MacBook Pro Freaking out

Update: It was the ATI graphics card and even though the computer was out of apple care ATI knows that some of their cards have this problem and will replace them. So If you have this problem take it to your apple service provider and they can tell you if ATI will replace it for free. Mine is back to normal.

Has anyone seen this happen before? I am wondering if it's over heating or if some other piece of hardware is one it's way out. It just get these little black things all over it and then it freezes up and you have to pull the power and some times take the battery out.. Any thoughts?

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• Pro

[CammonRandle]

Hey hippydogzero. It turned out to be a bad ATI graphics card. My computer was out of apple care but ATI knows there is a problem with this card and so will replace them for free. Take it to your apple store and they can tell you if that is the problem.

[hippydogzero]

A reinstall can temporarily fix it.

As you said, it is the faulty graphics card which requires a logic board replacement. Due to the extended warranty of 3 years as it is a known fault, they will replace it for free providing they can get an error code, Otherwise it would have cost over £700.

[joseph8604]

I never got this, my computer just didn't have video after a restart one day. I have a late 2008 model with nvidia graphics. It was documented by nvidia and apple that there was an abnormal fail rate so i got mine replaced free too. was a 1200$ repair fee :-/

[hippydogzero]

I got this too, 1st happened when macbook was hot.

Was ok after 30 min, now it seems to happen when it's cold??? =[

[ikweetffgeennaam]

i dont know sorry