Grey Screen Restart

FiosFiend · FiosFiend #1 (**permalink**)

01-15-2010, 10:29 AM

I had a very strange thing happen this morning that I've never seen before. I was on my macbook pro and suddenly the screen washed down from the top light grey and a pop up said something like "you need to restart your computer push and hold the power button to restart" or something like that in 4 or 5 different languages. Anybody know what that's all about?

Corbab · Corbab #2 (**permalink**)

01-15-2010, 01:17 PM

Sometimes something goes a little wonky during the startup process. Try doing what it says. Assuming you did that and it booted up like usual, you're fine. You might want to check with Onyx (Apple - Downloads - System/Disk Utilities - OnyX), but there shouldn't be any lasting damage. If it doesn't start back up, there's a couple of things it could be, but give those other things a try first.

chscag · chscag #3 (**permalink**)

01-15-2010, 01:52 PM

To FiosFiend:

What you experienced was a "kernel panic", the OS X equivalent of a Windows BSOD. This can be caused by a hardware error or software. If it's a one time thing, I wouldn't be too concerned about it. But if it happens more often, you'll need to track down the cause.

In the meantime do what Corbab suggests. Download, install OnyX, and run it.

Regards.

OnceYouGoMac · OnceYouGoMac #4 (**permalink**)

01-15-2010, 03:30 PM

GSOD? lol

FiosFiend · FiosFiend #5 (**permalink**)

01-15-2010, 11:36 PM

Well it started back up just fine and has been working normally ever since. Just very strange, first time I've seen it but doesn't appear to be anything lasting.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #6 (**permalink**)

01-16-2010, 04:43 PM

In case it returns, and sometimes kp's do, have a read of this link and suggestions to check it out:-

Resolving Kernel Panics

FiosFiend #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2009 Location: D/FW Texas Posts: 69 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 15" 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo	01-15-2010, 10:29 AM I had a very strange thing happen this morning that I've never seen before. I was on my macbook pro and suddenly the screen washed down from the top light grey and a pop up said something like "you need to restart your computer push and hold the power button to restart" or something like that in 4 or 5 different languages. Anybody know what that's all about? Macbook Pro 15" anti glare 2.8Ghz Last edited by FiosFiend; 01-15-2010 at 11:08 AM.
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Corbab #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 13, 2009 Posts: 306 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro, 2.53 GHz, 4 GB DDR3, 250 GB HDD, 10.6.4	01-15-2010, 01:17 PM Sometimes something goes a little wonky during the startup process. Try doing what it says. Assuming you did that and it booted up like usual, you're fine. You might want to check with Onyx (Apple - Downloads - System/Disk Utilities - OnyX), but there shouldn't be any lasting damage. If it doesn't start back up, there's a couple of things it could be, but give those other things a try first. Just a stupid kid with a computer, so take my advice with a grain of salt if that makes a difference to you.
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FiosFiend #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 18, 2009 Location: D/FW Texas Posts: 69 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 15" 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo	01-15-2010, 11:36 PM Well it started back up just fine and has been working normally ever since. Just very strange, first time I've seen it but doesn't appear to be anything lasting. Macbook Pro 15" anti glare 2.8Ghz
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OnceYouGoMac #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 28, 2009 Posts: 396 Mac Specs: Macbook Unibody 2.26 Dual, 2GB RAM, 250 GB HDD	01-15-2010, 03:30 PM GSOD? lol
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harryb2448 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,074 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	01-16-2010, 04:43 PM In case it returns, and sometimes kp's do, have a read of this link and suggestions to check it out:- Resolving Kernel Panics
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