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'08 Mac Pro crashes with screen problems, wont restart.

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Amblydoper

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My '08 Mac Pro crashed today with odd screen artifacts and black and white flickering, as well as blue dots across the screen. restarted and it would not reboot. I would hear the chime, see the apple logo and the spinning wheel, then the screen would go to white with the blue dots and a few black patches.

I tried resetting the PRAM and the SMC, and neither worked. I am now in safe mode, but the blue dots are all over the screen, plus some thick vertical bars. Unplugging and re-plugging the video cable changed the vertacal bars from a garbled mess to simple gray lines, but the blue dots remain.

I assume this is a video card issue, but I can't google any similar problems. I found something from 2006 about "blue fuzzies" but its not the same problem that I have.

I have OSX 10.8.2 and the 8800GT in this 2.8ghz Quad core '08 Mac Pro. I am not sure where to go from here. Should I try reinstalling OSX? Should I replace the video card?

Here is the crash log I got after booting in Safe Mode.

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 1581991 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: 01BA94DE-941A-37A8-77E9-67020C7558BD

Sun Oct 21 11:45:01 2012
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f91149b25): NVRM[0/2:0:0]: Read Error 0x00003250: CFG 0x092880a2 0x00100406 0x92000000, BAR0 0x92000000 0xffffff81720b2000 0x092880a2, D0, P0/2
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff817079ae90 : 0xffffff8010a1d626
0xffffff817079af00 : 0xffffff7f91149b25
0xffffff817079af90 : 0xffffff7f9150bb6d
0xffffff817079b010 : 0xffffff7f91500970
0xffffff817079b120 : 0xffffff7f9122f14d
0xffffff817079b160 : 0xffffff7f912cac86
0xffffff817079b240 : 0xffffff7f912cc472
0xffffff817079b330 : 0xffffff7f914ff90b
0xffffff817079b3c0 : 0xffffff7f9150c1e1
0xffffff817079b550 : 0xffffff7f9154e344
0xffffff817079b670 : 0xffffff7f91269659
0xffffff817079b6a0 : 0xffffff7f911538da
0xffffff817079b750 : 0xffffff7f9114efac
0xffffff817079b940 : 0xffffff7f911509ba
0xffffff817079ba20 : 0xffffff7f9215fa34
0xffffff817079ba60 : 0xffffff7f92169dde
0xffffff817079baa0 : 0xffffff7f92169aee
0xffffff817079bad0 : 0xffffff7f9219a7a0
0xffffff817079bb10 : 0xffffff7f9215398a
0xffffff817079bb60 : 0xffffff7f9214f14b
0xffffff817079bbb0 : 0xffffff7f9214f0d8
0xffffff817079bbd0 : 0xffffff7f9212040e
0xffffff817079bc00 : 0xffffff7f91097350
0xffffff817079bc40 : 0xffffff7f910972bf
0xffffff817079bc60 : 0xffffff7f9109cfb8
0xffffff817079bcf0 : 0xffffff7f91094e00
0xffffff817079bd20 : 0xffffff7f910e4b67
0xffffff817079bd70 : 0xffffff8010e33dbb
0xffffff817079bdc0 : 0xffffff8010e63ff7
0xffffff817079be30 : 0xffffff8010a97d2f
0xffffff817079be80 : 0xffffff8010a20aed
0xffffff817079beb0 : 0xffffff8010a10448
0xffffff817079bf00 : 0xffffff8010a1961b
0xffffff817079bf70 : 0xffffff8010aa5b16
0xffffff817079bfb0 : 0xffffff8010aced53
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0xffffff7f9108b000->0xffffff7f910c2fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffffff7f91050000
com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f910e2000->0xffffff7f913e4fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffffff7f91050000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xffffff7f910ce000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0xffffff7f9108b000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.0)[9F3D09B5-3158-3D9E-BDA3-E71576AAD3B7]@0xffffff7f913f2000->0xffffff7f91714fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f910e2000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffffff7f91050000
com.apple.GeForce(8.0)[2E56ED9A-D848-3795-9E52-56BABDC9000C]@0xffffff7f9211f000->0xffffff7f921e1fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f910e2000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xffffff7f910ce000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffffff7f91050000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0xffffff7f9108b000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:
12C54

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
Kernel slide: 0x0000000010800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8010a00000
System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 74758261785
last loaded kext at 53692442434: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0 (addr 0xffffff7f9289d000, size 36864)
loaded kexts:
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver 1.2.0
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver 3.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 75.15
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.0.9f33
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 2.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.10
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.33
com.apple.GeForce 8.0.0
com.apple.iokit.CSRBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.0.9f33
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCEDriver 1.1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.2.11
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.CSRHIDTransitionDriver 4.0.9f33
com.apple.driver.PioneerSuperDrive 3.1.0
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.2.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224 600.36.17
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 5.2.5
com.apple.BootCache 34
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet 3.1.1b1
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 5.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 5.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 196.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine 2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 196.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver 235.28
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.6
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.3.1f2
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.9fc10
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0
com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.0.9f33
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 86.0.3
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 8.0.0
com.apple.NVDAResman 8.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.3.1f2
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.2.11
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.5
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.4d2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.2.0d16
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard 165.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 165.5
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.0.9f33
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.0.9f33
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 5.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 5.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 3.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 500.15
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 5.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.8.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 220
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 344
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: MacPro3,1, BootROM MP31.006C.B05, 4 processors, Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 2.8 GHz, 12 GB, SMC 1.25f4
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 800 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035313241373243503844332D5335
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 800 MHz, 0x0198, 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 800 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x48594D5035313241373243503844332D5335
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2, 1 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 800 MHz, 0x0198, 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3, 2 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 800 MHz, 0x02BA, 0x202020202020202020202020202020202020
Memory Module: DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4, 2 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 800 MHz, 0x02BA, 0x202020202020202020202020202020202020
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3, 2 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 800 MHz, 0x02BA, 0x202020202020202020202020202020202020
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4, 2 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 800 MHz, 0x02BA, 0x202020202020202020202020202020202020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x88), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.16)
Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 18 devices, 0 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet 1, Ethernet, en0
PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, sppci_displaycontroller, Slot-1
Serial ATA Device: ST3320820AS_P, 320.07 GB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD10EACS-00D6B1, 1 TB
Serial ATA Device: SAMSUNG HD204UI, 2 TB
Parallel ATA Device: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112D
USB Device: Keyboard Hub, apple_vendor_id, 0x1006, 0xfd300000 / 2
USB Device: USB Receiver, 0x046d (Logitech Inc.), 0xc52b, 0xfd310000 / 4
USB Device: Apple Keyboard, apple_vendor_id, 0x0220, 0xfd320000 / 3
USB Device: PSC 750xi, 0x03f0 (Hewlett Packard), 0x1511, 0x3d200000 / 2
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8206, 0x5d200000 / 2
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, 800mbit_speed
 
The 8800GT is well known as a GPU that dies often...
If you are 100% sure that it is the GPU (which seems pretty obious, but go check), then there are tutorials on how to bake your GPU and it works again (yes, baking in the oven!)
Google will help you there.

Before, try to put in another GPU to test if your GPU is really dying.
 
It's the memory. Pull 1/2 the memory restart, if still a problem put back in and pull other half restart. Still a problem then pull a stick at a time till you find the bad stcick
 
Gomff said:
Dollars to donuts, it's the GPU.
Click to expand...

Yep, this is the culprit. Artifacts and log are enough confirmation.

OP, you need new graphics card or you can try to bake 8800 (google or youtube it).

@kendall: part of log which you have misinterpreted is only list of installed hardware (starting from "Model:"). Most important are here "Kernel extensions in backtrace".

Ultimate proof would be if system boots ok without extensions loaded (aka safe boot).
 
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