MacBook Pro Panic Reboots

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MacBook Pro Panic Reboots

My old macbook pro is shutting down almost every time I use it just surfing the interwebs. Here is the panic report. Can anyone interpret?

Panic Report

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 28, 2022 1:58 PM

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BDAqua

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Jan 28, 2022 2:52 PM in response to iPadpilot

Yikes.

Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes.

Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

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BobHarris

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Jan 28, 2022 3:05 PM in response to iPadpilot

I think you have a failing Discrete GPU chip. This is a 2011 15" MacBook Pro, and they are notorious for failing Discrete GPU chips. I own one myself.

I suggest you look at

gSwitch (macOS 10.12 or newer)

https://codyschrank.github.io/gSwitch

and disable your Discrete GPU and run on the integrated intel GPU. That is how I keep, my 2011 15" MacBook Pro in service.

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MacBook Pro Panic Reboots

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