Q: Anyone else experiencing random restarts since updating to OS X 10.11.6?
Hi,
Ever since updating to OS X 10.11.6 I've been experiencing random restarts. I have not been able to pin the blame on any application or any piece of hardware. Safari is almost always running, since I usually start it when I login, but I'm not always working in it when the MacBook Pro 17" restarts.
The machine in question is a MacBook Pro 17" late 2011 model. I have an Akitio Thunder2 Duo RAID 1 drive connected to the MBP's Thunderbolt port, an Akitio Thunder2 Dock connected to the Thunder2 Duo, an Apple 27" Thunderbolt Display connected to the Thunder2 Dock's other Thunderbolt 2 port, and a LaCie 2big Quadra (RAID 1) connected to one of the Thunder2 Dock's eSATA ports.
In February 2016 the MBP was repaired under the so-called MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues. One qualifying video issue is random restarts, although my MBP experienced issues that were visible on the MBP's display and on the connected Apple 24" LED Cinema Display as well as random restarts, whereas up to now I see no video problems.
Is anybody else experiencing such random restarts? Does anybody have any idea what might be causing them?
Thanks
OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), 16 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD
Posted on Aug 26, 2016 4:25 PM