[Macpartners] Mac Diagnostic Tool Recommendations

[Rocklyn E. Clarke Sr.]

Hi Thomas,

Thanks!

If the problem recurs, I will report the errors reported by Disk Utility and in the System log.  I didn't check the amount of swap space being used at the time of the crash.  I assume you expect me to get this from Activity Monitor.  How should I interpret what it tells me?  It is currently reporting 5.92Gb of swap space by the way.

I've included the system information for my mac below.

Here is the system information for my mac:

I purchased the machine in 2011.

Hardware Overview:

 Model Name:	MacBook Pro
 Model Identifier:	MacBookPro8,3
 Processor Name:	Intel Core i7
 Processor Speed:	2.3 GHz
 Number of Processors:	1
 Total Number of Cores:	4
 L2 Cache (per Core):	256 KB
 L3 Cache:	8 MB
 Memory:	8 GB
 Boot ROM Version:	MBP81.0047.B27
 SMC Version (system):	1.70f6
  Sudden Motion Sensor:
 State:	Enabled

Thanks!

Rocklyn


On Apr 1, 2013, at 1:08 PM, Thomas Brand <tbrand at MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Rocklyn,
> 
> I wouldn't recommend any of those tools before first knowing what sort of errors Disk Utility is reporting. Furthermore when your computer becomes unresponsive, does that mean it is just slow? How much RAM do you have? How much swap was being used prior to restart? Were there any errors indicated in the System log? The fact that disk utility found something, might just be a coincidence.
> 
> Thomas Brand
> VPF Tech
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: macpartners-bounces at MIT.EDU [mailto:macpartners-bounces at MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Rocklyn E. Clarke Sr.
> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 12:59 PM
> To: Macintosh Partners IT
> Subject: [Macpartners] Mac Diagnostic Tool Recommendations
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm interested in general recommendations for Mac diagnostic tools.
> 
> I have a MacBook Pro running MacOS 10.8.3 and I find that at least once a week my system becomes unresponsive and I need to reboot after which I go into recovery mode and run disk utility to repair the drive.  Disk Utility finds something to repair at least 50% of the time.
> 
> I'm currently considering the following:
> 
> 	- Micromat TechTool Pro or TechTool Protogo
> 	- Micromat Checkmate
> 	- Alsoft DiskWarrior
> 	- Prosoft Drive Genius
> 	- Titanium Software Onyx
> 
> Any thoughts?  Any gotchas?
> 
> Rocklyn

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