Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.
Check our new Geekzone Price Comparison web site for electronics prices in New Zealand.


Forums › Mac OS › Mac OS X Grey Curtain


243 posts

Master Geek

Trusted
Topic # 99023 11-Mar-2012 12:24 Send private message

I was using my 2010 MBP 13 inch at work on Friday and it suddenly came up with the grey curtain, so I powered it off and then back on, and a few hours later when the laptop was just sitting there it did the same thing again.

So powered it off and back on and it did not happen again until I left work for the day.

Laptop was in sleep mode all saturday because i was busy but today (sunday) I was just surfing the net and it happened again.

Any thoughts on what could be causing it or how I can fix it without formatting? Would take me ages to get it setup the way I like again.




Cpu: Phenom x4 955, Mobo: Asus M4A89TD, Ram: 8GBDDR3, GPU: EAH6870 , Hdd1: WD 500gb Blue, Hdd2: WD 500gb Blue, PSU: Corsair hx750, Case: Coolermaster Haf932, OS: Win 7 64bit Ultimate, Extras: Coolermaster V8 CPU cooler

Create new topic
2573 posts

Uber Geek

Moderator
Trusted
Subscriber
  Reply # 593501 11-Mar-2012 12:49 Send private message

Kernel panic error or just freezing?

2205 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Subscriber
  Reply # 593522 11-Mar-2012 13:49 Send private message

overheating?





www.hinve.st
721 posts

Ultimate Geek

Trusted
Subscriber
  Reply # 593575 11-Mar-2012 15:09 Send private message

You can use Console.app to check your various logs, might give some indication.

Cheers,
Joseph



243 posts

Master Geek

Trusted
  Reply # 593765 11-Mar-2012 21:30 Send private message

Would it be best to reinstall the OS?




Cpu: Phenom x4 955, Mobo: Asus M4A89TD, Ram: 8GBDDR3, GPU: EAH6870 , Hdd1: WD 500gb Blue, Hdd2: WD 500gb Blue, PSU: Corsair hx750, Case: Coolermaster Haf932, OS: Win 7 64bit Ultimate, Extras: Coolermaster V8 CPU cooler

1797 posts

Uber Geek

Subscriber
  Reply # 593766 11-Mar-2012 21:33 Send private message

I have had a Macbook do something similar - eventually the main board failed... new laptop time for me :-(



243 posts

Master Geek

Trusted
  Reply # 593767 11-Mar-2012 21:34 Send private message

Hmm might get the install disks when I go home next and do a hardware test.




Cpu: Phenom x4 955, Mobo: Asus M4A89TD, Ram: 8GBDDR3, GPU: EAH6870 , Hdd1: WD 500gb Blue, Hdd2: WD 500gb Blue, PSU: Corsair hx750, Case: Coolermaster Haf932, OS: Win 7 64bit Ultimate, Extras: Coolermaster V8 CPU cooler

1965 posts

Uber Geek

Subscriber
  Reply # 594053 12-Mar-2012 12:26 Send private message

I'd be pointing the finger at either overheating, or faulty RAM.

Someone in Parallels 6 would use my system to kernel panic if the guest OS crashed, hasn't done it yet in Parallels 7.




"You are" = "You're" - Not "Your".  "They are" = "They're" - Not "Their" or "There".  You probably mean "lose" not "loose".  There's no such word as "Alot".
 
On the internet, wasting time, since '89.

2573 posts

Uber Geek

Moderator
Trusted
Subscriber
  Reply # 594073 12-Mar-2012 12:43 Send private message

I'd be looking at RAM too. Reseat it for a start and see if that helps.



243 posts

Master Geek

Trusted
  Reply # 596840 18-Mar-2012 18:02 Send private message

Hmm I ran multiple disk permission repairs from inside OS X and also from a boot cd.
Issue has not come up again.




Cpu: Phenom x4 955, Mobo: Asus M4A89TD, Ram: 8GBDDR3, GPU: EAH6870 , Hdd1: WD 500gb Blue, Hdd2: WD 500gb Blue, PSU: Corsair hx750, Case: Coolermaster Haf932, OS: Win 7 64bit Ultimate, Extras: Coolermaster V8 CPU cooler

Create new topic



Twitter »
Follow us to receive Twitter updates when new discussions are posted in our forums:



Follow us to receive Twitter updates when news items and blogs are posted in our frontpage:



Follow us to receive Twitter updates when new jobs are posted to our jobs board:



Follow us to receive Twitter updates when tech item prices are listed in our price comparison site:




News »
FaceToFace Communications and StarLeaf bring unique cloud-based videoconferencing to Australia and New Zealand
Posted 22-May-2013 09:12

IBM Watson finds a new job: customer services
Posted 22-May-2013 08:37

Microsoft unveils Xbox One
Posted 22-May-2013 08:11

InternetNZ and AUT University form strategic partnership
Posted 21-May-2013 09:29

Microsoft expands Windows Azure with Australian region
Posted 21-May-2013 09:11

Yahoo! to Acquire Tumblr
Posted 21-May-2013 08:18


Trending now »
Hot discussions in our forums right now:

Xbox One
Created by DjShadow, last reply by merve0o0 on 22-May-2013 18:27 (37 replies)
Pages... 2 3

Cannabis is illegal yet we have really strong 'legal highs' ?
Created by qwerty7, last reply by P1n3apqlExpr3ss on 22-May-2013 21:44 (59 replies)
Pages... 2 3 4

A new project coming to Geekzone
Created by freitasm, last reply by networkn on 22-May-2013 23:26 (246 replies)
Pages... 15 16 17

"FaceTrade" - My Trademe competitor
Created by bnolan, last reply by gnfb on 22-May-2013 22:21 (17 replies)
Pages... 2

Changeover issue: dial up
Created by Zigg, last reply by robjg63 on 21-May-2013 22:02 (17 replies)
Pages... 2

HTC One (2013) owners' discussion
Created by Dingbatt, last reply by psychrn on 22-May-2013 23:46 (1532 replies)
Pages... 101 102 103

"igov" online passport renewals
Created by Linuxluver, last reply by profrink on 22-May-2013 22:22 (29 replies)
Pages... 2

Orcon, Is this for real or a scam??
Created by old3eyes, last reply by DarthKermit on 22-May-2013 19:12 (29 replies)
Pages... 2


Geekzone Jobs »
Most recent NZ jobs in technology:

Intermediate Project Manager
Posted 22-May-2013 22:27

Project Manager - Data Centre
Posted 22-May-2013 22:27

Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Posted 22-May-2013 22:27

Senior Business Analyst
Posted 22-May-2013 22:27

Systems Support Administrator
Posted 22-May-2013 19:27

Senior Technical Business Analyst
Posted 22-May-2013 19:27

Network Reporting Engineer
Posted 22-May-2013 19:27


Geekzone Live »
Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.

Updates »
Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.

Alternatively, you can receive a daily email with Geekzone updates.