Macbook Air Problem (bought in 2012)
Has anyone had beeping noises, followed by their macbook air shutting down while continuing to beep?
Hi vz290,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If your MacBook Air is beeping and shutting down unexpectedly, the information in this article can help you identify the reason for the beeps:
Mac computers: About startup tones - Apple Support
If your Mac is not starting up normally, the steps in this article may help as well:
Mac OS X: Gray screen appears during startup - Apple Support
All the best,
Jeremy
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Problem description:
My Macbook air runs very slow since installed Yosemite a few days ago
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 24, 2014 at 12:07:13 GMT+3
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir5,2
1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:15:57
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM256E disk0 : (251 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]: 249.77 GB (28.85 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 250.14 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 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
/Applications/Parallels Access.app
[loaded] com.parallels.virtualsound (1.0.27 27 - SDK 10.6) Support
/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hidhook (9.0 24251.1052177) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (9.0 24251.1052177) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (9.0 24251.1052177) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (9.0 24251.1052177) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (9.0 24251.1052177) Support
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.2.4) Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.2.4) Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.2.4) Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.2.4) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist Support
[invalid?] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist Support
[invalid?] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist Support
[invalid?] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist Support
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[invalid?] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[running] com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist Support
[invalid?] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist Support
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist Support
[running] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Moveslink2 Application (/Applications/Moveslink2.app)
Quicksilver Application (/Applications/Quicksilver.app)
Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
Google Chrome ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
Dropbox UNKNOWN (missing value)
EvernoteHelper Application (/Applications/Evernote.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/EvernoteHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.3 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.126 - SDK 10.8 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
OpenIE
Facebook Photo Zoom
Translate
1-ClickWeather
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
7% WindowServer
1% fontd
1% Google Drive
0% Microsoft Database Daemon
0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
180 MB Google Drive
86 MB mds_stores
86 MB SyncServicesAgent
86 MB Google Chrome
86 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
2.25 GB Free RAM
2.84 GB Active RAM
2.56 GB Inactive RAM
936 MB Wired RAM
3.88 GB Page-ins
74 KB Page-outsYou have nearly run out of disk space. Either purchase a larger one or start cleaning out the one you have?
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I can't find out what that problem is. Any advice? Any ideas even as to what it might be? I haven't heard about this happening elsewhere.
Wed Mar 4 22:51:58 2015
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80054e7217): "complete() while dma active"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2782.10.72/iokit/Kernel/IOMemoryDescriptor.cpp:330 5
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80b3d7b910 : 0xffffff8004f2fe41
0xffffff80b3d7b990 : 0xffffff80054e7217
0xffffff80b3d7b9f0 : 0xffffff7f856559d4
0xffffff80b3d7ba40 : 0xffffff7f8564b21d
0xffffff80b3d7ba90 : 0xffffff7f8779210a
0xffffff80b3d7bae0 : 0xffffff7f87795c06
0xffffff80b3d7bb30 : 0xffffff7f856f43d0
0xffffff80b3d7bb70 : 0xffffff7f856ecdf5
0xffffff80b3d7bbc0 : 0xffffff7f856e6da8
0xffffff80b3d7bc10 : 0xffffff7f856e6e24
0xffffff80b3d7bc40 : 0xffffff7f859ac60d
0xffffff80b3d7bd20 : 0xffffff7f85dcd1bd
0xffffff80b3d7bde0 : 0xffffff7f85dce1c6
0xffffff80b3d7be20 : 0xffffff7f85ddf0ba
0xffffff80b3d7bed0 : 0xffffff7f85de80fe
0xffffff80b3d7bef0 : 0xffffff80054d563d
0xffffff80b3d7bf40 : 0xffffff80054d34ad
0xffffff80b3d7bf80 : 0xffffff80054d35a6
0xffffff80b3d7bfb0 : 0xffffff8005014dd7
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily(2.0)[76E50D45-C97B-3ED1-97C5-94E6E0EB4514]@0xff ffff7f85647000->0xffffff7f8566cfff
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(710.4.14)[4030C18E-76A0-37E6-9612-2C901F789E41]@0xf fffff7f859a9000->0xffffff7f85a0dfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff 7f85724000
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI(710.4.11)[0DB91E92-57AF-331B-88DC-02D58332F309]@0 xffffff7f85dcc000->0xffffff7f85dedfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(710.4.14)[4030C18E-76A0-37E6-9612-2C901F789E41]@0xf fffff7f859a9000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff 7f85724000
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily(3.7.3)[57847321-2397-3193-9E71-65 636D81988F]@0xffffff7f856e2000->0xffffff7f8570cfff
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice(3.7.3)[4A9A3C67-F491-38BE-9465-B0060C D2288D]@0xffffff7f87791000->0xffffff7f877a4fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily(3.7.3)[57847321-2397-3193-9E71-65 636D81988F]@0xffffff7f856e2000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily(2.0)[76E50D45-C97B-3ED1-97C5-94E6E0EB4514]@0xff ffff7f85647000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
14C109
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.1.0: Mon Dec 22 23:10:38 PST 2014; root:xnu-2782.10.72~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: DCF5C2D5-16AE-37F5-B2BE-ED127048DFF5
Kernel slide: 0x0000000004c00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8004e00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8004d00000
System model name: MacBookAir5,1 (Mac-66F35F19FE2A0D05)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 134657900328046
last loaded kext at 134310473875580: com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.3 (addr 0xffffff7f877a5000, size 36864)
last unloaded kext at 134398164453958: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC 4.2.2b5 (addr 0xffffff7f87770000, size 16384)
loaded kexts:
com.logmein.hamachi 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBAttachedSCSI 1.1.0
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 3.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.3.2f6
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.1.7d1
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.15.5
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
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com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 269.25
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.2f6
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 269.25
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 2.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
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com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 705.4.2
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System Profile:
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xE9), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.15.159.13.12)
Bluetooth: Version 4.3.2f6 15235, 3 services, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Air, Apple Inc., 23.4
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x802C, 0x384B54463235363634485A2D3147364D3120
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x802C, 0x384B54463235363634485A2D3147364D3120
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD TS064E, 60.67 GB
Model: MacBookAir5,1, BootROM MBA51.00EF.B02, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 1.7 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 2.4f19
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In -
I've just bought iRig and I can't get it work with my Macbook Air.
It's working with iOs, but when I plug into my Macbook Air nothing it's happening.
I went to System-Preferences -> Audio and I can't see nothing signed as External Microphone.
I read over the web that this could be a problem of Mountain Lion, is it true? I really need to get it work with Garageband to record my guitar!
(I'm running Mountain Lion 10.8.2 on MacBook Air mid 2012)I ended up taking my Air to the Genius Bar to get it fixed. The tech deleted the /System/Library/<something> which forces a rebuild upon reboot. That didn't fix it.
Reinstalling Lion from the recovery partition did fix the issue. There are other threads on this topic in the forums. -
I have bought a dlink router, at first there was no problem, but later on my macbook air started using up to 40 min. to find the router, now it can't find it at all. What can I do to make my air find the router? I have a another PC with windows 7 that finds it, also my phone has no problem finding it. What is wrong?
toady5 wrote:
I have bought a dlink router, at first there was no problem, but later on my macbook air started using up to 40 min. to find the router, now it can't find it at all.
Hello,
the dlink routers normally cause no serious problems with MAC's. The problem may be located in the settings of MAC and/or Router. Eventually also the Router have only a "hickup".
First Aid
Switch OFF the wireless network on your MBAir
delete the (your) network from the "known networks" list in the System Settings of your MBAir
reboot
rejoin the wireless
You may eventually also reset (start over) your dlink while on ALL wireless units in the net the WiFi is switched OFF.
Give the router a few minutes to run up
Then reconnect all participants one by one. Reconnecting the next one not until the previous have a clear connection to the wireless.
If none of the above solves the problem or you have already tried that, it would be very helpful if you may provide us with some infornation about your infrastructure and settings either in the router and the MBAir.
e.g.
router type
used protocol(s) with the router in your wireless network
used security method
used band (2.4GHz, 5GHz or mixed mode)
eventually used "older" systems in your wireless that eventually need compatibility mode
wireless configuration of your MBAir
and so on. Whatever you think it could be a useful information.
This will be very helpful for us to help you on fixing your problems.
Cheers - Lupunus -
Handsoff macbook air problem yosemite
hi, I have a macbook air 2011 and yosemite but the handsoff dont enable... I try ALL OF tips of the world but nothing.. why apple decide to dont support this mac?
Just to post an update: I noticed that if I reboot my Macbook with the HDMI plugged in, sound comes up normally. The problem starts to happen when I unplug the HDMI cable (i.e. to take my Macbook with me to work) and plug it back in. Anyways, I've been doing this ever since I bought this Mac and never had the issue when using Mavericks.
Rafael -
Macbook Air: Problem to install a Ethernet USB (model A1277)
Problem to install a USB Ethernet Model A1277 to MacBook Air (release 10.7.2)
I ended up taking my Air to the Genius Bar to get it fixed. The tech deleted the /System/Library/<something> which forces a rebuild upon reboot. That didn't fix it.
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I have a MacBook Air with Mountain Lion. I just noticed today that I'm not getting a start-up chime when I turn it on. Also, for a couple of weeks now the following has been happening intermittently: When I open the lid, sometimes I don't get a sign-in prompt and the screen is totally black. I close the lid and open it again, and the prompt appears. Also, sometimes I get a kind of 'ant races' screen (white), so again I close the lid and reopen it and it's ok. I'm worried that something is failing here. I should point out that I'm no expert in computers. I went online to research this and tried an SMC reset, but that didn't do any good. I had resinstalled the operating system a couple of days ago since it had been running really slow since I installed Mountain Lion, taking about a minute to power down. It used to immediately turn off when I hit the power button. I hope these descriptions are clear enough and would sure appreciate any help anyone can offer!
I did the pram reset and that seemed to solve the problem. However, this a.m. I started it up, no chime, and I was getting weird boxes dragging on the screen that I couldn't get rid of when I tried to log in. I closed the lid and it came back up normally. So I ddi another pram reset. I'm not sure what's going on here, but I'm afraid I have a bigger problem. Can anyone offer any input here?!
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Hey,Im a an upcoming musician and I am taking rap as my genre so I wanted to know if getting a macbook air 2013 13inch i5 or macbook pro 2012 would be a better option and I also play some games.Please do suggest me a good recording software that mac use and kindly advice
recording software being:
Logic Pro
Adobe Audition
Sony Soundforge
then Amadeus and Twisted Wave
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New MacBook air problems transferring music from macG5 OSX. Not enough space
Just got a MacBook air and having problems with migration assistant. It is showing I don't have enough disc space to transfer from my Mac G5 running on OSX 10.5.8. The main thing I want to transfer is my iTunes library. Would love to transfer all my photos too. I have tried just checking the music box and nothing else but it still says not enough space. How can I get my music library?
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Formating MacBook Air, Problem with Microsoft Office
So last year I bought a MacBook Air 11" 120GB
now I live in Madrid and it was out of space so I decided to Format it.
This I thought was easy used time machine to create a back up.... created a seperate folder with what I wanted in my laptop (pictures, music, movies, copied everything that said office on it) did the restart comand R... erased disc..... started from scratch... everything worked.... Except Office....
I no longer have the key or the discs.... So I restored using Time machine... and the computer works great... it just dosent have any room on the disk....
IS THERE A WAY TO format the disc and then install office (2011) without the discs and key???
ONE more thing... might as well get it out of the way.... my sister just bought her first mac... she had been using my iphoto for some time to download her pictures... how can i export her pictures to her new macbook without losing the information that is atached to them... like location time etc...
p.s. english is not my first language sorry for spelling...Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive
1. See Lion/Mountain Lion's Storage Display.
2. You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.
3. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
4. Also see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
5. See Where did my Disk Space go?.
6. See The Storage Display.
You must Empty the Trash in order to recover the space they occupied on the hard drive.
You should consider replacing the drive with a larger one. Check out OWC for drives, tutorials, and toolkits.
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MacBook Air or Pro for 2012 Student (heavy multitasker)?
Hey Apple Community,
Brief Background: I have been using the MacBook (December 2010), and it has been a boon - but it is time to move on. I waste anywhere between 1-3 hours just waiting for it to load, or else having to reboot it and open things again. Whatever I do, within an hour of use it just lags to the point where I end up doing my work on my iPhone or relocating to the school library where I can use a PC.
As such, I want to buy a new MacBook. I will be writing two books, doing academic research, and soon starting my JD.
I need a computer mainly for the following tasks:
- Word processing et al (pages, word, powerpoint)
- Internet (heavy multitabbing ... I mean very heavy)
- Internet streaming films, shows, etc.
- Music (Itunes)
Perhaps most defining, I do all of these at the same time, utilizing Apple's 'Spaces' feature to the max - so the chosen mac would have to be very Multitask-Friendly (VERY!). I want something that will be able to effortlessly hold up all of these tasks at the same time. Harddrive space is less important (I am willing to put all of my music, movies and photos on an external harddrive if necessary). I'd like a computer that can do all of this very quickly, and would also be very portable (but I think the Pro is lightweight enough).
I am leaning towards the MacBook Air.
I would be grateful for any help at all.I think the MBair would meet your needs. Here's a comparison with the MBpro.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57458148-37/13-inch-macbook-air-vs-13-inch-mac book-pro-which-should-you-buy/?tag=postrtcol;posts -
MacBook Air problem with Remote Disc
I am trying to upload a disc to my MBA from a shared MBPro. Remote Disc recognizes the shared MBP and the CD but cannot access the data. Any suggestions?
Actually the restriction DOES apply to an audio CD.
From this document:http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2057
"MacBook Air and Mac mini do not support playing DVD movies or audio CD media with Remote Disc. In addition, some discs, such as game discs, may be copy-protected and are therefore unusable. To play DVD movies, audio CD media, or copy-protected discs on the MacBook Air or Mac mini, use the MacBook Air SuperDrive." -
My macbook Air storage says that it has 57 GB of "other" i was wondering what it was and how to get rid of it.
It's all the other files on your drive that cannot be classified into the other categories.
Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive
See Lion's Storage Display.
You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
Also see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
See Where did my Disk Space go?.
See The Storage Display.
You must Empty the Trash in order to recover the space they occupied on the hard drive.
You should consider replacing the drive with a larger one. Check out OWC for drives, tutorials, and toolkits. -
I have down loaded printer,scanner drivers and 2 applications Navigator and Network from Canon's website. I cannot seem to get these to run althought the printer works when connected to the Mac with a LAN cable Canon's documentation is useless because it relies on downloading a disc which you cannot do without a CD drive that MacBook Air does not have. Any suggestions appreciated.
Hi John. Thanks for that input. At Step 6, after clicking "Next" I get a window telling me my OS version is unsupported and the installation may not complete. I am prompted to go to Canon's web site to "Check Latest Info".
I've had this window on previous attempts and from Canon's web site I downloaded two drivers as follows
- ICA Driver V4.0.0
- Canon IJ Network Tool V4.5.0
I'm not sure if these are the correct / complete drivers I need for this install or not.
I continue to follow all the steps. At step 9 I click "Wireless Set Up using USB" amd get a License Agreement (a little different than instructions)
I click "Agree" and it goes to a Setup window with two progress bars showing the installation. I've not been prompted to connect the USB?
After the Setup window is done, I am then prompted to connect the printer via USB. I connect the printer and click on "Redetect". It is not detected.
I then try following the Canon on screen instructions for connecting to the wireless LAN amd enter the password. It searches and indicates "Connecting" on the window, but it never connects and the blue light just blinks
So, at this point I am stuck??
Thanks
Stephen
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