MacBook Pro 17" Early 2011 Model: Auto Shutdown/Restart Problem

Hey guys!
This is my first time to sign in, join the community, and ask a question or create a discussion. FYI, I really have little knowledge on tech stuff so please bear with me. Here's my problem, and I hope you can give out your suggestions:
I have a MacBook Pro 17" Early 2011 Model which I have upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion.
A month or two ago, it had started shutting down or restarting at random times. As time passed, this problem became more frequent.
I finally decided to have it checked at Digital Hub, a licensed Apple distributor. After almost a week, they've finally diagnosed that the problem is with my battery. I got my MacBook pro back around 2 (two) weeks ago, and ever since then I had to use an outlet in order for it and myself to work properly. Right now, I'm still saving up to purchase new batteries.
Recently, however, I've noticed that my MacBook Pro auto restarts even when plugged. Take note, RESTART and no longer shutting down completely. Upon further trials, I've finally concluded that it does so only during the use of heavy programs such as Diablo 3, Final Cut Pro X, and when rendering with iMovie. I have yet to try with Adobe products, particularly with Lightroom and Photoshop, and see if it does the same. But more or less, that's what I've noticed so far.
Given that I still haven't purchased the battery yet, I know it's still vague to know the real probelm/solution. But with the given situations, what are you views on this matter? Please let me know. It'd be of great help. Thank you and I hope to hear from you soon!
Brent Hughldridge A. Chua
Multimedia Arts Student
Philippines
(Note, I'm a starting out Multimedia Arts Student and photographer. I have little knowledge of the industry for now, but I'm willing to learn. So please forgive me if I don't understand your suggestions at once if they are very in depth or technical.)

Thanks for taking so much time in helping me.
Just an update:
2 loops/passes done - no errors.
Called up Digital Hub and talked to the technician, he says there are 3 possible problems:
1. Battery (which is still inside the laptop) may cause some disturbances with the electric current
2. Software related - most likely re-formatting may be needed
3. Video card may have failed, which means complete change of the logic board ----> worst case
I'm crossing my fingers that it's either of the first two.

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               dependency:com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily(2.5f17)[59BAAC04-1157-3050-A24A-B6 51B53A865E]@0xffffff7f80d13000
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    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib      1.3
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    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink       1.1.1
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    com.apple.kext.ATI6000Controller 7.0.4
    com.apple.kext.ATISupport  7.0.4
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    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch       220.23
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    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.6
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    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 403
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.0.0
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    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI    1.2.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily         1.4.9
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    com.apple.security.sandbox 165
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet     7
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    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6.5
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    Model: MacBookPro8,3, BootROM MBP81.0047.B0E, 4 processors,Intel Core i7, 2.2 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.70f3
    Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6750M, AMD Radeon HD 6750M, PCIe,1024 MB
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000,Built-In, 384 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD,0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD,0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme(0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.100.98.75.10)
    Bluetooth: Version 2.5.0f17, 2 service, 19 devices, 1incoming serial ports
    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF, 750.16 GB
    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id,0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 3
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad,apple_vendor_id, 0x0245, 0xfa120000 / 5
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id,0x821a, 0xfa113000 / 8
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd110000/ 3

    Don't do that, and the phone's magnetism won't put the MBP to sleep. Put your phone elsewhere.

  • Best Internal Hard Drive Update for Macbook Pro 13" early 2011?

    Hey everyone,
    I was just wondering if anyone could give me their opinon as to what might be the best hard drive to update on for a Macbook Pro 13" early 2011 model. My budget is about $100, and i'm looking to increase the size of my current hard drive (which is a 320gb hard drive). I know that SSD are out of my budget range as anything even reasonably priced only gives me about 200+ gb of memory. I'm wondering if anyone has had any particular experience with the Seagate 1TB solid state hybrid drive (found here: http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Solid-Hybrid-2-5-Inch-ST1000LM014/dp/B00B99JUBQ). It boasts SSD-like speeds at a fraction of the cost, and its right around my budget, but perhaps its too good to be true? I saw the other thread about this hard drive question, but it didn't seem like anyone had any personal experience with it.
    Anyways, just wondering if this one here is a truly a good deal, or if anyone has any better suggestions? Thanks in advance!!!
    ********P.S. Just as a side note, I'm wanting to increase the storage on my computer because i'm wanting to use bootcamp to install windows, and I want an ample amount of space to store movies, games, pictures and music. Not sure if this is even relevant, but i'm wanting to start doing a little bit of beginners programming stuff, so i want to make sure that i'll have enough empty space on my hard drive to do whatever it is i need to do. As it is, I've got about 62gb in movies, 81gb in photos, 41gb in music and 14gb in apps.....I'm really pushing the limits of my storage......*****************

    rchu89 wrote:
    I'm wondering if anyone has had any particular experience with the Seagate 1TB solid state hybrid drive (found here: http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Solid-Hybrid-2-5-Inch-ST1000LM014/dp/B00B99JUBQ). It boasts SSD-like speeds at a fraction of the cost, and its right around my budget, but perhaps its too good to be true?
    I have two of those Seagate SSHDs, using one as the internal drive in my primary MBP.  Boot and shutoff times are dramatically less than before (using 7200 rpm HGST HDDs).  In other respects, I have no complaints regarding the drive performance.  I can recommend them based on my limited experience (~3 months).  The $99 price does look very attractive.
    Note that when you install a HDD of larger capacity in a MBP, it should be reflected in your backup strategy.  Do you have a backup drive to accommodate the additional data that you will be able to store on the new internal HDD?
    Ciao.

  • Yosemite on Macbook Pro 13'' early 2011: crashes and loss of functionality

    After the OSX update my Macbook pro 13'' early 2011 has developed lots of problems: apps crash, battery doesn't last like before (5 hours in standby instead 10), Safari opens pages in 2 minutes and when I try to turn off the mac, it keep on working. I will try with a clean installation, but do you think this is normal? Thank u for the support.

    The battery is non-removable, so if you want Apple you have to go to the Genius Bar.
    As far as genuine Apple memory, I think it's the same thing. You may get it in the store, I don't think they sell it online. You can try calling the 800 number. You seem to want the Apple RAM only, but I have to tell you that most of us here recommend Other World Computing or Crucial.

  • 15" i7 Macbook Pro from early 2011.takes the mac laptop two or three tries to boot successfully. It would turn on, show gray screen, shut down, turn on again, show gray screen, shutdown, and then turn on, show gray screen, before it can finally get

    Hello All,
    I have a 15" i7 Macbook Pro from early 2011. The past few weeks, it has been getting increasingly difficult to get on my computer. It takes the mac laptop two or three tries to boot successfully. It would turn on, show gray screen, shut down, turn on again, show gray screen, shutdown, and then turn on, show gray screen, before it can finally get to the dark gray log-in screen. Even when I finally get logged in to start working, thinking it would be okay now, it shuts down randomly.
    I've ruled out the possibility of a software problem because I've just done a clean re-install of Mac OS X Mavericks on my computer just yesterday.
    I did upgrade the RAM recently, about a month and a half ago, from 4GB to 16GB, I went to the apple store four days after that upgrade to have them do a hardware test, and clean the inside of my laptop, which helped with previous heat issues. When they did the hardware test, the hardware was all registered as fine from their system.
    I've tried resetting the SMC, PRAM, and doing the internet recovery hardware test, but to no avail. I thought I could at least find out what parts needed to be replaced from the hardware test but it seems that when the hardware test is almost finished, the computer just shuts down, So I am unable to see the results.
    My computer is also having battery issues, under battery condition, it says "replace now," parts have been ordered, waiting for arrival. But if the battery health is low, it should still boot up fine, it would just hold a significantly less charge.
    Could this be a hard drive issue?
    Has anyone had similar symptoms and how was it resolved?
    Does anyone know what I can do to alleviate this issue?
    I haven't had time to take it to Apple because I'm currently taking a 21 credit semester academically. I'm an art and design student so my computer is basically the bane of my existence. Help! Any constructive advice is welcomed!
    Thank you so much for your input!
    -Christina C.

    Problem description:
    The Hard Disk is failing.
    EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
    Report generated November 4, 2014 at 7:59:28 AM EST
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
      MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
      1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
      16 GB RAM Upgradeable
      BANK 0/DIMM0
      8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
      Color LCD 1440 x 900
      AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 1024 MB
    System Software: ℹ️
      OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0:3:43
    Disk Information: ℹ️
      TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      HDV4 (disk0s2) /  [Startup]: 749.30 GB (712.10 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
      /Library/Application Support/Avast/components/fileshield/unsigned
      [loaded] com.avast.AvastFileShield (2.1.0 - SDK 10.9) Support
      /Library/Application Support/Avast/components/proxy/unsigned
      [loaded] com.avast.PacketForwarder (1.4 - SDK 10.9) Support
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [loaded] com.avast.userinit.plist Support
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
      [invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
      [loaded] com.avast.init.plist Support
      [loaded] com.avast.uninstall.plist Support
      [loaded] com.avast.update.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.perion.searchprotectd.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [invalid?] com.avast.home.userinit.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.autostart.plist Support
    User Login Items: ℹ️
      None
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.1 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      TroviNPAPIPlugin: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9 Support
      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: Unknown
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
      Avast Online Security
      Trovi Search for Safari
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      None
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          16% mds
          7% WindowServer
          1% loginwindow
          1% fontd
          1% com.avast.daemon
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      120 MB com.avast.daemon
      86 MB Google Chrome
      52 MB Finder
      52 MB WindowServer
      41 MB Google Chrome Helper
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      13.45 GB Free RAM
      1.34 GB Active RAM
      944 MB Inactive RAM
      1.43 GB Wired RAM
      1.11 GB Page-ins
      0 B Page-outs

  • HT201343 I have an Early 2011 MacBook Pro from Early 2011 that is a 13-inch model... why won't it support airplay? why can't I get a software update to allow it to work?

    I have an Early 2011 MacBook Pro from Early 2011 that is a 13-inch model... why won't it support airplay? why can't I get a software update to allow it to work?

    About AirPlay and Airplay Mirroring
    AirPlay Mirroring requires a second-generation Apple TV or later, and is supported on the following Mac models: iMac (Mid 2011 or newer), Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer), and MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer). For non-qualifying Macs you can try using Air Parrot.
    Several Apple Articles Regarding AirPlay
    Apple TV (2nd and 3rd gen)- How to use AirPlay Mirroring
    How to set up and configure AirPort Express for AirPlay and iTunes
    About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X Mountain Lion
    iTunes 10- About playing music with AirPlay
    Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring
    Using AirPlay
    Thanks to the $15 Beamer, AirPlay streaming is still possible on Macs  that do not support Airplay and mirroring.
    Another solution is the Air Parrot.

  • MacBook Pro 13' Early 2011: Still Slow After 16GB RAM Upgrade

    Hi,
    I have a MacBook Pro 13' Early 2011 running Yosemite. After the RAM upgrade to 16GB, the speed of the computer is still not satisfactory, having some lag times in launching softwares and startup. Please suggest me what to do. Below is the report. Thank you!
    Problem description:
    The computer is still running slow even after the RAM upgrade to 16GB.
    EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
    Report generated November 18, 2014 at 5:40:20 AM EST
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
      1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
      16 GB RAM Upgradeable
      BANK 0/DIMM0
      8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ℹ️
      OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 0:7:52
    Disk Information: ℹ️
      ST9320325ASG disk0 : (320.07 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk1) /  [Startup]: 318.84 GB (156.62 GB free)
      Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
      Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
    USB Information: ℹ️
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
      /System/Library/Extensions
      [loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2) Support
      [not loaded] com.marvell.kext.USBGenericPrinterClass (1.0.0) Support
      [loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.74) Support
      [not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.74) Support
      [not loaded] com.wacom.kext.pentablet (5.3.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
      [running] com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist Support
      [running] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist Support
      [running] com.wacom.pentablet.plist Support
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
      [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
      [running] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
      [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support
      [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
      [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
      [not loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Support
    User Login Items: ℹ️
      Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
      o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
      WacomNetscape: Version: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 Support
      WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 Support
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.5r635 Support
    User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
      WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      Flash Player  Support
      Flip4Mac WMV  Support
      Java  Support
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Mobile backups: OFF
      Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
      Volumes being backed up:
      Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 162.22 GB
      Destinations:
      LACIE SHARE [Local]
      Total size: 350.07 GB
      Total number of backups: 5
      Oldest backup: 2012-07-17 01:12:57 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-03-19 07:05:24 +0000
      Size of backup disk: Too small
      Backup size 350.07 GB < (Disk used 162.22 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          9% mds
          6% WindowServer
          1% BBLaunchAgent
          0% AppleSpell
          0% fontd
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      103 MB mds_stores
      86 MB Dropbox
      86 MB ocspd
      69 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
      52 MB Safari
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      13.07 GB Free RAM
      1.71 GB Active RAM
      740 MB Inactive RAM
      1.66 GB Wired RAM
      1.31 GB Page-ins
      0 B Page-outs

    First go to the RIM web site and look to see if they have an uninstaller for the device you had.  Some times a reinstall of the application and then running the uninstaller is required for complete removal.
    If no uninstaller is available, then you will have to use Spotlight to find all items with 'Blackberry' and 'Rim' in the titles.  I would also download EasyFind and use that to locate such files.  Often it will locate items that Spotlight misses.
    Ciao.

  • MacBook Pro 15 early 2011 slower than it must be...!!!

    Hello everybody,
    I have an MacBook Pro 15 early 2011, 2.2 Ghz, 4 RAM... It is running Mavericks 10.9.5, the latest update... The Etrecheck statistics seems to be very fine. So, here are some good and interesting questions: Why does my Mac work not that fast as it was on Slow Leopard? Why do I wait around 25-30 seconds to run Microsoft Office Document? Why the operating system is booting around 60 seconds? Why when I use software like MatLab, it turns that is not so possible to switch between the apps really fast, because multitasking freezes?
    At the beginning, when I installed Mavericks 10.4.1, I thought that it is not enough RAM, after I read some comments from people that are using 2009 MacBooks running Mavericks and everything is fine, I canceled this possibility. Then I thought that my HDD is dead, I checked it 1000 times, its fine... So, the question is: what could it be, slowing my mac???
    I plan to increase my RAM to 16 GB, but I am really not sure if it will help, because mavericks has another algorithm of RAM usage...
    Really hope to hear some logical answers!
    Here is etreckeck data:
    Hardware Information:
      MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
      1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
      4 GB RAM
    Video Information:
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
      AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 1024 MB
    System Software:
      OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0 days 3:15:45
    Disk Information:
      TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750,16 GB)
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 575,3 GB (376,69 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
      BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 174 GB (21,62 GB free)
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
    USB Information:
      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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    foo.tun   1.0
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    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor  1.9.5d0
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    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothA2DPAudioDriver       4.0.8f17
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    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.2d6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC            5.0.0d8
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet      1.0.0d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager  4.0.8f17
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    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver   1.2.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU  2.0.1d2
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.1.33
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          5.0.0d8
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight    170.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl         1.0.33
    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController        4.0.8f17
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons       227.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard     227.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController            312
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    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET        1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC     1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC         1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient      195.0.0
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    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    8
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement   195.0.0
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    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib        2.2.5a5
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    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily     1.8.6fc18
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    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP        2.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController        2.2.5a5
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    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl       3.1.33
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC         3.1.3d10
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy    5.0.0d8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily   5.1.1d6
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    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport   2.3.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController     1.0.10d0
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    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.4
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    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter       1.8.5
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    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter            1.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch       230.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver  5.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub        5.1.0
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    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily        1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.driver.CoreStorage        182.13
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI      1.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily        2.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family     420.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient  5.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController   1.0.1b1
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily         2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily     2.0.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.4.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime            1.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily       1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily   1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox           177.9
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages         331.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore    28.18
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass    3.0.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite       5.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice       3.2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily   1.7.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily     3.2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily      5.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily        2.7
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