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  • MacBook Pro - A1226 - Another NVIDIA Issue? Jul 8 @ 1:14 AM

    Hi,

    I have a MacBook Pro model A1226 - 2.4GHz Mid-2007

    While working away in the office, the screen went pink and green at the upper right corner and the text and other graphics displayed became distorted and pixelated. It did not respond to mouse (trackpad) or keyboard commands (frozen).

    I powered it down, restarted and got the grey screen of death (kernel panic box, "You Need To Restart...") when it attempted to boot. I had just freshly installed Leopard less than a week ago so I don't think (hope) it's OS X related.

    I then reset the SMC, zapped the PRAM, tried to boot from a Leopard install disc both internally and externally with a firewire DVD drive and in every case got the grey screen of death.

    While doing all of this the screen seemed normal again. No pixel were missing and not pink and green with distortion reappeared. It's just that now, the computer won't boot no matter what I try.

    Do you think it's the dreaded NVIDIA graphics card failures I've read about?

    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377?viewl...

    I've contacted Apple via the "Connect with an Apple Expert" page and have yet to hear from them. I have a case number at least.

    Any and all advise is greatly appreciated.

    Regards,

    Mike

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  • Re: MacBook Core Duo Water Damage Jul 5 @ 10:53 AM

    First, I'm sorry to hear about your accident with the water glass. I hope you're able to get your MacBook going again.

    Since the computer was on and initially shut down on its own when the water entered, it is likely that water reached areas which caused sufficient damage to end up with the current result - not able boot.

    Without disassembling your MacBook and inspecting where the water (or traces of it) went inside, it's hard to say whether a new logic board, DC board, or other replacement components would bring it back to life.

    Have you been backing up all the data from your MacBook to an external drive regularly? If not, and you need current information from your MacBook's internal HD, you still might be able to extract it as long as the water did not reach the internal hard drive as well.

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