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After new HD,RAM Apple apps random crashing

Hi, out there,

If any one has been following my sorry tale, here is the next installment. MacBook Pro 17"2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo new 4 GB RAM from Crucial, new HD installed by Apple including Leopard plus updates, new motherboard in last 1 1/2 years, software: iWork, Adobe Creative Suite CS3, most home files copied manually (documents and YES quite a few fonts) am experiencing random crashing esp Safari, Mail and iTunes - sometimes when I am not even near the computer.

Any ideas? (I am kind of tired of troubleshooting - old HD passed all tests, had to manually back up as Time Machine would not work, eliminated at least a dozen or more corrupt InDesign files - but lay it on me!)

Annexit

MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Core Duo 17 "-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.5.8), MacBook Pro 15" intel 10.4.11, iMac G3, iPod nano, Canon S60

Posted on Oct 31, 2011 9:17 AM

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BDAqua

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Posted on Oct 31, 2011 10:27 AM

Hmmm,

Boot off your *original* Install Disk while holding down the *d key*, (not c key), then run the extended Apple Hardware Test. Some disks require you to use the Option key at bootup to select AHT. Some models have a separate AHT CD.

Also, open Console in Utilities & look for the crash logs & system log.

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annexit Author

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Nov 4, 2011 1:06 PM in response to BDAqua

That is awesome - I AM really surprised - but delighted as that just goes to show that education per se is not the be all and end all. And the idea that native intelligence is what is needed, not just schooling, is inspiring - makes me want to understand more and believe that maybe I can. I am curious about what field you ARE in and how you find the time to rack up 69,260 points - the mind boggles.

Thanks again for your help.

Annexit

BDAqua

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Nov 4, 2011 2:09 PM in response to annexit

For the last forty years I've had a Tropical Fish store, as to how I have time... biz is terribly slow.

annexit Author

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Nov 7, 2011 5:51 AM in response to BDAqua

I guess like any specialty retail there is a lot of down time - it is really great that you are able to dive into all this stuff (that was not an attempt at a weak water pun) - now BDAqua makes sense - I seem to remember that you had that name before the Aqua interface or whatever that was.

Glad for all our sakes you are doing this -

until next time . . .

After new HD,RAM Apple apps random crashing