Macbook Pro Randomly rebooting.

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Hi, my Macbook Pro (mid-late 2010) with Mountain Lion installed started randomly rebooting, and even though I read everything I could, here and on other forums, no solution available works for me. It just reboots randomly, and never stays on for  10minutes. I simply can&#x27;t work anymore and it&#x27;s driving me crazy.Here&#x27;s what the log thing says:Interval Since Last Panic Report:  432768 secPanics Since Last Report:          30Anonymous UUID:                    99423A70-FF5C-0442-80BB-F4E5E35B46EBThu Apr 11 19:54:05 2013panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f8de5fb25): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff81212d8000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address0xffffff80fd8037e0 : 0xffffff800d61d626 0xffffff80fd803850 : 0xffffff7f8de5fb25 0xffffff80fd8038e0 : 0xffffff7f8df594b3 0xffffff80fd803940 : 0xffffff7f8df59527 0xffffff80fd8039b0 : 0xffffff7f8e26e853 0xffffff80fd803af0 : 0xffffff7f8df7f659 0xffffff80fd803b20 : 0xffffff7f8de698da 0xffffff80fd803bd0 : 0xffffff7f8de64fac 0xffffff80fd803dc0 : 0xffffff7f8de669ba 0xffffff80fd803ea0 : 0xffffff7f8ddfa1c4 0xffffff80fd803ef0 : 0xffffff7f8f8ba71f 0xffffff80fd803f40 : 0xffffff7f8f8b98e7 0xffffff80fd803f60 : 0xffffff800d63dcde 0xffffff80fd803fb0 : 0xffffff800d6b26b7       Kernel Extensions in backtrace:         com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f8ddf8 000-&gt;0xffffff7f8e0fafff            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8dd62000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f8dde4000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f8dda1000         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.0)[9F3D09B5-3158-3D9E-BDA3-E71576AAD3B7]@0xffffff7f8 e108000-&gt;0xffffff7f8e42afff            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f8dd f8000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8dd62000         com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.69)[FBC949AC-F94D-39CD-96A0-C6F121EA7546]@0xffffff 7f8f8b8000-&gt;0xffffff7f8f8c7fff            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8dd62000            dependency: com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily(5.2.0d16)[41B414E9-EC1E-3724-A158-14FD4 8712B0C]@0xffffff7f8e824000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f8dde4000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f8dda1000BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_taskMac OS version:12C60Kernel version:Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333Kernel slide:     0x000000000d400000Kernel text base: 0xffffff800d600000System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)System uptime in nanoseconds: 1699585898571last loaded kext at 28986943166: foo.tap          1.0 (addr 0xffffff7f8fa50000, size 36864)last unloaded kext at 159813743210: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          5.2.5 (addr 0xffffff7f8e65a000, size 65536)loaded kexts:foo.tap          1.0foo.tun          1.0com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard          5.7.2tc.tctechnologies.driver.TCNear          8786com.digidesign.iokit.DigiIO          8.0.3f1com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal          9.0f4com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.9f33com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.69com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.1f2com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.1f2com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.2d0com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.2.11com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          8.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          8.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.2.11com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.33com.apple.GeForce          8.0.0com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.2d6com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          235.4com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          235.4com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.1.0com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1com.apple.BootCache          34com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.1com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          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1.0com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.1f2com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc10com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.3com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.9f33com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.1f2com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.1f2com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.2.11com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          8.0.0com.apple.NVDAResman          8.0.0com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.5com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.5com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.2.0d16com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          235.7com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.1com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.0com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.2.5com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.1com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.0com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.1com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          500.15com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.2.5com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.2.1com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.4.0com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.6.1com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.0com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1com.apple.security.sandbox          220com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7com.apple.driver.DiskImages          344com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.6com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.2com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f15Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MBGraphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MBMemory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D5341344758334D314131303636433720Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D5341344758334D314131303636433720AirPort: 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 portsNetwork Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1Serial ATA Device: ST750LX003-1AC154, 750.16 GBSerial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 5USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 7USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 4USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0237, 0xfa120000 / 3USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2USB Device: USB2.0 Hub, 0x05e3  (Genesys Logic, Inc.), 0x0608, 0xfd130000 / 5USB Device: MP210 series, 0x04a9  (Canon Inc.), 0x1721, 0xfd133000 / 9USB Device: USB Keyboard, 0x04d9  (Holtek Semiconductor, Inc.), 0x1503, 0xfd134000 / 8USB Device: USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse, 0x046d  (Logitech Inc.), 0xc043, 0xfd132000 / 7USB Device: eLicenser, 0x0819, 0x0101, 0xfd131000 / 6USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 3Thank you for your suggestions.Cheers,S.

Linc Davis · Answer

You have the MacBookPro6,2, the Edsel of Macs. You might be able to resolve the problem by reinstalling OS X. Try that first, if you haven&#x27;t done so already. Otherwise, you may be covered by this program:MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010): Intermittent black screen or loss of videoMake a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested. The routine hardware diagnostics used by service providers may not detect the fault. There is a specific test for this issue.Print the first page of the panic report, and the support page linked above, and bring them with you.Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.*An SSD doesn&#x27;t need to be zeroed.  You may be able to stop the panics by disabling automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saver preference pane, but that&#x27;s not a solution.Most likely, the logic board will be replaced. Sometimes the replacement is also defective, so be prepared for that possibility.