NVidia 9600 graphic cards defective?

I'm having the same issues like everyone in the new MBP Late 2008
I am using the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 256MB and getting a black screen and sound loop.

I have an apple care warranty? Should I go to Genius Bar make an appointment for repair? or wait for the new revision?

Purchased Nov 22

I'm having the same issues like everyone in the new MBP Late 2008
I am using the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 256MB and getting a black screen and sound loop.

I have an apple care warranty? Should I go to Genius Bar make an appointment for repair? or wait for the new revision?

Purchased Nov 22

Have you installed all the latest updates?

If yes and you still have issues - Of course, yes, you should make an appointment for repair. It is not supposed to hang and crash like that.

yup it is defective. I had bought one about a week after the announcement and it had nothing but problems. I got screen shots of it hitting 112c.

So, it was replaced (they almost didn't replace it however, even though it was in the two weeks.) The new one did the same thing, and over the course of a month I had gone to two different apple store/repair centers.

I finally gave up and requested a full refund. For close to a 3,000$ computer I expect it to function at least. I was only using one program at a time and I reproduced it with just ichat!

This was my first and last Macintosh. I just can't justify paying that much as a student if the hardware is this faulty. I question why more people aren't angry about this and speaking out.

Peace25

I already placed a call from apple and they open up a ticket for me and now they are in the process of investigating the issues. At this point since im still in the 30 days bracket.. They will send me a newer one. I specifically asked them not to send me a faulty nvidia graphic cards and i asked them to restart my apple care warranty upon receiving the new one..Its such a shame that apple have to go thru this. I mean its NVIDIA who made this big mistake and apple is in the front line.

thanks =)

Any idea of the time frame to expect before Apple bring out Rev B?

Yes ! in fact i actually got the new update from lastnight.. I downloaded the EPI Update and the Magsafe Update.. So everything is up to date.. but thank you..

Nope - no one except Apple knows their plans! But may be MacWorld San Fransisco will bring in some news, may be not.

well, they opened a ticket for me too. The response was it's a normal temperature... I don't care what apple technicians say, I am a computer science major and Intel's own white papers for the t9600 the CPU used in the uni body mac book pro's say the critical temperature junction for the CPU is 105c! Something smells about the whole thing they are covering up a serious screw up.

Peace25

Best thing to do is run a game if you really want to test out the 9600. My MBP Unibory 15" ran Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead as well as Counterstrike: Source in Windows XP for substantial amounts of time with no problems, so I am not worried about this issue in my case.

There are some defective 9600s because Nvidia has been sprinkling them into the line of improved 9600s being shipped to Apple, so there are still a few that will need to be replaced.

That said, the amount of good 9600s far surpasses the amount of faulty ones.

Hi,
I read your ads and I already make an appointment @ the genius bar because of my faulty NVIDIA Chip.
I get a" black screen of death " if I play Command @ Conquer for 5 - 10 minutes...
What can do what can I say ––> My purchase date was the 01.11.08 and I want a new Macbook Pro not a repaired one ... Can I stand on my right cause I paid 4000 A$ ?!

Read through the forums a bit, you'll find that anyone experiencing this issue is rightfully angry/frustrated.

My first MBP was a disaster. I pitched a fit at the Apple store and the manager exchanged it for me. Haven't had any issues since. It's a shame you got two bad apples in a row.

I think that maybe there was confusion between Fahrenheit and Celsius?

105f is well within tolerance. My Pro runs around 50-60c when I'm working it. 105c would fry the thing, I think.

Well, if 105C fries it, mine would be melted plastic. Mine hit over 100C (yes Celcius) gaming on the 9600.. I also suffered from the Black screen during gaming.

Just brought mine in for repairs today. Every Genius I spoke to never heard of the problem. But they are replacing the logic board anyway.

Nope, no confusion. I always monitor in Celsius. The machine never shut down but got slower than dirt, and that is a sign that it is pretty close to melting. And the guy below me his shut down for a reason. They are over heating. I might get another one but certainly not till this hardware issue is resolved, prolly the next year or so.