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Mac keeps restarting

My Mac keeps restarting at random times and I can't figure out why. I did a full factory reset and upgraded to Mac OS Higher Sierra. I have a 15" MacBook Pro from 2010. I also opened up the device and cleared out some dust.

This is the error code that appears:



MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.13

Posted on Feb 17, 2020 5:24 AM

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Feb 17, 2020 7:46 AM in response to SteveAik

discreet GPU is a known failure, if you can force the GPU to the integrated card only, you may get some more life out of your 2010 model:

gfxCardStatus to solve the MBP kernel panic problem as the issue is better solved on 2010 models with the nVidia GPU by the following: https://github.com/julian-poidevin/MBPMid2010_GPUFix


for more ref: Grant Bennet-Alder

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250228290?answerId=250429718022#250429718022

Mac keeps restarting

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