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restart issue

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    Bad ram slot? Ram error? Constant restarting... MBP mid-2012 13in

    I've been to the Genius Bar multiple times for this issue and their diagnosis was that something is wrong with my ram and I need a ram upgrade. I dropped new ram into it and the problem was not fixed. History: - MBP would randomly restart - frequency of restarts increased - occasionally the...
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    Any help would be greatly appreciated! 2010 MacBook Pro 17" constant restarting itself

    Hi all, I have a 2010 MacBook Pro 17". I have been having the following issue for the past 2+ years: My MacBook Pro just randomly restarts its self. It's so frustrating and I've tried a few options, but am looking for some advice on what to do to fix this. Is it fixable? Below is a copy of my...
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    Kernel Panic

    Hi there, My Mid 2010 MacBook Pro keeps suffering from what I believe to be kernel panics, every other day my Mac will randomly switch itself off and display a warning saying 'your mac had to be restarted due to problem'. When researching, the diagnosis appears to be kernel panic. I took it to...
  4. J_Mark

    Macbook Pro keeps shutting down at startup

    I have a mid-2012 Macbook Pro, not sure what caused this because I don't think I have auto-updates on and didn't do anything out of the ordinary with my mac recently. I can startup and reach the users screen but when I type in my password the system just shuts down and shows the "you're computer...
  5. J

    Late 2012 m-mini will not complete reboot cycle by itself

    i have a late 2012 mini as my local server. Since purchasing it there has been only one persistent problem. Whenever it needs to go through a restart/reboot cycle it gets stuck and needs to be forced off, by holding down the power button and then restarted. Granted I do not need to do this...
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    macOS Sierra: Restarts My Mac Automatically When i watch video

    Guys, i have a mid 2013 Macbook Air (8GB RAM, 512 SSD, 1.3 Ghz, I-5) and yesterday i did the mistake of upgrading from OSX Yosemite to OsSierra (please note i never upgraded to ElCaptain and skipped it completely). Now whenever i am watching a video [can be flash or any other video on a website...
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    MacBook Pro mid 2012 won't restart or shutdown

    Hi guys, I don't know if I am supposed to post this thread here or under Mac OS X. I have a mid 2012 MBP non retina. It's been like a month that I noticed that it doesn't restart or shutdown and I have to force it to shutdown by pressing the power button. Now that there is the security update...
  8. TheTom9

    Can i Ask Apple for an iMac swap instead of service?

    A little strange question. 4 months ago i bought my dream iMac, the most expensive version they sell on the online store, it had a huge spot where colour was bleeding, by huge i mean a size of 2 apples, i just wanted to have an iMac so i didn't care much about it. Then some of the letters on...
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    Mac Pro with Windows 10 Issues

    Hi All, I have a Mac Pro with no Apple OS installed. It has just Windows 10 installed on a standard HDD. Windows has successfully installed and it boots up fine. It will randomly restart every 10 minutes or so and I'm trying to figure out why. I know that Windows 10 isn't supported when using...