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I have a late 2012 Mac Mini i5 Dual Core which came with 4GB RAM, been using it since December '13. I decided to Upgrade the RAM (Memory) to 8GB and bought 'Two Corsair Value Select 1600 MHz' 4GB RAM sticks and upgraded it to 8GB about a week and half back. Currently Running Mavericks 10.9.3

Since then I have experienced that the Mac during some youtube videos, hangout video calls (Chrome Browser) etc crashes and I get the 'Grey Screen asking me to press any button to Restart screen'.

It happens atleast once daily sometimes twice. today it happened a lot. 

I've checked the 'About Mac' memory tab says 8GB with both sticks working fine. Even ran a Apple Hardware Test this morning and got a clean result.

Can anyone help me with this? thanks

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are you sure its a memory related problem?

 

check the "console" app for any Kernel panic related problem and post it back here,

 

btw usually when installing new ram modules, its better to try them one by one, and then plug both if there isn't any problem... :)

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are you sure its a memory related problem?

 

check the "console" app for any Kernel panic related problem and post it back here,

 

btw usually when installing new ram modules, its better to try them one by one, and then plug both if there isn't any problem... :)

I thought it could be related to Memory since i had upgraded recently.

 

Anonymous UUID:       ABEBF6C5-C5F4-6179-6C75-DE6FEB9081F7
 
Sun Jun 29 16:56:52 2014
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff8029adbf5e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8029833660, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff8029833660, CR3: 0x000000002c017000, CR4: 0x00000000001606e0
RAX: 0x000000000000265d, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0x0000000000000000, RDX: 0x0000000000000000
RSP: 0xffffff812c04ee48, RBP: 0xffffff812c04ef10, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0xffffff803c874450
R8:  0x0000000000000000, R9:  0x000000000000265d, R10: 0xffffff81386439a0, R11: 0x0000000000000000
R12: 0xffffff803c874640, R13: 0xffffff812bfd5000, R14: 0xffffff8029833660, R15: 0xffffff803c874450
RFL: 0x0000000000010096, RIP: 0xffffff8029833660, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffff8029833660, Error code: 0x0000000000000010, Fault CPU: 0x1
 
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff812c04ead0 : 0xffffff8029a22fa9 
0xffffff812c04eb50 : 0xffffff8029adbf5e 
0xffffff812c04ed20 : 0xffffff8029af3456 
0xffffff812c04ed40 : 0xffffff8029833660 
0xffffff812c04ef10 : 0xffffff8029acf489 
0xffffff812c04ef50 : 0xffffff8029ae1fd6 
0xffffff812c04ef80 : 0xffffff8029adb51f 
0xffffff812c04efd0 : 0xffffff8029af3619 
0xffffff81350b3f50 : 0xffffff8029a375ba 
0xffffff81350b3f90 : 0xffffff8029a37908 
0xffffff81350b3fb0 : 0xffffff8029ad7127 
 
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
 
Mac OS version:
13D65
 
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.2.0: Thu Apr 17 23:03:13 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.100.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: ADD73AE6-88B0-32FB-A8BB-4F7C8BE4092E
Kernel slide:     0x0000000029800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8029a00000
System model name: Macmini6,1 (Mac-031AEE4D24BFF0B1)
 
System uptime in nanoseconds: 912744825565
last loaded kext at 126768580164: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.9 (addr 0xffffff7faa448000, size 65536)
last unloaded kext at 392131620543: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7fab89a000, size 8192)
loaded kexts:
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower 1.6.6
com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.9
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.15
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.0.9d1
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 80.14
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.1f2
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.12
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 1.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics 8.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 8.2.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 325.7
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
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com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.5.2
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 677.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard 170.15
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 170.15
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com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.1f2
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.1f2
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.1f2
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 2.9.5f4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.7.0d11
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.1
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 98.20
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.5.26
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.6.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 660.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 656.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 3.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 3.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 1.4.5
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b4
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b5
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 2.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 3.2.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 660.4.2
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 630.35
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 677.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 278.11
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 23
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

 

I found this in the console app corresponds to the time of the restart

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stephndsz
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try one slot, then try the other, identify the non working one and ask for a replace :D

I did. they both run fine :| it happened again this morning. 

 

Anonymous UUID:       ABEBF6C5-C5F4-6179-6C75-DE6FEB9081F7
 
Mon Jun 30 02:13:53 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80012dbf5e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80012dd89e, type 11=segment not present, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000103603250, CR3: 0x0000000003817000, CR4: 0x00000000001606e0
RAX: 0x000000000002cf1e, RBX: 0xffffff80018d2ab8, RCX: 0x0000000000000028, RDX: 0x0000000000000005
RSP: 0xffffff8122c73f48, RBP: 0xffffff8122c73f50, RSI: 0xffffff8001825120, RDI: 0x000000000003e800
R8:  0x0000000000000000, R9:  0x0000000000000007, R10: 0xffffff8122c73e20, R11: 0x000000006c6c6974
R12: 0xffffff80018d4408, R13: 0xffffff8012fd2b20, R14: 0x0000008953b29f13, R15: 0xffffff80018d4418
RFL: 0x0000000000010216, RIP: 0xffffff80012dd89e, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000000
Fault CR2: 0x0000000103603250, Error code: 0x00000000000002bb, Fault CPU: 0x0
 
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80e3824c50 : 0xffffff8001222fa9 
0xffffff80e3824cd0 : 0xffffff80012dbf5e 
0xffffff80e3824ea0 : 0xffffff80012f3456 
0xffffff80e3824ec0 : 0xffffff80012dd89e 
0xffffff8122c73f50 : 0xffffff80012375ba 
0xffffff8122c73f90 : 0xffffff8001237908 
0xffffff8122c73fb0 : 0xffffff80012d7127 
 
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
 
Mac OS version:
13D65
 
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.2.0: Thu Apr 17 23:03:13 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.100.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: ADD73AE6-88B0-32FB-A8BB-4F7C8BE4092E
Kernel slide:     0x0000000001000000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8001200000
System model name: Macmini6,1 (Mac-031AEE4D24BFF0B1)
 
System uptime in nanoseconds: 589815052662
last loaded kext at 43504460469: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f81c48000, size 65536)
loaded kexts:
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower 1.6.6
com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.9
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.15
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.0.9d1
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 80.14
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 2.6.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.1f2
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.4f1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter 104
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.5.26
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.12
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 1.1.2
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com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 4.2.4f1
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics 8.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 8.2.6
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 325.7
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.8.1b2
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.0.2
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.5.2
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 677.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
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com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
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com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
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com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 23
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

 

please help!

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LouCioccio
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Allan,

Have you reset the SMC?  You can re-install the OS but have to be online.

Resetting the SMC for Mac Pro, Intel-based iMac, Intel-based Mac mini, or Intel-based Xserve

  1. Shut down the computer.
  2. Unplug the computer's power cord.
  3. Wait fifteen seconds.
  4. Attach the computer's power cord.
  5. Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.
  6. If the problem continues go to #7
  7. Use the built-in recovery disk to reinstall OS X while keeping your files and user settings intact.
  8. Important: You must be connected to the Internet to reinstall OS X.
  9. Choose Apple menu > Restart. Once your Mac restarts (and the gray screen appears), hold down the Command (⌘) and R keys.
  10. If you’re not connected to the Internet, choose a network from the Wi-Fi menu (in the top-right corner of the screen).
  11. Select Reinstall OS X, then click Continue.
  12. Follow the onscreen instructions. In the pane where you select a disk, select your current OS X disk (in most cases, it’s the only one available).

Do you have the original RAM? Try using that before the steps I listed to see if the if the new ram is the cause.

When I got my 27" iMac and installed 32 GB RAM I put in the two 4GB sticks from my iMac (faster RAM) but it worked fine for my wife's Mac Mini.

 

Ciao,

Lou Cioccio

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Allan
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Hi Lou Cioccio, how you doing?

 

Thank you for that explanation.

But who is having the problem is the user @stephndsz.

 

We will wait he comes back, and try what you said.

 

Bye  ;)

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