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2011 MacBook Pros Confirmed To Crash Under Load

Posted by timothy on from the switch-to-multifinder dept.

sammcj writes "2011 MacBook crashing under heavy load?... you are not alone. While trying to figure out what was wrong with my fancy new MacBook I soon realized that the issue is very widespread."

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  1. Re:Well of course by philj · · Score: 5, Informative

    Having read the linked thread, it looks like it's an ATI graphics card driver problem. You can still ssh into a machine that has "crashed under load".

  2. Re:Well of course by Dunbal · · Score: 4, Informative

    You don't get a sandy bridge i7 in a Mac for 1000 pounds, either. Your point?

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    Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
  3. It is caused by by toxygen01 · · Score: 5, Informative

    iStat menu (most probably).

    for those tl;dr:
    most of the users report that after uninstalling istat menu pro (and it's "fan control" set to on by default) the problem goes away...

    keep panicking...

    1. Re:It is caused by by sk19842 · · Score: 4, Informative

      iStat isn't necessary to cause the problem. Most people seem to be able to reproduce the issue by opening Photo Booth and trying to install/compile Boost from MacPorts (per these directions). FWIW, following these directions just crashed my 2011 15" MBP.

      It seems to be an ATI graphics card issue, because some people report that they can get a stable machine by setting their graphics to integrated only with gfxCardStatus.

  4. Software Related by amiga3D · · Score: 4, Informative

    According to the thread this is software related. Removing smcfancontrol seems to be fixing the problem. I have to wonder how that got out the door.