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    Spotlight flickering

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by moko, Jun 13, 2009.

  1. moko

    moko Notebook Consultant

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    My one month old UMBP has some annoying glitch on the spotlight. Every time I type a letter on the spotlight, the whole spotlight box (including the search results) flickers. It didn't happen with my early mbp before, and I didn't realize until today, so I'm not sure if it happens after I install anything.

    Does anyone else experience similar issue? Can anyone recommend any way to troubleshoot this? I tried reindexing the hard drive, but it doesn't resolve the problem.
     
    moko, Jun 13, 2009
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    moko Notebook Consultant

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    ah, apparently it only happens when running on battery, that's why I don't usually notice that.

    Still, is this normal?
     
    moko, Jun 13, 2009
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    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Yep, it happens here. I'm not sure why though. :eek:
     
    Colton, Jun 15, 2009
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    moko, Jun 16, 2009
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    Spotlight could always be indexing.
     
    AirSinner, Jun 16, 2009
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  6. moko

    moko Notebook Consultant

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    but it doesnt happen when the computer is plugged in, and I also re-index my hard drive last night, and it didn't really help. The guy at macrumor said that apple guy told him it was a faulty videocard.
     
    moko, Jun 16, 2009
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    Anyway, I went to the Apple Store in Toronto today, and, out of 12ish macbook pro (both 13 and 15"), only one that behaves normally (or abnormally in this case :) ), and that's the one with removable batteries and 9C85 display. The genius said that this a known problem with the software and it'll be fixed by the next update..hmmm....
     
    moko, Jun 16, 2009
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