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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 846123" data-attributes="member: 24098">Let's back up a bit and talk about what causes a kernel panic in the first place.Kernel Panics (KPs, for short) are simply a severe OS crash.&nbsp; This is highly unusual for UNIX-based operating systems, where there is quite a bit of abstraction between the underlying OS and the software that runs on top of it.&nbsp;&nbsp; So, in most cases, we're not talking about a piece of third-party software that is causing the problem.&nbsp; More often the problem is due to a hardware fault or corruption on the system disk.With that said, the first and easiest thing to do would be to simply open Disk Utility, select your system disk (probably called &quot;Macintosh HD&quot;) and click the First Aid tab.&nbsp; Then run Verify &amp; Repair and then Verify &amp; Repair Permissions.The next thing to do would be to run the <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509" target="_blank">Apple Hardware Test</a> to make sure everything is OK that way.Now, if there were no issues found in either operation, I will have more suggestions for you.&nbsp; But I would start simple and then move onto the more complex.&nbsp; A good analogy is that if your car won't start, you should check to see if it has fuel before you start rebuilding the engine.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 846123, member: 24098"] Let's back up a bit and talk about what causes a kernel panic in the first place. Kernel Panics (KPs, for short) are simply a severe OS crash. This is highly unusual for UNIX-based operating systems, where there is quite a bit of abstraction between the underlying OS and the software that runs on top of it. So, in most cases, we're not talking about a piece of third-party software that is causing the problem. More often the problem is due to a hardware fault or corruption on the system disk. With that said, the first and easiest thing to do would be to simply open Disk Utility, select your system disk (probably called "Macintosh HD") and click the First Aid tab. Then run Verify & Repair and then Verify & Repair Permissions. The next thing to do would be to run the [URL="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509"]Apple Hardware Test[/URL] to make sure everything is OK that way. Now, if there were no issues found in either operation, I will have more suggestions for you. But I would start simple and then move onto the more complex. A good analogy is that if your car won't start, you should check to see if it has fuel before you start rebuilding the engine. [/QUOTE]

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