Q: How do I repair RAM banks?
System,
Mac BookPro i7, 2.66 intel
late 09/early10
Samsung 5ooG SSD
16G RAM
Symptom,
System freeze as audio loops or skipps, followed by 3 beeps then auto shut down
30% of the time it restarts after showing grey multi language screen.
60% of the time I can get things back up by pulling out then reseating RAM
Movement dosen't seem to effect things either way as it fails sometimes just sitting
there, and sometimes after being in transit, there is no one action that initates failure.
Same problem before and after ROM & RAM upgrades.
Troubleshoot,
RAM itself confirmed good. New SSD seems good. OS seems good, while operating
properly all ports & DVD nominal
Suspected problem,
RAM bank faliure, pin connection failure.
Question,
The only thing I haven't tried is reinstalling the OS, Is there any reason to think this is a
OS problem?
Any thoughts anyone??
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)
Posted on Apr 26, 2013 8:07 AM
There have been mixed results with Corsair recently...they were coming on strong with really good memory. Then the Corsair Vengeance series was being used and a few people came on with real problems. So, when you say Corsair you raise questions on here due to the fluid state of the experience people are having.
Macs are so picky about their ram modules, it is hard to separate out where the problems are in that system. As I said earlier, if it were me, and I had the OEM modules those would go in and see if there are problems. And a visit to the genius bar would be very high on the priority list. There is no comparison between their tools and those on the open market.
Posted on Apr 26, 2013 10:01 AM