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Looks like my IGP is Dead

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pandamonia

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Well low and behold my Intel 3000 looks to be dead.

For Some reason Chrome wants to use my Nvidia GPU.

When i close Chrome the intel trys to kick in and then i get a black screen with a small line in the top corner which is multicoloured.

I tried GFX Card status and forced the intel and the same thing happened.

Thankfully i can force the Nvidia and use my MBP.

Looks like its going back.... thankfully i got Applecare.
 
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What computer do you have with an HD 3000 IGP and Nvidia discrete GPU?

Are you running the latest version of Chrome? I remember there was an issue with Chrome always wanting to use the dGPU.
 
theSeb said:
What computer do you have with an HD 3000 IGP and Nvidia discrete GPU?

Are you running the latest version of Chrome? I remember there was an issue with Chrome always wanting to use the dGPU.
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2010 MBP 2.66ghz Dual Core Nvidia 330GT

Chrome has saved me, if i dont have it open then IGP kicks in and the screen goes black

The IGP looks buggered
 
It is great that you could force the alternative. Hopefully it's fixed soon.
 
pandamonia said:
2010 MBP 2.66ghz Dual Core Nvidia 330GT

Chrome has saved me, if i dont have it open then IGP kicks in and the screen goes black

The IGP looks buggered
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Ah. Your reference to the Intel HD IGP in your CPU as an HD 3000 confused me. What happens if you try to force to the IGP when just running the desktop?
 
theSeb said:
Ah. Your reference to the Intel HD IGP in your CPU as an HD 3000 confused me. What happens if you try to force to the IGP when just running the desktop?
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Black screen of Death.

It looks like the OS never boots with the IGP because on a bare desktop i get 2-3 seconds before it goes black.

Lucky i could open Chrome in those seconds and now im forcing the Nvidia.

Looks like a visit to the apple store.
 
Just to clarify, your machine does not have the Intel HD 3000 graphics. It has the Intel HD Graphics.
 
pandamonia said:
No.

It has Intel HD 3000.

Intel HD 4000 is new new IGP.
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Sorry, but you are incorrect.

If your computer has the NVIDIA GeForce GT330M graphics, then it has the Nehalem Intel Core processors, which means it has the Intel HD Graphics.

The Intel HD3000 graphics were introduced with the Sandy Bridge MacBook Pros, which incorporated the new (at that time) Sandy Bridge processors with on-die HD3000 graphics and discrete AMD Radeon graphics on the 15/17-inch models.

The Intel HD4000 graphics were just introduced earlier this month in the Ivy Bridge MacBook Pros, so that is not even relevant. Your MacBook is two generations old- one generation older than you seem to think it is.

There is no need to sigh and not believe us. Please take a screenshot of About this Mac > More Info > Overview, or capture a screenshot of the Graphics/Display tab in System Profiler or System Information.
 
pandamonia said:
I Have an i7.
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As noted in my previous post, the Nehalem i7 processor in your 2010 MacBook has integrated Intel HD Graphics. (the Core 2 Duos had 9600M GT discrete and 9400M integrated graphics)
Only the Sandy Bridge MacBooks (2011) had HD3000 graphics, and those laptops changed over to the AMD Radeon graphics.

Thus, if you have the GT330M, you have the Intel HD Graphics, not the HD3000 or 4000.
 
pandamonia said:
sigh..
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Yes. Sigh. I know it's frustrating dealing with people that don't know what they're talking about yet they insist that they do.

This is your CPU
http://ark.intel.com/products/43560/Intel-Core-i7-620M-Processor-(4M-Cache-2_66-GHz)

Your computer has an Intel HD IGP. Not Intel HD 3000. No matter how many times you say or try to convince yourself, it will still remain an Intel HD IGP.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i7-620M-Notebook-Processor.23043.0.html

A feature of the new Core i7-620M is the integrated graphics card called Intel HD Graphics (GMA HD) and memory controller.
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The Intel HD3000 was introduced in 2011 in the Sandy Bridge CPUs. You do not have a Sandy Bridge CPU.
 
TheMacBookPro said:
As noted in my previous post, the Nehalem i7 processor in your 2010 MacBook has integrated Intel HD Graphics. (the Core 2 Duos had 9600M GT discrete and 9400M integrated graphics)
Only the Sandy Bridge MacBooks (2011) had HD3000 graphics, and those laptops changed over to the AMD Radeon graphics.

Thus, if you have the GT330M, you have the Intel HD Graphics, not the HD3000 or 4000.
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I think your right actually. I have gotten lost in the stupid naming schemes of intel and nvidia over the years.

Either way for some reason its now working????

Sigh....
 
pandamonia said:
I think your right actually. I have gotten lost in the stupid naming schemes of intel and nvidia over the years.

Either way for some reason its now working????

Sigh....
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Did you change anything at all? It's odd for it to not work and then work. It might be on the brink, but that's does not really make sense.
 
You do not have an Intel HD3000, that was introduced in the Early-2011 MacBook Pro. Your Mid-2010 MacBook Pro just has the Intel HD Graphics.

Mid-2010 MacBook Pro:

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M and Intel HD Graphics

Graphics Memory: 256 or 512 MB (GT 330M) GDDR3 and 256 MB (HD Graphics) DDR3 shared with main memory

Early-2011 MacBook Pro:

Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 6490M or 6750M and Intel HD Graphics 3000

Graphics Memory: 256 MB GDDR5 (6490M) 1 GB GDDR5 (6750M) 384 MB (HD Graphics) DDR3 shared with main memory
 
pandamonia said:
I think your right actually. I have gotten lost in the stupid naming schemes of intel and nvidia over the years.

Either way for some reason its now working????

Sigh....
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There's no need to 'think' whether or not I'm right- it's easily confirmed by a quick glance at the Graphics/Display tab in System Profiler/System Information.

Next time, I would suggest that you not tell others that they are wrong when there are so many people saying so, since you could very well have made a mistake, like in this situation.
 
TheMacBookPro said:
There's no need to 'think' whether or not I'm right- it's easily confirmed by a quick glance at the Graphics/Display tab in System Profiler/System Information.

Next time, I would suggest that you not tell others that they are wrong when there are so many people saying so, since you could very well have made a mistake, like in this situation.
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Well usually im not wrong. In fact the reason i had intel 3000 in my head was because the Apple tech on the phone told me that it was an Intel HD 3000.

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theSeb said:
Did you change anything at all? It's odd for it to not work and then work. It might be on the brink, but that's does not really make sense.
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i changed nothing. i just left it on Nvidia for a while and i thought id give it another go.

Now im not getting any black screen.

This MBP is a lemon, i think i have a faulty screen also i have a black line in the top corner 2 pixels thick. its got to go back
 
pandamonia said:
Well usually im not wrong. In fact the reason i had intel 3000 in my head was because the Apple tech on the phone told me that it was an Intel HD 3000.
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Well, that'll teach you to believe anything they say :p

You could ask a random 5 year old to help you and they'd probably give you a better diagnosis than the useless telephone tech support.
 
TheMacBookPro said:
Well, that'll teach you to believe anything they say :p
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Usually i dont. :)

Just a little peeved about this notebook. Now its an intermittent problem its WORSE than when i could just show the apple 'genius'

Now i gota go down there to try and convince them
 
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