Just a Quick Mac question

[Trep]

I just Started up the mac,

and just after the little Mac sound and Apple Logo in the middle of the screen, it ran me through a thing called a Hardware test.

Its a MacBook.

The Mac seems to be working Ok, but i just wanted to see what caused it and why. or is it just random checking. Ive had it now for about 18 months.

Thanks

 

[James Murphy]

yeah, it sometimes does that... i would be more concerned with the results of the test than the fact that it ran automatically. if everything passed, you're good.

 

[Rex Rocker]

Mine has never done that. Is that a Leopard thing?

 

[digitaldeath]

I've Leopard and mine's never done that!

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I've Leopard and mine's never done that!

Same, been on leopard for about a year and never had this.

 

[Fuentealba]

me either, look for it at Apple forums, those guys have answers for everything, even for nothing

cheers

 

[James Murphy]

it will do it when it "thinks" there might be a problem... don't mean that there is one. i've only very rarely seen it pup up.... like once in the last 3 or 4 years.

 

[Kevin Kitchel]

Do you mean an fsck?

 

[dani]

what the fsck?

yea, i was gonna suggest that. linux does it by number of boots, and time since last one, not sure how apple do it.

although, i've never seen one on my mac, and i've had it almost 3 years.

fsck's usually happen after a bad shutdown, or something where the last journal hasn't been written to disk for what ever reason.

it'll be fine, although i'd be concerned if this happens regularly.

thanks,

 

[Trep]

Thanks Guys

 

[poidaobi]

 

[Metaltastic]

 

[SocialNumb]

lmfao

 

[006]

That was golden!

 

[dani]

LOL.

i need some upvc window frames, and some broken glass. haha.