i have a mid-2010 macbook pro 15" - intel -i7 2.66, and I am wondering -- what is the best way to run Apple Hardware test? Holding D on restart does not work, option-D yields an error from apple.com/support, and I do not have a disc. Any suggestions?
thanks
John
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), issues with random restarts
you need the disk to run the AHT on your model mac. Grey Disk 2, Applications and AHT.
you need the disk to run the AHT on your model mac. Grey Disk 2, Applications and AHT.
About the "Apple Hardware Test does not support this machine" message
have you ever find out why is it restarting? I'm having the same issue and I cannot find the disc 😟
When you hold "D" while restarting, it does not pull up a screen that says that it is running the test. It is running the test in the background and then it will prompt you to login to your user and you won't see a screen about the test at all. If you go to your Apple drop-down menu in the top left and select "About This Mac". Then click on "System Report" and under the "Hardware" tab, select "Diagnostic" and it will show you the result of your "Power On Self-Test" that you performed by pressing and holding "D" on start-up.
Thanks for the heads up. I'd had to run diagnostics on my iMac earlier and the 'D' method opened a window to show that diagnostics was running. When I tried the same on my older MacBook Pro, I was puzzled by what appeared to be a non event. Your info is spot on. Thanks again.
Thread starter jclements77 is referring to a more comprehensive set of hardware tests provided by Apple, not the simple, quick Power On Self Test (POST).
Also, some older Macbooks require a firmware update before they can run Apple Hardware Test from their startup drive; however, even this may not work on some Macbooks like the Macbook Pro 15 Inch Mid 2010, as I also discovered:
Computers that can be upgraded to use OS X Internet Recovery - Apple Support
Apple Hardware test on mid-2010 MacBook Pro i7?
