Hardware test macbook pro mavericks

Question

Does anybody know how to make hardware test on a Macbook pro on Mavericks?

Answer 1

I have a MacBook Pro 8,2 early 2011 running Mavericks. I was unable to get Apple Hardware Test to run with the "d" key held down at boot. This is because there is no Apple Hardware Test on these machines. To run AHT you must have a .diagnostics folder (containing the correct AHT files) here: /System/Library/Core Services/.diagnostics
Here's how I was able to get AHT to work:
1. You don't need to take any action from this page (I wrote it up below) but this is where I started:
http://rivenbyfive.blogspot.com/2012/01/download-and-run-apple-hardware-test.htm l
there's a link on that page to go here to download many of the AHT DMGs:
http://macforum.ro/comunitate/topic/1194-apple-hardware-test/
I downloaded the DMG for the 6,2 (here's the direct link to the DMG if you want). There is no AHT DMG for 8,2, but 6,2 worked fine for me:
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Hardware_Test/022-4597-A.dmg
Open the DMG and you'll see: System/Library/Core Services/.diagnostics
NOTE: If you can't see the .diagnostics (which is a hidden file) - any file with a dot in front of it is invisible in unix, so to see it you'll need to turn hidden files on. Here's a simple "show/hide invisibles" script I've been using forever and it has worked with Lion all the way up to Mavericks. I didn't write this simple script and I don't remember where I got it, but I've posted it up here, or you can find your own:
http://bdpublic.s3.amazonaws.com/ted/view-invisible-files-finder-boolean.zip
open that zip and double click the script inside to show invisible files. (note: I keep this script in my ~/Library/Scripts folder). Now you can see .diagnostics in that Core Services folder in the DMG.
Go to System/Library/Core Services/ on your MBP (again, mine is the MBP 8,2 early 2011). Drag the .diagnostics folder from the Core Services folder in the DMG into the same folder (Core Services) on your mac. AHT is now "installed" in your system.
Reboot the Mac with "option D" held down (worked for me, maybe try just the "d" if that doesn't work) until you see the Apple Hardware Test icon in the center. The test showed my correct hardware, and I was able to successfully test my mac.
I hope this works for you.
last note: If you want to stop seeing invisible files just double click that script again.