Mac OS X crashes often when using Preview,Adobe Photoshop,Pixelmator....

Do you have another Apple Certified repair center in the area?

Those NVDAResman hits in the backtrace and the dual GT330Ms are pretty well indicative of the problem.

And, ask them if they can explain why you get KPs on a clean installation if that is not the problem.

Sorry, I think you are being screwed by that store.

Any way you can contact AppleCare, ask for a senior tech, and explain how the Repair center refused to complete the tests and wouldn't fix the Mac.

Don't pay for any AppleCare tech support fee. Reference the article and ask that Apple intervene and get the problem resolved.

Have you tried a clean install of OSX ML i think it will help also check for the corrupt fonts http://funbird.co.uk/tech-articals/mac-tech-articals/microsoft-word-for-mac-cras hing-due-to-font-conflicts/ as per my experience ML is far much better then SL specially in speed and compatiablity with other softwares. I Do suggest you to upgrade

I have been suffering the same issue since upgrading to Lion, Mountain Lion is even more sensitive. I have one definite fix and one maybe fix for this. The definite fix which worked for me was to install the drivers from the Retail_256.01.00f03v7.dmg package. You have to open the install package with show contents then go into the Contents\Packages folder and install the three packages separately there. One major downside, it seems that whilst this cures the NVDARESMAN crash, it also disables some 3D functionality from the card, for example VMWare reports the graphics driver as having no 3D capability, I've also noticed that some toggle buttons on certain apps are not visible.

So, I backed out to Lion default drivers again and thought I would live with the twice daily crashes and see how it goes. I also was wondering if this is heat related so downloaded the excellent iStat Menus app and thought I would see if it's an over heat issue as this logs sensor temperatures, you can also set the fans so I had them slightly higher than normal and kept the temperature down. Worked all day with no crashes and thought maybe I was on to something, I couldn't believe it.

I travel to work by motorbike and today there's a cold snap in London, my MB-Pro was icy cold, I booted up confident that the machine would work all day long and it crashed three times on the trot as soon as the Discrete card was used (plugged into monitor) with the same NVDARESMAN error. Drat I thought, what now, anyway, off to lunch, with iStat still running, came back and ka-bam NVDARESMAN crash. Checked the iStat temperatures and the CPU and GPU temperatures were very low when I logged back in. So I decided to test if I could crash the machine by running the fans full steam at 6000 revs and sure enough when the GPU drops below a certain temperature ka-bam the NVDARESMAN crash occurs!!!! See screenshot

So I've just written a small java program to keep the CPU from idle to see if I can prevent the machine crashing but seems bizarre that you have to run at a certain temperature to function correctly, usually electronics love super-cooling??

Would be interested to hear from Apple if they have any experience of the hardware being too cold to function correctly?

Or maybe it is the amps in the GPU which would make more sense, tries to spin up but not enough power so dies, see associated graph below:

Posting more panic logs won't help. You have no third party extensions, so the only thing left is a hardware problem.

If you've added RAM, try going back to the original RAM, or check it with Rember. Disconnect all external peripherals.

Run the extended hardware tests in the Apple Hardware Tests. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509

If it doesn't find anything wrong, backup, erase the drive and reinstall mountain lion. If it still fails, you have an internal hardware fault.

Please Help..

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 94348 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 7

Anonymous UUID: 9185CD6A-5DD4-1DDA-AC36-CBA89510D41E

Sat Feb 9 09:20:46 2013

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f9456bb25): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80b30e7000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff8090272f80 : 0xffffff8013e1d626

0xffffff8090272ff0 : 0xffffff7f9456bb25

0xffffff8090273080 : 0xffffff7f946654b3

0xffffff80902730e0 : 0xffffff7f94665527

0xffffff8090273150 : 0xffffff7f9497a853

0xffffff8090273290 : 0xffffff7f9468b659

0xffffff80902732c0 : 0xffffff7f945758da

0xffffff8090273370 : 0xffffff7f94570fac

0xffffff8090273560 : 0xffffff7f945721d8

0xffffff8090273630 : 0xffffff7f955ef45e

0xffffff80902736f0 : 0xffffff7f9562000f

0xffffff8090273770 : 0xffffff7f95604b4a

0xffffff80902737d0 : 0xffffff7f95605415

0xffffff8090273820 : 0xffffff7f9560580f

0xffffff80902738c0 : 0xffffff7f95606239

0xffffff8090273900 : 0xffffff7f955c1e81

0xffffff8090273a80 : 0xffffff7f956027fe

0xffffff8090273b40 : 0xffffff7f955c098a

0xffffff8090273ba0 : 0xffffff8014265bc9

0xffffff8090273bc0 : 0xffffff8014267170

0xffffff8090273c20 : 0xffffff8014264b8f

0xffffff8090273d70 : 0xffffff8013e981e1

0xffffff8090273e80 : 0xffffff8013e20aed

0xffffff8090273eb0 : 0xffffff8013e10448

0xffffff8090273f00 : 0xffffff8013e1961b

0xffffff8090273f70 : 0xffffff8013ea5b16

0xffffff8090273fb0 : 0xffffff8013eced53

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f94504 000->0xffffff7f94806fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f94472000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f944f0000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f944ad000

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.0)[9F3D09B5-3158-3D9E-BDA3-E71576AAD3B7]@0xffffff7f9 4814000->0xffffff7f94b36fff

dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f945 04000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f94472000

com.apple.GeForce(8.0)[2E56ED9A-D848-3795-9E52-56BABDC9000C]@0xffffff7f955b4000 ->0xffffff7f95676fff

dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f945 04000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f944f0000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f94472000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f944ad000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:

12C60

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333

Kernel slide: 0x0000000013c00000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8013e00000

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

System uptime in nanoseconds: 2975563120194

last loaded kext at 1113233104975: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 1.8 (addr 0xffffff7f96161000, size 229376)

last unloaded kext at 145251813253: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 5.2.5 (addr 0xffffff7f94dfa000, size 65536)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 75.15

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.69

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 122

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.3.1f2

com.apple.GeForce 8.0.0

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.0.9f33

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.2d0

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.3.1f2

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.2d6

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.10

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 8.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 8.0.0

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.2.11

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.33

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.0.9f33

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.2.11

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 235.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 235.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 320.15

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache 34

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.1

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.2.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 5.2.5

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.6

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 602.15.22

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.2.5b3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 5.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 196.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39

com.apple.security.quarantine 2

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 196.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.0.9f33

com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver 235.28

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.3.1f2

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.9fc10

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.6

com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.0.9f33

com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 8.0.0

com.apple.NVDAResman 8.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.3.1f2

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.3.1f2

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.2.0d16

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 86.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.6

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.0.9f33

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.4d2

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com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.5

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.5

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.5.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 235.7

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 5.2.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 5.2.5

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com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.5.1

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.5.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.5.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 5.2.5

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.2.1

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 500.15

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.2b1

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 5.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.6.1

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.8.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox 220

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7

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com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.6

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.7.2

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f16

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

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

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.22)

Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1

Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100, 1 TB

Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898

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

USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 5

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 4

USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 3

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8

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

USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4

USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 3

It's exacly the same problem.

You are lucky, because Apple is repairing all Mid 2010 MacBooks Pro with a defective NVIDIA graphic card for free. Make a backup of your data and take the Mac to an Apple Store or reseller

Thank You.

I am not in USA I am in South Africa

What must I do here?

Search a reseller. If there aren't any resellers, you can't repair the Mac

Reseller or Apple Store?