Thread: Dashboard widget not splashing and random freezing - GeForce GTX 560M - Sager NP8130

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Sager NP8130 / Clevo P151HM1 () = $2,683.00

Operating System ~Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's +
Fingerprint Reader Integrated Fingerprint Reader
Sound Card Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
Camera Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
Memory Card Reader Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
Optical Drive Bay ~ 6X Blu-Ray Burner/Reader / 8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
Primary Hard Drive ~ 120GB Intel 510 Series Solid State Drive (SSD2 Serial-ATA III)
Ram ~ 16,384MB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS)
Graphics Video Card nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
Thermal Compound - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
Processor -2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2820QM, 2.3-3.4GHz, (32nm, 8MB L3 cache)
Display 15.6" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Anti-Glare Screen w/ 95% NTSC Color Gamut (1920x1080)

I have OSX Lion 10.7.2 installed on a separate partition and Windows 7 installed on the same SSD hard drive.

Things I've noticed: Random freezing, when I add a new widget in Dashboard the widget does not make a splash, USB 3 ports not working, When my screen is frozen I have to hold down the power button to shut down the computer. Now when I try to turn on the computer via the Power Button - Nothing happens. So, I have to manually unplug the power cord, take out the battery, then take out the CMOS battery, wait 10 sec. Reinsert the CMOS battery, put the PC battery back in, and connect power cord, THEN IT BOOTS UP.

Now here is the funny thing, I found out this booting problem only happens when I shutdown with OSX Lion. When I shutdown under Windows 7, I do not have this problem. So whenever I want to shutdown OSX Lion, I don't, but instead restart the PC, booting into Windows, then shutdown in Windows, so that the next time I want to boot my computer, I don't have to take out the CMOS battery.

Also, whenever I boot into OSX Lion I get this error message: Hibernate Image Too Old - ForceWake=y

Anyone know what the solution is?

install kext Elliott Force Legacy RTC x86-x64 here Hazard Leoaprds - Cmos Reset page

download and install with kext wizard

Just downloaded the kext and the kext wizard, now how do I install it? What do I select for the destination?

open kext wizard click installation in top of app. dragthe kext file into the app install to sys/li/ext and chose the correct partition

install

then in wizard click maintanance click all boxes chose corrcet partition execute wait till its done 5 to 10 min


reboot
all set hope it works

dont use sleep

go to system pref(in DOCK)/energy saver un check all slide meters to never do same to battery tab and adapter

I did like you said, but nothing happened. Computer still freezes and widgets don't splash. Do I have to install Cuda drivers or something?

Also, when I go to "About this Mac" it say my laptop is a Mac Pro and that my Graphics is Unknown

Ok, I fixed the error message, its gone now.

I just followed these instructions that I found online:

Message "Hibernate image is too old by xxx, use forcewake=y to override".
Solution from karacho_ak in this topic.

In MacOsX open the Terminal and type:
sudo pmset hibernatemode 0
sudo rm /var/vm/sleepimage

Reboot and have a look. Your above described Message should gone.

install champlist and update chameleon and add boot flags ; GraphicsEnabler=Yes -v -f at the boot screen

and yes install cuda

Which flags do I check in the configuartions menu?

under graphics click GraphicsEnabler and what ever else you think you need or had before then at bottom save to extra folder

I have no clue, anyway I can find out what I need or maybe someone knows based on my specs I posted?

the less flags u need the better get hardware working one at a time
and have fun

busratuo=23 cpus=1 GraphicsEnabler=Yes