discussions.apple.com - 4/18/2009
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Hi all. First mac for me so I'm probably missing out on obvious steps. Similar to the issues other people are having, my computer is freezing up. What no other thread seems to mention is whether their macs freeze exclusively in OSX or in Windows as well (under bootcamp). In my case its freezing ...
discussions.apple.com - 4/18/2009
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discussions.apple.com —
I just took delivery of my new iMac
2 days ago. It's a 2009 2.93GHz, 24" iMac,...
4GB RAM with ATI Radeon 4850. As usual when I take a new delivery, perform a hardware test using the test diagnostic DVD that came with it, checks out fine. Next, erase ...
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discussions.apple.com - 4/17/2009
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discussions.apple.com —
Hi all, I just got the new Mac
Pro and it worked fine for a couple of...
hours. Now it just started freezing every 20-30s. The whole thing freezes - the mouse doesn't move, nothing happens (doesn't accept any input). The weird thing is that music keeps ...
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Support - Discussions - New Mac Pro Freezing ...
discussions.apple.com - 4/17/2009
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discussions.apple.com —
Has anyone found a solution to this same
Bluetooth problems with my new Mac Pro that I...
got last week. The bluetooth will freeze & the only way to get the bluetooth to work again is to just re-open the Bluetooth Preferences pane with a wired mouse & ...
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Support - Discussions - MacPro 2009 Bluetooth Freezing ...
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New iMac owners see Radeon HD 4850-related lock-up issue
AppleInsider —
... , two ), describe an issue where iMacs custom-ordered with the faster video hardware will hard-lock at random, forcing the user to reboot. The freezes occur regardless of what software happens to be running and aren't even connected to whether or not the user is running Mac OS X; some testing the issue note that it happens when running Windows in Boot Camp, where Mac-only drivers wouldn't be a factor. None of the typical troubleshooting steps have an effect on the flaw, including resets for the PRAM or the SMC unit that are often used to diagnose hardware-only problems. ...
ATI Radeon 4850 graphics chipset lockup issue on new iMacs
MacFixIt —
... technicians that there are numerous reports and that a fix is in the works, possibly arriving along with the looming Mac OS X 10.5.7 update. Some are being offered replacement systems after unsuccessful troubleshooting." Resources Read the AppleInsider Article reporting lock-up issues with new iMacs containing the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics chipset. Read an Apple Support Discussion thread regarding the lock-up issues surrounding the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics chipset. Read another Apple Support Discussion thread regarding the lock-up issues surrounding the ATI ...
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