My Mac keeps shutting down for no reason

We have no way of see your Mac so you are going to have to tell us
exactly what model of MacBook Pro you have
disk space
amount of RAM
what operating system are you running
any error message you might be seeing
Allan

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They've checked the Hard disk at the shop and everything was all right.

Nathan Macbeth wrote:
... any tips?
Increase your RAM to at least 8 GB... if you can.
You can use this Link to check which RAM is suitable for your Mac...
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/
It is Important to get the Correct and Matching RAM
That site also has videos on how to Install RAM should you need it...
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This is what Apple has to say.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10798
More Info Here...
ds store > Why is my computer slow?
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No errors, no new software, the computer sits on a cooling fan and it hasn't run out of memory!
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you should send your device to a nokia care point for inspection
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I am tired of Maverick shutting down for no reason. It even does it in Safe Mode. I've tried all the tricks of removing preferences, extension and still it keep shutting down with it's kernel panic screen. I'm the one that's paniced. I can't work in any program, such as Final Cut or Safari for too long as it will shut down. I'm thinking I need to reformat. Great. My least favorite option. But, I need to get all my files off, deauthorize software and hoping that I can get my mail and other contact back.
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Lastly:
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro8,2
Processor Name:          Intel Core i7
Processor Speed:          2.5 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          8 MB
Memory:          16 GB
Boot ROM Version:          MBP81.0047.B27
SMC Version (system):          1.69f4
Serial Number (system):          C02HJ2DVDV7P
Hardware UUID:          245EB5DE-6395-50FF-80F0-37C23291CDAE
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:          Enabled
Anonymous UUID:       D39D2DB0-F295-781C-7F15-8878225545B1
Wed Dec 18 11:51:32 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff800f0dc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800f0a3af0, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000010b756000, CR3: 0x00000001acc90092, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
RAX: 0xffffff800f6d0320, RBX: 0x0000000000000032, RCX: 0x0000000000000032, RDX: 0x001b61b100400000
RSP: 0xffffff81e08abd30, RBP: 0xffffff81e08abd50, RSI: 0xffffff801a4106a8, RDI: 0xffffff800f6d0640
R8: 0xffffff801a33ce70, R9: 0xffffff801a378ca8, R10: 0xd000c8b0a4f08627, R11: 0x0000000000000206
R12: 0xffffff8015b0f210, R13: 0xffffff8031a50760, R14: 0x000000000000014d, R15: 0xffffff801a378ca8
RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff800f0a3af0, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000
Fault CR2: 0x000000010b756000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81d05e7c50 : 0xffffff800f022f69
0xffffff81d05e7cd0 : 0xffffff800f0dc19e
0xffffff81d05e7ea0 : 0xffffff800f0f3606
0xffffff81d05e7ec0 : 0xffffff800f0a3af0
0xffffff81e08abd50 : 0xffffff800f078289
0xffffff81e08abf20 : 0xffffff800f0dc5dc
0xffffff81e08abfb0 : 0xffffff800f0f350b
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: assistantd
Mac OS version:
13B42
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
Kernel slide:     0x000000000ee00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800f000000
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System uptime in nanoseconds: 217351646812
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I perform a lot of hard reset
There is no such thing as a "hard reset".
If basic troubleshooting from the User's Guide fails to resolve the issue, then take the device to Apple for evaluation and possible replacement.
marcocapela wrote:
It worked very good for 2 years, i lost warranty, and i'm with this problem for 2 months and it's very annoying, and i'm losing faith in apple products...
Warranties expire, hardware eventually fails, ignorant people live with issues for long periods of time and the above statement is simply ignorant.

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ok Rebis i think this appears to fix your problem , not sure though.. they say just to reinstall mac os X , back up your stuff and format the drive, reinstall the os. In my case , it just reboots by itself , no grey screen , nothing, keeps rebooting and rebooting sometimes. Ran apple hardware test, sry dont remember error # , but it said video controller error.
I hope Taylor posts again to see if his got fixed, cause it seems his problem and mine are really alike if not the same.
Message was edited by: Tonyrvv
spelling errors lol

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All of a sudden My mac keeps shutting down, I have installed nothing recently no changes nothing for months
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Check the hard disk using disk utility and it says it appears to be okay
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See which one your G5 has...
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/CR2032/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/BAA36VPRAM/
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If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
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Enter "BOOT_TIME" (without the quotes) in the search box. Note the timestamps of those log messages, which refer to the times when the system was booted. Now clear the search box and scroll back in the log to the last boot time after you had the problem. Select the messages logged before the boot, while the system was unresponsive or was failing to shut down. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). Please include the BOOT_TIME message at the end of the log extract.
If there are runs of repeated messages, post only one example of each. Don’t post many repetitions of the same message.
When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
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Still in Console, look under System Diagnostic Reports for crash or panic logs, and post the entire contents of the most recent one, if any. In the interest of privacy, I suggest you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if present (it may not be.) Please don’t post shutdownStall, spin, or hang logs — they're very long and not helpful.

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