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Prior to failing to boot the laptop the screen would begin flashing and lock-up. I would reboot and every thing was find for a while. Then while working my screen started flashing again and the machine again locked up. Now when I turn on the machine it chimes, the apple logo appears and the hard drive spins. However after about 30 seconds of trying to boot the screen darkens a little and a message appears: “You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button for several seconds or press the restart button.” When I tried to reboot the above mentioned message appeared and reappeared with every attempt to boot. I have built four PC’s. This is my first Mac. Should I play a dirge march and have an open casket funeral or is it salvageable? Thank you for your help!
You know it only takes one phone call to check on the Nvidia issue. It only takes a total of four days from when that call is made to get the machine shipped, fixed and back in your hands with a new logic board. Frankly, if your machine turns up working fine and the logic board has been replaced, and you get a bill for a board, I’d call Apple and ask if any warranty service has been performed on it before paying more than say $50. I mean it takes me 15 to diagnose this problem for sure and usually less than 5. I fear someone may be trying to take advantage of you. I could be wrong and the techs could be unfamiliar with the Nvidia issue. Is it a Apple repair place or a PC guy that also does Apples?
Hi, this (or very similar) thing happened to my 3 years old A1226 last week. Guys at repair shop diagnosed motherboard failure near NVidia controller and replaced the board. It happened to be a sort of warranty case so I had to pay for diagnostics but not for a new motherboard. BR, Villem
