Random Restarts

[Mort your]

I have a 2010 model MacBook Pro that up until recently ran just fine. However, it began randomly shutting itself off a few months ago. I thought it might have been due to the overwhelming amount of data that was stored on the hard drive and taxing processes such as games and graphic editing programs I occasionally run, so I whipped the hard drive clean and even upgraded to the latest version of OSX. The problem has gotten worse, though, and now it automatically restarts itself several times a day. I've noticed it does it almost exclusively when browsing the Internet, no matter the browser, especially now that I live in an apartment with a slow connection. I'm afraid to even activate a browser window because of how volatile it's become. What could be causing this and how can it be fixed?

 

[Spawn_Dooley]

Mid 2010 MacBook Pro randomly restarting

Have you seen the above Apple Support Community thread?

 

[Kaveman]

Check the Console Logs, but it sounds like hardware, so it will need to go to an AppleCare Service Centre near you.

 

[Morhass]

With a bit of luck its just overheating and if you get a qualified technician to clean out your fans that may well solve it?