Anyone know whats causing this....

looper35uk · looper35uk #1 (**permalink**)

05-10-2010, 04:05 PM

I've got a strange problem that keeps happening on my MacBook screen (see attached pic). If i close the lid and open it again it disappears. It only happens on the desktop. Anyone got any ideas.....

Raz0rEdge · Raz0rEdge #2 (**permalink**)

05-10-2010, 04:17 PM

Does it happen consistently? What version of OS X and are you up to date? How old is the Macbook? If it happens all the time and software is up to date, might be an early indication of graphics failure..which I believe will mean a logic board replacement at some point..

Regards

looper35uk · looper35uk #3 (**permalink**)

05-10-2010, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Raz0rEdge

Does it happen consistently? What version of OS X and are you up to date? How old is the Macbook? If it happens all the time and software is up to date, might be an early indication of graphics failure..which I believe will mean a logic board replacement at some point..

Regards

MacBooks 18 months old (white polycarb one) OS 10.6.3, always keep it upto date, Doesn't happen all the time. The strange thing is it only happens on the desktop, that is if I open any application it doesn't show through.

mrplow · mrplow #4 (**permalink**)

05-11-2010, 11:11 AM

It's an odd alright, doesn't impact the menu bar . . . . .

It's nothing as simple as a corrupt background image is it? Does the same thing happen if you use a different image?

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Member Since: Oct 01, 2007 Location: UK Posts: 5,381 Mac Specs: 27" iMac i7 (2011), iPhone5, iPad3, AppleTV2	05-11-2010, 11:11 AM It's an odd alright, doesn't impact the menu bar . . . . . It's nothing as simple as a corrupt background image is it? Does the same thing happen if you use a different image? External hard disk acquisition addict - but admitting the problem is the first step to a robust backup Please use the reputation system if you think you've been helped - top right of this post
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Raz0rEdge #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 17, 2009 Location: MA Posts: 5,815 Mac Specs: 27" i7 iMac with 16GB RAM and 1TB HDD, iPhone 3G & 4, iPod Nano 16GB, iPod Shuffle, iPad 2 16GB WiFi	05-10-2010, 04:17 PM Does it happen consistently? What version of OS X and are you up to date? How old is the Macbook? If it happens all the time and software is up to date, might be an early indication of graphics failure..which I believe will mean a logic board replacement at some point.. Regards
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