My Macbook air (late 2010) shuts down randomly!!

Need some help here!! My Macbook air (late 2010) shuts down randomly, sometimes it won't even power on. This happened to me one morning, then at night try turning it back on, it went back to normal, I didnt do anything to it. Today it did it again but it went back to normal few minutes later after hitting the power buttom more than 10 times

Hi Argenisss,
I'm sorry you are having issues with your Macbook Air. Since your post indicates you have the latest version of the operating system, I would suggest resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
Power
The computer doesn't respond to the power button when pressed.
A portable Mac doesn't appear to respond properly when you close or open the lid.
The computer sleeps or shuts down unexpectedly.
The battery does not appear to be charging properly.
The MagSafe power adaptor LED doesn't appear to indicate the correct activity.
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.
Another troubleshooting step would be to reset the PRAM as well:
About NVRAM and PRAM
Resetting NVRAM / PRAM
Shut down your Mac.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.
You can read more details by clicking on the two links above, but these would be two good troubleshooting steps to try.
Hopefully, this information will help ....
- Judy

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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 160325 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          2
Anonymous UUID:                    53A15492-0519-3873-5541-903E91DA9A97
Mon Sep 16 19:00:29 2013
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f85a29f1a): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00610210: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80f4a63000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.5/src/AppleM uxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80e5f23100 : 0xffffff800381d626
0xffffff80e5f23170 : 0xffffff7f85a29f1a
0xffffff80e5f23240 : 0xffffff7f83f9cf1e
0xffffff80e5f23300 : 0xffffff7f8407112d
0xffffff80e5f23340 : 0xffffff7f8424df79
0xffffff80e5f23370 : 0xffffff7f8424ed31
0xffffff80e5f233b0 : 0xffffff7f83f75feb
0xffffff80e5f234d0 : 0xffffff7f83f76a00
0xffffff80e5f23560 : 0xffffff7f83f730ac
0xffffff80e5f235a0 : 0xffffff7f83f73029
0xffffff80e5f23640 : 0xffffff7f83fa186e
0xffffff80e5f23840 : 0xffffff7f83fa2722
0xffffff80e5f23920 : 0xffffff7f84f87f80
0xffffff80e5f23960 : 0xffffff7f84f97db7
0xffffff80e5f23980 : 0xffffff7f84fc6e5f
0xffffff80e5f239c0 : 0xffffff7f84fc6ebd
0xffffff80e5f23a00 : 0xffffff7f84f9db8f
0xffffff80e5f23a50 : 0xffffff7f84f67fe6
0xffffff80e5f23ae0 : 0xffffff7f84f63d7c
0xffffff80e5f23b10 : 0xffffff7f84f6190b
0xffffff80e5f23b40 : 0xffffff8003c66363
0xffffff80e5f23bc0 : 0xffffff8003c683f3
0xffffff80e5f23c20 : 0xffffff8003c65e2f
0xffffff80e5f23d70 : 0xffffff8003898c01
0xffffff80e5f23e80 : 0xffffff8003820b3d
0xffffff80e5f23eb0 : 0xffffff8003810448
0xffffff80e5f23f00 : 0xffffff800381961b
0xffffff80e5f23f70 : 0xffffff80038a6536
0xffffff80e5f23fb0 : 0xffffff80038ce9e3
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.5)[49FEF732-D7A3-327B-A7AA-6AC5A6E3DCFF]@0 xffffff7f85a1c000->0xffffff7f85a2efff
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[1D0BB11E-7D71-34CF-ACC3-57DF01CADA 08]@0xffffff7f85a17000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f83ea5000
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.5)[4A2C8548-7EF1-38A9-8817-E8CB34B8DC A6]@0xffffff7f85a03000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xfffff f7f83de8000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7f83f27000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0 xffffff7f83ee4000
         com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f83f 3b000->0xffffff7f841e0fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f83ea5000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7f83f27000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0 xffffff7f83ee4000
         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1.2)[988EAF3A-3318-3787-8A5A-844830FA1522]@0xffffff7 f841ec000->0xffffff7f844c0fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f83f 3b000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f83ea5000
         com.apple.GeForce(8.1.2)[7EC545A4-4B57-32F1-8DC3-C31023AFBDCB]@0xffffff7f84f450 00->0xffffff7f85012fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f83f 3b000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7f83f27000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f83ea5000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[990D1A42-DF16-3AB9-ABC1-6A88AC142244]@0 xffffff7f83ee4000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
12E55
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.4.0: Wed May 1 17:57:12 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.24.15~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 896CB1E3-AB79-3DF1-B595-549DFFDF3D36
Kernel slide:     0x0000000003600000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8003800000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 72781453061
last loaded kext at 38690362121: com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0 (addr 0xffffff7f857e5000, size 36864)
loaded kexts:
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com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver          1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.87
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.3d0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.2.5
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB          8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
com.apple.GeForce          8.1.2
com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup          8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU          4.1.4f2
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.4.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.3d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver          3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache          34
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          237.1
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.5
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com.apple.NVDAResman          8.1.2
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com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          237.3
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com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          530.4
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com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
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com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
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com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
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com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f17
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A54463531323634485A2D3147344D31
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A54463531323634485A2D3147344D31
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
Bluetooth: Version 4.1.4f2 12041, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS725050A9A362, 500.11 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 5
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3
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Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider, to have the machine tested. The routine hardware diagnostics used by service providers may not detect the fault. There is a specific test for this issue.
Print the first page of the panic report, and the support page linked above, and bring them with you.
Note that the replacement program only applies within three years of purchase. If you wait beyond that date, Apple may refuse the service. In that case, you'll be quoted a price of about $300 (in the U.S.) for a depot repair.
Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
*An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.
You may be able to stop the panics by disabling automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saver preference pane, but that's not a solution.
Most likely, the logic board will be replaced. Sometimes the replacement part is also defective, so be prepared for that possibility.

13" MacBook Pro (late 2012) shuts down randomly

Mac book pro 13" retina shuts down randomly and without warning. The screen goes black and it takes several minutes before it will start back up.
I've taken my mac book pro 13" retina to the genius bar, twice. The first time I was told to remove some software, which I did and the computer continues to randomly shut down. The second time I was told to make sure that I have at least 12 GB of storage available, which I made happen and the computer continues to shut down.
What I can tell you, and what I've told genius bar, is:
The shut down happens when it is either plugged in or not. The shut downs happen toward the middle of the day when the computer gets warm. It is not hot, just warm. If I keep a external fan pointed at it all day I do not get any shut downs. I've spend almost a full day at genius bar and I am looking for some help/approach/information that would help us solve this problem.
Computer Info:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)
Yosemtie 10.10.1. Note I was running the latest Mavericks and had the problem too. The upgrade did not help.
Thank you.

Their tests are superior to the AHT and so I am surprised that they did not pick up on any hardware faults. The responses that you say they gave you are in my opinion, to be charitable, worthless. The fact is that the quality of the technicians at a genius bar are not consistent, some being better than others.
If I were in your position, I would firmly but politely demand the the MBP be serviced so that the AHT not produce that error any more. If need be, send the MBP to a repair facility where more experienced personnel can work on it. If you have Apple care, there should be no charge.
Ciao.

Macbook pro medio 2010 shuts down randomly and suddenly

Hello
I have godt a Macbook pro 15" just over three years. The past 2 months it's been shutting down as described in the headline. It shuts down without a warning and it reboots automatically.
I get the following report when it's been booted up again:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 11636 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: AAF1F9C2-CDC7-6357-1052-84693B60FEEB
Mon Nov 4 11:37:28 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f87a9af1a): "GPU Panic: [] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff8081e85000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGr-
aphicsControl-3.4.5/src/AppleMuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.-
cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80815aaef0 : 0xffffff800581d636 0xffffff80815aaf60 : 0xffffff7f87a9af1a 0xffffff80815ab030 : 0xffffff7f8608926c 0xffffff80815ab0f0 : 0xffffff7f8615c1f6 0xffffff80815ab130 : 0xffffff7f8615c254 0xffffff80815ab1a0 : 0xffffff7f86421278 0xffffff80815ab2d0 : 0xffffff7f86184ad1 0xffffff80815ab2f0 : 0xffffff7f8609003f 0xffffff80815ab3a0 : 0xffffff7f8608dad6 0xffffff80815ab5a0 : 0xffffff7f8608f3ff 0xffffff80815ab670 : 0xffffff7f86f5393e 0xffffff80815ab730 : 0xffffff7f86f7f028 0xffffff80815ab7b0 : 0xffffff7f86f66460 0xffffff80815ab810 : 0xffffff7f86f66d41 0xffffff80815ab860 : 0xffffff7f86f671f3 0xffffff80815ab8d0 : 0xffffff7f86f67a53 0xffffff80815ab910 : 0xffffff7f86f32edf 0xffffff80815aba90 : 0xffffff7f86f63f8f 0xffffff80815abb50 : 0xffffff7f86f31978 0xffffff80815abba0 : 0xffffff8005c6f789 0xffffff80815abbc0 : 0xffffff8005c70d30 0xffffff80815abc20 : 0xffffff8005c6e74f 0xffffff80815abd70 : 0xffffff8005898c21 0xffffff80815abe80 : 0xffffff8005820b4d 0xffffff80815abeb0 : 0xffffff8005810448 0xffffff80815abf00 : 0xffffff800581961b 0xffffff80815abf70 : 0xffffff80058a6546 0xffffff80815abfb0 : 0xffffff80058cf473
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.5)[4F710151-D347--
301D-A0BA-81791B3E8D4D]@0xffffff7f87a8d000->0xffffff7f-
87a9ffff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[B5B1F368--
132E-3509-9ED5-93270E3ABBDD]@0xffffff7f87a88000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-92-
03-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff7f85e2c000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.5)[4A2C8548--
7EF1-38A9-8817-E8CB34B8DCA6]@0xffffff7f87a74000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-8-
1DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xffffff7f85df3000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C4-
0-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xffffff7f86014000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508--
3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0xffffff7f85fd1000
com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-37-
96221C8C91]@0xffffff7f86028000->0xffffff7f862cafff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-92-
03-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff7f85e2c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C4-
0-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xffffff7f86014000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508--
3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0xffffff7f85fd1000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1.6)[3455BCFE-565A-3FE5-9F0-
B-855BCB6CC9B3]@0xffffff7f862d6000->0xffffff7f865a9fff-
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-37-
96221C8C91]@0xffffff7f86028000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-92-
03-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff7f85e2c000
com.apple.GeForce(8.1.6)[0E3D8776-A5B7-3D82-9BFD-91881-
70B358D]@0xffffff7f86f1f000->0xffffff7f86fecfff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[EA4F9902-5AAE-3F1D-A846-37-
96221C8C91]@0xffffff7f86028000
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BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
12F45
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Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: EA38B02E-2B88-309F-BA68-1DE29F605DD8
Kernel slide: 0x0000000005600000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8005800000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
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Thank you for the replies.
I ran the program you said - and this is what it came up with:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
          NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
          AirPlay: Version: 1.7
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1
Startup Items:
          CUDA - Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CUDA
          HWNetMgr - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
          HWPortDetect - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
System Software:
          OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Uptime: 2 days 10:5:1
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320,07 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 319,21 GB (200,67 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information:
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.nvidia.CUDA          (1.1.0)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
          [failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist
          [failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.hp.mss.clientService.plist
          [loaded] com.hp.mss.VDProxy.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
          [failed] com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon.plist
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist
          [loaded] com.hp.printview.agent.plist
          [loaded] com.nvidia.CUDASoftwareUpdate.plist
          [failed] com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy.plist
          [loaded] com.razer.common.rzcoreengine.plist
          [loaded] com.razer.DeathAdder.Daemon.plist
          [loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
          [failed] [email protected]ent.plist
          [loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist
          [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.kaspersmit.plist
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist
          [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
          [loaded] com.synology.CloudStation.plist
          [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
User Login Items:
          SIMBL Agent
          Dropbox
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          CUDA Preferences
          Flash Player
          Growl
          Java
Internet Plug-ins:
          AdobePDFViewer.plugin
          DirectorShockwave.plugin
          DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          hpHomeClient.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
          OVSHelper.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               3%          WindowServer
               2%          Google Chrome
               1%          EtreCheck
               0%          Microsoft PowerPoint
               0%          Microsoft Word
               0%          SystemUIServer
               0%          mds
               0%          AdobeReader
               0%          Dropbox
               0%          client-mac
Top Processes by Memory:
          205 MB             mds
          201 MB             Google Chrome
          135 MB             Microsoft PowerPoint
          98 MB              Microsoft Word
          86 MB              WindowServer
          78 MB              Dropbox
          74 MB              Finder
          74 MB              Google Chrome Helper
          49 MB              AdobeReader
          49 MB              Dock
Virtual Memory Statistics:
          27 MB              Free RAM
          1.54 GB            Active RAM
          1.52 GB            Inactive RAM
          800 MB             Wired RAM
          8.66 GB            Page-ins
          8 KB               Page-outs
I hope it helps.

Macbook Air Late 2010 model, 10.6.7, 2.13 4g ram. Trackpad is not working properly and in sometimes not at all.

Macbook Air Late 2010 model, 10.6.7, 2.13 4g ram. Trackpad is not working properly and in sometimes not at all. Need suggestions to resolve this issue? I have applied all Mac updates and still having problems with the trackpad.

The machine has a 1 year warranty, book an appointment with your local Apple Store or AASP to have it looked at.
You can try doing a SMC reset however I don't think that is the solution.
SMC RESET
• Shut down the computer.
• Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
• On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-• Option keys and the power button at the same time.
• Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
• Press the power button to turn on the computer.
PRAM RESET
• Shut down the computer.
• Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
• Turn on the computer.
• Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
• Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
• Release the keys.

Since upgrading to ML, the trackpad handwriting function doesn't work on my macbook air late 2010

Hi All,
I've run into an interesting problem lately. I have several macs in my home and two in particular (the imac and mba) that my parents use had Chinese Handwriting enabled via trackpad. However, since upgrading to Mountain Lion from Lion, those macs have an issue with enabling the Trackpad Handwriting option.
First off, I started to troubleshoot the issue with the iMac. After some fiddling around by turning the function on/off it seems to be fixed. I then went ahead and attempted to perform the same "fiddling" and steps on my macbook air (late 2010), and it just doesnt seem to work. The funny thing is, if I try enable it with the keyboard shortcut, the system seems to acknowledge the shortcut and displays an option in the menu bar to hide the trackpad as shown in the picture. But there's no Trackpad Handwriting to to be seen on the screen. I've even tried resetting the PRAM and SMC with no success. Any solutions?

Try swiping down with two fingers. This solved my problem.

Help, how to downgrade my macbook air late 2010 from os x yosemite to snow leopard

A very good friend just updated my Macbook Air late 2010 (OS Snow Leopard) to OS X Yosemite. Now my Macbook air is messed up. No sound. Left shift key not working.and so forth. I am wondering if I can return it back to my previous OS?
How to return it to my previous OS? Please help me. No need to back up anything, as everything is in my dropbox.

1. Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Select Disk Utility from the main menu. Click on the Continue button.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. When formatting finishes quit DU. Select Reinstall Lion from the main menu and click on the Continue button.

Graphics driver bug on MacBook Air late 2010

I saw a graphics driver bug on MacBook Air late 2010.
The problem is that some programs that uses graphics card will not display some drop down menu correctly.
For example this will happen on Windows Live messenger and Firefox 4 beta.
Problematic WLM screen shot: http://a-fung.net/files/scr1.png
Correct WLM screen shot: http://a-fung.net/files/scr1_correct.png
Problematic Firefox 4 beta screen shot: http://a-fung.net/files/scr2.png
It does not happen when I ran it in VMWare fusion or other machines. So I am sure this is a graphics driver problem.
Does anyone know how often Apple push driver updates?
Or does anyone know anyway to solve this problem?
BTW, I tried to force-install a later nvidia driver from the official website. The drop down problem goes away but I lose the ability to change screen brightness.

Hi Tom,
Thanks for your quick reply. I am not convinced it is a hardware problem. For if I hold the key that is faulty pressed for a few seconds it works, and the also works for a while before it stops working again. This to me seems like it is software based. Is there a secure way to test software vs. hardware e.g. by booting from an external image into a shell only? I do not think I have an image on a usb, is there any online server that I can connect to to try it?
Thanks again
Tobias

MacBook Air Late 2010 and Apple Hardware Test

I just bought a second hand MacBook Air Late 2010, 13 inches, 2.13 Core 2Duo. Everything works great, system re-installed after erasing the HD ( Mountain Lion) Internet recovery works great, all is ok.
The only thing that I can't work out how to get is AHT. I tried holding down D at the start but nothing. Holdind down D and Alt takes me to the Internet Recovery harware test, but when I try to run it, it comes out that the machine is not supported. I read that to be able to use it, I needed to dowload a firmware update. And so I did. But when I tried to install it it came out that it was not going to work on my system ( bare in mind that I can access and use Internet Recovery)
What Am I doing wrong?
I'm not too bothered about being able to use AHT at the moment, but there will be time when I will need to.
All the help will be appreciated.

It has to be available. It is the only way to restore that system back to as shipped from factory specs and reinstall the ilife apps. In your situation since you have another mac and a valid license for mountain lion and you have a air of a newer model year that can use the internet recovery system you were able to install a version of os x. But if you didn't have a license and that air was just one revision prior to that model year you would be stuck with a computer and no working os on it or no valid os on it.
Basically when anyone is selling an mac computer that computer should be wiped and the original os x version reinstalled. To do that on system older then late 2011, or some of the early 2011 models, you need the original apple supplied reinstall media. Whether that is dvds or a usb thumb drive. Otherwise the seller is selling pirated software and the buyer has no way of updating or upgrading that mac computer.

Blinking cursor when installing Windows 7 on a MacBook Air (Late 2010)

Hi.
After spending several days trying to solve this, I turn to this forum.
I have a MacBook Pro Retina (Mid 2012) and I had no problem installing W7 on that machine.
My wife has a MacBook Air (Late 2010), on which I am trying to do the same.
I use an external LaCie BD/DVD reader/writer, which I also used for the MBP without problems.
After partitioning and restarting, the install DVD doesn't seem to want to work with the MBA, though. Only a blinking cursor appears. Occationally some message like "Error code 5" or BOOTMGR image is corrupt. The system cannot boot."
I've tried starting with Alt, and when the screen appears where I can choose the Install DVD, there is no HD image, as on the MBP in the same situation, but just an image of a disk under which is written "EFI boot" - and it keeps poofing, appearing, poofing appearing. Actually, the first of these poofing images is actually called Windows, but choosing this returns the same blinking cursor.
I have tried resetting the PRAM and SMC, as well as repairing the disk.
Any ideas how to solve this?
Best,
Richard

leiladog wrote:
Can I install Window 7 Professional on a boot camp partition on my 1.8/2GB/64GB SSD MBA?
Today I installed Win7 Preimum on my brand new MBA (1.8/4GB/128GB SSD). I started with a stock MBA and first installed the new version of Parallels (7). After that installation, I installed Win7 Premium, followed by MS Office for Students and MS Streets and Trips. I should note that I also added slightly over 500 tunes for iTunes.
I was hoping to only install Excel and Word, but I never saw an option to go custom and as a result, all of Office for Students got installed.
With Parallels I didn't have to partition the hard drive. While I'm not totally sure, I think Parallels "grabs" empty space as needed, either for OS-X or Windows.
When I finished the installation, the computer reports that I still have 87GB.
I would assume if you went the route above and installed all the same programs, you would end up with 43GB of free space.
I intend to use my MBA as a road warrior, mainly surfing with some light Excel/Word. Unless you really need the Professional version, you might consider just installing the Premium version if the size of the program is much larger.
I've only been running for a few hours, but the machine seems very robust in both OS-X and Win7. Re the size of your hard drive, you might consider picking up a small external hard drive. I have a Western Digital Passport that is about the size of a cigarette pack and has the look of something that Apple might have made. 500GB for about $70.
I'm wondering if your 2GB of RAM might be a little on the weak side for going this route?

I have a MacBook Air, Late 2010 and would like to make complete copy of, what is best method?

I have a MacBook Air, Late 2010, and would like to make a complete copy of everything on it. Unsure sure of best external device to purchase or if possible? Can you assist? Thanks

You will need at least one hard drive. It can be external in its own enclosure with USB 3.0 or 2.0 cable, or an internal HD with a docking station and USB connection. If you live in the U.S., Other World Computing (OWC) is a good place to buy one. You can also get them at Amazon or eBay or any number of places. You will also need cloning software, such as Superduper or Carbon Copy Cloner. You also have Time Machine on your MBA. It is better to have more than one spare disk for backup as HDs can fail at any time.
Regards.

I want to turn my macbook air off. the shut down button already appeared but the mouse/cursor just hang and won't work. even after pressing the enter button to shut my mac off won't work. what will i do?

i want to turn my macbook air off. the shut down button already appeared but the mouse/cursor just hang and won't work. even after pressing the enter button to shut my mac off won't work. what will i do?

This is not a reply. I just want to elaborate on this problem.
My computer freezes occasionally when it is used after being sleep for a while. The spinning ball appears and everything is totally disabled. Nothing on the keyboard works.
The mouse moves, but does not work.
The only solution is to turn the power off and on (losing all data in open applications.)
I kept the System monitor running on the side to find out which program was running when the computer froze. The Monitor as well as all other applications froze, but the data showed:
Firefox 18.4%
Activity Monitor 0.9%
Firefox Plugin 0.2%
This is all the information I have. By the way, I am using iMac with OS 10.6.

HT3964 I have macbook air late 2010 model... it works fine otherwise but it has started being overheated in normal situations where normally it used to work fine and draining more battery....... battery time is almost half now. should i reset SMC. Would i

I have macbook air late 2010 model... it works fine otherwise but it has started being overheated in normal situations where normally it used to work fine and draining more battery....... battery time is almost half now.
should i reset SMC... would it help?

I'm doubtful it's a missing driver too, but I feel as though it's driver related. The first time XP was installed, after first boot without installing drivers, it was without sound etc, but fundamentally the system worked. Now after first boot, it's very buggy. Thanks for your suggestion Tonny. I ran the tool but it turns out the HDD is fine. Besides, everything runs fine in safe mode.
Does anyone know if (generally speaking) there is any firmware on the graphics card that would get updated via a Windows update? i.e. is it possible that Windows update downloaded a driver for the graphics card that installed new firmware that wasn't all that compatable with XP?

Repeating Console Message 10.6.5 on MacBook Air (Late 2010)

I just finished setting up the system on a new MacBook Air (13" 1.83ghz). I'm getting the following console message that repeats every 10 seconds. How can I stop it? Thanks.
12/22/10 6:01:29 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.batteryd[487]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/22/10 6:01:29 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.batteryd) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
12/22/10 6:01:39 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.batteryd[488]) posix_spawn("/usr/local/libexec/batteryd", ...): No such file or directory
12/22/10 6:01:39 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.batteryd[488]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/22/10 6:01:39 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.batteryd) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
12/22/10 6:01:49 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.batteryd[490]) posix_spawn("/usr/local/libexec/batteryd", ...): No such file or directory

My parents new 13'' MacBook Air (late 2010) would not fall asleep. After resetting the SMC to no avail I checked the console and saw the exact same message. After deleting the plist and rebooting the machine it is falling asleep now.
I never installed any third-party program relating to the battery and there is a folder called /usr/local however there is no sub-folder libexec nor did a "locate" in Terminal find the daemon batteryd.
Came across a similar thread on the Japanese Apple discussion forum (clicky). Since I cannot read Japanese I can only guess at what the various posts say. There seems to be talk about it being an Apple software related issue specifically regarding the HAL.
I checked on my MacBook Pro (mid 2010) and there is no such plist. Will check another 13'' MacBook Air when I get the chance.
If you delete the file com.apple.batteryd.plist in the folder /System/Library/LaunchDaemons and reboot the machine the message in the console will go away.

HOWTO: Make Virtual WiFi work in Windows 7 for MacBook Air (Late 2010)

I just spent several hours figuring out what is a bug in the Broadcom WiFi drivers for my new MacBook Air, and thought I would post how I fixed it for others until Apple can get Broadcom to fix their drivers.
Virtual WiFi:
First, what is Virtual WiFi. Virtual WiFi is a feature in Windows 7 that allows a single WiFi adapter in a computer to look like more than one adapter. The most common use for this is for software like Connectify that allows you to use your laptop as a wireless access point (AP) when you travel. For example, you might settle into a hotel room, pay for an Internet connection for your MacBook, and then want to share that connection with your iPhone, iPad, and other devices. For Virtual WiFi to work, the WiFi drivers for your WiFi hardware need to indicate that they support the feature, and then in Device Manager in Windows Control Panel, under Network Adapters you will see the "Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter" listed. Notably, this adapter was missing after installing Windows 7 and BootCamp 3.1 on my MacBook Air (Late 2010).
Why it Doesn't Work:
The strange thing is, this was working fine on my wife's MacBook from 2008, with similar Broadcom WiFi hardware. It turns out that whoever made the Broadcom driver file made a small copy-and-paste error, and neglected to support Virtual WiFi for the slightly different chip that is in the MacBook Air versus the MacBook. By fixing the driver file, the issue can be fixed. The problem is right here in the file, which we'll get to more below:
%BCM430N_DeviceDesc% = BCM43XNM_NT61, PCI\VEN14E4&DEV432b
%BCM430N_DeviceDesc% = BCM43XNG_NT61, PCI\VEN14E4&DEV432c
%BCM430N_DeviceDesc% = BCM43XNM_NT60, PCI\VEN14E4&DEV4353
My wife's MacBook uses the first line with DEV_432b at the end. Note that it uses the installation section BCM43XNM_NT61 which refers to Windows 7 and correctly installs Virtual WiFi. The newest MacBook Air uses the last line with DEV_4353 at the end (a slightly different chip). Note that it incorrectly refers to the installation section BCM43XNM_NT60, which is Windows Vista with no support for Virtual WiFi.
How to Fix It:
1) You first need to extract the Broadcom drivers that are in the latest version of BootCamp so that you can modify the INF file. To do this, I followed all of the instructions in the BootCamp Assistant from Mac OS X on my MacBook Air to download the WindowsSupport folder with BootCamp drivers, which you can save to the hard drive or burn to a CD. Once you have this, open the folder "Boot Camp\Drivers\Broadcom". We need to extract the file BroadcomNetworkAdapterWin7_32.exe or BroadcomNetworkAdapterWin7_64.exe depending on whether you are using a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 7. I was able to do this with WinRAR installed, by right-clicking and selecting to extract the file to a folder.
2) In the folder from the last step, there are 31 files on my installation, but the one we want is bcmwl6.inf. If you open that file the first two sections (BROADCOM.NTamd64.6.1 and BROADCOM.NTx86.6.1) are the ones with the error as reproduced above. The first section is for 64-bit installations, and the second section is for 32-bit installations.
3) Modify the last line of each section to change BCM43XNM_NT60 to BCM43XNM_NT61, and save the file.
4) Now we need to install the driver from this folder onto the MacBook Air. I did this by opening Device Manager from Control Panel, right-clicking the "Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter" under Network Adapters, and selecting "Uninstall" followed by "Update Driver Software". Point the update dialog to the folder where you modified the driver, and let it install.
5) Note that because the INF file is modified the driver is no longer correctly signed. You will see a warning to this effect, and you should select to install the driver anyway.
6) You should now see the "Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter" in Device Manager, and software like Connectify should work to share your WiFi connection.
Hopefully Apple will fix this the correct way soon, by getting Broadcom to fix their driver and updating BootCamp to include it. At the time of this writing, the Broadcom driver version is 5.100.57.8 so anything later than that may be fixed.
Good Luck!

That is one heck of a post for a newcomer here. Your instructions worked like a charm, with one exception:
When uninstalling the Broadcom Device, I had to check the box to delete the driver, and then had to scan for new hardware to get the device to show back up. Then I was able to load the edited driver software.
I am not complaining, but very grateful, as I was pulling my hair out on this one.

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