MacBook Pro (i7 15" mid 2010) random black screen crash - any ideas?

I currently am experiencing the exact same problem and the exact same computer. Some of the threads are claiming its software but ive booted with a bare bones system and its still doing it. The only consistent way I get it to choke it by playing a .avi file with an external monitor plugged in however the first time it happened I wasn't using a monitor and it would do it during a defrag. Im probably going to have to go see the "genius's" as I did see one person say that ultimately was an issue with the logic board.

Help here for Resolving Kernel Panics.

Same issue here... I have done smc and prom resets as suggested by AppleCare... They suggested I do a hardware check on the system using the original disks that come with the system.

For me this has only really started happening in the last few months... And mainly when running games in fullscreen mode.

Same hardware, same symptoms...

I don't why, it's often happening when I'm using 1password, but not only. I didn't find any solution yet.

same here, i have a mbp 6.2 (mid 2010)

screen fades randomly to black and the sound loops. i have to shut down & restart the mbp.

its very frustrating cause its happening really randomly, in adobe programs, while surfing... and everytime i get scared!! in one second you work really concentrated in projects and in the next you sit infront of an black screen!!! i think the geforce 330M GT cause the problem?! anybody know the costs to solve this problem? Unfortunately, the warranty is expired recently...

^^ posted this in https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2707469?answerId=15617336022#15617336022

try this, since i changed to onboard-gfx (integrated) no kernel panic:

The only option you have is to download and install gfxCardStatus and set it on "Integrated Only" so your computer won't use the nVidia card anymore. (posted by JoeBobstah)

my kernel panic looks same like yours (NVRM[0/1:0:0]), so it seems that its definitly a hardware caused problem (Geforce GT 330M + Logic Board). apple have to solve/repair this!! we've paid about 2000€ for this waste ONE YEAR AGO!!

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 191 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 1

Anonymous UUID: 04F45AF1-A6A0-447E-93F7-AC87E15903BD

Thu Jul 14 12:22:10 2011

panic(cpu 2 caller 0x5c188c97): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x7f43d000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)

0x5a6c3888 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x5a6c38bc 0x223ce1 0x0)

0x5a6c38d8 : 0x5c188c97 (0x5c39e22c 0x5c40e840 0x5c3acf88 0x0)

0x5a6c3978 : 0x5c2a35db (0x8065004 0x74c8004 0x100 0x6)

0x5a6c39c8 : 0x5c29a5d4 (0x74c8004 0x100 0x5a6c39f8 0x5c178774)

0x5a6c39f8 : 0x5c9bd965 (0x74c8004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x0)

0x5a6c3b38 : 0x5c2c2258 (0x74c8004 0x7489004 0x0 0x0)

0x5a6c3b78 : 0x5c191e2b (0x74c8004 0x7489004 0x0 0x0)

0x5a6c3c18 : 0x5c18e50a (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0)

0x5a6c3dc8 : 0x5c1903d9 (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702a 0x5a6c3df8)

0x5a6c3e98 : 0x5c124582 (0xc1d00011 0xaa910001 0x20802040 0x5a6c3ee0)

0x5a6c3ef8 : 0x5b83c57d (0x7fe8000 0x5a6c3f4c 0x0 0x7)

0x5a6c3f58 : 0x5b83c71a (0x7cc3c00 0x5b843e54 0x5a6c3f78 0x2a45c9)

0x5a6c3f78 : 0x230235 (0x7cc3c00 0x0 0x0 0x0)

0x5a6c3fc8 : 0x2a179c (0x863ea0 0x0 0x10 0x803d244)

Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):

com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.31)@0x5b839000->0x5b843fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x5bc9d000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x5b345000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x53515000

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.3.6)@0x5c887000->0x5cc9bfff

dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0x5c122000

com.apple.NVDAResman(6.3.6)@0x5c122000->0x5c40ffff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x53515000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2)@0x5b345000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2)@0x5bc9d000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:

10K540

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386

System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 8130398218764

unloaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.2.0 (addr 0x5aad5000, size 0x65536) - last unloaded 120013201381

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0 - last loaded 45973097832

com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.31

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.2.0

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.7

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.0.5f13

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 6.3.6

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.57

com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.0.5f13

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.20

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 6.3.6

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.1d2

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.0.5b8

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBDisplays 289

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.10.6

com.apple.GeForce 6.3.6

com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224 428.42.4

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.7.0a1

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.5.1

com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU 1.5.2d10

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 201.6

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 201.6

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 303.8

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 2.6.1

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.8

com.apple.BootCache 31.1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.2.4

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.7.3

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.2.4

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.6

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.6

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 142.6.0

com.apple.security.sandbox 1

com.apple.security.quarantine 0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.12

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 142.6.0

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 17

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 10

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 14

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 10

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 10

com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 20

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.2

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.4.5f3

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.0.5f13

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.0.3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 2.7.6f6

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.3fc2

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3

com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 41

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.0.5f13

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.0.5f13

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 320.1

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.10

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.7.0a1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.0d5

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 6.3.6

com.apple.NVDAResman 6.3.6

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.2

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.2

com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.5f3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.4.5f3

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.4.5f3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 207.7

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 2.6.7

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.6.8

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.2.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.8

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6.1

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com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 1.2.6

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com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.2.6

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.2.4

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.6

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.2.4

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.6

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

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com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.3

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.6

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.5

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0

System Profile:

Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f15

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB

Memory Module: global_name

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.42.4)

Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1

Serial ATA Device: ST9500420ASG, 465,76 GB

Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898

USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2

USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 6

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 9

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0237, 0xfa120000 / 5

USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 4

USB Device: USB Laser Mouse, 0x046d (Logitech Inc.), 0xc061, 0xfa140000 / 3

USB Device: Hub, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2

USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 5

USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4

USB Device: Hub, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x9136, 0xfd130000 / 3

USB Device: Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x1003, 0xfd133000 / 8

USB Device: Apple Pro Keyboard, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x020c, 0xfd133300 / 12

USB Device: PTK-840, 0x056a (WACOM Co., Ltd.), 0x00ba, 0xfd132000 / 7

USB Device: Hub, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x9137, 0xfd134000 / 6

USB Device: Display Audio, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x2912, 0xfd134100 / 11

USB Device: Apple LED Cinema Display, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x9236, 0xfd134300 / 10

USB Device: Display iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8508, 0xfd134200 / 9

Thanks for the tip, I have just installed gfxCardStatus.

Since it seems to occur more while I'm on battery, I have fixed the status to "Discrete Only". I will try other options if I see this black screen again 😉

Already crashed...

I'm switching to Integrated Only ...

its no perfect solution (seems that you cant use the apple cinema display + integrated gfx, and games will be unplayable i think) but its an alternative... and i think it will protect us to do bad things to our environment...

Thanks fuse_85, I must says goodbye to my nvidia, but at least, I don't have any more crashes.

I think it's not an isolated / random issue. I changed my nvidia card on a recent Imac last year.

If I have the choice, I'll select an ATI next time ... 😟

Exactly same symptom here.

my log is very similar to you:

"

Fri Jul 22 19:24:12 2011

panic(cpu 2 caller 0x9d4c97): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xa75c6000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4

"

My mac is mbp 6,2 (mid2010 mbp 15") and no other H/W is changed except to RAM.

I think this is related with recent update.

FYI, I have installed Lion yesterday, and switched back to dynamic mode (using mainly nvidia since).

The problem seem to have disappeared ...

I used to have at least one crash per day (or 10s if I used 1password right after waking up the mac), and nothing since yesterday.

Maybe it was only a dirty driver.

I think I solve this issue of "NVRM Read Error".

I created an standard account and logged in with the account.

I found with this account it worked fine.

So I thought this issue must have relation with the S/W, not H/W.

And I stopped the gfxCardStatus and ran Safari, Flashes, and Played avi files and no pannic happened.

If the panic with "NVRM read error" occurs, stop any S/W that controls video card such as gfxCardStatus could be the solution

Hi guys, I've found a temporarily solution

You guys try to install gfxCardStatus and choose using integrated card alwas. That will fix it (test). Meanwhile, you won't be enjoying any graphic-heavy tasks.