MacBook Pro shuts down randomly

Question

Within the span of 3 hours my laptop shut down randomly several times with no warning what so ever. It did it at a most inconvient time while working on a school project.Any help would be great! It gives me this error...panic(cpu 3 caller 0x9d4c9b): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0x7ffc8000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)0x551d2188 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x551d21bc 0x223ce1 0x0) 0x551d21d8 : 0x9d4c9b (0xbea28c 0xc5a800 0xbf8e60 0x0) 0x551d2278 : 0xaef608 (0x902c004 0x9362004 0x100 0xcb42b6) 0x551d22c8 : 0xae6601 (0x9362004 0x100 0x551d22f8 0x9c4778) 0x551d22f8 : 0x16d59a6 (0x9362004 0x100 0x438004ee 0x551d2308) 0x551d2438 : 0xb0e2b5 (0x9362004 0x947f004 0x0 0x0) 0x551d2478 : 0x9dde7c (0x9362004 0x947f004 0x0 0x0) 0x551d2518 : 0x9da55b (0x0 0x9 0x0 0x0) 0x551d26c8 : 0x9dc58f (0x0 0x600d600d 0x702b 0x551d26f8) 0x551d2798 : 0xc9feae (0xc1d00040 0xbfef0033 0xbfef0034 0x857c) 0x551d2808 : 0xcaf734 (0x92d5600 0x17272180 0x8 0x2) 0x551d2828 : 0xcd4322 (0x17272180 0xb 0x551d2848 0x38f8) 0x551d2858 : 0xcd4b3d (0x989e000 0x0 0x551d287c 0x0) 0x551d2888 : 0xcb4d79 (0x989e000 0x94d63080 0x0 0x28e) 0x551d28d8 : 0xc76d0c (0x46800000 0x0 0x0 0x3) 0x551d2948 : 0xc7640f (0x46800000 0x0 0x2 0x3) 0x551d2978 : 0xc6c05f (0x46800000 0x0 0x2 0x466a0000) 0x551d2ab8 : 0xca55d8 (0x466a0000 0x1 0x551d2bcc 0x551d2bc8) 0x551d2b68 : 0xc67fe1 (0x466a0000 0x1 0x551d2bcc 0x551d2bc8) 0x551d2be8 : 0x56da06 (0x466a0000 0x0 0x551d2e3c 0x551d2c74) 0x551d2c38 : 0x56e2a5 (0xcf6720 0x466a0000 0x899e988 0x1) 0x551d2c88 : 0x56eb59 (0x466a0000 0x10 0x551d2cd0 0x0) 0x551d2da8 : 0x286638 (0x466a0000 0x10 0x899e988 0x1) 0x551d3e58 : 0x21dbe5 (0x899e960 0x9eb45a0 0x1fd7e8 0x5d43) 0x551d3e98 : 0x210a86 (0x899e900 0x0 0x97e6490 0x994f7a0) 0x551d3ef8 : 0x216f84 (0x899e900 0x0 0x0 0x0) 0x551d3f78 : 0x295c57 (0x91205a8 0x0 0x0 0x0) 0x551d3fc8 : 0x2a256d (0x91205a4 0x1 0x10 0x17352ac0)       Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):         com.apple.GeForce(6.4.0)@0xc5c000-&gt;0xd12fff            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(6.4.0)@0x159f000-&gt;0x19b3fff            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000         com.apple.NVDAResman(6.4.0)@0x96e000-&gt;0xc5bfff            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)@0x928000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.2.1)@0x961000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.2.1)@0x93f000BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServerMac OS version:10K549Kernel version:Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun  7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)System uptime in nanoseconds: 136184355312675unloaded kexts:com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothSCOAudioDriver          2.4.5f3 (addr 0x54c2a000, size 0x28672) - last unloaded 11675274765879loaded kexts:com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm          11.1.2f17com.symantec.kext.ips          3.2f8com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity          1.3.2f5com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothBNEPDriver          2.4.5f3 - last loaded 10802128827076com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.3d0com.apple.filesystems.autofs          2.1.0com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          1.2.0com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.0.5f14com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.0.5f14com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.31com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.57com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.1d2com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          4.7.0a1com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.7com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.20com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver          1.1.6com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          2.10.6com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.5.1com.apple.GeForce          6.4.0com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU          1.5.2d10com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          6.4.0com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          6.4.0com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          201.6com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          2.6.1com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          201.6com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          303.8com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          2.6.8com.apple.BootCache          31.1com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          1.6.4com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.7.3com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          4.2.4com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224          428.42.4com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.0.5b8com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.4.0com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          160.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.1.7com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          4.2.4com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.3.6com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.3.1com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.5com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.7com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.3.6com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.4com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          142.6.0com.apple.security.sandbox          1com.apple.security.quarantine          0com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          2.1.14com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          142.6.0com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.0.5f14com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction          17com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction          10com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction          14com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction          10com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction          10com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction          20com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          4.7.0a1com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.0.5f14com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.0.5f14com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.0.3com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          74.2com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          2.4.5f3com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.3com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.3fc2com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.3com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily          41com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.1com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.0d5com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          6.4.0com.apple.NVDAResman          6.4.0com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.2.1com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.2.1com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.4.5f3com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.4.5f3com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          2.4.5f3com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          2.6.8com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          2.6.7com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          207.7com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          4.2.0com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          4.2.4com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          3.9.0com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          2.6.8com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.6com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.6com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.6.1com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          402.1com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          1.2.6com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          2.6.8com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.2.6com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          4.2.4com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          320.1com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          1.10com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.6com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          4.2.4com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.4.0com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.6.6com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          6com.apple.driver.DiskImages          289com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.6.3com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.3.6com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.6.5com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.3.0

BobRz · Accepted Answer

You may have the mid-2010 problem. There&#x27;s an issue with the graphics module on that machine. There was a program in place to replace the motherboard within 3 years of purchase, but you&#x27;re probably outside of that. Some folks have supposedly gotten theirs changed outside of that period, so you can try.http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088?viewlocale&#x3D;en_US&amp;locale&#x3D;en_USWhat you can do to use it is download gfxcardstatus from http:gfx.io and force the graphics to Intel. That will lessen the panics at the expense of graphics speed.You may be eligible for a depot repair, which is a flat rate of about $310. Ask at the Genius Bar. Take along a printout of your panic.