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bit-tech.net - 10/15/2008

Nvidia MCP7a GeForce 9 series mGPU

— bit-tech.net — Nvidia's latest Intel MCP with integrated 9-series graphics has arrived, and we get to grips with its... specs and new features to see if this could be a real G45 or even P45 killer. (more) Nvidia MCP7a GeForce 9 series mGPU

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techreport.com - 10/17/2008

Chip failures: Nvidia responds at last

— techreport.com — After almost two weeks of wrangling with its legal department, Nvidia has finally answered some of our... questions about its GPU and chipset failure problems. First, the company sent us a statement addressing the allegations of AMD's Packaging and ... (more) Chip failures: Nvidia responds at last

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hothardware.com - 10/15/2008

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 and 9400 Motherboard GPUs

— hothardware.com — With all of the recent hoopla surrounding Intel and NVIDIA as of late, today's announcement may come... as a bit of a surprise to many of you. To say that there has been some tension between Intel and NVIDIA lately would certainly be putting it mildly. ... (more) NVIDIA GeForce 9300 and 9400 Motherboard GPUs

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GeForce 9300

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Apple suggests Nvidia is dishonest about GPU failures
TG Daily - Hardware News — ... by Gizmodo. The post’s phrasing is very unusual and puts the blame for the failures as well as their late discovery on Nvidia. There is lots of room for interpretation what Apple tries to say, but the sharp wording at least suggests that Nvidia had no idea which of its GPUs are affected by the packaging problems. On the other end of the spectrum, Apple may also say, in a very careful way, that Nvidia simply lied about the extent of its chip packaging problem. From the Apple website : “In July 2008, Nvidia publicly acknowledged a higher than normal failure rate for some of ...

Newer MBPs may contain faulty NVIDIA chips
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... In a support document posted yesterday, Apple testily admitted that while NVIDIA assured Apple that Mac computers were not affected, an internal investigation revealed three models of MacBook Pro indeed had problems. ...

Defective NVIDIA GPUs present in MacBook Pro
Hardware 2.0 — ... . [image] Here’s the announcement . In July 2008, NVIDIA publicly acknowledged a higher than normal failure rate for some of their graphics processors due to a packaging defect. At that same time, NVIDIA assured Apple that Mac computers with these graphics processors were not affected. However, after an Apple-led investigation, Apple has determined that some MacBook Pro computers with the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor may be affected. If the NVIDIA graphics processor in your MacBook Pro has failed, or fails within two years of the original date of purchase, a ...

Some Apple MacBook Pro Notebooks are Affected by the NVIDIA Faulty GPUs After All
techPowerUp! — ... external display) even though the computer is on, you should immediately go to an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) for evaluation, or you should call your local Apple Contact Center for help. Among the models affected are those that were manufactured between approximately May 2007 and September 2008. They include the following models: MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.4/2.2GHz), MacBook Pro (17-inch, 2.4GHz), and MacBook Pro (Early 2008). Source: Apple

Apple points finger at Nvidia over GPU failures
The Tech Report: News — ... — 3:45 PM on October 10, 2008 The unfortunate saga of Nvidia's mobile GPU and chipset failures just keeps on going. Today, several blogs are pointing to a new article in Apple's support knowledge base article that doesn't paint Nvidia in a very favorable light . Here's what the Mac maker says under the "symptoms" header: In July 2008, NVIDIA publicly acknowledged a higher than normal failure rate for some of their graphics processors due to a packaging defect. At that same time, NVIDIA assured Apple that Mac computers with these graphics processors were not affected. However, ...

Some Apple MacBook Pro laptops have faulty GeForce 8600M GT GPU
DV Hardware — ... If you have a 15" or 17" MacBook Pro with a GeForce 8600M GT and get distorted or scrambled video or no video at all on the computer screen you should check out this page at Apple to see how you can get your laptop fixed. ...

Apple Admits NVIDIA GPU Problems in Some MacBook Pros
Tech-Ex — ... On Friday, Apple posted a tech support article about the problem, and promised that if you have experienced such a failure, "a repair will be done free of charge, even if your MacBook Pro is out of warranty." ...

Apple Nixes Nvidia?
I4U News — ... Remember back when a bunch of Nvidia chips failed in MacBooks due to a really simple packaging error? Well apparently that was the straw that broke the back of the relationship between Apple and Nvidia. ...