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Q: OS-X el capitan system constant reboots

Hi All,

 

    I have having some serious issue after I updated with the latest update of el capitan (2 days ago).

 

   My System is extremely unstable, constantly reboots and over heats even with one single tab of safari application. Any one having any solution will be highly appreciated.. I have exams this week and all my assignments and note is in that machine. I am cursing why did I do that update at all right now. Is there any way to fall back from that buggy updates to older version using time machine etc . It was well working and system was stable before this. Apple screwed BIG TIME for me.

 

  Its is 2011 late 15' pro with 16 gigs ram and quad core 2.2 . I was using gfxcard to stop switching to discrete graphics card as that was known to create some reboots but now it I touch that graphics card switch. System goes into reboots, if I use 2 applications, system goes to reboots and over heats all the time.

 

  Any help is highly appreciated.

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2), System Unstable Reboots Constant

Posted on Dec 15, 2015 6:22 PM

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  • by sterling r,

    sterling r sterling r Dec 17, 2015 6:31 AM in response to hprem
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    Dec 17, 2015 6:31 AM in response to hprem

    Hi there hprem,

     

    It sounds like your computer is constantly rebooting on its own when you only have a application or two open after a recent update. I would start by performing a safe boot which will delete some system level caches and perform a disk verification and repair if needed.

     

    Starting up in safe mode

    Follow these steps to start up into safe mode.

    1. Start or restart your Mac. 
    2. Immediately after you hear the startup sound, press and hold the Shift key.
    3. Release the Shift key when you see the Apple logo appear on the screen.

    After the Apple logo appears, it might take longer than usual to reach the login screen or your desktop. This is because your Mac performs a directory check of your startup disk as part of safe mode.

    To leave safe mode, restart your computer without pressing any keys during startup.


    Try safe mode if your Mac doesn‘t finish starting up

    Once you log into your account in safe mode the process has been completed so test out the computer in safe mode. If it works fine there then restart and test out the OS as you normally would.

     

    If the issue persists I would next reset the SMC on your computer and test it out again:

     

    Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac

     

    If after all that the issue still is not resolved, I would use the section titled "Isolate hardware or software as the cause of the issue" from the following article:

     

    OS X: When your computer spontaneously restarts or displays "Your computer restarted because of a problem."

     

    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities, please do let us know how that goes!