I have seen some troubleshooting steps in support.apple.com, but I thought I'd ask in case someone can help. I seem to remember people posting info from Console, but I'm not sure what info I should post here.
My MacBook Pro has crashed many times over the past month. It seems to happen when a lot of processing is going on. It happens when I have nothing external connected. It happens when different software is running. The easiest way for me to make it happen is to have multiple apps running, especially with some videos. It doesn't seem to matter which software is runing.
In 2012, I installed some 3rd-party RAM (Corsair 2x4GB). Everything has pretty much worked fine until now.
I have already reset the SMC.
Instead of installing OSX on an external drive, booting from that, and trying to make it crash, I'm thinking it might be easier to:
Remove a stick of RAM and try to make it crash. If it does, switch it with the other stick and try to make it crash.
If it still crashes, then I guess I would make an image of my system drive, reinstall OSX and copy the image over (I'm not 100% how to do that exactly - I know how to get all my documents back, but I'm afraid I'd break a connection necessary for some programs [like Pro Tools] to work.)
Any info, suggestions, help would be appreciated.
10.6.8
2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
8GB 1067 MHz DDR3
My MacBook Pro has crashed many times over the past month. It seems to happen when a lot of processing is going on. It happens when I have nothing external connected. It happens when different software is running. The easiest way for me to make it happen is to have multiple apps running, especially with some videos. It doesn't seem to matter which software is runing.
In 2012, I installed some 3rd-party RAM (Corsair 2x4GB). Everything has pretty much worked fine until now.
I have already reset the SMC.
Instead of installing OSX on an external drive, booting from that, and trying to make it crash, I'm thinking it might be easier to:
Remove a stick of RAM and try to make it crash. If it does, switch it with the other stick and try to make it crash.
If it still crashes, then I guess I would make an image of my system drive, reinstall OSX and copy the image over (I'm not 100% how to do that exactly - I know how to get all my documents back, but I'm afraid I'd break a connection necessary for some programs [like Pro Tools] to work.)
Any info, suggestions, help would be appreciated.
10.6.8
2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
8GB 1067 MHz DDR3