My macbook is automatically restarting while opening an application.

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Interval Since Last Panic Report:  8497 secPanics Since Last Report:          1Anonymous UUID:                    18DC38D3-77D2-B310-4FC9-0193E09239F7Mon Dec 23 10:20:15 2013panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff7f92ab7f1a): "GPU Panic: [&lt;None&gt;] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff808cd81000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4
"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.5/src/AppleM uxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address0xffffff808c1e2c50 : 0xffffff8010a1d636 0xffffff808c1e2cc0 : 0xffffff7f92ab7f1a 0xffffff808c1e2d90 : 0xffffff7f911ad26c 0xffffff808c1e2e50 : 0xffffff7f912801f6 0xffffff808c1e2e90 : 0xffffff7f91280254 0xffffff808c1e2f00 : 0xffffff7f91545278 0xffffff808c1e3030 : 0xffffff7f912a8ad1 0xffffff808c1e3050 : 0xffffff7f911b403f 0xffffff808c1e3100 : 0xffffff7f911b1ad6 0xffffff808c1e3300 : 0xffffff7f911b33ff 0xffffff808c1e33d0 : 0xffffff7f92166425 0xffffff808c1e3550 : 0xffffff7f92163350 0xffffff808c1e35d0 : 0xffffff7f92163ee8 0xffffff808c1e3660 : 0xffffff7f92164833 0xffffff808c1e37a0 : 0xffffff7f921653b2 0xffffff808c1e38e0 : 0xffffff7f9219816a 0xffffff808c1e3920 : 0xffffff7f92198f07 0xffffff808c1e3940 : 0xffffff7f92192ce9 0xffffff808c1e3ab0 : 0xffffff7f921935bd 0xffffff808c1e3af0 : 0xffffff7f9218ee76 0xffffff808c1e3b20 : 0xffffff7f92188f15 0xffffff808c1e3b50 : 0xffffff7f92171094 0xffffff808c1e3ba0 : 0xffffff8010e70173 0xffffff808c1e3bc0 : 0xffffff8010e70d4d 0xffffff808c1e3c20 : 0xffffff8010e6e74f 0xffffff808c1e3d70 : 0xffffff8010a98c21 0xffffff808c1e3e80 : 0xffffff8010a20b4d 0xffffff808c1e3eb0 : 0xffffff8010a10448 0xffffff808c1e3f00 : 0xffffff8010a1961b 0xffffff808c1e3f70 : 0xffffff8010aa6546 0xffffff808c1e3fb0 : 0xffffff8010acf473       Kernel Extensions in backtrace:         com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.5)[49FEF732-D7A3-327B-A7AA-6AC5A6E3DCFF]@0 xffffff7f92aaa000-&gt;0xffffff7f92abcfff            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[B5B1F368-132E-3509-9ED5-93270E3ABB DD]@0xffffff7f92aa5000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f910b2000            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.5)[4A2C8548-7EF1-38A9-8817-E8CB34B8DC A6]@0xffffff7f92a91000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xfffff f7f90ff3000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f91138000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f910f5000         com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f911 4c000-&gt;0xffffff7f913eefff            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f910b2000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f91138000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f910f5000         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1.6)[3455BCFE-565A-3FE5-9F0B-855BCB6CC9B3]@0xffffff7 f913fa000-&gt;0xffffff7f916cdfff            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f911 4c000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f910b2000         com.apple.GeForce(8.1.6)[0E3D8776-A5B7-3D82-9BFD-9188170B358D]@0xffffff7f921340 00-&gt;0xffffff7f92201fff            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-3796221C8C91]@0xffffff7f911 4c000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f91138000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f910b2000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f910f5000BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServerMac OS version:12F45Kernel version:Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64Kernel UUID: EA38B02E-2B88-309F-BA68-1DE29F605DD8Kernel slide:     0x0000000010800000Kernel text base: 0xffffff8010a00000System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)System uptime in nanoseconds: 364225442192last loaded kext at 330256987499: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.8.4 (addr 0xffffff7f92d55000, size 229376)last unloaded kext at 318811455399: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs          1.8.1 (addr 0xffffff7f92d47000, size 57344)loaded kexts:com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.8.4com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.7f2com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.13.12com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.4.7fc4com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0com.apple.GeForce          8.1.6com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.12com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.1.7f4com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          8.1.6com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.3com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.4.7fc4com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          8.1.6com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.3d0com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.4.5com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.4.5com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.11d1com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.3d1com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          237.1com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          237.1com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.3.1com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1com.apple.BootCache          34com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.6com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.3.5com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          615.20.17com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          635.4.0com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.6.6com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.6.2b4com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          621.4.6com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.8com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.8com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          214.0.0com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39com.apple.security.quarantine          2.1com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          214.0.0com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.4.7fc4com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.9.2fc7com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.12com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.1.7f2com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          8.1.6com.apple.NVDAResman          8.1.6com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.4com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.1.7f2com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.5com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.7com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d1com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.4.7fc4com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.7com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.4.7fc4com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.4.1d13com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.5d4com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          237.3com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          623.4.0com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.6com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.2com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          621.4.6com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          621.4.0com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.6com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.5com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.6com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          530.5com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          630.4.4com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.5.1com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          635.4.0com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          2.0com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0com.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          1.8com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.8com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f17Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MBGraphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 256 MBMemory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533642465238432D47372020Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333235533643465238432D48392020AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)Bluetooth: Version 4.1.7f2 12718, 3 service, 13 devices, 3 incoming serial portsNetwork Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545032A7E380, 320.07 GBSerial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 5USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 7USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 3USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 3

Linc Davis · Answer

You have the MacBookPro6,2, the Edsel of Macs. It has a defective logic board that may be covered by this recall program:MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010): Intermittent black screen or loss of videoMake a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider, to have the machine tested. The routine hardware diagnostics used by service providers do 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 recall only applies within three years of purchase. After that, Apple may refuse the service. In that case, you may be quoted a price of about $300 (in the U.S.) for a "depot repair," which involves shipping the unit to a central repair facility and takes about two weeks. For that flat fee, anything found wrong with it should be fixed, not just the logic board.The model was discontinued in February 2011, so the replacement program will be ending soon. Some units may have been sold by Apple as refurbished after that date.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.Sometimes the replacement part is also defective, so be prepared for that possibility.   If it&#x27;s too late for your unit to be repaired under the program, and you don&#x27;t want to pay for a new logic board, you may be able to stop the panics by disabling automatic graphics switching.   *An SSD doesn&#x27;t need to be zeroed.