The nvidia GeForce 8600M GT program ended last December I'm afraid. Could also be the ram, you could find someone with a similar model and swap ram for a while to see if that helps.
Regards San -- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 [email protected] On 2 Sep 2013, at 15:26, Paul Russell <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like the nVidia GPU problem that plagued a lot of MacBooks and MacBook > Pros around 2009/2010 - make an appointment at the Genius Bar and get it > checked over - you may well be eligible for a free motherboard replacement. > > Paul > > On 2 Sep 2013, at 11:35, weejayuk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi >> I have a 17 inch Mid 2009 MBP, and a few times a day (around four) it >> freezes, such that screen is locked and the keyboard does not respond, and I >> have to use the power button to restart it. It seems to be linked to when >> the power is connected/disconnected, but the effect is not immediate. Does >> anyone have any idea what is cause this and how I may fix it/get it fixed. I >> use it for work everyday, so it is getting a bit painful. >> Thanks in advance, >> Will >> >> Model Name: MacBook Pro >> Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,2 >> Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo >> Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz >> Number of Processors: 1 >> Total Number of Cores: 2 >> L2 Cache: 6 MB >> Memory: 8 GB >> Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz >> Boot ROM Version: MBP52.008E.B05 >> SMC Version (system): 1.42f4 >> >> >> System Version: OS X 10.8.4 (12E55) >> Kernel Version: Darwin 12.4.0 >> Boot Volume: Macintosh HD > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
