Early 2011 13" MacBook Pro Freezing since upgrading to Mountain Lion

Hey all,
I've been researching this issue extensively and it seems as if it would be most efficient if I started my own post instead of cluttering someone else's.
I upgraded to Mountain Lion within a week of its release. In the past two weeks, my computer has crashed 3 to 4 times. I can still move my mouse, and if I have an app like Spotify open it will continue to play music through the speakers. However, the computer is frozen and I cannot type/click/control the computer. The only way to get it back is by pressing and holding down the power key and rebooting.
Called AppleCare and went to the "Genius" Bar multiple times; neither helped.
I ran EtreCheck on my computer and below are my results:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
System Software:
          OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 4:16
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (248.19 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.avatron.AVExVideo          Version: 1.6.5
          com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver          Version: 1.0.0
          com.protech.NoSleep          Version: 1.3.1
          com.avatron.AVExFramebuffer          Version: 1.6.5
Problem System Launch Daemons:
                 [failed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
                 [failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.CalendarAgent.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
Launch Daemons:
                 [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
                 [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
                 [loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist
                 [loaded] com.crashplan.engine.plist
                 [loaded] com.DesignScience.DSMTTool.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.raupdate.plist
                 [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Launch Agents:
             [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
                 [loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
                 [loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist
             [not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist
                 [loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist
                 [loaded] com.xerox.scan.workcentre6505.ButtonListenerAgent.plist
User Launch Agents:
                 [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
                 [failed] [email protected]plist
                 [loaded] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist
                 [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
                 [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
User Login Items:
          NoSleep
          CheatSheet
          Window Tidy
          Flux
          Caffeine
          CrashPlan menu bar
          Spotify
          Sparrow
          Google Chrome
          Microsoft Word
          Dropbox
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Air Display Preferences
          PenTablet
          Flash Player
          NoSleep
Internet Plug-ins:
          AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          LogMeIn.plugin
          LogMeInSafari32.plugin
          LogMeInSafari64.plugin
          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
          WacomNetscape.plugin
          WacomTabletPlugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes:
          4.3   %          WindowServer
          2.4   %          Spotify
          1.9   %          EtreCheck
          1.6   %          hidd
          1.1   %          Finder
          0.7   %          Activity
          0.6   %          activitymonitord
          0.3   %          quicklookd
          0.2   %          Flux
          0.2   %          fontd
Should I be concerned with items marked as "failed" or "not loaded?" My MacBook does not crash daily (more like once or twice a week), and each time I have been doing very simply processes, like surfing the web with Chrome or writing something in Word or listening to Spotify.

Here's an updated report reflecting fewer errors that I took this afternoon. I hope someone on this message board can help...
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
System Software:
          OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 3:17
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (249.27 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
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
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.avatron.AVExVideo          Version: 1.6.5
          com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver          Version: 1.0.0
          com.protech.NoSleep          Version: 1.3.1
          com.avatron.AVExFramebuffer          Version: 1.6.5
Problem System Launch Daemons:
                 [failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
                 [failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
Launch Daemons:
                 [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
                 [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
                 [loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist
                 [loaded] com.crashplan.engine.plist
                 [loaded] com.DesignScience.DSMTTool.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.raupdate.plist
                 [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Launch Agents:
             [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
                 [loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
                 [loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist
             [not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist
                 [loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist
                 [loaded] com.xerox.scan.workcentre6505.ButtonListenerAgent.plist
User Launch Agents:
                 [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-tcheck8@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist
                 [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
                 [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
User Login Items:
          NoSleep
          CheatSheet
          Window Tidy
          Flux
          Caffeine
          CrashPlan menu bar
          Sparrow
          Google Chrome
          Microsoft Word
          Spotify
          Dropbox
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Air Display Preferences
          PenTablet
          Flash Player
          NoSleep
Internet Plug-ins:
          AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          LogMeIn.plugin
          LogMeInSafari32.plugin
          LogMeInSafari64.plugin
          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
          WacomNetscape.plugin
          WacomTabletPlugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes:
          8.0   %          WindowServer
          7.1   %          coreaudiod
          4.7   %          Spotify
          1.6   %          EtreCheck
          1.0   %          mds
          0.9   %          hidd
          0.7   %          Sparrow
          0.5   %          mdworker
          0.3   %          fontd
          0.2   %          Flux

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    Just 2 days ago, I reformatted my macbook back to its factory settings. Processing speed was fast and opening of apps does not seem to lag. Booting up and shutting down only took seconds. After reformatting my macbook, I upgraded my iOS from snow leopard to mountain lion and that is where the problems arises.
    1. Booting up and shutting takes much longer time? It used to be less than 10 seconds however, now it takes about 40-50 seconds.
    2. Opening of apps seemed to be slower. Example: When I open my iTunes, the app will bounce a few times and takes a few seconds (longer than before) for the app to appear.
    3. Whenever I try to select something when surfing net or doing some other programs, the mouse cursor will never fail to change to the "colourful ball" which I will have to wait for it to load.
    Can anyone help here?

    Reinstalling Lion/Mountain Lion Without Erasing the Drive
    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.
    Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
    When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
    Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Continue button.
    Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

  • Macbook pro rebooted after upgrading to mountain lion

    Hi all,
    After upgrading to OS X mountain lion, I have experienced that the computer was restarted without any specific reason. I wonder if there are other folks experiencing similar problems. The effor code is as follows:
    Interval Since Last Panic Report:  70569 sec
    Panics Since Last Report:          7
    Anonymous UUID:                    7F8C04C9-7305-89D9-6B8B-C5ABABC43869
    Fri Sep 21 11:22:43 2012
    panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff8026ab7bd5): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8026a10da1, type 6=invalid opcode, registers:
    CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000109fc1000, CR3: 0x000000008344304b, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
    RAX: 0x0000000000000012, RBX: 0x0000000000000012, RCX: 0x0000000000410000, RDX: 0xffffff80400a5570
    RSP: 0xffffff8186b4bdb0, RBP: 0xffffff8186b4be00, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0x0000000000000012
    R8:  0xffffff804419d800, R9:  0xffffff8186b4be4c, R10: 0x00000000ffe00000, R11: 0x00000000ffffffff
    R12: 0x0000000000000012, R13: 0xffffff80400a5570, R14: 0xffffff804419d89c, R15: 0xffffff804419d898
    RFL: 0x0000000000010297, RIP: 0xffffff8026a10da1, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    Fault CR2: 0x0000000109fc1000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x4
    Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff8186b4ba50 : 0xffffff8026a1d626
    0xffffff8186b4bac0 : 0xffffff8026ab7bd5
    0xffffff8186b4bc90 : 0xffffff8026ace4ed
    0xffffff8186b4bcb0 : 0xffffff8026a10da1
    0xffffff8186b4be00 : 0xffffff8026a1156f
    0xffffff8186b4be90 : 0xffffff8026a195f9
    0xffffff8186b4bf00 : 0xffffff8026aa59be
    0xffffff8186b4bfb0 : 0xffffff8026aceafe
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: concentrate_help
    Mac OS version:
    12C54
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000026800000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8026a00000
    System model name: MacBookPro8,2 (Mac-94245A3940C91C80)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 50672033460492
    last loaded kext at 47471595362206: com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP          0.6.32 (addr 0xffffff7fa8e62000, size 188416)
    last unloaded kext at 47635392540080: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.1.22 (addr 0xffffff7fa8e5f000, size 12288)
    loaded kexts:
    com.displaylink.driver.DisplayLinkDriver          1.8
    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt          0.0.67
    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.8
    com.apple.filesystems.afpfs          10.0
    com.apple.nke.asp_tcp          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.69
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
    com.apple.AMDRadeonAccelerator          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.2d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.33
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.2d6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          235.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          34
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC          1.2.2
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.2.5b3
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          602.15.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
    com.apple.security.quarantine          2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          165.5
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword          1.0
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc10
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily          19.0.26
    com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller          8.0.0
    com.apple.kext.AMDSupport          8.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.2.11
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.5
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.2.0d16
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          1.8.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          1.8.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          235.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          1.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          2.1.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          500.15
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.2.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          220
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          344
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
    Model: MacBookPro8,2, BootROM MBP81.0047.B27, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2 GHz, 12 GB, SMC 1.69f3
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 512 MB
    Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6490M, AMD Radeon HD 6490M, PCIe, 256 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0000, 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353237334348302D4348392020
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.22)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en1
    Serial ATA Device: M4-CT512M4SSD2, 512.11 GB
    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 3
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2513, 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), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: USB Receiver, 0x046d  (Logitech Inc.), 0xc52b, 0xfd120000 / 4
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3

    Most likely culprits are these:
    com.displaylink.driver.DisplayLinkDriver          1.8
    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt          0.0.67
    Boot into safe mode, hold SHIFT key down during restart, and see if the KPs continue.
    See
    What is a kernel panic,
    Technical Note TN2063: Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics,
    Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ,
    Resolving Kernel Panics, and
    Tutorial: Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics for more details.

  • You can't upgrade to a 7200rpm hard drive in the Early 2011 13" MacBook Pro. It is not supported. Period.

    I tried unsuccesfully to upgrade the hard drive in my Early 2011 13" MacBook Pro to a 750GB 7200RPM hard drive. After several attempts with different hard drives I realized that the kernel panic that showed up was due to the lack of compatibility with the drives to the MacBook Pro. I had a Mid 2009 13" MacBook Pro that I did not have any issues with whatsoever. I sold that MacBook Pro and was able to upgrade to the brand new base model without any out of pocket cost. Upon purchase of the new 13" MBP I maxed out the RAM to the full 8GB. After 2 months of freezing, lockups, spinning rainbow wheels and having to force shutdown I tried one last ditch effort to see if a faster drive would help. After speaking with the Apple telephone reps and the Apple Store Genius Bar we discovered that Apple doesn't even offer the option of a 7200RPM drive on their website - a fact that I found quite disturbing. The concensus is that it is a power management issue that causes the incompatibility and the reason the drives are not offered on the 13" models. The problems I had were the end of the line for me. I just switched out that train wreck for the Early 2011 15" MacBook Pro base model. I got home and immediately installed the 750 GB 7200RPM Western Digital Scorpio Black hard drive and it was recognized within seconds. I'm back in business with gleeful abandon.

    Sadly... they don't have all the answers. As someone who use to serve in the capacity (Mac Genius) it can definitely be a challenging position. You're "the voice" of Apple's service policy & procedures. Sounds like the person you spoke with got it wrong this time. It's definitely worth a follow up, because like I said, I've got a machine in my household that's living proof of compatibility between a 7200 RPM drive and 13" MBP (Early 2011).
    Apple is very good about support documentation when there's incompatibility or unsupported configurations, the fact that there isn't one for 7200 RPM drives would tell me that the people/person you spoke with was misinformed.
    I know I always appreciated when a customer made it known to me that I was wrong on something and supplied the right answer. I sure as heck don't have all the answers and if I can lead from my mistakes, well, I won't make them anymore.

  • Early 2011 2GHz Macbook pro distorted blue screen then wont boot, 3 times in last 2 weeks

    I have an early 2011, 2GHz macbook pro (15' model with ati radeon graphics). It was running fine for the last two years. Over the last couple of weeks, following things happen:
    1. I was running on bootcamp windows, browsing and some flash content was open, suddenly distorted blue stripes appear and it froze. Force shut down using power button, turn on again and it wont boot on windows or mac, or recovery partition or from the dvd. Tried for about 4 hours, after nvram, pram reset, it was able to safe boot, then run disk utility to verify and repair the disk, it said that there were problems with hard drive and fixed,then booted normally.
    2. I thought that the problem might be because I was on windows, so took a back up of the windows drive, erased it and installed windows 8 using bootcamp. It ran well for an week. After that, once I connected it with the tv using HDMI to watch a video, after I disconnected it, the screen was garbled over the windows start screen, but I was able to command restart normally. After restart, it wont boot to windows or mac.
    3. After several hours of trying, i was able to boot using the dvd this time, it said it 'can not install mac on the hard drive', erased the hard drive and it was able to install the os (snow leopard). After completing install, logged in to app store to download previously purchased mountain lion. Then ran it to upgrade the os, after the upgrade was completed, at the point when it prompts for apple id and password to set up icloud, it again froze with distorted blue screen. Shut down forcefully. Then turn on again and it wont boot. After the white screen and the sound, it shows the apple logo and spinning wheel for a while, then a bright white screen and nothing happens.
    Can anybody help reading the symptoms?

    I have the Early 2011 2GHz Macbook Pro and I have the same problem too.
    I switched out the logicboard a month ago and today the graphics just went distorted.
    Any solutions? Now I'm thinking it is the Graphics Card.

  • Since upgrading to Mountain Lion, my home wifi dies for all devices when I bring my MacBook Pro home.

    The situation:
    Ever since upgrading to Mountain Lion, the following sequence of events has happened with my laptop.
    1. I come home from work.
    2. I open the lid of my laptop.
    3. I see the white "your comptuer's messed up" screen. I click a button to restart.
    4. We lose wifi. This affects all devices.
    5. I restart the router and modem.
    Once it's restarted, I have no issues - until I leave for work and bring the computer back that night. I've checked the router and modem - no issues there, as it works perfectly for every other device in the house, and even works for the laptop perfectly (once they've been reset, that is).
    Some notes of clarification:
    1. The wifi does not die with any other device - this includes an iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and an iPad 1.
    2. BUT, when the wifi DOES die, it affects every device in the house.
    3. My laptop does not do this with any other wifi - only my home wifi.
    It seems to me that the correlation is in the initial connection. When my laptop initially tries to connect to our home wifi, it's as if it fries both the connection and the computer. I see a lot of issues with people losing wifi for their computer, or slow wifi, but I haven't seen anything that relates to this wifi death across all devices when the laptop is reawoken after being at work. It's like there's something messed up with the switch from work wifi to home wifi.
    Please help!
    Details:
    2011 MacBook Pro 15-inch
    OSX 10.8.1 (12B19)

    Hi,
    I had a similar issue with Time Machine after upgrading my iMac (where the Time Machine HDD is connected and shared from) to Mountain Lion. This was fixed by following the instruction from this site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4700. It seems that Mountain Lion introduced a more secure network protocol which may not be supported (yet) by the network drive.
    Hope this helps.
    BR,
    Hindra

  • Want to install Windows 8 on my early 2011 13" MacBook Pro?

    Hi guys,
    I am planning to install Windows 8 but unsure of a few things, particularly with the version I have to get.
    I have an early 2011 13" MacBook Pro, running 10.9.3 and it has never had any previous versions of Windows on it before. Can I simply get the "upgrade" version (which is cheaper), or do I have to get the "full" version to do this? I can't seem to find the "full" version anywhere on the Microsoft website by the way...
    I am looking at this: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msaus/en_AU/pdp/Windows-8-Pro-Upgrade---Stud ent-Offer/productID.272005100 (student price upgrade version)
    Would I be able to install that in Bootcamp? And what sort of files do I get once I pay for and download it?
    Thanks for your help

    You can only install the upgrade version if you already have a full version of Windows installed. In your case you will need to purchase the full version.
    Buy it on disk.

  • Early 2011 15" Macbook pro fans full speed/unresponsive

    I have an early 2011 15" Macbook Pro, running OSX 10.10.1 Yosemite. I can't say this problem started right after I upgraded to Yosemite, but it definitely did not happen before. Upon going to wake my computer up from sleep (whether the lid was open or closed - it has happened either way) the fans are running at full speed and the computer remains unresponsive to mouse clicks, keystrokes, hitting the power button once. I end up having to force a power off/on cycle. This does not happen every time the computer enters sleep. It most often happens after I have left it overnight but I have had it happen after only 30~ minutes of non-use.
    Any ideas?

    Hello Etherel90,
    After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help with in this situation. You may want to consider performing a PRAM reset:
    OS X Yosemite: Reset your computer’s PRAM
    If your Mac doesn’t seem to be remembering your speaker volume, display resolution, or the disk it should be using during startup, you may need to reset your computer’s PRAM. 
    Resetting PRAM may change some system settings and preferences. Use System Preferences to restore your settings.
    Important:    To print these instructions, click the Share button  in the Help window, then choose Print. 
    Choose Apple menu > Shut Down.
    Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Option, Command (⌘), P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4. 
    Turn on your Mac.
    Immediately press and hold the Option-Command-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
    Continue holding the keys down until your Mac restarts, and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
    Release the keys.
    After resetting your computer’s PRAM, you may need to update your speaker volume, display resolution, and startup disk preferences. For more information about PRAM, see the Apple Support article About NVRAM and PRAM.
    Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
    Cheers,
    BobbyD

  • Since upgrading to mountain lion on my macbook pro, i cannot email photos from iphoto.

    Since upgrading to mountain lion on my macbook pro, i cannot email photos from iphoto.
    i can select the picture but when sending it, an error symbol appears.
    Any ideas ?

    This doesn't work for me at all. I tried entering exactly the same information that I used to set up my regular email account and I'm still getting an error message. I even tried switching to using my gmail account and neither one worked. Then it got hung up and had to repair my database! I have a lot of photos on my Mac (thank goodness they're backed up) and I was really sweating it for a moment.
    Apple is so easy until it's not. I find this to be really aggrevating and I'm irritated that it hasn't been fixed. In fact I did an online search and someone described this same problem in detail and it was exactly what was happening to me. Same error messages.
    I'm frustrated that Apple keeps updating it's operating system and then we go through these glitches.
    And while I'm at it, I have never had such a frustrating time using my login information as I have to get into this forum! Why do they make it so difficult? There's just something about the way it's worded that get's me messed up every time. Meanwhile, at least get iPhoto fixed!

  • Anybody had an issues with mail since upgrading to mountain lion? Can't get emails from one account, tried deleting and recreating but to no avail. Set up a new user and it works fine. Macbook pro 13" mid 2010 model.

    Anybody had an issues with mail since upgrading to mountain lion? Can't get emails from one account, tried deleting and recreating but to no avail. Set up a new user and it works fine. Macbook pro 13" mid 2010 model.

    Anybody had an issues with mail since upgrading to mountain lion? Can't get emails from one account, tried deleting and recreating but to no avail. Set up a new user and it works fine. Macbook pro 13" mid 2010 model.

  • 2011 17" MacBook Pro freezes for over 5 mins on user password

    Hey everyone,
    I installed Yosemite on my 2011 17" MacBook Pro. Since then, after a period of my computer being on or after sleep, it appears that the process that handles login using my user password hangs for a bit and then proceeds to work.
    On the login screen, after I enter my password, the focus is drawn off of the password field, and then the computer just sits for what seems to be about 5-7 minutes. This also happens when OS X asks me to enter my password to install / uninstall something; the login window just sits there and does nothing.
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