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vslayer100

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Jul 9, 2007
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Hi !

I'm running 10.6.8 on an older macbook (maybe 2007 version). About two weeks ago it restarted for no reason. One week later this occurred again and since then has become a more and more frequent occurrence.

I can almost guarantee it will re-boot if I do one of the following:
- open to many applications or internet browsers
- plug something into the usb port after it's been on for awhile
- unplug my power adapter (even though battery is at 100%).

I've tried a few things such as holding down OPTION+APPLE+P+R when restarting. I've also reset the SMC. And I removed spotlight function.

Some days the macbook will stay on all day and be fine. Others, I can't even open up an internet browser. Yesterday I worked on it for approx 8 hours in a row, left for 2 hours and when I took it off sleep mode it immediately re-booted on me. I purchased extra RAM years ago so it shouldn't be lack of processing power.

Below is also the most recent CONSOLE report. here: http://pastebin.com/D5udyp8J

My console report is about 50 pages long from the last day so I've only included the most recent stuff.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 
Have you tried PRAM and SMC resets? Have your tried to restore from latest backup or a backup from just before the problem started?

What does the Hardware Overview say in System Report?

Example
Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,3
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.6 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP112.0138.B08
SMC Version (system): 2.19f11
Serial Number (system): C02N2138FD59
Hardware UUID: 91EAFE75-8869-56B6-8240-B5832CD5D9F0
 
I tried them both.. and really don't want to restore from last backup because it was a while ago.

Here is the info:

Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB21.00A5.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.17f0
Serial Number (system): W872636PYA6
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0019E33F3DCA
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
 
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