MacBook Pro: light blue screen while closing programs

Firmware Update 2.3 didn't fix it for me. Provided feedback to Apple 3 times. I don't know if they are doing anything about it. This problem has been viewed over 1700 times. If you are having the problem and want it fixed, please provide feed back directly to Apple. With the number of recent problems Apple's having, I'm starting to wonder if Apple has hired to many former Microsoft employees. When you spend more when you buy a computer, you expect more! 15" Macbook Pro Early 2011 OS 10.6.8.

Same as you early 2011 15" MBP (newly bought refurb), 10.6.8, all software updates. Have had the problem when quitting apps, and just had it signing on. Closing the lid til it goes to sleep and then opening the lid gets the video back, but this is totally unacceptable. I'll be calling Apple for sure :-(

WOW... your right. Its been viewed over 2000 right now. Apple better get it fixed soon or there'll be a couple of angry customers, including me.

Was anyone's blue screen problem actually fixed by the 2.3 firmware update?

I have a 15 inch MacBook pro that I bought this past April. I've also been experiencing this issue over the past few weeks. I get the blue screen sometimes when exiting an application. It isn't a specific app. It's happened with Firefox, Photo Booth, iTunes etc. I'm so annoyed that I spent $1800 on computer and get a blue death screen when I close an app.

You can temporarily correct the problem by turning off graphic card switching under apple, system preferences, energy, uncheck the box, until Apple hopefully fixes the problem. I don't know if Lion users are having the problem. I think it may only be a Snow Leopard problem. I'd switch to Lion but to many of my applications won't work under Lion and Lion users seem to have a lot more problems.

Very happy to find that there is temporary fix to this problem as was definitely beginning to annoy.

Like others I'm running Snow Leopard on a 2011 Macbook pro.

I'm also not inclined to switch to Lion: I'm more interested in having a robust secure system than a more glitchy newer system anyday.

2.3 Firmware update didn't resolve this issue. I think the problem started with the 2.2 firmware update. I have turned off graphic card switching as a temporary fix like others have suggested. So far no more blue screens when exiting apps, but I want Apple to release a fix ASAP.

I agree that Firmware update 2.2 most likely caused the blue screen problem. It's no longer there and has been incorporated in update 2.3. Apple appears more concerned with fixing problems in Lion than those in Snow Leopard 10.6.8. I don't think Lion users are having the problem.

I'm joining you guys.

MacBook Pro 17", early 2011.

Blue screen is awefull. Reminds me the old PCs.

It happens when I'm opening videos.

Everything is updated.

dam...i just got it again. Will the new SMC Firmware Update do anything to help by any chance?

Hopefully everyone experiencing this is calling Apple, posting here may make you feel better but I doubt if it will get us a fix. If it is happening to you, please call Apple. thanx

I did some research and I think you should be able to press command+escape to launch front row, after quiting it the screen should apparently be normal again. This should be quicker than forcing sleep.

Correction...it is normal until the mac switches back to integrated graphics card. Download an application called gfxCardStatus and you can see every time your graphics card is changed. If you want you can leave the integrated graphics card in use and you will save battery life, if you want to leave the discrete graphics card it wastes more energy but some processes need it.

The reason why the blue screen comes when closing specific applications is because some automatically switch the graphics card to the discrete one (such as firefox or chrome, you can figure this out with the gfxCardStatus) and when they are quit the blue screen comes up because the system has switched to integrated.

Only the video, audio still works. So I believe that switching back to the Integrated Graphics Card sometimes results in a blue screen.

You can test this out by installing the application, setting it to "Dynamic Switching" (this just automatically ticks the box in system preferences) and open and close an application which automatically sets graphics card to discrete, such as photobooth. You will see a pattern in the menu bar in which it switches to "i" (integrated graphics card) when quiting and "d" (discrete) when opening. One time when you expect the "i" to show a blue screen comes up.

Apple has apparently issued a fix for Snow Leopard users, check software updates under your Apple Menu. Please report back if this fixes the issue for you