Frequent kernel panics since Mavericks 10.9.2 update

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Hi everyone,for last 2 weeks I&#x27;m bothering how to solve my late 2011 MBP kernel panics issue. My Mac is restarting randomly once, twice, or 5 times a day, no matter what operation I&#x27;m doing at the moment or no metter how high CPU/GPU usage is. I&#x27;m not a tech geek but through some web research and after testing my MBP I managed to conclude that restarting is caused rather by software than by hardware. Anyways I have absolutely no knowledge how to make a good use of kernel reports so here is my kind request – please someone help me find the solution. I&#x27;ve already tried reinstalling some extensions (that could possibly cause the problem) like Tuxera NTFS, Hear (sound booster), but nothing helped.After each reboot I see the message "your computer restarted because of a problem" and after logging to the account I get looking more or less the same crash report:Anonymous UUID:       2C8F42BC-65A6-96B7-CBAD-6EC2A89F6E48Sun Apr 13 19:59:30 2014panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80278dbe2e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8027cb7f9d, type 14&#x3D;page fault, registers:CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff800a04cc74, CR3: 0x000000002a634000, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0RAX: 0x000000001eaa7200, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0xffffff81186bbcc0, RDX: 0x0000000000000072RSP: 0xffffff81186bbd80, RBP: 0xffffff81186bbdb0, RSI: 0x0000000000000e00, RDI: 0x0000000000000000R8:  0xffffff803b44ecb0, R9:  0x000000001eaa7200, R10: 0x0000000000000072, R11: 0x0000000000000200R12: 0x0000000000000072, R13: 0x0000000000000072, R14: 0xffffff803b44a600, R15: 0xffffff81186bbdc0RFL: 0x0000000000010206, RIP: 0xffffff8027cb7f9d, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010Fault CR2: 0xffffff800a04cc74, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address0xffffff81186bba10 : 0xffffff8027822fa9 0xffffff81186bba90 : 0xffffff80278dbe2e 0xffffff81186bbc60 : 0xffffff80278f3326 0xffffff81186bbc80 : 0xffffff8027cb7f9d 0xffffff81186bbdb0 : 0xffffff7fa8ee7ec9 0xffffff81186bbe70 : 0xffffff7fa8ee8478 0xffffff81186bbed0 : 0xffffff7fa848db0d 0xffffff81186bbf00 : 0xffffff7fa848b84a 0xffffff81186bbf20 : 0xffffff802784a23a 0xffffff81186bbfb0 : 0xffffff80278d6ff7       Kernel Extensions in backtrace:         com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver(660.4)[3838C4F6-C8E3-32A3-B42E-14CE8048A506]@0xf fffff7fa848a000-&gt;0xffffff7fa8492fff            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(2.0.0)[5D59740C-447F-37DA-B881-6F470878CF56]@0xffff ff7fa8405000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(675.4.0)[5C861553-BC5A-3979-A6B4-58C57879DD40]@0xff ffff7fa832f000         com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch(240.9)[151AB291-24E7-31B0-B910-35677E382668 ]@0xffffff7fa8ee4000-&gt;0xffffff7fa8ef6fff            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(675.4.0)[5C861553-BC5A-3979-A6B4-58C57879DD40]@0xff ffff7fa832f000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(2.0.0)[5D59740C-447F-37DA-B881-6F470878CF56]@0xffff ff7fa8405000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver(660.4.0)[3838C4F6-C8E3-32A3-B42E-14CE8048A506]@0 xffffff7fa848a000BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_taskMac OS version:13C64Kernel version:Darwin Kernel Version 13.1.0: Thu Jan 16 19:40:37 PST 2014; root:xnu-2422.90.20~2/RELEASE_X86_64Kernel UUID: 9FEA8EDC-B629-3ED2-A1A3-6521A1885953Kernel slide:     0x0000000027600000Kernel text base: 0xffffff8027800000System model name: MacBookPro8,2 (Mac-94245A3940C91C80)System uptime in nanoseconds: 6136834307185last 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ControllerUSB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)USB Device: HubUSB Device: IR ReceiverThunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 22.1

stedman1 · Accepted Answer

Have you tried running the computer with the original RAM to see if the problem still exists?

czarnykot · Answer

Not yet... I&#x27;ll try. I&#x27;ve just found similar discussion with almost identical kernel panics on iMac&#x27;s community and read information that changing RAM helped. Strange because I used to use my Kingston HyperX 1600MHz modules flawlessly for 2,5 years (even though 1600MHz frequency isn&#x27;t officially supported by late 2011 MBP). I&#x27;ve tried resetting NVRAM/PRAM at some point of my investigation and it didn&#x27;t help.I&#x27;ll put the original ones for some time and see what happens. If it helps, what&#x27;s wrong with my Kingston RAM? Should I ask for warranty replacement or it&#x27;s not their issue?

stedman1 · Answer

As you&#x27;ve stated, the RAM isn&#x27;t the correct spec for your model. The RAM itself may be perfectly fine. Mavericks uses RAM differently than previous versions of OS X, and may introduce issues that weren&#x27;t evident previously.

czarnykot · Answer

OK, now I&#x27;ve got it. I&#x27;ve just put original RAM modules inside and I&#x27;ll give it a try. If there&#x27;ll be no kernel panic for next 2-3 days you&#x27;re deffinitely right.So then the only solution for me to achieve higher RAM capacity then original 2x2GB will be buying some 2x4GB or 2x8GB 1333MHz modules? Or are there some tricky limitations I should know about before making the right decission?

stedman1 · Answer

I don&#x27;t believe there are any methods to trick the system into using the higher speed RAM. I&#x27;m basing my suggestions on the posts I&#x27;ve seen here on the forum with the same issue. Please post back with results of your testing, and maybe in the meantime other users that have the same model computer as you can comment if they have similar results.