ram failure kernel panic new mbp

[mansanas]

so i got my 3 week old mbp 15 (which i dropped and dented) replaced today due to kernel panic/ram failure/apple store only had 1 memory stick in stock...

my question is, what causes ram failure? i dont want it to happen again, i didnt install any 3rd party ram.

 

[Jason Beck]

so i got my 3 week old mbp 15 (which i dropped and dented) replaced today due to kernel panic/ram failure/apple store only had 1 memory stick in stock...

my question is, what causes ram failure? i dont want it to happen again, i didnt install any 3rd party ram.

Google is your friend but it could be a number of things. Bad design from the get go, a power surge or some power related issue could fry it a bit. Ram just goes bad sometimes.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...rfai=C3jIJsakpTLr4AaX4MbrIia4KAAAAqgQFT9Bt0k4

There.