As we reported earlier, many MacBook Pro owners suffering from dead NVidia GPU were desperately waiting for an official program to cover such issues known to be linked to defective NVidia GPU. One of our readers, Flavio, let us know that Apple released an official statement as a TechNotes: note
MacBook Pro: Distorted video or no video issues
Dernière modification: 09 October, 2008
Article: TS2377
Symptoms
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 process