Mac Pro 3.1 black screen, loud fans

Hi IIIaass,

I did pulled 1 bad raM out the other day, because it was a indicator light on. but this panic report happened the second day i removed it.

there is no indicator light on at the moment... I don't know what to do.

Take a pair of RAM out see what happens. If you get another panic saying a lot of banks were reporting problems then reinstall those two and take another pair out.

Hi Grant,

I have uninstalled memory clean, but it didn't help.

Do you think i should do reinstall OSX?

EtreCheck version: 2.9.12 (265)

Report generated 2016-06-23 23:33:28

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Runtime 1:40

Performance: Excellent

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Problem: Other problem

Hardware Information:ⓘ

Mac Pro (Early 2008)

[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

Mac Pro - model: MacPro3,1

2 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 8-core

26 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1

4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2

4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1

4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2

4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3

1 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4

1 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3

4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4

4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

Wireless: en2: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Video Information:ⓘ

AMD Radeon HD 7950 - VRAM: 3072 MB

HDTV 1920 x 1080 @ 50 Hz

ASUS VS239 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz

System Software:ⓘ

OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 (15F34) - Time since boot: about 4 hours

Disk Information:ⓘ

OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD disk1 : (240.06 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk1s2) / : 239.06 GB (123.36 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB

SAMSUNG HD501LJ disk2 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

BOOTCAMP (disk2s2) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 499.90 GB (387.22 GB free)

ST3320820AS_P disk0 : (320.07 GB) (Rotational)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

MP 320GB (disk0s2) /Volumes/MP 320GB : 319.73 GB (146.80 GB free)

USB Information:ⓘ

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

C-Media INC. USB Sound Device

Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)

Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard

Configuration files:ⓘ

/etc/hosts - Count: 6

Gatekeeper:ⓘ

Mac App Store and identified developers

Kernel Extensions:ⓘ

/Applications/VMware Fusion.app

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmci (7.1.3 - 2015-12-06) [Support]

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.14.1.5 (7.1.3 - 2015-12-06) [Support]

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (7.1.3 - 2015-12-06) [Support]

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (7.1.3 - 2015-12-06) [Support]

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vsockets (7.1.3 - 2015-12-06) [Support]

/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer (1.6 - SDK 10.10 - 2016-06-20) [Support]

[loaded] com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers (1.8 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-06-20) [Support]

/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1 - 2016-06-23) [Support]

System Launch Agents:ⓘ

[not loaded] 9 Apple tasks

[loaded] 150 Apple tasks

[running] 72 Apple tasks

[killed] 7 Apple tasks

7 processes killed due to insufficient RAM

System Launch Daemons:ⓘ

[not loaded] 41 Apple tasks

[loaded] 162 Apple tasks

[running] 79 Apple tasks

[killed] 9 Apple tasks

9 processes killed due to insufficient RAM

Launch Agents:ⓘ

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2014-12-09) [Support]

[failed] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a...plist (2016-06-18) [Support]

[loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (2014-09-21) [Support]

[running] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist (2016-06-18) [Support]

[running] com.bjango.istatmenusnotifications.plist (2016-06-18) [Support]

[running] com.bjango.istatmenusstatus.plist (2016-06-18) [Support]

Launch Daemons:ⓘ

[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (2016-06-18) [Support]

[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (2016-06-18) [Support]

[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-06-14) [Support]

[running] com.aladdin.aksusbd.plist (2008-09-17) [Support]

[running] com.alipay.DispatcherService.plist (2014-11-24) [Support]

[running] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist (2016-06-18) [Support]

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist (2014-07-12) [Support]

User Launch Agents:ⓘ

[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2014-07-13) [Support]

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (2014-07-17) [Support]

[running] com.alipay.refresher.plist (2014-11-24) [Support]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-03-03) [Support]

User Login Items:ⓘ

iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

Other Apps:ⓘ

[running] com.etresoft.EtreCheck.207072

[loaded] com.fiplab.MemoryCleanHelper

[running] com.getdropbox.dropbox.56672

[running] jp.co.canon.cijscannerregister.4192

[loaded] 393 Apple tasks

[running] 183 Apple tasks

[killed] 13 Apple tasks

Internet Plug-ins:ⓘ

AdobeAAMDetect: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 (2014-12-09) [Support]

FlashPlayer-10.6: 22.0.0.192 - SDK 10.9 (2016-06-18) [Support]

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-06-20)

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 15.016.20045 - SDK 10.11 (2016-06-21) [Support]

AdobePDFViewer: 15.016.20045 - SDK 10.11 (2016-06-21) [Support]

Flash Player: 22.0.0.192 - SDK 10.9 (2016-06-18) [Support]

Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-06-20)

User internet Plug-ins:ⓘ

npalicdo: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 (2014-07-17) [Support]

aliedit: 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 (2014-07-17) [Support]

aThunderPlugIn: Unknown - SDK 10.8 (2014-08-05) [Support]

3rd Party Preference Panes:ⓘ

Flash Player (2016-06-14) [Support]

Time Machine:ⓘ

Mobile backups: OFF

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 239.06 GB Disk used: 115.70 GB

Destinations:

2TB USB3.0 [Local]

Total size: 1.50 TB

Total number of backups: 11

Oldest backup: 15/11/2015, 4:50 AM

Last backup: 20/06/2016, 10:12 PM

Size of backup disk: Excellent

Backup size 1.50 TB > (Disk size 239.06 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU:ⓘ

28% WindowServer

5% kernel_task

2% Dock

2% nsurlsessiond

2% AlipayDispatcherService

Top Processes by Memory:ⓘ

1.48 GB kernel_task

985 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(7)

213 MB Dropbox

160 MB Finder

160 MB mdworker(6)

Virtual Memory Information:ⓘ

21.00 GB Free RAM

5.47 GB Used RAM (1.12 GB Cached)

788 MB Swap Used

Diagnostics Information:ⓘ

Jun 23, 2016, 07:01:42 PM Self test - passed

Jun 22, 2016, 10:30:06 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-06-22-223006_[redacted].panic [Details]

Jun 21, 2016, 11:18:46 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Memory Clean_2016-06-21-231846_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

/Applications/Memory Clean.app/Contents/MacOS/Memory Clean

Jun 21, 2016, 09:01:37 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Memory Clean_2016-06-21-210137_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

You appear to still have half of the memory cleaned still installed, and tasks are being cancelled because of lack of memory

Other Apps: ⓘ

[running] com.etresoft.EtreCheck.207072

[loaded] com.fiplab.MemoryCleanHelper

You are also running VMware. If you do not use Windows daily, it might be worthwhile to eliminate VMware as a potential problem by un-installing it for now.

Hi Grant,

I reinstalled the OSX El . The black screen still happening.

Trim Enabled.

Forgot to mention,this black screen issue started after I reconnected the antenna wires according http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20100518121030417

and removed the old BT card from my MB, Which means i used to have 2 x BT card on the MB.

EtreCheck version: 2.9.12 (265)

Report generated 2016-06-25 00:40:14

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Runtime 1:44

Performance: Excellent

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Problem: Other problem

Hardware Information:ⓘ

Mac Pro (Early 2008)

[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

Mac Pro - model: MacPro3,1

2 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 8-core

26 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1

4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2

4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1

4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2

4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3

4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4

4 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3

1 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4

1 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 800 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

Wireless: en2: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Video Information:ⓘ

AMD Radeon HD 7950 - VRAM: 3072 MB

ASUS VS239 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz

System Software:ⓘ

OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 (15F34) - Time since boot: less than an hour

Disk Information:ⓘ

OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD disk0 : (240.06 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 239.06 GB (227.19 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB

SAMSUNG HD501LJ disk2 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

BOOTCAMP (disk2s2) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 499.90 GB (387.22 GB free)

ST3320820AS_P disk1 : (320.07 GB) (Rotational)

EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

MP 320GB (disk1s2) /Volumes/MP 320GB : 319.73 GB (146.41 GB free)

USB Information:ⓘ

Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)

Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard

C-Media INC. USB Sound Device

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

JMicron USB to ATA/ATAPI Bridge 2 TB

EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

2TB USB3.0 (disk3s2) /Volumes/2TB USB3.0 : 2.00 TB (542.21 GB free)

Gatekeeper:ⓘ

Mac App Store and identified developers

System Launch Agents:ⓘ

[not loaded] 6 Apple tasks

[loaded] 165 Apple tasks

[running] 67 Apple tasks

System Launch Daemons:ⓘ

[not loaded] 45 Apple tasks

[loaded] 162 Apple tasks

[running] 83 Apple tasks

Other Apps:ⓘ

[loaded] 399 Apple tasks

[running] 165 Apple tasks

Internet Plug-ins:ⓘ

Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-05-05)

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-05-05)

3rd Party Preference Panes:ⓘ

None

Time Machine:ⓘ

Skip System Files: NO

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 239.06 GB Disk used: 11.87 GB

Destinations:

2TB USB3.0 [Local]

Total size: 2.00 TB

Total number of backups: 13

Oldest backup: 15/11/2015, 4:50 AM

Last backup: 25/06/2016, 12:23 AM

Size of backup disk: Excellent

Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk size 239.06 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU:ⓘ

11% ocspd

5% kernel_task

4% WindowServer

4% nsurlsessiond(2)

2% fontd

Top Processes by Memory:ⓘ

1.35 GB kernel_task

186 MB mdworker(9)

160 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(2)

133 MB mds_stores

80 MB WindowServer

Virtual Memory Information:ⓘ

22.00 GB Free RAM

3.54 GB Used RAM (984 MB Cached)

0 B Swap Used

Diagnostics Information:ⓘ

Jun 25, 2016, 12:37:22 AM Self test - passed

I got another indicator light on after reinstalled the OSX then black screen.

I pulled it out , then the black screen come back couple mins later....

Whats the possibility to have more than 2 bad Rams at the same time....

If they are the same age then it is possible for both to fail.

If they "fail" I the same slots maybe a slot problem

Hi lllaass,

I have pulled all rams out. started with pairs.

the Mac Pro won't start, power light flashing. and the riser board with the dime light on in slot 1. I went through all Rams which i bought from this seller 2 years ago, http://www.ebay.com/itm/32GB-8X4GB-MEMORY-APPLE-MAC-PRO-3-1-WORKSTATION-2008-MA9 70LLA-DDR2-800-PC2-6400-/231061729989?ha…

apparently, I'm just using the old ram 2x1gb, which does start the computer.

Do you think this is the symptom of the faulty rams (8pcs x 4gb )?

Just what RAM did you purchase?

This is what i exactly bought from them 2 years ago, 4gb x8pcs = 32GB.

I bought this 2 yrs ago from the by seller.

picture attached

It looks like they are Micron brand. See if they have a lifetime warranty.

Also they do not says they are Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory. The Mac Pros came with ECC memory but can use non ECC memory but you can't mix ECC and non-ECC memory. Were you mixing them?

Hi lllaass,

I didn't mix them, because i was just testing pair by pair.

Im trying to contact the seller, it is going to cost lot money send it back to the seller from Aus to USA.

I doubt if they think it is memory error, as i can't proof the error by software...

Power light blinking says, "not enough WORKING RAM to start up".

Hi lllaass & Grant,

Thanks for both your helping , i m very appreciated!

It seems all rams failed from eBay. because since i put the old ram back to the mp 4x 1gb, the was no more black screen in last 48 hrs. Im gonna send those rams back to USA seller.

The only thing has caught my attention, the mp is not waking up if i put it into sleeping for several hours. i reckon this is going to be another post...

Again, thank you both!