforce 9600m
NVIDIA's GeForce 9600M causing issues in 17-inch MacBook Pro?
engadget.com 3/6/2009 —
It's hard to say at this point whether we should point the blame at NVIDIA, Apple or right in between the two corporate campuses, but it seems that an uncomfortable amount of 17-inch MacBook Pro owners are having some serious issues with their ...
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