Recent content by jhferguson

Actually I called Apple attempting to troubleshoot it like it was my Mac and I was a home user and they told me that it wasn't under warranty any longer and I would have to pay $49 to speak with an expert. So I passed. But good advice none the less.

Ok guys check it out. With the video card in the machine and the ethernet chord plugged in. According to the DHCP table it was not pulling an IP address. Took out the card, left the network cable plugged in, booted it up, checked the DHCP table and was able to match the MAC address to an IP that...

Extended, looped, test came back with no issues, and we let it run overnight 226 passes. The video card looks good. The heat sink is firm and there are no caps even slightly swollen

ElDiablo - We did stress the card, but not for an extended period of time. Maybe 35 - 45 minutes. That includes gaming, browsing the web, and using some of the graphics tests found in the NVDIA software. Unfortunately we have not been able to get our hands on a different Mac specific card for...

Not sure of the exact model but the Serial number is G86441HKUPZ. I am guessing it is a Mac Pro, pretty good sized tower, dull silver in color. As far as I know the guy was using it like he always had (browsing the web, gaming, email) and it just started this kernel panic. When booting from...

Ok guys, I am a tech working for a mom and pop type computer shop. Unfortunately I am mostly a Windows guy and do not know a whole lot about Mac's. But I had a customer bring a Mac desktop into the shop the other day which was displaying constant kernel panics. I have held down D on startup...