Was using my laptop (MacBook Pro 13 inch, Mid 2010, macOS Sierra 10.12.3) normally as usual during classes. Before the initial overheat and shutdown, while I was carrying the laptop with the lid open, the laptop's screen went blank, dark without anything on the screen, but the laptop was still powered on. I just performed a forced shutdown, shrugging it off as a random problem.
A while later, after closing the laptop, putting it into sleep, and putting it in a bag, I realized that the laptop was severely overheating and making beeping sounds. I immediately forced a shutdown, and rebooted, and upon boot, got this error message regarding a kernel panic:
Anonymous UUID: B1B00A1E-40EE-32D5-355E-EFF615C8D15C
Mon Mar 6 09:51:10 2017
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8016805ecd): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8016be160e, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xfffff780230324c8, CR3: 0x0000000074f46000, CR4: 0x0000000000002660
RAX: 0xfffff780230324b8, RBX: 0xffffff8024a53f38, RCX: 0x0000000000000000, RDX: 0x0000000000000000
RSP: 0xffffff90b026bcc0, RBP: 0xffffff90b026bce0, RSI: 0x0000000000000080, RDI: 0xffffff8024a53f38
R8: 0x0000000000000003, R9: 0x0000000000001000, R10: 0x000000007ab87a0c, R11: 0xffffff8028c30260
R12: 0xffffff80230328a0, R13: 0xffffff80239fd730, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0x0000000000000000
RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff8016be160e, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xfffff780230324c8, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0, PL: 0, VF: 1
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff90b026b950 : 0xffffff80166f210c
0xffffff90b026b9d0 : 0xffffff8016805ecd
0xffffff90b026bbb0 : 0xffffff80166a3743
0xffffff90b026bbd0 : 0xffffff8016be160e
0xffffff90b026bce0 : 0xffffff8016bce47d
0xffffff90b026bdf0 : 0xffffff8016bde675
0xffffff90b026be70 : 0xffffff8016bdec95
0xffffff90b026bf50 : 0xffffff8016c27066
0xffffff90b026bfb0 : 0xffffff80166a3c38
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Creative Cloud
Mac OS version:
16D32
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 16.4.0: Thu Dec 22 22:53:21 PST 2016; root:xnu-3789.41.3~3/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: C67A8D03-DEAC-35B8-8F68-06FF7B687215
Kernel slide: 0x0000000016400000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8016600000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8016500000
System model name: MacBookPro7,1 (Mac-F222BEC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 2565585997543
last loaded kext at 2510657620103: com.apple.driver.usb.cdc 5.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7f993a3000, size 28672)
last unloaded kext at 2504611998544: com.apple.driver.usb.cdc 5.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7f993a3000, size 28672)
loaded kexts:
com.valvesoftware.SteamInput 3083.39.62
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 3.1.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.23.14
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 127
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 278.56
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 278.56
com.apple.GeForceTesla 10.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.4
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.9.10
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 5.0.3f1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 208
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.15
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 5.0.3f1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 340
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 252
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 252
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 404.30.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0
com.apple.BootCache 40
com.apple.filesystems.hfs.kext 366.30.3
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 394.30.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 295.20.1
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 10.2.7
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.20.24
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 326
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 219.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 172
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 219.0.0
com.apple.driver.usb.cdc 5.0.0
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.13.79
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 278.56
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 525
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 10.0.2
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 10.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 513.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.14d1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 5.0.3f1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerTransport 5.0.3f1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 278.56
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 278.56
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 205.12
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.14d1
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d8
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.7
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 153.3
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 513.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 5.0.3f1
com.apple.driver.AppleSSE 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 1.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 258
com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 394.30.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver 131.1.1
com.apple.filesystems.hfs.encodings.kext 1
com.apple.driver.usb.networking 5.0.0
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostCompositeDevice 1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 394.30.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.8
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com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostPacketFilter 1.0
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties 1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b4
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
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com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4
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com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.6.5
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBOHCIPCI 1.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBOHCI 1.1
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCI 1.1
com.apple.driver.NVSMU 2.2.9
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0
com.apple.driver.KernelRelayHost 1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.1
com.apple.driver.AppleBusPowerController 1.0
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Model: MacBookPro7,1, BootROM MBP71.0039.B0E, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.62f7
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320M, NVIDIA GeForce 320M, PCI, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4346382020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4346382020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.24)
Bluetooth: Version 5.0.3f1, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK2555GSXF, 250.06 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Built-in iSight
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Card Reader
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: HID Keyboard
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Bus:
Right before and after this overheat, the laptop was also unnaturally slowing down, even slower then the usual slowdowns that I have seen. Creating new tabs, launching programs, all lead into the "beachball of death" for a while.
Is this 6~7 year old laptop done for, or is it a fixable problem? If you need more technical information about the laptop, or if I run into any additional issues, I'll keep the post updated.
Best Answer
As you probably know, troubleshooting is a process of elimination and can require quite a bit of patience.
The first things I'd do in your situation are reset your NVRAM, reset your SMC, and perhaps try booting in Safe Mode.
Reset NVRAM
Older Macs had what's called Parameter RAM (PRAM), newer Macs use Non-Volatile Random-Access Memory (NVRAM). It may be worth you also resetting this. Here’s how to:
Note: When you log back in you may need to readjust some of your system preferences (e.g. speaker volume, screen resolution, startup disk selection, time zone information, etc).
Once you've reset your NVRAM, proceed to reset your SMC as well.
Reset SMC
Once you're booted back in, take a note of how your MBP is running. If the symptoms persist, proceed to boot into Safe Mode.
Boot into Safe Mode
Follow these steps boot your MBP into Safe Mode:
Let me know how you went and we'll go from there.
As an aside
In your question you ask Is this 6~7 year old laptop done for, or is it a fixable problem?
Time will only tell whether your issue is fixable, but I see you only have 4GB RAM installed, so from the point of view of whether your laptop is done it certainly has the capacity to be upgraded. In fact, it can support up to 16GB RAM (although only 8GB officially).
Also, your 13" model was not affected by the the MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) GPU issues that resulted in a recall by Apple. So, at this stage, I wouldn't give up on your MBP just yet.