Q: display anomalies

Cheers Spidr, i hope your efforts have some good effects:)

just wondering, does anyone also have battery problems? the heat may be coming from something with the battery because i've had my battery replaced 3 times and the 3rd is also dying rather fast (i get 20-30 mins =( and it hasnt been a year for this battery). I know its definitely not the battery's problem so maybe this also contributes to the overheating issue?

i use coolbook, runs at average of 55° and absolutely NO problems ...

Well, I'm having the same problem- the lines, the big blocks of colour, plus about 10 other things not working, some of which are unrelated. Anyway, I've got SMCFanControl and it's running at 21 degrees right now, but still there are lines.

It's a 2006 24" iMac which I've just completely wiped and that didn't fix any of the problems with it. Worst part is, except the lines, all the other graphical glitches go away when I take a screenshot so I can't capture them!

Oh and right now I'm back on 10.4.7 since Airport has died and it doesn't think it has an ethernet port anymore so I can't update...

Message was edited by: The Blue Peanut

I cant read anywhere in my user manual that i have to purchase a coolbook.

Im glad it works for you, but i now get freezes and lines when my MBP isn't running hot.

Whats your GPU?

This thread is specifically for MBP's with ATI Radeon x1600 cards.

I have had the battery replaced once, but as its pointless me taking the MBP anywhere due to it freezing and lines, i rarely run it without a cable. Howevere i did take it away from the cable for half an hour and did some stuff in word, and the battery dropped to about 72%, so i cant say im having battery problems.

The problems continue to get worse for me and it's really interfering with my ability to use my MacBook Pro. I'm going to the Apple Store soon and I will surely let them know of this thread and the pains we're experiencing.

I also blogged about this earlier, compiling what I learned:

*» http://tr.im/h8Ce*

Best of hope!

Message was edited by: Torley

Dropped my MBP off at the Apple Store today. Unfortunately couldn't repro the issue even though the Apple Genius invoked intense load on the system and it climbed up to 180 degrees F. (He was amazingly fast with his keyboard shortcuts opening stuff left and right!) I explained the problems repro in everyday usage, so it was frustrating to not have it happen there on the spot and sooner.

They'll check it out in further detail and I have hope they can replicate the video distortion and help me get it fixed.

Got a call, logic board replaced under AppleCare. Thanks to Jason and Vlad for the prompt help, that was quicker than I was expecting. I'll pick it up soon, let you know if the "gremlins" come back.

I want to add myself to the list of people who are having this problem. I get lines almost constantly now. I've been attempting to just deal with it, but lately it has gotten very bad. I have had a handful of random screen crashes today. Earlier my screen got a crazy stretching and ripple effect. I bought my MBP for college, and there is no way I can afford the cost of repair. I did purchase Applecare, but because I bought my MBP when it was first released, my university gave me one for the powerbook instead. I had not noticed until when I attempted to register it and it did not work. They did not accept refunds or exchanges either. I plan on contacting Apple and referring them to this thread. The fact that we are all having the same problem is evidence that something is faulty. Apple needs to take care of this.

Add me to the list. I've been experiencing the exact same issues with my MacBook Pro for the past couple of months. Only this week has it gotten so bad that I've started looking for a solution... and despite the fact that the problem isn't being addressed by Apple, I'm happy to have found this thread.

I too have always suspected that the enormous amount of heat my notebook generates had to be slowly degrading its components... I actually use it with the 23" display, and almost always leave it on a cooling mat since I bought it (as other users have suggested.) It helps to bring the temperature down and used to prevent a lock up, but doesn't seem to do anything anymore.

In the past few days, it happens when I'm running only firefox and one or two other applications. I'm crippled by an aluminum brick that's had an outrageous cost of ownership in the $1,000/year range if you do the math. Needless to say I won't be buying another MacBook of any sort. And my advice to anyone who refuses to go back to a PC: do yourself a favor and buy the cheapest MacBook (and not the PRO) if you are going to buy one. The track record is that these machines just don't last all that long.

Hi you

I have counted the names listed in this post, there are:

3DArts, Baker2g2005, Bbdmcrory, Broti, ChildOfFire, DrMo, Egg1234, Emmanuel Maroye, EvANighT, Lt General Kasty, Marcus S, Matt Hill., Sascha H-K, Spidr, StevanE, The Blue Peanut, Thomas Berglund, Torley, ambarta, blueeyes20, chrisjk, damiii, demoneyes, drviossy, eelgrass, geekjutsu, iluzone2, jeffere, lvargasf, macuser128, mediomeno, mgcjg, ovidius, rami bishara, ren*, spagbol23,

36 Users now, here Reporting the Problem, some of them got it fixed jet by apple care. We may should try make a official contact attempt together.

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