Help with Kernel Panic

[guitarwizard39]

My computer is having constant kernel panics. I have had about 10 in the past 18 hours, and i am starting to freak out about it.

here is the info from the error report

Fri Apr 10 11:01:40 2009
Machine-check capabilities (cpu 0) 0x0000000000000806:
family: 6 model: 15 stepping: 6 microcode: 199
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7400 @ 2.16GHz
6 error-reporting banks
threshold-based error status present
Machine-check status 0x0000000000000004:
machine-check in progress
MCA error-reporting registers:
IA32_MC0_STATUS(0x401): 0x1000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC1_STATUS(0x405): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC2_STATUS(0x409): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC3_STATUS(0x40d): 0x0020000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC4_STATUS(0x411): 0xf200000000060151 valid
MCA error code: 0x0151
Model specific error code: 0x0006
Other information: 0x00000000
Threshold-based status: No tracking
Status bits:
Processor context corrupt
Error enabled
Uncorrected error
Error overflow
IA32_MC5_STATUS(0x415): 0xb20000300c000e0f valid
MCA error code: 0x0e0f
Model specific error code: 0x0c00
Other information: 0x00000030
Threshold-based status: No tracking
Status bits:
Processor context corrupt
Error enabled
Uncorrected error
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A95D2): Machine Check at 0x00cf985e, thread:0x5e9ee40, trapno:0x12, err:0x0, registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0xb04acc58, CR3: 0x0115f000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000010, EBX: 0x000023f5, ECX: 0x00000001, EDX: 0x00d069c0
ESP: 0x4765fc00, EBP: 0x4765fcf8, ESI: 0x001a8ca7, EDI: 0x051bb400
EFL: 0x00000006, EIP: 0x00cf985e

Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x41905fb8 : 0x12b4f3 (0x45b13c 0x41905fec 0x1335e4 0x0)
0x41906008 : 0x1a95d2 (0x4643f8 0xcf985e 0x5e9ee40 0x12)
0x419060e8 : 0x1a11e3 (0x41906100 0x24200472 0x86841a50 0x808634)
0x4765fcf8 : 0x1aadfc (0xffffffff 0x7fffffff 0x0 0x418a6000)
0x4765fd18 : 0x135aa9 (0x418a64bc 0xc373640 0x23f5 0x418a64a8)
0x4765fd68 : 0x1362b1 (0x1 0x5e9ee40 0x50f54a4 0x0)
0x4765fdd8 : 0x136dbd (0x5e9ee5c 0x30 0x4765fe38 0x13978f)
0x4765fe18 : 0x136e61 (0x139438 0x0 0x0 0x1e)
0x4765fe38 : 0x139bbf (0x139438 0x0 0x80 0x2)
0x4765fea8 : 0x139c6b (0x9a64108 0x5eb765c 0x4765fec0 0x1a8fdf)
0x4765fed8 : 0x139cbb (0xd003 0x6f03 0x0 0x19bfcc0)
0x4765ff08 : 0x198153 (0x4765ff44 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x4765ffc8 : 0x1a0977 (0x5deaac0 0x1 0x1a30b5 0x5deaac0)
No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xb0184da8

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: firefox-bin

Mac OS version:
9G55

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.6.0: Mon Nov 24 17:37:00 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.9.59~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: iMac5,1 (Mac-F42786A9)

the part that says BSD process name corresponding to current thread has changed every time. When i have apps open, it will read the name of the apps extension but if i don't run anything it will say "system kernel" or something.

 

[flopticalcube]

Make sure your RAM is seated correctly. Run the Hardware Test off the install disks..

 

[guitarwizard39]

Just had another, sorry to double post

Fri Apr 10 11:36:09 2009
Machine-check capabilities (cpu 1) 0x0000000000000806:
family: 6 model: 15 stepping: 6 microcode: 199
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7400 @ 2.16GHz
6 error-reporting banks
threshold-based error status present
Machine-check status 0x0000000000000005:
restart IP valid
machine-check in progress
MCA error-reporting registers:
IA32_MC0_STATUS(0x401): 0x1000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC1_STATUS(0x405): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC2_STATUS(0x409): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC3_STATUS(0x40d): 0x0020000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC4_STATUS(0x411): 0x0000000000000011 invalid
IA32_MC5_STATUS(0x415): 0xb200001802000e0f valid
MCA error code: 0x0e0f
Model specific error code: 0x0200
Other information: 0x00000018
Threshold-based status: No tracking
Status bits:
Processor context corrupt
Error enabled
Uncorrected error
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A95D2): Machine Check at 0x00cf985e, thread:0x5aba4f0, trapno:0x12, err:0x0, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x0d1a7000, CR3: 0x0115f000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000010, EBX: 0x000001dc, ECX: 0x00000001, EDX: 0x00d069c0
ESP: 0x5314a5e0, EBP: 0x5314a6d8, ESI: 0x001a8ca7, EDI: 0x051bb400
EFL: 0x00000006, EIP: 0x00cf985e

Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x41905fb8 : 0x12b4f3 (0x45b13c 0x41905fec 0x1335e4 0x0)
0x41906008 : 0x1a95d2 (0x4643f8 0xcf985e 0x5aba4f0 0x12)
0x419060e8 : 0x1a11e3 (0x41906100 0x24200472 0x86841a50 0x848634)
0x5314a6d8 : 0x1aadfc (0xffffffff 0x7fffffff 0x4d95e535 0x418a6000)
0x5314a6f8 : 0x135aa9 (0x418a64bc 0x4d95eb73 0x1dc 0x418a64a8)
0x5314a748 : 0x1362b1 (0x1 0x5aba4f0 0x50f54a4 0x0)
0x5314a7b8 : 0x136dbd (0x5aba50c 0x9cf904 0x0 0x0)
0x5314a7f8 : 0x136e61 (0x0 0x0 0x0 0x13)
0x5314a818 : 0x99b1d9 (0x0 0x0 0x64 0x3e8)
0x5314a868 : 0x9858d8 (0x56be000 0x555dc 0x5314a8b8 0x1af514)
0x5314a888 : 0x9bea1a (0x6224000 0x0 0x196561 0xb)
0x5314a938 : 0x9b95e4 (0x6224000 0x0 0x0 0x19eb5b)
0x5314aa88 : 0x988e0e (0x6224000 0x1 0x1 0x1000)
0x5314aaf8 : 0x989135 (0x6224000 0x1 0x1 0x0)
0x5314ab28 : 0x43e3d6 (0x6224000 0x1 0x1 0x5f1d288)
0x5314ab78 : 0x43f381 (0x9ca358 0x6224000 0x5f1d274 0x2)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.ATIRadeonX1000(5.3.6)@0x971000->0x9cffff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.1)@0x915000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.5)@0x636000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.1)@0x8f8000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:
9G55

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.6.0: Mon Nov 24 17:37:00 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.9.59~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: iMac5,1 (Mac-F42786A9)

 

[guitarwizard39]

Make sure your RAM is seated correctly. Run the Hardware Test off the install disks..

i dont have the install disks with me, i am at college and they are home. I did, however, run the check that comes with the apple care program and everything passed.

 

[Consultant]

make apple genius bar appointment at
apple.com/retail