Macbook Pro 13, i5 2011 awkwardly beeps and freezes.

I've had my Macbook Pro 13 inch i5 Sandy Bridge since it came out in March. I always noticed a bit of lag while having a few aps up.
When I'd make songs on garageband it would randomly turn silver and bring up a box saying something like "Hold Down the Power button" and you couldn't leave the screen. It would also shut down if I listened to itunes and worked on imovie.
When I upgraded to OSX Lion it got worse. I've been plaing Starcraft II on a Medium setting, now because I upgraded it will only run on a Low setting, and lags in late game. Like, seriously lags. You can't move or do ANYTHING. It's not only SC giving me issues, when I play Sims 3 and have Skype, Itunes, and Mail up it will freeze and shut the computer off.
Photoshop now refuses to open, so I ended up uninstalling it.
I can't use imovie at all.
My battery life isn't very good.
If I'm on the internet, listening to itunes, and chatting on skype I'll get a random freeze and the computer will beep once. Then do it again a few moments after.
I have an appointment with Apple tomorrow, I'm worried that they wont fix or replace the computer. I don't want to get stuck with this.
I mean, I played Starcraft II on a medium setting on my macbook air 2010. You'd think this thing could at least run it on high!

You could have a RAM issue:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2341?viewlocale=en_US
It sounds like you may also be getting the kernel panic screen, which could well be tied to your RAM issue:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3742
Since your Mac is new and under warranty, Apple is obligated to fix these problems for you. Your Mac is not operating properly for whatever reason, and as long as there is no user inflicted accidental damage, there is no reason why it should not be fully repaired under warranty.
Good luck!

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Right, MacBook Pro 17" early 2011(Built March) and my new OCZ sata III 6G not working, when is Apple going to admit there is a problem with the Intel's 6 Series Chipset. In System Information it says "Link Speed: 6 Gigabit" which is sata III.

My MacBook Pro 17" early 2011(built March) and my new OCZ sata III 6G are not working together, when is Apple going to admit there is a problem with the Intel's 6 Series Chipset. In System Information it says "Link Speed: 6 Gigabit" which is sata III and in my MacBook Pro it does not work.
Now MacBook Pro 17" early 2011 built May onward do not have this problem it was fixed in the Intel's 6 Series Chipset. (So there is a problem). Cam I have my MacBook Pro fixed please.

After biting the bullet and ordering more RAM, my computer now is working a ton better. So that must have been the main issue. With 8 GB RAM, I can now even run Parallels fluidly (better than my work PC!) where before simple things like logging in to my MBP after reboot could take forever.
The place I went to had several other people getting RAM upgrades at the same time as me, so between this and other comments I've seen in discussions here and elsewhere on the Internets, I take it to mean that either Apple should bump up the base RAM on its new machines, and/or stop charging so much for additional RAM.
I refused to believe a Pro machine bought with Lion installed would come with too little RAM for light to medium usage, but it was apparently the case. I'll mark this as a correct answer and hope some other poor soul will come across this thread and be helped by it.

MacBook Pro 13" Late 2011, 16GB RAM and Apple Premium Service Center

Hello all,
My dad has a MacBook Pro 13" Late 2011, it came with a 4GB RAM. When he got Parallels and installed Windows 8, 4GB RAM were not enough to even deal with Safari so he had to buy 16GB RAM from Cruical. Today when he went to Apple Premium Service Center here in Qatar (51 East) they refused to install the x2 8GB RAM and only installed one of them. They kept warning my dad that installing the whole 16GB can cause issues with the MacBook Pro HDD and can make it go faulty. I wanted to ask if installing RAMs can pose the HDD life to any danger. Because my dad uses his Mac for work and wouldn't like to lose any of his files against small additional speed.
Thanks.

its very easy to do, here are step by step instructions with photos

I recently did a software update, and now all my macbook pro i7 processor does is beep and it wont start up. Does anyone have any solutions?

Just did a software update, and all that my Macbook Pro does is just beep. Does anyone have any solutions?

It was a list of about five updates, but the one that stands out is the Lion OS X complete update - I think.

Macbook Pro mid 2010 hard drive beep, click, freeze BACK after Lion?

I have a mid-2010 Macbook Pro and I had the same problem that was described here:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/9817201?messageID=9817201#9817201
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15055210#15055210
Like many others, mine stopped beeping after the Software Update released by Apple when they admitted there was a problem. However, since I've upgraded to Lion, the hard drive is back to its old ways of beeping, clicking, and freezing. Anyone else having this problem again? Anyone else think this is an odd coincidence? I called support and, after going through the usual troubleshooting, they escalated to a supervisor who wanted me to go through the same troubleshooting only to tell me that I should take it into an Apple Store where they'll likely send it in for testing. I haven't done it yet because it's rather inconvenient to have to jump through the same hoops and be without my computer again when the problem seems fairly obvious based on my history with this machine. I'm actually hoping it's hardware failure at this point so I don't have to wait for them to acknowledge another problem.

Hi Luke,
The click/beep was happening more and more and was starting to drive me nuts.
I contacted Apple/Seagate but neither were helpful at all.
I went to my local Apple representative but they said they would need to hold on to my laptop for 1-2weeks while they checked out the issue and then replaced the HDD and the same model, this was something I couldn't do as I need my laptop for work everyday.
Apple's online support (+ call) just told me to bring it into my local Apple representative so that went nowhere.
In the end I shelled out my own money to fix Seagate/Apples problem and bought a Seagate Momentus XT 500GB drive which I have had no issue with since I got it, about 6 months.
It also speeds up my Mac with the inbuilt SSD cache. I recommend it.
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/internal-storage/momentus-xt-kit/
I also just saw that Seagate now offer a 750GB model.
FYI, I had this click/beep issue in Snow Leopard too.
For anyone doing a google, here is the exact HDD I have now which works well:
ST95005620AS:
Capacity:          500.11 GB (500,107,862,016 bytes)
Model:          ST95005620AS
Revision:          SD26
Serial Number: ***
Native Command Queuing:          Yes
Queue Depth:          32
Removable Media:          No
Detachable Drive:          No
BSD Name:          disk0
Rotational Rate:          7200
Medium Type:          Rotational
Partition Map Type:          GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status:          Verified

My MacBook Pro is always running very slow and freezes up at least once a day, please help!!!!

Over the last 6 months my Macbook pro is running slow and freezes up a lot, I've done a check with EtreCheck, report below.
If anyone can offer some advice I would be very grateful, cheers....
Problem description:
Consistently slow running of all programs and freezes up for 2/3 mins
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 16 November 2014 00:35:40 GMT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 9 days 23:20:46
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 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]: 498.88 GB (318.43 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
[failed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
[failed] com.apple.gamed.plist
[failed] com.apple.sbd.plist
[failed] com.apple.spindump_agent.plist
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.AirPlayXPCHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[failed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[failed] com.apple.corestorage.corestoragehelperd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.epson.ews.launcher.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.1.10329.0 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 180.44 GB
Destinations:
Seagate Backup Plus Drive [Local]
Total size: 999.53 GB
Total number of backups: 7
Oldest backup: 2013-12-06 12:44:36 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-03 17:58:25 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 999.53 GB > (Disk used 180.44 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      5% WindowServer
      1% EEventManager
      0% fontd
      0% configd
      0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
137 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
116 MB Safari
47 MB sandboxd
47 MB WindowServer
43 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
913 MB Free RAM
1.43 GB Active RAM
635 MB Inactive RAM
933 MB Wired RAM
36.97 GB Page-ins
2.13 GB Page-outs

You may wish to read about maintenance and upkeep of the OS X, plus other
information, across several topics in this site with topics divided into Guides:
•Tech Guides - TheSafeMac:
http://www.thesafemac.com/tech-guides/
Sometimes, items may have been inadvertently downloaded by accident or due
to poor advisement, and of those some can be a cause of slowness in Mac OS X.
Also, the use of scanning antivirus software can be a cause of slow and disruptive
system issues; since antivirus for the most part is not effective due to the nature of
the Mac OS X and the inability of an AV application to have records of unknown, &
unsubstantiated or rumored issues in the wild, since few or none are known to exist.
The note in the etrecheck report of excessive Page Outs, implies directly that the
computer may need to have more RAM installed; a matching pair of higher capacity
correct spec RAM chips, could be purchased from a reputable source & installed.
As much as, perhaps 16GB in a RAM upgrade, depending on the MacBook build.
All of those red-lettered items in the report that did not load, appear to be system
parts; perhaps that may be something to investigate. Not sure why that is...
{Because today is part of a weekend, I'd suspect the time of day and weekday are
both behind the lack of an earlier reply to your post here. Also, if there have been
weather or other disruptions in the lives of those volunteers who offer help, then
maybe they've had to modify their plans around such events. Or power outages.
We had one here for more than an hour, and everything went out. Even phones.}
So hopefully some other knowledgable readers may contribute ideas on how to
resolve the issues; troubleshooting may be helpful, and to read through sections
of TheSafeMac to see if there is any malware, adware, or other odd activity that
may point to a cause; removal suggestions for those are in that site. Also, if you
had visited any torrent or sharing sites, or downloaded free yet contaminated items
from software download sites, they could also affect your computer. There are
a few areas in that web site worth reading through.
In any event...
Good luck & happy computing!

Why does my Macbook Pro Suddenly will suddenly black out and freeze I can't do anything and I am always forced to force off my mac.

This always happens to me but recently it's happens more and more. Sometimes When I use it to game or do work or skype it will eventually black out and forze. I always have to hold my power button down to force off my Macbook pro. What is the caused of the proble and will focing off my macbook constantly spoil my mac?

In very rare cases resetting SMC has solved this problem.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Hope it helps.

Macbook Pro 10.5.8- cursor disappears and freezes, iphoto editing goes beachball every time

Hi. I have looked for hours but cannot find exact solutions for these issues (or ones that I can understand), so I am sorry to be repeating what are apparently common problems. I have a 2009 MacBook Pro OS X 10.5.8 with 4 GB of memory. The first problem is intermittent in that occasionally, the cursor disappears then freezes up, and I have to use the keyboard to navigate. If I run my finger around the mouse pad for what seems like forever, it will move a little but is very uncoordinated. I can push the cursor in a general direction, but it overshoots the area I'm trying to move to. Sometimes, a restart will fix it. Other times, it eventually starts working again; how, I don't know. I've read lots of theories and solutions, but honestly they're all "reconfigure this," "reinstall the pram," "replace the logic board," "backup, delete, and install such and such," and I have no idea what half of it means. I run the basic software updates regularly, have deleted some unused apps and emptied the trash. No idea what a cache is or how to empty one...
The second problem is with iphoto ('09 version 8.1.2. 424), and it happens consistantly. When the editing features are used, it goes beach ball for several seconds, especially when using "retouch." I don't use cloud or iLife11 or anything that didn't come with the computer.
Any advice to a girl who understands very little about computers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

greytdogs wrote:
Any advice to a girl who understands very little about computers would be greatly appreciated.
Have someone look at your machine, discuss upgrading the operating system to 10.6.8 as it will run all your currently installed software (10.7 may not and require more memory, new software purchases)
Also to set up a TimeMachine backup system too.
We can only help those who can help themselves, some need someone to assist them in person.
It's no problem, I don't do my own dental or car work, I turn to those who can assist me with that.
Good Luck

2012 Macbook Pro won't boot from CD and freezes in single user mode

I'm rebuilding a macbook pro. Everyting was fine until I tried to install Snow Leopard from the disk. It goes to the Apple symbol no spinning wheel and you can hear the drive working for a few seconds but then stops. I've also tried booting to sinlge user mode but it just freezes after Loading System\Library\Caches\com.apple.kext.cahces\Startup\Extensions.
I've tried resetting the PRAM as well.

If you have a 2012 MacBook Pro, you can't install Snow Leopard because it's not compatible, so it's normal that you can't start OS X.
Now, you have to install OS X Lion or Mountain Lion again. Hold Command, Option (Alt) and R keys while your Mac is starting to start into OS X Recovery, and reinstall OS X. After reinstalling OS X, you will be able to use your computer.
You can't run an older OS X version than the one that came with your computer, because of some reasons:
1. The hardware isn't compatible.
2. The firmware restricts the installation of older versions on the computer.
3. It's illegal: Apple doesn't allow you to install an older OS X version than the one that came with your computer, and it doesn't mind the method you use (a "normal" installation or a virtual machine)

Macbook Pro - Late 2008 - Hard-drive Noise and Freezing

I bought my Macbook Pro in the latter part of 2008 and I haven't had any problems with it until a week ago when I started hearing what I believe to be the hard drive (the lower right portion just to the right of the track pad). During this time, I could still move the cursor around but I could not click on anything and all applications opened froze. This would occur every couple of hours or so, after which I would have to restart my Macbook Pro. Does anyone know what could be the problem and how I can go about solving this? Thanks!!!

Lately there have been quite a few debates on the hard replacement issues with MBP's and from what I have seen they mostly are around the power consumption of the drives being not compatible..
So it's been many days now I'm recommending people this drive :
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-2-5-Inch-Internal-WD5000BEKT/dp/B003TOE4PQ
It's one of the least power hungry drives on the market and is one of the highest performers as well.
It's 7200 rpm and a whopping 500GB for 70-80 dollars is quite interesting .
if you buy the drive and hesitate to replace don't worry it's a 5 minute super easy task and you will find plenty of help if you report back here
I hope I could be of help

Macbook Pro 10.7 - Suddenly extremely slow and freezes

Hi, I've had my Macbook for about a year now and never had any problems up until now. All of a sudden today I turned on my Macbook Pro (running 10.7.1) and it took about a minute and 20 seconds to boot up. Once the desktop background picture shows up, the dock will come up about 5 seconds later, then the top bar 5 seconds later, then all of the icons on my desktop about 5 seconds later. If I click on ANYTHING the spinning beachball will come up and then changes back to the mouse icon in about a minute. I can't open any applications in the dock or open any folders, nothing happens and then the beachball comes back. I have tried booting in safe mode and that seems to work okay, but still a little slower than normal. Checked the activity monitor and nothing major seems to be going on. Reset PRAM, nothing changed. Checked disk utility and everything was fine. If anyone has any idea what might be wrong, please help me out here. I appreciate it, and thank you!

This seems like a very common issue! I purchased the OS X Lion the very next day after its release.. used it for a few days on my Macbook Pro.. I also updated all my applications (adobe, office, ilife etc) to make it run smoothly and compatible on the Lion.. but after a month or so, my machine became like the first macintosh Mr. Jobs made.. VERYYY SLOOWW!!!!! it would take 5-7 minutes to boot up, and the dock wud also take time!! The beach ball occupied my screen so much time, that I even forgot how the normal cursor looked like!
I decided to upgraded my RAM to 8GB, but same problem! I had like thousands of mails and didnt even find any solution to downgrade back to leopard!
I wasted almost a week to re-install snow leopard and all my applications!! and luckily google apps saved me with all my mails! Since then I have been ignoring every single update! I am happy with snow leopard!!
LION IS VERYY BUGGY! I wasted my $30 odd bucks!!! I often search for freezing beach ball lion!!! and seems there is no solution till now... NEVER GOING TO UPGRADE!!!

MacBook Pro 17 (early 2011) - pink stripes and crash

After almost 4 years of flawless service, my early 2011 MBP 17 has just about become a paperweight. Here are the events leading to the crash:
1. Flawless operation running OSX 10.7 (Lion) for 3.5 years. Daily use, main work computer with CS6, Logic and Final Cut X used regularly.
2. Decide to upgrade OSX to 10.10 due to need to install GoPro editing software.
3. Upon OSX 10.10 install, I get a "file system verify or repair failed" error.
4. At this point, I try a "clean install" after creating a bootable OSX 10.10 installer on an external HD.
5. Wipe the HD with the "zero out" option and do a new install of OSX 10.10. Restore my backup from TimeMachine.
6. All worked well for 4-5 days until I got repeated crashes (fans would come on and it would turn off abruptly).
7. Today, I got thick pink vertical stripes (~3/4" thick) across the screen, and after the apple logo goes away, I stare at a gray screen until it crashes again.
This is what I've tried so far:
1. PRAM reset.
2. SMC reset.
3. Repair permissions in Disk Utility.
The computer won't even get to the desk top, will not go into recovery mode (Command + R), will not safe boot (shift key start up), but will go into the startup menu (option key start up). Should I try another clean install of say, back to 10.7 or maybe step down to 10.9 (if I can find a copy)?

Not a HDD issue. It is a GPU or display problem. It will require an appointment at an Apple store genius bar for a definitive diagnosis.
You can test this using an external monitor. If the monitor shows a normal image, then it is the display or the display connection that is faulty. If it is the same as the MBP display, the the GPU is the problem and the logic board will have to be replaced.
Ciao.

After upgrading to Mavericks, my macbook pro (15' early 2011) keeps crashing and restarting when running on battery.

It happens too much. I have 8gbs of Kingstom RAM installed. Is there a problem with Mavericks and Kingstom RAM?
This is the report i get after restarting:
Anonymous UUID:       0BAE1215-28B3-3F86-AA86-D3E08FC8B1AC
Mon Nov 18 00:23:03 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7fa7d4b041): "AGC GPU REGISTER RESTORE FAILED : rdar://7254528, VendorID invalid"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Appl eMuxControl/kext/AGCPowerManagement.cpp:1036
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff810ea23de0 : 0xffffff8026022f69
0xffffff810ea23e60 : 0xffffff7fa7d4b041
0xffffff810ea23ea0 : 0xffffff7fa7d4d668
0xffffff810ea23ec0 : 0xffffff80264b05fb
0xffffff810ea23f20 : 0xffffff802604a15a
0xffffff810ea23fb0 : 0xffffff80260d6aa7
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.12)[A4934A66-0E30-36E9-984A-650481102449]@ 0xffffff7fa7d40000->0xffffff7fa7d52fff
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.12)[661E3C87-5B97-3272-88FF-B9BA9B6E2 4ED]@0xffffff7fa7d27000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7fa69fb000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7fa66ba000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7fa6f31000
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[E04639C5-D734-3AB3-A682-FE66694C66 53]@0xffffff7fa7d3b000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
13A603
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
Kernel slide:     0x0000000025e00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8026000000
System model name: MacBookPro8,2 (Mac-94245A3940C91C80)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 638958040535
last loaded kext at 311440015536: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          2.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7fa8608000, size 335872)
last unloaded kext at 318563611238: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs          1.9 (addr 0xffffff7fa85fa000, size 57344)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          2.0.0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.ntfs          3.11
com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.14.11
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.13
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.5.2fc2
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer          1.1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics          8.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.5.2fc2
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0
com.apple.AMDRadeonX3000          1.1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.12
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          8.1.8
com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller          1.1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP          1.0.10
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          325.7
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache          35
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC          1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.6.9b9
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.9.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          650.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7
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Hi. I'm not trying to rush things, you may have a different problem, but your issue looks quite familiar to me. I recently had a problem with the discrete graphics card (the Radeon GPU) due to overheating, all because a faulty application of the thermal compound in the factory.
In my case, the problem started slowly and intermittently, a few days after a gaming session (Quake 3) of about three hours (at the moment, I didn't realized that could be linked to the problem).
This issue is being actively discussed in another threads in this forum, but so far there's enough evidence that it's been causing similar problems for 2011 MBPs owners: screen corruption, black/blue screens, and in some cases, a total inability to boot. Some of the threads I'm talking about:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/13150366#13150366
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21110132#21110132
So far, and since the problem seems to affect only the discrete GPU (that's why you can boot in safe mode) a possible solution is to disable it by removing some extensions which prevent OS X from loading the Radeon drivers. This post describing the process (there are different files involved depending of your GPU version, so make sure you are moving the right ones):
https://discussions.apple.com/message/22521574#22521574
In the case your discrete GPU survived and is not permanently damaged, I personally had success by changing the thermal compound myself, which completely fixed the problem (at least for now). I've posted about it here:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/22630561#22630561
I hope you can find a solution, believe me I know the feeling when you see your expensive machine turning into a brick and it *****.
Good luck!

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

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

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

What is the max memory allowed on a macbook pro 15" (late 2011), and what speed is the max speed allowed?

Hello,
I own a Macbook Pro 15" (late 2011) and I would like to upgrade the memory. I want to go with two 8gb sticks but if the motherboard only supports 8gb then I will have to stick with 8gb. Also, the ram that I have in currently, which is the 4gb that came with the mac, is 1333 Mz. Would I be able to upgrade to 1600 Mz on this laptop?

Max is 16 GBs. Do not attempt to use memory with specs that differ from those required by your hardware.
Maximum Memory
16 GB (Actual) 8 GB (Apple)
Memory Slots
2 - 204-pin PC-10600 (1333 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM

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