macbook pro mid 2010 kernel panic

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Hi i would like to ask how to fix this problem. I get kernel panic few times a day. Here is my dump.Anonymous UUID:                    7AFC2357-6330-959E-FE45-B6D93EDB9D3BTue Jul  2 20:10:23 2013panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f9b6b9f1a): "GPU Panic: [&lt;None&gt;] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff810a94d000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4
"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.5/src/AppleM uxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address0xffffff8109b83710 : 0xffffff801941d6260xffffff8109b83780 : 0xffffff7f9b6b9f1a0xffffff8109b83850 : 0xffffff7f99ca5f1e0xffffff8109b83910 : 0xffffff7f99d7a12d0xffffff8109b83950 : 0xffffff7f99d7a18e0xffffff8109b839c0 : 0xffffff7f9a040ed00xffffff8109b83af0 : 0xffffff7f99da2a750xffffff8109b83b10 : 0xffffff7f99cacd500xffffff8109b83bc0 : 0xffffff7f99caa7d00xffffff8109b83dc0 : 0xffffff7f99cab8450xffffff8109b83ea0 : 0xffffff7f99c470a40xffffff8109b83ef0 : 0xffffff7f9b67d0df0xffffff8109b83f40 : 0xffffff7f9b67c1e70xffffff8109b83f60 : 0xffffff801943e25e0xffffff8109b83fb0 : 0xffffff80194b3137      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:         com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.5)[49FEF732-D7A3-327B-A7AA-6AC5A6E3DCFF]@0 xffffff7f9b6ac000-&gt;0xffffff7f9b6befff            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[1D0BB11E-7D71-34CF-ACC3-57DF01CADA 08]@0xffffff7f9b6a7000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f99972000            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.5)[4A2C8548-7EF1-38A9-8817-E8CB34B8DC A6]@0xffffff7f9b693000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xfffff f7f99b17000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7f99c30000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0 xffffff7f99bed000         com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f99c 44000-&gt;0xffffff7f99ee9fff            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f99972000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7f99c30000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0 xffffff7f99bed000         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1.2)[988EAF3A-3318-3787-8A5A-844830FA1522]@0xffffff7 f99ef5000-&gt;0xffffff7f9a1c9fff            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f99c 44000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f99972000         com.apple.driver.AGPM(100.12.87)[A7004F02-7D39-3398-8BD3-729DCC404E5F]@0xffffff 7f9b67b000-&gt;0xffffff7f9b68afff            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f99972000            dependency: com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily(5.3.0d51)[2C131EAF-F74C-39D1-A702-A499B 39C293C]@0xffffff7f9a5e6000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7f99c30000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0 xffffff7f99bed000BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_taskMac OS version:12E55Kernel version:Darwin Kernel Version 12.4.0: Wed May  1 17:57:12 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.24.15~1/RELEASE_X86_64Kernel UUID: 896CB1E3-AB79-3DF1-B595-549DFFDF3D36Kernel slide:     0x0000000019200000Kernel text base: 0xffffff8019400000System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)System uptime in nanoseconds: 63578349715last loaded kext at 36080139079: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0 (addr 0xffffff7f9b475000, size 36864)loaded kexts:com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.4f2com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.87com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver          1.0.2d2com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver          2.3.7fc4com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.7fc4com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10com.apple.GeForce          8.1.2com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU          4.1.4f2com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.4f2com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          8.1.2com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.7fc4com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup          8.1.2com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.2.5com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          8.1.2com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.3d0com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.4.5com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.4.5com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.3d1com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          237.1com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.1.7com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver          237.1com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          237.1com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver          3.0.1com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1com.apple.BootCache          34com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.5com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.3.1com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.5.5com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.6com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          615.20.17com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.5.2com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.6.1b4com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.5.0com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          5.2.5com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.7com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.7com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.7com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39com.apple.security.quarantine          2.1com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.7fc4com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc11com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.4f2com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          8.1.2com.apple.NVDAResman          8.1.2com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.4com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.1.4f2com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.7fc4com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.7fc4com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.11d0com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.5com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.7com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d0com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.7com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.3.0d51com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.5com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.1com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          237.3com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.5.5com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.5com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.1com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.5com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.5.5com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          530.4com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.3.1com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.6.0com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.7com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.1com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1com.apple.security.sandbox          220.3com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7com.apple.driver.DiskImages          345com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.7com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.3com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0My problem is I had this my laptop in retail reseller to test it for free replacement. Result is there is no problem with my macbook pro. I would like to ask if i can check that i have bad nvidia chip that can cause this kernel panic.Thx for help.

a brody · Answer

You may be able to withthis test.  However, this test, and even some authorized service technicians can&#x27;t always detect an issue.   Also this repair extension program, while expired may yield some helpful clues for the technician.

Linc Davis · Answer

You have the MacBookPro6,2, the Edsel of Macs. It 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.Note that the replacement program only applies within three years of purchase. If you wait beyond that date, Apple may refuse the service.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 part is also defective, so be prepared for that possibility.