My mbp 15 has been crashing alot lately. I wont be doing anything other then using iphoto or itunes and it puts up a screen telling me to restart the computer. It also crashes while trying to update the software. Has anyone elese had problems with this? What should I do?
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calebjohnston
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aaron.lee2006
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I'm pretty sure that is a kernal panic, try taking a stick of RAM out, if that doesn't work try a clean instal of osx.
When i look at the report when it reboots, it says it is a kernal panic. WHat does that mean? I have not installed any extra ram just the 512 it came from apple with.
indigoflowAS
macrumors 6502
It can be said that a kernel panic is the Mac equivalent to the Windows blue screen of death. Maybe someone is willing to present a more technical definition.😱
About the computer, something is very much wrong w/ it. My roommate had the same issue w/ his, same specs. It would wake up when shut and overheat tremendously. I think a replacement is likely for you.
About the computer, something is very much wrong w/ it. My roommate had the same issue w/ his, same specs. It would wake up when shut and overheat tremendously. I think a replacement is likely for you.
GannonMt21
macrumors newbie
Me too
I just had that happen to my new MBP. I had to send it back the day after I got it. Yesterday. 🙁 Well third MBP should be a charm. Fingers crossed. It is a Kernal Panic. If you turn your airport off it will work fine. I'm pretty sure I got a faullty airport card. I can't be on the internet wirelessly for more than a few minutes surfing the web without the cascading dark screen of horror. 😱 😱 So I'm getting a new one.
I just had that happen to my new MBP. I had to send it back the day after I got it. Yesterday. 🙁 Well third MBP should be a charm. Fingers crossed. It is a Kernal Panic. If you turn your airport off it will work fine. I'm pretty sure I got a faullty airport card. I can't be on the internet wirelessly for more than a few minutes surfing the web without the cascading dark screen of horror. 😱 😱 So I'm getting a new one.
IJ Reilly said:
Reinstalling OS X fixed my kernel panic problem.. my MB was experiencing kernel panics almost everyday, so I formatted the drive and reinstalled OS X.. no crashes ever since.
I absolutey recommend reinstalling, and then check if you're having problems (dont install third party software yet.. run it with the basic stuff for 2-3 days)
IJ Reilly
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Music_Producer said:
Not knowing what was actually wrong, or what you tried to fix it, I can't say whether reinstalling OSX wasn't an overkill approach, though in virtually every case, it is overkill. For instance you might very well have had a problem with your disk directory which could have been repaired quite easily. There are many things to try before rolling out the heavy artillery. I strongly advise against reinstallation before other less disruptive measures are tried.