Macbook pro error frozen screen

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Last night, my macbook pro (3,1) screen went zebra stripes and froze for about 2 seconds, then this screen popped up. I used the power button to restart, and the computer rebooted then this screen popped up again about 5 seconds later. Now when i restart, it goes directly to this screen. The pinwheel freezes on every occassion, and nothing else is functional.

Anybody ever see this? In 12 years of using macs I've never seen this before. I'm thinking it's fried

What you're seeing a known as a "Kernel Panic" (or KP, for short). It happens when the operating system itself has crashed. It can happen for any number of reasons, but in many cases, is as the result of a hardware failure of some sort.

The first thing you should do is run the Apple Hardware Test as described here:

Intel-based Macs: Using Apple Hardware Test

And report back on the findings.

Thanks for the response cwa!

Here's what I got, I did both the extended check and the basic check. Basic check stated a video problem.


Shot at 2012-01-17


Shot at 2012-01-17

Any ideas?
Thanks in advance

MacBook Pro: Distorted video or no video issues

I may have found the solution....wow I bought this macbook in January 2008. I'm literally days in or out of the 4 year warranty. Need to get my butt to the Genius bar asap.

Edit: Photo's of test results showing Video controller error screen in moderation

Yep - definitely want to get that checked right away.

And the warranty with Applecare is three years alas.

harryb2448 said:

And the warranty with Applecare is three years alas.

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There's a special extension for that defect. Assuming he's within the time-period, he should be good.