MacBook Pro keep freezing

[lphong@mac.com]

Please HELP!!

I bought a MacBook Pro from ebay a few days ago, it runs perfectly on my MacBook's hard drive via firewire.

However, I installed OSX on its local drive on it yesterday, and it has frozen 3 times since then...the screen turns grey and a message board says something like 'your computer need to be restarted. Hold down the power button for a few seconds or press down the restart button.' I have never seen this message on my Macbook or iBook, could some kind person tell me what's going on please?

Regards
Pok

 

[MacBoobsPro]

Please HELP!!

I bought a MacBook Pro from ebay a few days ago, it runs perfectly on my MacBook's hard drive via firewire.

However, I installed OSX on its local drive on it yesterday, and it has frozen 3 times since then...the screen turns grey and a message board says something like 'your computer need to be restarted. Hold down the power button for a few seconds or press down the restart button.' I have never seen this message on my Macbook or iBook, could some kind person tell me what's going on please?

Regards
Pok

That screen is called a 'kernel panic' basically its telling you something major is wrong. Try reinstallng OSX. If it continues to 'panic' you may have a bad HD.

 

[lphong@mac.com]

Thanks very much for reply!
Muh...I have tried to reinstall OSX and that message still comes.

I also tried to change the hard drive as well, however the final 2 screws on the right hand side of the HD is far too hard to unscrew

Do you think they will do that for me of I bring that to a Apple store?

 

[treblah]

Thanks very much for reply!
Muh...I have tried to reinstall OSX and that message still comes.

I also tried to change the hard drive as well, however the final 2 screws on the right hand side of the HD is far too hard to unscrew

Do you think they will do that for me of I bring that to a Apple store?

The only thing they will tell you for sure is that your warranty is void because you opened the case.

 

[MacBoobsPro]

Thanks very much for reply!
Muh...I have tried to reinstall OSX and that message still comes.

I also tried to change the hard drive as well, however the final 2 screws on the right hand side of the HD is far too hard to unscrew

Do you think they will do that for me of I bring that to a Apple store?

I would not mess with the HD taking it out and putting it back will not solve anything but a faulty connection. If the connection was faulty the thing would probably not even start up.

However it does sound like a dud HD.

The only thing they will tell you for sure is that your warranty is void because you opened the case.

If you dont mention you opened it up then you should be fine as long as it is still under warranty.

 

[lphong@mac.com]

Arr. i meant swap the HD with my MB, which is quite easy to be taken out....This annoys so much!!

 

[lphong@mac.com]

sorry, i meant 'annoys me so much'