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discussions.apple.com - 12/3/2008

Support - Discussions - MacBook Pro screen blinks ...

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I'm having this problem too and I'm pretty sure mine is related to retrieving a lost mailbox off of Time Machine. My comp had a hard time digesting all of the new messages being added in Mail. Everything slowed down temporarily and Mail disappeared and was inaccessible. When it finally ...

discussions.apple.com - 11/26/2008

Support - Discussions - Screen turns black when gaming? ...

— discussions.apple.com — Hi guys, I bought a MacBook Pro 15" three days after they were released.. everything was going... just fine until yesterday, when I was playing Call Of Duty 4, and suddenly my screen went black. I closed/opened the lid and still it was black, everything ... (more) Support - Discussions - Screen turns black when gaming? ...

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MacBook Pro screens flicker/blink
MacFixIt — Late-Breakers Late-Breakers Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 06:55 AM PST MacBook Pro screens flicker/blink Some owners of unibody (Late 2008) MacBook Pros have experienced an issue in which the laptop's screen will suddenly start blinking. Apple Discussions poster Hoojiemoster writes: "My computer had a hard time digesting all of the new messages being added in Mail. Everything slowed down temporarily and Mail disappeared and was inaccessible. When it finally reappeared with the new emails, I noticed the intermittent blinks." This problem seems to be relatively random, ...

Blinking/Flickering Display Issue Discovered for Late 2008 MacBook Pro Notebooks
The Mac Observer — Blinking/Flickering Display Issue Discovered for Late 2008 MacBook Pro Notebooks by on December 4th, 2008 at 2:30 PM Some owners of the unibody (late 2008) MacBook Pro notebooks may have discovered an issue with the screen, as a number of users have reported that the display will suddenly begin blinking/flickering. Per MacFixIt and the Apple Discussions board ...

Apple pulls NVIDIA graphics update, reasons unclear
AppleInsider — ... Pro introduced this past October. It was also said to improve playback of HD video on the new unibody MacBook Pros with GeForce 9600M graphics cards, as well as legacy Mac systems that include NVIDIA's GeForce 7300 GT chip -- namely the first-generation Mac Pro and Late 2006 24-inch iMac. In general, Apple Discussions forums have been buzzing with users reporting trouble with their new notebook's graphics performance for some time. In one MacBook Pro thread, user munchnstuf reported , "My new MacBook Pro display screen is blinking or flickering every few minutes now. I've ...