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christine - IT’S FIXED!!!

Note to self: next time, start Twittering Genius Bar efficiency from Day 1.

I don’t know. Always backup your stuff. Mine’s a 2007, and my NIVIAD card and logic board were both replaced.

“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 repair will be done free of charge, even if your MacBook Pro is out of warranty.”

In all fairness to the Pentagon City Genius Bar, I was offered a sincere apology for it taking so ridiculously long. Apparently, they have “staffing issues” and one Genius who has “personal issues.”

More info on this issue here, if you have a MBP and want to follow up:

http://www.pjentrepreneur.com/2008/12/28/macbook-pro-blank-screen-problem-logic-board-failure/

christine - Good point, Ray. I updated this post with a link to the screeching rodent post.