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Problem description: I've got a Mac Mini late 2012 that is plagued with hard restarts (BSODs when I boot it in Windows) and crashes when playing games (primarily Kerbal Space Program) or running Logic. Attempted fixes: I'm sort of stumped, so I haven't tried much. I have some suspicions. Two main suspects are the RAM (2 x 8GB Corsair Value Select, i.e. the cheapest RAM on Amazon when I got it in 2012), and/or overheating. The case gets pretty hot when I'm running the applications in question, but based on some Googling it's inconclusive whether that's totally normal or not. I run the thing in the normal horizontal position. The RAM appears to have mostly good reviews on Amazon. Should I look into replacing the RAM? I'm going to experiment with running with the case open to see if the heat issues actually matter. Recent changes: No, and it's happened pretty much since I got the machine. Operating system: OS X 10.9.2, Windows 7 System specs: Mac Mini Late 2012, 2.5 ghz Intel i5, 16 GB DDR3, Intel HD Graphics 4000 1024 MB, 500 GB hard drive Location: United States I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes
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# ¿ Aug 21, 2014 01:15 |
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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 00:21 |
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Thanks to all for the responses. Crystal Disk results: http://pastebin.com/uckZW1Sb Seems in order. Having trouble getting bootcamp to boot from the memtest USB drive but I'll post those when I get it working. I did tinker a bit last night, I ran it with the case off and it lasted a lot longer than normal before crashing, maybe an hour or an hour and a half. Then for the hell of it I swapped out the Corsair RAM with the 2 x 2GB factory RAM that came with it, and I was able to run it without crashing at all. So I'm leaning in the direction of the temp being a problem and damaging the Corsair RAM maybe.
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# ¿ Aug 22, 2014 01:23 |