

One solution to address similar issues in the past was to use the tool gfxCardStatus to force the use of either the discrete or integrated GPU, but this may not work in some situations. If a program that forces the use of the discrete GPU is already running, gfxCardStatus will not be able to change the GPU. You can try quitting the application, followed by using gfxCardStatus to set the internal graphics card for use, and then relaunch your program to have it load with the internal graphics active. In many cases this approach should have the system continue to use the internal graphics card, though keep in mind that it may not work in all cases. While frustrating, this issue will ultimately only drain battery life on the affected systems, resulting in an hour or two less of expected battery running time it is not an issue that will lead to any data loss or crashes.
#Gfxcardstatus mid 2010 macbook upgrade
2010 macbook pro upgrade kit software upgrade#.Be courteous but persistent and you might be able to convince them to replace your logic board. My best advice is to call Apple and ask to speak with Customer Relations. I had this same problem since back in 2011 and was able to get my logic board (and battery) completely replaced outside of the replacement program's eligibility period-literally two weeks ago.
#Gfxcardstatus mid 2010 macbook Bluetooth
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM 0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f17 System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8) Kernel Extensions in process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_taskĭarwin Kernel Version 14.3.0: Mon Mar 23 11:59: root:xnu-2782.20.48~5/RELEASE_X86_64 So, what can I do to stop this? I think I read somewhere that the dGPU can be disabled, but there is so much information out there that I don't want to try 20 different things before something works. (I missed the recall/repair program by a week because the d*cks at Apple never notified me that such a program existed, and the Apple service rep wouldn't make an exception). It's been getting progressively worse, something several times a day. Over the past several months I've been getting kernel panics due to the graphics card, resulting in my mid-2010 MBP crashing.
