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Kernel Panic!

I've been having kernel attacks for the past week and have tried various ways of trying to find the root of the problem, without much luck unfortunately. The latest error report is below. If anyone can take a look and see if there are any obvious signs of whats causing the kernel panic, then it would be greatly appreciated.


Interval Since Last Panic Report: 32272 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 9

Anonymous UUID: 26983AA8-639B-4D6F-ADC1-B2DE805A310C



Wed Feb 15 23:13:18 2012

panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff80002c266d): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80002934c8, type 13=general protection, registers:

CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x00000001037a8000, CR3: 0x000000000186f000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660

RAX: 0xffffff8005ce1fe8, RBX: 0xffffff8005cb2f48, RCX: 0xffffff80008bd800, RDX: 0x0000000000000750

RSP: 0xffffff80f1febda0, RBP: 0xffffff80f1febdc0, RSI: 0xffffff8005cb7030, RDI: 0xffffff80008bdf50

R8: 0x0001406600040000, R9: 0xffffff80f1febef8, R10: 0x00000001037d8000, R11: 0x0000000000000212

R12: 0xffffff8005a02e08, R13: 0xffffff801433f9c0, R14: 0x000000000000008b, R15: 0x0000000000000075

RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff80002934c8, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000

CR2: 0x00000001037a8000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x4



Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff80f1feba60 : 0xffffff8000220702

0xffffff80f1febae0 : 0xffffff80002c266d

0xffffff80f1febc80 : 0xffffff80002d7a1d

0xffffff80f1febca0 : 0xffffff80002934c8

0xffffff80f1febdc0 : 0xffffff800026d00a

0xffffff80f1febf40 : 0xffffff80002c1f0b

0xffffff80f1febfb0 : 0xffffff80002d7941



BSD process name corresponding to current thread: blued



Mac OS version:

11D50



Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 11.3.0: Thu Jan 12 18:47:41 PST 2012; root:xnu-1699.24.23~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 7B6546C7-70E8-3ED8-A6C3-C927E4D3D0D6

System model name: iMac11,3 (Mac-F2238BAE)



System uptime in nanoseconds: 9004427492

last loaded kext at 1299112792: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 13 (addr 0xffffff7f81d17000, size 12288)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 312

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.0.1

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.0.3

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache 33

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.8.9

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40 502.60.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.2.0

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.0.8b2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.5.8

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.4.5

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 167.3.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 3.2.30

com.apple.security.quarantine 1.1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 167.3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 13

com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 4.0.3f12

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 4.0.3f12

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.0.3f12

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.4.5

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.5.3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 4.5.8

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 403

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.4.5

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 412.2

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.5.8

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.7

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.0d5

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.5.8

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.5.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox 177.3

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7

com.apple.driver.DiskImages 331.3

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.18

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.4

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.8

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

Model: iMac11,3, BootROM IM112.0057.B01, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.93 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.59f2

Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5750, ATI Radeon HD 5750, PCIe, 1024 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x8F), Atheros 9280: 4.0.61.4-P2P

Bluetooth: Version 4.0.3f12, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0

Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HDS722020ALA330, 2 TB

Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2

USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0xfa111000 / 5

USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa120000 / 3

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2

USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4

USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8502, 0xfd110000 / 3

iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Feb 15, 2012 3:24 PM

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Posted on Feb 15, 2012 4:06 PM

My guess is you have a hardware problem. I don't see any obvious software issues in your KP report. The most common causes of hardware related KP's are RAM which can mean:


Incorrect RAM (did you upgrade yours?)
Failed RAM (yes it can and does fail)

Unseated RAM (remove all and reseat)


You can download and test RAM issues using Rember.


For other hardware related issues run Apple Hardware Test, please read the advice letter VERY carefully. You will need to run AHT in Extended Mode, each pass will take 30-60 minutes. If no failures are found after the first pass you should run it in Extended Mode another 2-3 times, AHT is useful but doesn't always pick up problems so running it multiple times is the only solution. If you get any errors then your next step is an Apple Store or AASP for repair. If the machine is covered by warranty or AppleCare any hardware issue should be covered.


Other useful reading for tracking down KP's are:


About "You need to restart your computer" (kernel panic) messages, How to log a kernel panic, Kernel Panics, & Tutorial: Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics.


Good luck and let us know what you found out.

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Feb 15, 2012 4:06 PM in response to lightspark

My guess is you have a hardware problem. I don't see any obvious software issues in your KP report. The most common causes of hardware related KP's are RAM which can mean:


Incorrect RAM (did you upgrade yours?)
Failed RAM (yes it can and does fail)

Unseated RAM (remove all and reseat)


You can download and test RAM issues using Rember.


For other hardware related issues run Apple Hardware Test, please read the advice letter VERY carefully. You will need to run AHT in Extended Mode, each pass will take 30-60 minutes. If no failures are found after the first pass you should run it in Extended Mode another 2-3 times, AHT is useful but doesn't always pick up problems so running it multiple times is the only solution. If you get any errors then your next step is an Apple Store or AASP for repair. If the machine is covered by warranty or AppleCare any hardware issue should be covered.


Other useful reading for tracking down KP's are:


About "You need to restart your computer" (kernel panic) messages, How to log a kernel panic, Kernel Panics, & Tutorial: Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics.


Good luck and let us know what you found out.

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Feb 15, 2012 5:25 PM in response to rkaufmann87

Many thanks for your advice!


I haven't upgraded my ram, but I guess its a possibility that it has failed. Will defitnely try the Rember software you recommended to test it.


I ran AHT once and it didn't pick up any problems, but I will test it a few more times to see if it finds anything though.


Will report back once I've given everything a go, hopefully it will be something simple to fix.


Thanks again!

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Feb 16, 2012 9:38 AM in response to lightspark

Yes that seems to be a RAM related error. Use Rember to see if it can locate which DIMM is causing the problem and also don't forget to remove and reseat all the RAM. This takes 10 minutes and is incredibly simple to do.


If you want you can do a full RAM upgrade, you can upgrade your system to 16GB by going to www.macsales.com (OWC) or Crucial. A 16GB upgrade will cost in the neighborhood of $90 and should eliminate your KP's because you will be replacing all of your RAM. I suggest these two vendors as their are reliable, have good prices and good support. OWC is my #1 pick because they also specialize in Macs and also provide terrific support including how-to videos for installing RAM.

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Feb 16, 2012 11:22 AM in response to rkaufmann87

I did the remove and reseat ram, quite a lot of dust had gathered up on them actually, so I don't know if that had helped contrbute to the Kernel attacks.


I then ran Rember and after a while it stated that all the tests had passed. So do you think that the RAM is stable enough to rule it out for causing the Kernel attack?


This is getting quie confusing. :/


Thanks for your help though, its very much appreciated.

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Feb 16, 2012 11:43 AM in response to lightspark

lightspark wrote:


I did the remove and reseat ram, quite a lot of dust had gathered up on them actually, so I don't know if that had helped contrbute to the Kernel attacks.


I then ran Rember and after a while it stated that all the tests had passed. So do you think that the RAM is stable enough to rule it out for causing the Kernel attack?


This is getting quie confusing. :/


Thanks for your help though, its very much appreciated.

If there was a lot of dust in the RAM area that could create a problem where a contact was not being made. I hoped you vacuumed out the area to eliminate the dust. It isn't a bad idea to do this 1-2x per year if your work area is dusty. The only way you will know the reseating worked was if the KP's disappear. If you get another then immediately run REMBER to see if it detects anything.


Hopefully the reseat worked, if not the next thing to do is swap out all of your RAM for new DIMM as I suggested earlier.

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Feb 17, 2012 12:01 PM in response to rkaufmann87

Well I thought my problems were over. But the panics have gotten worse if anything. The machine shuts down even when start up is normal. It happens especially if I have Safari and iTunes open together. I phoned Apple and they just made me delete the systems cache and start up items. But it's still happening. Here's the latest report that I'm getting now, hope there's some advice I can get. WIll have to phone Apple back too.


Interval Since Last Panic Report: 46925 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 15

Anonymous UUID: 26983AA8-639B-4D6F-ADC1-B2DE805A310C



Fri Feb 17 19:55:58 2012

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80002c266d): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80003e6020, type 14=page fault, registers:

CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000003000000, CR3: 0x0000000000100000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660

RAX: 0xffffff80008d4ac0, RBX: 0xffffff80008d4ac0, RCX: 0x0000000003000000, RDX: 0xffffff8014090390

RSP: 0xffffff80e98b3f10, RBP: 0xffffff80e98b3f30, RSI: 0x0000000000000002, RDI: 0xffffff8014090390

R8: 0x000000172a866aa0, R9: 0x000000000000000d, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0x0000000000000000

R12: 0xffffff800056f640, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff80008de480, R15: 0xffffff800083a200

RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0xffffff80003e6020, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010

CR2: 0x0000000003000000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Faulting CPU: 0x0



Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff80e98b3bd0 : 0xffffff8000220702

0xffffff80e98b3c50 : 0xffffff80002c266d

0xffffff80e98b3df0 : 0xffffff80002d7a1d

0xffffff80e98b3e10 : 0xffffff80003e6020

0xffffff80e98b3f30 : 0xffffff800056f6ab

0xffffff80e98b3f70 : 0xffffff800023db2c

0xffffff80e98b3fb0 : 0xffffff8000820057



BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task



Mac OS version:

11D50



Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 11.3.0: Thu Jan 12 18:47:41 PST 2012; root:xnu-1699.24.23~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 7B6546C7-70E8-3ED8-A6C3-C927E4D3D0D6

System model name: iMac11,3 (Mac-F2238BAE)



System uptime in nanoseconds: 99497666469

last loaded kext at 33229562833: com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard 152.3 (addr 0xffffff7f81af1000, size 12288)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.%ABluetoothMultitouch 62.6

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.4d0

Dfilesyspems.autkfs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.59

com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2

com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.42

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 122

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.1.7f9

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.9

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.26

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.1.7f9

com.apple.kext.ATIFramebuffer 7.1.8

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.2.2

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 4.7.5d4

com.apple.ATIRadeonX3000 7.1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.0.16

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.5.3

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.1.9

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 312

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.0.1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache 33

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.8.9

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.5.0

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40 502.60.2

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.2.0

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.0.8b2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.5.8

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 4.4.5

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.4

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 167.3.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 3.2.30

com.apple.security.quarantine 1.1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 167.3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard 152.3

com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 152.3

com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver 220.62.1

com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.0.3f12

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 2.1.7f9

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.1.7f9

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 80.0

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.0.3f12

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.5

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.4

com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily 1.0.0d22

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.1.7f9

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.1.7f9

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.6fc6

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3

com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.0.16

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.1d8

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.7.5d4

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.0.16

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.2

com.apple.kext.ATI5000Controller 7.1.8

com.apple.kext.ATISupport 7.1.8

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.2

com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 13

com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 4.0.3f12

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 4.0.3f12

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.0.3f12

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.4.5

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.5.3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 4.5.8

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 403

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.0.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.0.3

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.4.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.5.8

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 412.2

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.7

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.0d5

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.5.8

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.5.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox 177.3

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7

com.apple.driver.DiskImages 331.3

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.18

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.4

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.8

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

Model: iMac11,3, BootROM IM112.0057.B01, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.93 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.59f2

Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5750, ATI Radeon HD 5750, PCIe, 1024 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x8F), Atheros 9280: 4.0.61.4-P2P

Bluetooth: Version 4.0.3f12, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1

Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HDS722020ALA330, 2 TB

Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2

USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa120000 / 4

USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 3

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0xfa111000 / 7

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2

USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8502, 0xfd110000 / 4

USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3

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Feb 17, 2012 1:51 PM in response to lightspark

As I mentioned earIier I would recommend buying some replacement RAM and trying it out. You traced the issue to something to do with your RAM and you reseated and vacuumed the area. The only RAM that is installed is the RAM supplied by Apple so that eliminates incorrect RAM. So the only thing left is Failed RAM which can only be fixed by replacing the RAM.

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Feb 18, 2012 4:26 AM in response to rkaufmann87

Well I phoned Apple and told them the error codes I was getting, and that I would like to be sent some new RAM, but the guy on the other end said I would have to completley wipe my hard drive and reinstall the OSX to eliminate any software problems, only then would they move on to see if its the hardware to blame! I can't even run Rember now to check, because everytime I do it causes a panic. I think I'm just going to buy the RAM myself, it's cheap enough anyway.

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Feb 19, 2012 8:38 AM in response to lightspark

OK, while wiping the HD and re-installing OS X doesn't do any harm chances are it didn't really do anything either other than make you feel better. Let's see how the new RAM affects the machine, I will look forward to your post on that. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that is all it is, if so that would be an inexpensive fix to a nasty problem.

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