MacBook Pro A1260 with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor

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MacBook Pro A1260 with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor

Hello,

I booted my MBP 2.5Ghz Core 2 Duo this morning and was greeted with a startup chime and then a pink 'chequer board' effect on screen while the apple logo appears faintly in the background. The OS doesn't ever load because the startup sequence seems to freeze shortly after this.

I think this sounds like the infamous NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor failure 😟

If so, am I correct in thinking Apple may still be addressing the failure, free of charge. I think it's supposed to be up to 4 years from date of purchase, but given that this macbook was discontinued in Oct 2008, and it's now sept 2012 ⚠ it would make it very tight, perhaps even exceeding the cutoff, becuase I can't remember the purchase date.

Does anyone know the restrictions to this offer? Do you need the original receipt/invoice? Does the MBP need to be standard, or can it have been upgraded with SSD or 2nd Hard Drive, or anything? Are they even strict on the cutoff date? Anyone have any experience on what to expect? I'm fearing the loss of time and projects while this is being sorted out 😟

Thanks all.

Posted on Sep 22, 2012 1:19 PM

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Answer 1

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Sep 22, 2012 1:30 PM in response to efunc

Just Google, "NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor failure"

and you'll get more than you need.

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Answer 2

iBonck

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Jan 15, 2013 5:56 PM in response to efunc

It's a little late for me to jump into your discussion, I only read it when I posted an issue with the same model.

Well, I hope you got it fixed soon enough in 2012, because as I learned in the past few days after purchasing that model and reading up on the issues, Apple stopped the care for this fault on December 7th or so in 2012.

Seeing that people still get problems due to that graphics card, I should try to return the used one I just bought. I might run well now, but who knows how long.

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