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Macbook Pro 2011 15" 16GB RAM Kernel Panics (Help)
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You could post a recent kernel panic report, they are found via Applications / Utilities / Console or you can go to Macintosh HD / Library / Logs / panic.log.
About "You need to restart your computer" (kernel panic) messages
Resolving Kernel Panics
Mac OS X: How to log a kernel panic
You could also remove the RAM and see, if that gets rid of the panics.
About "You need to restart your computer" (kernel panic) messages
Resolving Kernel Panics
Mac OS X: How to log a kernel panic
You could also remove the RAM and see, if that gets rid of the panics.
I had them when I first installed my 8GB of Ram as well, but they went away after a month or so without me doing anything. I know it sounds strange but is it possible the machine will adapt to the 16 gb RAM the same way it did with the 8 gigs?
Sorry to bring you bad news but I'm sure it is bad ram. I have done two upgrades for friends in the past two weeks and I had the exact same situation.
I did not remove the modules but I did boot Hiren's BootCD and ran memtest+ on both machines. After a few hours on the first one the memory started to test bad. The other was a bit quicker.
The owners each RMA'd the ram for new. We put the replacements in and they ran without a problem. Both memtest+ for 24 hours as well as just using the machines. No errors detected by memtest+ and the KPs went away.
I hope this helps!
-P
Only one more thing here. When I upgraded mynimac to 16GB, I found that it requires a lot mother effort than you migh think to properly seat the new modules. I too had kernel panics, and I removed the new ram and reseated it until I heard a loud click. Problem solved.
If that fails to correct the issue then bad RAM is very likely the culprit.