"The other thing I suspected is the GPU heat. Several users support the possibility of these issues being heat related.įrom Apple Support discussions user StevanE: "10.5.6 didn't fix my game graphics problem on my MacBook Pro with ATI Radeon X1600." However, many users found that the graphics problems still existed after installing the update.Īnother e-mail from MacFixIt user Mark confirms the issue: It would be great if you could help us raise the exposure of this so maybe apple will tackle it."Īpple's OS X update to 10.5.6 was supposed to fix issues related to graphics on some MacBook Pro models (as described in its update details). People with apple care had their mainboards replaced. Symptoms are very consistent between all reports but apple has not recognized a problem (recall or extended warranty) yet. This seems to be an early degradation issue possibly related to heat. Several people have been complaining about this in apple discussions for some months now. "There are several threads in apple discussions related to display problems (horizontal lines of noise and other artifacts) that have arisen in early Macbook Pro Core Duo 2.0Ghz models which have the ATI x1600 chip. These issues seem primarily affect early MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo machines as described by MacFixIt user Andres Araneo: MacBook Pro users with models that have the ATI Radeon X1600 graphics cards have been reporting issues such as horizontal lines of noise and other display artifacts.
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