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NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M at the core of my problem???
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<blockquote data-quote="camachof" data-source="post: 1506575" data-attributes="member: 299091"><p><strong>Apple fixed it for free!</strong></p><p></p><p>Sorry for the late reply, but I just got it fixed last month. I had the exact same issue but was outside the U.S. (and there are no Apple Stores where I am), so I tried taking it to an authorised service provider and calling Apple's tech support, but neither could do anything for me. I ended up sending the MacBook Pro to the U.S. with a friend who traveled and took it to an Apple Store. They ran a diagnose and confirmed (the Genius guy seemed to know before hand what it was) it was "a failure with a graphic sensor", which seems to be common in these models, specially when updated to the latest OS versions. They had to replace the logic board (which costs USD$310) but told my friend he didn't have to pay anything. They gave him an "invoice" anyway, but did it totally free of charge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="camachof, post: 1506575, member: 299091"] [b]Apple fixed it for free![/b] Sorry for the late reply, but I just got it fixed last month. I had the exact same issue but was outside the U.S. (and there are no Apple Stores where I am), so I tried taking it to an authorised service provider and calling Apple's tech support, but neither could do anything for me. I ended up sending the MacBook Pro to the U.S. with a friend who traveled and took it to an Apple Store. They ran a diagnose and confirmed (the Genius guy seemed to know before hand what it was) it was "a failure with a graphic sensor", which seems to be common in these models, specially when updated to the latest OS versions. They had to replace the logic board (which costs USD$310) but told my friend he didn't have to pay anything. They gave him an "invoice" anyway, but did it totally free of charge. [/QUOTE]
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