I have a mid-2009 MacBookPro, now running 10.8.5. I can't seem to run Apple Hardware Test, using the instructions at http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1388.
So, is there any way I can use these tests?
Eleanor
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
Thanks, but this is the article I used (different URL but same text) and it doesn't tell me what to do when the instructions don't work (no icon, nothing as described, just normal open).
Eleanor
Try the following:
How to run AHT w/o the system discs
1) SHUT DOWN the computer (Don't RESTART... shut it down)
2) Hold down the OPTION + D keys
3) Press the Power Button (make sure to hold down the OPTION + D keys first)
4) Continue to hold down the OPTION + D keys until the system enters AHT mode
5) Let the app verify the hardware setup before initiating the test.
6) There are two testing modes. To select the "Extended Test" activate the check box below the Test button.
7) Press Test button to begin test
Above solution provided by an ASC member “wayoverbored”
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7027974
Sorry, this didn't work for me — same as just D, it simply started up normally, but more slowly. Eleanor
What problems are you having that require running the test?
See the whole long story at Re: macbookpro safari quits unexpectedly
Well-meaning people keep suggesting the hardware test, but I'm not sure there's really a reason.
Thanks,
Eleanor
I don't have Applications Install Disc 2 - can I run Apple Hardware? Computer was shipped with 10.6, now is 10.8
