Macbook pro 13" running moutain lion keyboard backlight issue

Is anyone experiencing the same problem? I've upgraded my macbook pro (mid 2009) to Mountain lion and then the keyboard backlight doesn't work now. I've browsed around for solutions suggesting to uncheck the "Adjust keyboard brightness in low light" found in System preference > keyboard section, but this options doesnt exist for me. Please help. Many thanks

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Free upgrades to Mountain Lion already ended, so now you have to pay to upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion. I recommend you to return the MacBook Pro and get another one with Mountain Lion if you want. Another option is to wait until Apple launches Mavericks and upgrade to that version

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Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
          1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
          4 GB RAM
System Software:
          OS X 10.8.2 (12C60) - Uptime: 0 days 1:17
Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (424.92 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
                 [failed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
                 [failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
                 [failed] com.apple.rcd.plist
Launch Daemons:
                 [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
                 [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
                 [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Launch Agents:
                 [loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
User Launch Agents:
                 [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
                 [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.Akshay.plist
                 [loaded] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist
User Login Items:
          Sony Ericsson Bridge Helper
          BitTorrent
          uTorrent
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player
          Java
Internet Plug-ins:
          AdobePDFViewer.plugin
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
          Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
          Picasa.plugin
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes:
          14.6 %          WindowServer
          6.9   %          coreaudiod
          6.4   %          uTorrent
          1.9   %          WebProcess
          1.4   %          iTunes
          1.2   %          EtreCheck
          0.5   %          fontd
          0.2   %          NotificationCenter
          0.1   %          Dock
          0.0   %          Microsoft

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Problem description:
slow computer
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 15, 2014 2:57:16 PM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM
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 - VRAM: 384 MB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Uptime: 6 days 7:45:47
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (25.67 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Rowmote Helper.app
[loaded] com.regularrateandrhythm.driver.RowmoteIREmu (1.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.smarttech.iokit.SMARTBoard (11) Support
[not loaded] com.tectona.driver.PL2303 (1.3.0) Support
[loaded] com.webroot.driver.WebrootSecureAnywhere (54 - SDK 10.7) Support
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist
[failed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[failed] com.apple.lookupd.plist
[failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.smarttech.boardservice.plist Support
[running] com.smarttech.floatingtools.plist Support
[running] com.smarttech.ink.plist Support
[running] com.smarttech.SBWDKService.plist Support
[running] com.smarttech.smartnotification.plist Support
[running] com.smarttech.systemtrayicon.plist Support
[running] com.webroot.WRMacApp.plist Support
[running] com.webroot.WRMacBackNSync.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[running] com.regularrateandrhythm.rowmotehelperaide.plist Support
[running] com.webroot.security.mac.plist Support
[running] com.webroot.webfilter.mac.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Garmin Express Service UNKNOWN (missing value)
iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Spotify Application (/Applications/Spotify.app)
Google Chrome ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
Rowmote Helper Application (/Applications/Rowmote Helper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
npwebroot: Version: 2.0.15 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.5.1f3 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Password Manager
webfilter
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Java Support
SMART Board Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      3% WindowServer
      2% iPhoto
      2% mds
      2% mdworker
      1% Google Chrome
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
382 MB Mail
275 MB WebProcess
107 MB Google Chrome
103 MB WindowServer
99 MB Google Chrome Helper
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
270 MB Free RAM
1.50 GB Active RAM
1.30 GB Inactive RAM
1.22 GB Wired RAM
20.97 GB Page-ins
8.64 GB Page-outs

Hi Linc
I hope this is what you were after. Looking forward to hearing your feedback.
Thanks, Susanna.
11/16/14 12:36:02.738 PM com.apple.XType.FontHelper[91728]: FontHelper: message received. (<dictionary: 0x7fbb9b606ce0> { count = 2, contents =
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"restricted" => <bool: 0x7fff7912f320>: true
11/16/14 12:36:02.738 PM com.apple.XType.FontHelper[91728]: AutoActivation: scopes (
    "/Library/Application Support/Apple/Fonts"
11/16/14 12:36:02.878 PM com.apple.XType.FontHelper[91728]: FontHelper: message received. (<dictionary: 0x7fbb9a41d950> { count = 2, contents =
"query" => <string: 0x7fbb9a41d2e0> { length = 108, contents = "com_apple_ats_name_postscript == "Roboto-Medium" && kMDItemContentTypeTree != com.adobe.postscript-lwfn-font" }
"restricted" => <bool: 0x7fff7912f320>: true
11/16/14 12:36:02.878 PM com.apple.XType.FontHelper[91728]: AutoActivation: scopes (
    "/Library/Application Support/Apple/Fonts"
11/16/14 12:36:02.889 PM com.apple.XType.FontHelper[91728]: FontHelper: message received. (<dictionary: 0x7fbb9b102580> { count = 2, contents =
"query" => <string: 0x7fbb9b100580> { length = 107, contents = "com_apple_ats_name_postscript == "Roboto-Light" && kMDItemContentTypeTree != com.adobe.postscript-lwfn-font" }
"restricted" => <bool: 0x7fff7912f320>: true
11/16/14 12:36:02.889 PM com.apple.XType.FontHelper[91728]: AutoActivation: scopes (
    "/Library/Application Support/Apple/Fonts"
11/16/14 12:36:02.898 PM com.apple.XType.FontHelper[91728]: FontHelper: message received. (<dictionary: 0x7fbb9a41d1d0> { count = 2, contents =
"query" => <string: 0x7fbb9a41d2e0> { length = 106, contents = "com_apple_ats_name_postscript == "Roboto-Bold" && kMDItemContentTypeTree != com.adobe.postscript-lwfn-font" }
"restricted" => <bool: 0x7fff7912f320>: true
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    "/Library/Application Support/Apple/Fonts"
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11/16/14 12:36:03.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 91721 [SleepServicesD]
11/16/14 12:36:08.471 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[159]: (com.apple.tccd[91730]) Exited: Killed: 9
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11/16/14 12:36:09.592 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.xpcd.F5010000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000[91727]) Exited: Killed: 9
11/16/14 12:36:09.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 91727 [xpcd]
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11/16/14 12:36:14.996 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[91739]) Exited: Killed: 9
11/16/14 12:36:14.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 91739 [SleepServicesD]
11/16/14 12:36:20.120 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.cfprefsd.xpc.daemon[76618]) Exited: Killed: 9
11/16/14 12:36:20.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 76618 [cfprefsd]
11/16/14 12:36:23.433 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[159]: (com.apple.cfprefsd.xpc.agent[76616]) Exited: Killed: 9
11/16/14 12:36:23.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 76616 [cfprefsd]
11/16/14 12:36:26.261 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[91752]) Exited: Killed: 9
11/16/14 12:36:26.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 91752 [SleepServicesD]
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11/16/14 12:36:38.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 91764 [SleepServicesD]
11/16/14 12:36:48.938 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[91777]) Exited: Killed: 9
11/16/14 12:36:49.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 91777 [SleepServicesD]
11/16/14 12:37:01.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 91788 [SleepServicesD]
11/16/14 12:37:00.821 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[91788]) Exited: Killed: 9
11/16/14 12:37:04.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 91706 [distnoted]
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11/16/14 12:37:15.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 91795 [SleepServicesD]
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11/16/14 12:37:27.125 PM ReportCrash[91819]: Failed to create dSYM-less CSSymbolicatorRef for Webroot SecureAnywhere[264]
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11/16/14 12:37:42.660 PM WindowServer[79]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "iPhoto" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
11/16/14 12:37:43.632 PM WindowServer[79]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "iPhoto" after 1.97 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
11/16/14 12:37:50.783 PM WSDaemon[91822]: CGSRegisterConnectionNotifyProc called with invalid connection
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My husband has 1 of the newer macbook pros that runs off of lion and know his computer wont let him get past the starting screen it keeps telling him to put in a bootible disk he cant use his key board or anything what should he do?

my husband has 1 of the newer macbook pros that runs off of lion and know his computer wont let him get past the starting screen it keeps telling him to put in a bootible disk he cant use his key board or anything what should he do?

Hi...
Use Lion Recovery to repair the startup disk if necessary, or reinstall the Mac OS X.
he cant use his key board
You'll need to use a wired (USB) keyboard.

My MacBook Pro is running very hot after lion install. Are there any hardware changes that will help? What can I do to get it back to normal?

My MacBook Pro is running very hot after lion install. Are there any hardware changes that will help? What can I do to get it back to normal?

I get the impression that most of the users on older hardware experiences similar temperature issues on Lion for a long time now. Awaiting for confirmation from the original poster.
In the meantime I'm just cautious with regards to pushing the machine to such extreme temps, since something tells me such behaviour which includes monitor flickering and the likes is nothing but abnormal for any type of use...
Any clues if 10.7.5 does anything on this? If not I'm afraid i see myself going back to SL for good...

When I migrated the contents of my iMac to my new MacBook Pro (both running Lion), I ended up with duplicate icons in the launchpad. How do I get rid of them?

When I used migration Assistant to transfer stuff from my iMac to my MacBook Pro, both running the latest update of Lion, I ended up with duplicate icons in the Launchpad. How do I correct this situation. Some can be deleted using the iPad method of holding down an icon until they all jiggle and then clicking the "X" to delete. However, most do not have x's appear next to them. Otherwise, the migration seemed to go okay.

Launchpad will display an icon for each copy of an application that is currently installed (as well as any aliases to those applications), so you will see more than one icon for an application if you have more than one version of the application installed or aliased. So did you create any aliases of these apps on your old computer? If so, delete them.

I want to upgrade my MacBook Pro 5,2 to Lion, but specs says i need intel core 3 and i have intel core 2, there will be a problem? my computer will run slow? I will need to reinstall my programs again?

I want to upgrade my MacBook Pro 5,2 to Lion, but specs says i need intel core 3 and i have intel core 2, there will be a problem? my computer will run slow? I will need to reinstall my programs again?
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro5,2
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          6 MB
Memory:          8 GB
Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MBP52.008E.B05
SMC Version (system):          1.42f4
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:          Enabled

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Is it possible to mirror the display on the Macbook pro which is two years old to my iMac which is four years old? Macbook pro is running OS X Lion 10.7.5 and the iMac is running OS X 10.6.8 (10K549). Neither of them have Thunderbolt ports.

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OK, well I would go with what Apple says in writing but if you want to take a trip to visit the Genius Bar that won't hurt.
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Why does safari not update to 5.1 on macbook pro when running lion 10.7.1

my macmini is running lion server and safari 5.1. my iMac is running lion and safari 5.1. my macbook pro is running lion and safari 4.0.4 and update is stating that there are no updates available.
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my macbook pro is running lion and safari 4.0.4 and update is stating that there are no updates available.
Did you move or copy the Safari application? It should be in the Applications folder at the top level of your startup volume.
There is no downloadable installer for the Lion version of Safari.

My Macbook Pro started running really slow

This week my Macbook Pro started running super slow, taking ages to open programs and giving me the color wheel alllll the time. I've never had problems like this before! I'm not running many applications or doing anything unusual but it's just running extra slow. Once or twice it has also totally gone to sleep while I was in the middle of using it, and I had to wake it back up. It has also been getting really hot and the battery life seems worse...! This is all new, I'm using my computer just as I always have but it suddenly has issues.
The only thing it has been doing for a while is sometimes the screen will go blue - this either corrects itself within a few seconds or if I close my Macbook and then reopen it, the screen is back to normal. This is very rare though and I don't know if it's related to the slowness problem.
What can I do to fix this??
Mac OS X 10.6.8
2 GHz Intel Core i7
4 GB 133 MHz DDR3
I just ran EtreCheck -
Hardware Information:
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
    1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
    4 GB RAM
Video Information:
    AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB
    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
System Software:
    Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 1 day 3:59:13
Disk Information:
    Hitachi HTS725050A9A362 disk0 : (465.76 GB)
        (null) (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 465.44 GB (235.1 GB free)
    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:
Thunderbolt Information:
    Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
Kernel Extensions:
    com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal    (8.0.3f1)
    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard    (5.7.2)
Startup Items:
    DigidesignLoader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader
    M-AudioFastTrack: Path: /Library/StartupItems/M-AudioFastTrack
    PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
Problem System Launch Daemons:
    [System]    org.samba.winbindd.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Daemons:
    [System]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    org.eyebeam.SelfControl.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    PACESupport.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
    [System]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [System]    com.m-audio.mobilepremkii.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
    [not loaded]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
    [not loaded]    com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist 3rd-Party support link
    [not loaded]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
    Flux
    iTunesHelper
    RescueTime
Internet Plug-ins:
    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
    Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.5.2f2 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
    Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.1 3rd-Party support link
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
iTunes Plug-ins:
    Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.2
3rd Party Preference Panes:
    Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
    Growl 3rd-Party support link
    M-AudioFastTrack 3rd-Party support link
    M-Audio MobilePre 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
    None
Time Machine:
    Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU:
         7%    firefox
         3%    WindowServer
         3%    EtreCheck
         2%    hidd
         0%    coreservicesd
Top Processes by Memory:
    397 MB    firefox
    106 MB    mds
    82 MB    WindowServer
    82 MB    Mail
    49 MB    quicklookd
Virtual Memory Information:
    1.04 GB    Free RAM
    1.04 GB    Active RAM
    1.03 GB    Inactive RAM
    907 MB    Wired RAM
    467 MB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs

The startup drive is failing, or there is some other internal hardware fault. The "etrecheck" output is irrelevant.
Back up all data on the drive immediately if you don't already have a current backup. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional — ask if you need guidance.
Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider.
If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
Keeping your confidential data secure during hardware repair
Apple also recommends that you deauthorize a device in the iTunes Store before having it serviced.
*An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

MacBook Pro fans running constantly?

I have had a MacBook Pro (2011) running OS X Lion then OS X Mountain Lion since last August. For the past couple of months, I've had a problem with the fans on the laptop. I made my first trip to the Genius Bar because the fans seemed like they weren't even working. The fans got extremely loud, making strange buzzing / humming noises, and the laptop got very hot. Apple replaced the fans free-of-charge, and I was out of there. Not one week later, the fans started up again with a new problem. When the fans started going, and the laptop became very hot, the screen would shut itself off at random times. So for about 3-5 seconds, the keyboard / display would shut off, with the laptop still up and running (I could still hear the fans.) I went back to the Apple Store last week to get it fixed. They kept it for 3 days to run a full diagnostic, and they discovered... nothing. The paper they gave back stated "No Trouble Found" and I went home without a solution. I've been looking up my problem, and it seems a lot of people have it. So I checked out the Activity Monitor, to see what came up... I would post the numbers on here, but they're rapidly changing... What does that mean? My friend and I both got our MacBook Pros at the same time, and his has no problems, so I compared what we both used them for. He mostly uses his at home for photo editing and Safari. I use mine all-day, every day for school work. So am I overusing the laptop? Also, when I charge the laptop, I don't shut it down, I just close the lid and plug it in... I actually rarely shut down my laptop altogether. Can this be the problem? Sorry I'm writing so much, but this problem has become really annoying, and I want it to be fixed before school starts in a few days. I'm pretty much writing every possible reason that has come to mind why this has been happening...
Please answer, ASAP
- Alex

plane928,
have you tried resetting your MacBook Pro’s System Management Controller?

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