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    kernel panics damaging?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by tx515, Jul 17, 2007.

  1. tx515

    tx515 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello, while trying to fix my wireless network, I had some incompatibility issues and always got kernel panics and the macbook would freeze, so I'd force it to shut down, try to fix it, get a panic, force it down, etc....all in all i've had 5-10 kernel panics. My macbook seems to be ok, I'm wondering did I cause any damage to the system? Can kernel panics damage anything? I just got the dang thang this past weekend and I'd hate for me to mess it up already. Thanks.
     
    tx515, Jul 17, 2007
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  2. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Kernel panicks are software based, so no damage should come to your hardware. Worst case, if you do feel like your system has become less stable, just reinstall the OS.
     
    Budding, Jul 18, 2007
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  3. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    No, you can't cause any physical damage to the hardware, but it is possible (but unlikely) to cause filesystem corruption to your HDD. As far as filesystems go, HPFS+ is pretty robust... try not to run too many concurrent apps while debugging your WiFi and run Disk Utility once you're finished and you'll be fine.
     
    TedJ, Jul 18, 2007
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