MAcBook Pro mid 2010 frequent crashes

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nikolajbak Author

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MAcBook Pro mid 2010 frequent crashes

My MacBook Pro crashes randomly with different crash reports.

Yosemite 10.10.3

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro6,2

Processor Name: Intel Core i5

Processor Speed: 2,53 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 2

L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory: 8 GB

Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s

Boot ROM Version: MBP61.0057.B0F

SMC Version (system): 1.58f17

Serial Number (system):

Hardware UUID:

Sudden Motion Sensor:

State: Enabled

Below is the latest report:

*** Panic Report ***

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f85466bdb): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff811e840000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.10.22/src/Appl eMuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff810c113680 : 0xffffff800272bda1

0xffffff810c113700 : 0xffffff7f85466bdb

0xffffff810c1137e0 : 0xffffff7f83480b9f

0xffffff810c1138a0 : 0xffffff7f8354a18e

0xffffff810c1138e0 : 0xffffff7f8354a1fe

0xffffff810c113950 : 0xffffff7f837c9056

0xffffff810c113a80 : 0xffffff7f8356d82d

0xffffff810c113aa0 : 0xffffff7f834875f1

0xffffff810c113b50 : 0xffffff7f834850fc

0xffffff810c113d50 : 0xffffff7f8348619c

0xffffff810c113e30 : 0xffffff7f83432f5e

0xffffff810c113e90 : 0xffffff7f854369d6

0xffffff810c113ee0 : 0x

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 7, 2015 5:40 AM

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Answer 1

Linc Davis

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May 7, 2015 6:49 AM in response to nikolajbak

You have the MacBookPro6,2—the Edsel of Macs. It may have the logic-board defect that was covered by a recall program that has now ended.

Residents of the EU may be entitled to warranty service for up to six years after purchase.

Make 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 that Apple calls "VST" (for "Video Switching Test.") Ask for it. A "Failed" result means that the fault is present.

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.

Sometimes the replacement part is also defective, so be prepared for that possibility. If you decide to pay for a new logic board, test thoroughly during the 90-day warranty period on the repair. Some owners have reported that they went through as many as three replacement boards before getting one that worked.

If you don't want to pay for the repair, you may (or may not) be able to work around the problem by disabling automatic graphics switching. To use the discrete graphics processor, you'll need a third-party utility to switch to it manually.

Often the problems start after an OS upgrade. If the upgrade was recent, and you have backups, then you can revert to a previous OS X version.

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