Hardware check

Since upgrading to Lion my 2009 iMac has been going crazy. Glitchy graphics, random freezes, etc. I want to run hardware checks on it to make sure everything is ok but the only way i know to do this is to put my original install DVD in and boot up, etc. The problem i (might) have is that i'm on Lion, and my install DVD is Leopard. What i'm asking is.. will this cause any issues, or is everything fine seeing that i won't be using the disk to login to my OS?

Thanks! I tried searching the support section of Apple's site but it's a bit cluttered. I'll post results later.

Damn. All it tests is RAM. I think it's my video card going bad. Anyway to test that?

walterwhite said:

you can also stop into an apple store (genius bar appt) and they can hook it up to their test server... rather quick and they can answer questions as well.

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I love the idea. The only bad thing is the closest Apple store is 2 hours away. Do authorized repair places have anything to test with? Closest one of those is an hour away.

Good point. I might have to call and check. Actually, i think i just need to check the other, longer test option before i test. I'll report back tomorrow. Hopefully it's just Lion screwing up my system. It's 50/50 considering the Lion upgrade is when it started.

2+ hours of testing and it found no hardware issues. That's good, i suppose, but it leaves me even more clueless as to what my problem is. I freeze up, randomly, probably five times or more a day now. I'd be fine with that, say it's the Lion/video freeze issue and wait for an update but that's the problem.. i'm rarely watching video when it does it. It's watching a video, switching desktops, clicking an app, etc. Just random stuff. I very, very rarely got this on Leopard or Snow Leopard. It's driving me crazy.

Not sure if this will help or not, as to figuring out my issue. Anyone?


Interval Since Last Panic Report: 67624 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: 00F2AE8F-739F-4290-AFE9-46EE48A1195E

Tue Jul 26 17:49:01 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f8093d2bf): NVRM[0/2:0:0]: Read Error 0x0061002c: CFG 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80f2efd000 0x096a80a1, D0, P3/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80f1a83c80 : 0xffffff8000220702
0xffffff80f1a83d00 : 0xffffff7f8093d2bf
0xffffff80f1a83d90 : 0xffffff7f80a2d3fc
0xffffff80f1a83de0 : 0xffffff7f80c2e534
0xffffff80f1a83e00 : 0xffffff7f809f603b
0xffffff80f1a83e20 : 0xffffff7f80a9e376
0xffffff80f1a83e90 : 0xffffff7f8092a18e
0xffffff80f1a83f40 : 0xffffff7f808e423d
0xffffff80f1a83f70 : 0xffffff800023db2c
0xffffff80f1a83fb0 : 0xffffff8000820057
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.4)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808dd000->0xffffff7f80bb3fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.5)[95ABB490-3AB5-3D5E-9C21-67089A9AE6A1]@0xffffff7f8085a000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3)[E99C8907-946D-3F1A-A261-4C0F2D5D0451]@0xffffff7f808cb000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3)[897EB322-FD55-36D7-A68E-9E9C34A74A84]@0xffffff7f80893000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.0.4)[2E84958C-1EEC-316B-9F7A-68C368F83476]@0xffffff7f80bb4000->0xffffff7f80ed5fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.0.4)[7E65ECA2-D3A1-35F8-B845-C975FB531E7E]@0xffffff7f808dd000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
11C26

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 11.2.0: Tue Jul 19 17:39:08 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1699.24.3~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: B1CE2184-08D5-3003-B1E3-87F953217345
System model name: iMac9,1 (Mac-F2218FC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 38149254854132
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Model: iMac9,1, BootROM IM91.008D.B08, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.93 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.37f3
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, PCIe, 256 MB
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AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.100.98.75.8)
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Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
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Can anyone read anything into this report?