I would agree but the kernel panics never happened before tiger and they both started at the same time after install of tiger. The emac is also only about 6 months old. Richard On 27/lug/05, at 21:38, David Flory wrote: > My understanding is that kernel panics are more often the result of > some hardware problem. In my personal experience, the only kernel > panics I've had were due to a faulty USB hub or a bad memory strip. > See if you have the problem with no USB items except keyboar and > mouse. If you have the Apple hardware checking disk, try running > that. If comfortable with swapping memory strips in and out, try > that too.