Thanks guys. I don't have any peripherals connected. I'll have a fiddle with the RAM and boot in diagnostic mode.
Unfortunately it is out of warranty :-( Andrew On 10/08/2010, at 12:16 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: > > And you could try booting up off the Installation DVD in diagnostic mode. > Hold down D as the DVD starts up. I've never had this test find anything, > but maybe that was because I didn't have hardware problems! > > > Rob > > On 10/08/10 11:45 AM, Andrew McColl wrote: >> >> Yep. >> >> If you're seeing Kernal Panics when you try and boot off DVD and after >> you've reinstalled the Operating System then its fairly likely that its >> Hardware. Might be faulty RAM or possibly a failing Logic Board. If its >> still under warranty fire it in to an Authorised Apple Hardware Tech and >> they can diagnose it for you pretty quickly. >> >> If you want to play with this more yourself you could try reseating the RAM >> or removing one stick and seeing if the problem goes away. If it doesn't >> replace and try removing the other. >> >> Good luck. >> >> Andrew >> >> Quoting "Andrew Schox" <and...@perthfootankle.com.au>: >> >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I have an Intel Mac mini which suddenly started having kernel panics (even >>> when trying to boot from a DVD). I managed to erase the hard disk, >>> reinstall the OS, and download all the software updates. All was fine for >>> almost two days, but now I am back to the kernel panics again. >>> >>> Does this sound like a hardware problem? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Andrew >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Andrew McColl >> ski...@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> >> > > -- > Associate Professor Rob Phillips > Educational Development Unit > Room 4.42 Level 4 Library North Wing, Murdoch University > r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Phone: +61 8 9360 6054 Mobile: 0416 065 054 > Fellow, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
