2011 MacBook Pros Confirmed To Crash Under Load

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Submitted by sammcj on Sunday March 20, 2011 @12:49AM

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 realised that the issue is very wide spread."
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Sometimes no load is needed (Score:1)

by gimpboy (34912) writes:

While mine crashes quicker under heavy load, it's not necessary.
Sandy Bridge (Score:2)

by kinabrew (1053930) writes:

Is this related to Intel's problems with the new Sandy Bridge chipsets?
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  by sammcj (1616573) writes:
  
  Hi Kinabrew, No, it appears to be either a cooling issue or something to do with the switching from the HD3000 to AMD/ATI card. My money is on cooling / power...
Try with quality laptop cooling pad? (Score:2)

by AHuxley (892839) writes:

Try a taxing load on a few units, one with a good quality fan cooling pad.
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  by gimpboy (34912) writes:
  
  This can happen for me when the computer is cool to the touch. I've read through that thread a lot and I really think this is a driver/firmware issue.

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2011 MacBook Pros Confirmed To Crash Under Load

Sometimes no load is needed (Score:1)

Sandy Bridge (Score:2)

Re: (Score:1)

Try with quality laptop cooling pad? (Score:2)

Re: (Score:1)