I've gotten this message around 5 times since I've installed my new ram about a month ago:
What is the cause?
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I've gotten this message around 5 times since I've installed my new ram about a month ago:
What is the cause?
That's a so-called KERNEL PANIC and the cause might be bad RAM or some software issue, if the software triggers something in the system which causes it to panic. Do you by any chance use the same software when the KP occurs?
Just since you installed the new RAM?
My first MBP 15" i5 I ordered I was getting that message a lot, Tried re installing OS and wiping Hard Drive and also Ran Apple Hardware test and that came back with no errors. Apple replaced it thought as they said if it was a hardware error it would have came up on the Hardware test and if it was a software error it would have been fixed after wiping Hard Drive and re installing OS.
You could try and run the Apple Hardware test and see if that says anything about your RAM.
My first MBP 15" i5 I ordered I was getting that message a lot, Tried re installing OS and wiping Hard Drive and also Ran Apple Hardware test and that came back with no errors. Apple replaced it thought as they said if it was a hardware error it would have came up on the Hardware test and if it was a software error it would have been fixed after wiping Hard Drive and re installing OS.
You could try and run the Apple Hardware test and see if that says anything about your RAM.
It seems like its usually when I'm just surfing in Safari.
Ya, its only happened since I've installed the ram a month ago. The whole year before that with the old ram I never got that message. That's a good idea though, I'll run the test.
same thing happened to me after installing new RAM. Try replacing your new Ram with a better quality brand.
It might also help to look at a log of the kernel panics to get a clue as to what's failing. More likely than not though, it's the new RAM.
VMWare was using 2 cpu cores on my MBP and so when I used an Apple program at the same time, the Restart error would appear. Obviously I didn't realize that VMWare had that setting at the time, but once I changed it to use just 1 core, it corrected my problem. So it's not always memory, it could be a program causing the problem, but I would start at the memory of course.
I run VMWare in the "2 core" setting on my MBP without any problems, its more likely the OP has issues with the new RAM he just installed (just my 2¢)
damn...
been having the same problem, kernel panic with the "you must restart..." black box on my new macbook pro i5. tried to find out what the problem might be, possibly a program, but can't really understand the panic logs. already 3 times since it happened! ran the hardware test, no problems. haven't fresh installed yet, but planning to do it. kinda disappointed as i've waited awhile for this new refresh to happen and get it. otherwise i'm lovin everything else about this mbp.
been having the same problem, kernel panic with the "you must restart..." black box on my new macbook pro i5. tried to find out what the problem might be, possibly a program, but can't really understand the panic logs. already 3 times since it happened! ran the hardware test, no problems. haven't fresh installed yet, but planning to do it. kinda disappointed as i've waited awhile for this new refresh to happen and get it. otherwise i'm lovin everything else about this mbp.