Display ripples while scrolling web pages

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP41.00C1.B03
SMC Version: 1.27f1
Serial Number: W88279L5YJX
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled


GeForce 8600M GT:

Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0407
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3212
Displays:
Color LCD:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Depth: 32-bit Color
Built-In: Yes
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No display connected

I have the same issue



GeForce 8600M GT:

Chipset-model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: Skærm
Bus: PCIe
Bredde på PCIe-kanal: x16
VRAM (i alt): 256 MB
Producent: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Enheds-id: 0x0407
Revision-id: 0x00a1
ROM-revision: 3212
Skærm:
LCD-farveskærm:
Skærmtype: LCD
Opløsning: 1440 x 900
Dybde: 32 bit farver
Indbygget: Ja
Core Image: Hardwareaccelereret
Hovedskærm: Ja
Dublering: Fra
Online: Ja
Quartz Extreme: Understøttet
Skærmstik:
Status: Der er ikke tilsluttet en skærm




Modelnavn: MacBook Pro
Model-id: MacBookPro4,1
Processornavn: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processorhastighed: 2.4 GHz
Antal processorer: 1
Antal kerner i alt: 2
L2-buffer: 3 MB
Hukommelse: 2 GB
Bushastighed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM-version: MBP41.00C1.B03
SMC Version: 1.27f1
Serienummer: W881213AYJZ
Sudden Motion Sensor:
Status: Slået til

I took my computer into genius bar yesterday and they're gonna put a new logic board in my computer which means it's a hardware problem like we all suspected.

me too...sigh...happens when on battery and when using power cord

GeForce 8600M GT:

Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0407
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3212
Displays:
Color LCD:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Depth: 32-bit Color
Built-In: Yes
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No display connected

:'(

Me too, and my laptop is brand new... basically got it in june 2008.

GeForce 8600M GT:

Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0407
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3212

Given that this now almost certainly appears to be a widespread issue affecting far too many of these nVidia chips, backed with a firm but polite manner, and a wealth of documentation on the issue, is it perhaps worth holding out til September and staking a claim on a new model without these chips?

I'm having the problem also - I think it's a hardware issue. What's up
Apple? I think the problem is it takes too much time counting all that money
your making and not enough time fixing issues like these. this is not a small
issue!

Count me in as well. Incredible that Apple isn't doing anything about it...!!

Thought I'd add my name to the list.

Also, why is this thread marked 'answered'?

i wondered why it was marked as answered as well
im really curious to know which way ppl are going to handle this
are ppl generally going to notify apple of the issue with their macs, let them know that they know that the issue is the card and that the problem is, by now, well documented (send supporting links to eg this thread) and ask for a replacement machine in sept?

do we know what chip mac are going to se in the new issue of mac book pros?

That's pretty much my plan. Sit tight until the new ones come out - not so much because I want to blag a newer machine, but because I think by now there's genuinely enough evidence to suggest that not even a logic board replacement will resolve the issue.

I'm having the same problem with my 15" MBP, purchased in March 2008, but only with the lid open without an external monitor plugged in -- using only the system display.

I frequently switch from an external display to another (24" at work, 30" at home), then sometimes just open the case and use system without an external display. I've noticed that sometimes my system doesn't switch between these real well. Maybe it has to do with me putting the system to sleep as I leave work (while plugged into my 24" display), then pop open the lid on the couch when I get home, waking up the system from sleep to a new display configuration (no external display). This is the most noticeable condition.

However, after turning off Spaces and clicking "Detect Displays" after unplugging from external monitor, I haven't noticed the issue again. I'm also running Parallels in Coherence mode. I don't know if any of these combinations destabilize the system to cause this, but I thought I'd let folks know my findings anyhow.

I had the same ripple-scrolling problem with my brand new MacBook Pro 17''. I Called Apple today and was advised to clean the touchpad. I did that and the problem went away! At least it has not occurred again.

I should also add that the touch pad did not appear to be dirty at all, so I was somewhat dubious, but once I rubbed it carefully with a clean damp cloth, and restarted the computer, the were no scrolling problems any longer.

Before, this problem used to occur everytime I scrolled and was running the laptop on battery. The problem was worse when I was using the two finger scrolling, but would never occur when the laptop was connected to a power source.

Same problem here.

MacBook Pro 17" 2.5Ghz, GeForce 8600M GT 512Mb.

Tried every single advice, resetting PRAM, etc. This happens every time the computer is running off the battery. And today I noticed this problem when running from the power supply... ugh... Although that was just a singular appearance, I don't think that's a good sign. Hopefully at least on power supply the problem does not come up anymore.

This is getting really annoying, I have to use my laptop on the battery power frequently and these glitches are truly interfering with the work process.

K

has apple said anything at all about the chips?
do ppl think that apple will offer replacements as soon as an alternative chip is available?