My MacBook Pro Early 2008 freezes up with Kernel Panic, i restarting by pressing the power button for about 8 to 10 seconds, but nothing happen and still getting kernel panic 9c2028 10.5.2 Darwin 9.2.1 Anybody please help me get out this panic.

I am writting to ask for help with my old version MacBook Pro early 2008 with Kernel Panic 9C2028 10.5.2 Darwin 9.2.1. My MacBook Pro freezes up with a panic and have to shut it down by pressing and holding the power button. When I restard the comp it keep showing the same Kernel Panic. Will any body outthere heppe me get out this freezes up panic kernel Darwin 9.2.1.
Thanks You

Looks like a RAM failure or maybe another hardware failure.
Can you take out the battery and with the charger connected start up? Same failure?
Have you tried the SMC reset and PRAM reset? do both twice.

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I'm typing this message right now on the same computer, but on windows 7, bootcamp.
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No other replies than the standard ones? This cannot be an uncommon problem I'm facing.
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