MacBook Pro - 3 beeps at startup - memory issue

I've searched the forum and learned that the 3 beeps at start up indicate no good memory banks found.
Trying to understand what happened in my situation. Got my wife a Macbook Pro last year. It had two 1GB Samsung memory sticks in it. I replaced them with two 2GB Crucial memory sticks (model limited to 4 GB memory). It's worked for about a year. Suddenly, the beeping and fails to start.
Tried reinstalling the Crucial memory. No better.
Tried replacing the memory with two new 2GB PNY memory sticks. No better.
Go back to the original two 1GB sticks. Now boots and working.
Question: what am I missing? I could believe the memory came loose or the Crucial memory went bad. Having trouble believing that the Crucial memory went bad and the new PNY memory is also bad and only the original memory is good, or that I failed to properly seat either set of the 2GB sticks but properly installed the 1 GB sticks.
Did something change recently (say, within the past month) that could cause 2 GB sticks to be an issue?
Is it possible something happened to the slots when I tried to reseat the memory that would cause 2GB to fail but 1 GB to work?
Have not yet tried mixing and matching to see if I can get 3 GB total memory to work, etc.
Thanks for any ideas as to what would cause this combination of events.

I believe it may be a bad/incompatible memory and/or bad seating or memory socket issue.
Dave M.
MacOSG Founder/Ambassador  An Apple User Group  iTunes: MacOSG Podcast
Macsimum News Associate Editor  Creator of 'Mac611 - Mobile Mac Support'

Similar Messages

Trying to re-install Snow Leopard over Lion and Macbook Pro is beeping like a memory failure

I installed Lion on my work 15" MacBook Pro i7 to give it a go, and it's not working with the system we use for Active Directory login, so I need to roll back to Snow Leopard.
I don't have a Time Machine backup, but I have pulled all the data I need from the machine, and have wiped the hard disk ready to reinstall Snow Leopard.
I have a retail copy of Snow Leopard that I've recently used successfully for fresh installs on other machines, but now once I insert the DVD into this machine that's had Lion on it, it's not responding and just making alarming BEEP BEEP BEEP noises.
I googled that and it might be bad RAM (possible, but unlikely? the machine has been running very well up until now)
I've wiped the PRAM, but the instructions for wiping the SMC are a bit cryptic for these machines ...
Does anyone have any clues as to what might be causing this? A firmware issue of some sort?
Maybe the hidden EFI partition on the drive won't let you install Snow Leopard over a disk that's had Lion?

Might be some useful info here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1175934
" I used target disk mode to install Snow Leopard on its partition. I used a friends Macbook Pro, but I put my machine into target disk mode and ran the installer from his user account and optical drive. From a couple things I read online, it seems that Apple recommends putting the other machine in target disk mode and doing it the other way around. I guess some critical files might not have been installed? I also used a retail copy of Snow Leopard instead of my grey recovery disk, so that might be it too. "
"Your machine is newer than the retail copy of Snow Leopard. Use the restore disks it came with.
The installation will need to be done from your machine. You may need to do a net install, so look at "Remote Install Mac OS X" in Utilities."
I'm currently installing from the macbook firewired to the other machine as recommended so hopefully that might help

Why does my MacBook pro keep beeping 3 times. The screen is frozen.

Like my MacBook Pro keeps beeping 3 times and pausing for 2 seconds. The screen is frozen. How do I fix this and what is going on?

That is a RAM issue, do you have any spare ram you can swap to confirm? Possible causes:
a ram module going bad
installation of incompatible ram
your ram may have become dislodged
I would suggest:
- removing all ram from your MBP, and reinstall it to see if that helps.
- if you recently installed new ram, remove it, then restart the computer with the old ram to see if this helps.

Macbook pro had a full startup disc and crashed

Hi, need help! My macbook pro had a full startup disc and crashed, I have since deleted a lot of files to clear space (23gb+) but now I can only get it to boot up in safe mode. I've run disc utility and the HD is fine also ticked all the login items to disable them (I think) in the Users and Groups. It did reboot normally once after doing this but soon froze up again after 5 or 10 mins. I think it is a 3rd party extension issue but how do I find it?

"Ticking" the login item only hides it. It's still loading. You need to select it then click the - sign. You should probably start there, the other stuff is more involved.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2047747/take-control-of-startup-and-login-items. html

I have a 2012 Macbook Pro and the GPU is causing issues with Yosemite. How can I resolve this issue?

I have a 2012 Macbook Pro and the GPU is causing issues with Yosemite. There are a number of issues I have run across:
If I have four tabs open on Safari then I start to get a flickering on the screen from the GPU refreshing
When I leave the computer alone for more than 20 mins the screen saver should start -- what happens is that the screen goes to black. When I move the cursor I do not get the login screen. I have to reboot
FireFox Web browser will not run
I get issues with the computer running very slowly
I have already turned off the transparency option in settings. Any ideas??
Cheers
Matt
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10), GPU / Video Card with Yosemite

Do you have more than one OS on the Mac?
You may want to look at something like http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/. This has a Free Trial window, but it is a commercial application. If there are any heat/sensor issues, this may help.
A SMC Reset or PRAM/NVRAM reset may also help.
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) - Apple Support
Startup key combinations for Intel-based Macs - Apple Support

I am experiencing some major problems with my MacBook Pro. I have had some issues with it turning on/off at random times, but today, when starting, I get the grey start-up screen and a recovery bar. After filling in approx 1/4 of the way, the machine dies

I am experiencing some major problems with my MacBook Pro. I have had some issues with it turning on/off at random times, but today, when starting, I get the grey start-up screen and a recovery bar. After filling in approx 1/4 of the way, the machine dies. After starting it in recovery mode, it will not allow me to download OS X Mavericks- it says the disk is locked. Any ideas? I do not have a back-up and do not want to erase everything before I have explored my options. Help?

try forcing internet recover, hold 3 keys - command, option, r - you should see a spinning globe
most people will tell you to do both pram and smc resets (google) and if you still have issues, either clean install (easy) or troubleshoot (hard)

Im running os x10.9.1 macbook pro do i have a security issue??

im running os x10.9.1 macbook pro do i have a security issue??

If you mean this:
goto fail
there is a potential problem, though it's not known to have been exploited. If you're concerned, you can avoid it by temporarily switching from Safari to either Firefox or Chrome when using a public Wi-Fi hotspot.

I have a MacBook Pro...I am having issues with being able to highlight any text from any program...it works intermittently...and then not at all...any suggestions?

I have a MacBook Pro...I am having issues with being able to highlight text from different programs. It works intermittenantly and then sometimes not at all. Went to where bought it today and tested one of their MacBook Pro's and it was working fine. Any suggestions?

I have a MacBook Pro...I am having issues with being able to highlight text from different programs. It works intermittenantly and then sometimes not at all. Went to where bought it today and tested one of their MacBook Pro's and it was working fine. Any suggestions?

Today out of the blue my wifes Macbook pro started beeping continuisly The only way I could stop it was by shutting it down any advice?

Today out of the blue my wifes Macbook pro started beeping continuisly The only way I could stop it was by shutting it down any advice?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5860

My 2008 MacBook Pro (A1260) will not startup

Greetings!
I was given a 2008 MacBook Pro that will not startup. I press the power button and it trys to start for like 5 seconds and goes no further. The battery is fully charged and the powercord is pluged in. I know that Apple has it listed a "Vintage", but I'd like to get it working. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
David

David,
were you also given two grey installation DVDs which originally came in the box with your MacBook Pro, called “Mac OS X Install Disc 1” and “Mac OS X Install Disc 2”? You’ll need those discs to be able to further diagnose the current problem. If those discs weren’t given to you, you can purchase a replacement pair from Apple.

2010 13" MacBook Pro upgrade 8GB RAM, Startup issues

After upgrading my 2010 13" MacBook Pro to 8GB RAM, it doesn't return from sleep when opening the lid. I have to actually press the power button at least twice to wake it up. Then it shows a status bar as if it's waking from hibernation.

Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)

MacBook Pro (mid 2010) - Slow Startup and Initial Load of Apps after Mavericks Install

Hello everyone,
Long time Snow Leopard user here. I've been absolutely, 100% thrilled with my MBP's performance / speed since mid 2010. Since installing Mavericks I've noticed two things:
1. Initial on boot load times seem much slower
2. The first time you open an app (Safari, even TextEdit) is far slower than in Snow Leopard.
Now granted, once the computer has been on for about 5 minutes, and once you've had an application open for 1-2 minutes, than performance is okay once again. But it seems that quite literally everytime you do "anything" for the first time since the computer has been turned on you run the risk of a spinning beachball and an extended wait. This simply never happened in Snow Leopard.
I'm not a computer science major but I do understand that when you do something for the first time since a reboot it will need to load new files into the RAM which takes time. However, I've been using this computer since 2010 and have never experienced this behavior / speed / delay, etc... something seems fundamentally different.
For example, even just opening finder, and navigating to the Applications folder results in sluggish behavior the first time. Also, anytime you first click the top menu bar in an application you run the risk of a beachball.
It doesn't seem like a failing hard drive because I can read/write large chunks of data one an app is finally loaded. It's just initially loading the app takes quite literally 10-20 times longer than Snow Leopard. It seems like perhaps Mavericks itself, the core of the new OS was perhaps installed in a bad sector of the HD, but none of my other files are on bad sectors... if that makes sense. Again - I'm not a computer science major so I'm largely just making things up
It also seems as if multitasking and switching between several open apps has seen a decrease in performance. Could it be that perhaps Mavericks RAM management is superior to Snow Leopard, but only if there is a TON of RAM to go around? Could it be as simple as Macs with only 4GB installed should not be allowed to even install Mavericks?
Does this sound normal for Mavericks considering I have a C2D processor, a non SSD, and only 4GB ram? I know those specs are "outdated" for 2014, but keep in mind these were the specs that I've always had and with Snow Leoapard I was consistently thrilled with the speed of the computer.
I suppose my question is: should my strategy be to simply turn the computer on, get a cup of coffee and let everything load and maybe even have my frequently used apps load on startup, etc... and carry on as normal? Does something seem off? Should I invest in a new SSD / RAM upgrade? I know the upgrades couldn't hurt, but the issue is that I was perfectly content until upgrading to Mavericks
I've tried booting into OS X Recovery mode and using the Disk Utility. I've tried Safe Mode. I've included a "EtreCheck" report below. I'm open to any ideas / suggestions.
Thanks!!
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 0:10:48
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249.2 GB (228.46 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
                    Logitech USB Receiver
                    Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          None
Internet Plug-ins:
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.152 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.152 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
          AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
          None
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               4%          WindowServer
               1%          EtreCheck
               0%          mds
               0%          mds_stores
               0%          airportd
Top Processes by Memory:
          111 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          94 MB          Finder
          57 MB          Dock
          53 MB          SystemUIServer
          53 MB          EtreCheck
Virtual Memory Information:
          1.64 GB          Free RAM
          1.42 GB          Active RAM
          314 MB          Inactive RAM
          390 MB          Wired RAM
          316 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

Wish I could be of some help, but I'm having similar issues on my mid 2011 macbook pro with 8 GB ram. It's very frustrating. I haven't worked on a computer this slow since the early 90's. Even simple things like signing in to this site bring up the beach ball for maybe ten seconds. When opening up apps I often have to wait minutes, and often end up force quitting when they hang. I'm using force quit a dozen or more times a day, when it used to be very rare.
I don't know if it's Mavericks. I installed a new hard drive in November, but the problems really started getting bad since the latest upgrade.
It's not just opening apps. If I have an app open in the background and switch to it I have similar issues. Watching a simple video is often accompanied by stalls and delays - which is really bad as I'm often using the laptop to edit video. It's become unuseable for work.
Perhaps the most frustrating is clicking on a link, only to find Safari decides to complete a previous scroll that it had paused. The page jumps down, and sometimes I end up clicking on a link I didn't want. Then I have to wait for THAT spinning beach ball before I can go back to the previous spinning beach ball.
It can take up to ten minutes to restart. I've tried everything I could find on these pages so far, and nothing has worked.
I thought maybe it was something I've done (and perhaps it is), but I keep seeing others with similar issues.

MacBook Pro loses access to 1 memory slot upon shutdown or reboot in OS X 10.8.1

I have had 4GB of RAM in my mid-2009 13-inch MacBook Pro since a few weeks after purchasing it in 2009. Until a couple of weeks ago, this machine has been running OS X 10.6.8 with no RAM issues. I wanted to wait for 10.8.1 before doing a clean install of Mountain Lion on this MacBook So, the day that 10.8.1 was released to the App Store I immediately purchased and downloaded the new OS. I then performed a clean install of the OS, got all my software setup, and all was right with my MacBook.
However, over the next week I noticed upon startup or reboot of the machine everything felt sluggish. I opened the activity monitor and clicked on the system memory tab, it showed 2GB. I immediately clicked on the About This Mac button to see how much RAM was installed, it showed only one 2GB stick installed (the other memory slot was empty). The next option I chose was to restart the computer. Upon startup it still only showed one 2GB stick. Next, I shutdown the computer, opened the back cover, and proceeded to remove both 2GB sticks of memory. I blew out the slots with compressed air, swapped the positions of each stick and reseated the memory.
I started up the computer and to my pleasant surprise both memory slots were recognizing 2GB each (4GB total). I thought this had permanently resolved the issue, but unfortunately after every shutdown or reboot my MacBook (without fail) loses access to the second memory slot, unless I remove and reseat the memory.
This problem did not start until after installing 10.8.1. I have tried countless SMC and PRAM resets. Please help.

This didn't happen to me until I upgraded back to Lion the second time. I went from Lion back to a clean install of Snow Leopard back to Lion and then I had the problem with it not waking from sleep. The first instance with Lion I had no problems. So I decided to go back and do another install of Snow Leopard and the problem stayed with me. I am now on 10.8.1 and the problem remains the same.
I have, kind of, solved the sleep problems by putting hibernatemode at 25. This has allowed me to wake the computer up without a hard reset, but when I do wake it up it makes that hard drive spinning noise twice, almost as if it is waking up twice. Then, back to 2gb unless I reset the ram. I am going to take the case off tomorrow and just make sure everything is ok in there, but other than that I am just hoping it's not the logic board as my computer is a few years old now. I may also just throw a 4gb into the one thats working.
Memtest has found no problems either, both with 2gb and 4gb showing.
Thanks for the help everyone, this is really driving me nuts and answers are hard to come by.

MacBook Pro Three beeps - RAM Test passed

Hey,
my MacBook Pro (Early 2011, 2.0 GHz, Mountain Lion 10.8.4, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD + 500 GB HDD) recently began to freeze or power off and then playing three beeps instead of turning on again.
The problems began some weeks ago, as the file system on my SSD (I've switched the Superdrive with my HDD and put in an additional SSD myself) broke and could not be repaired by Disk Utility. So I formatted the partition and reinstalled Mountain Lion. Since then my Mac crashed three times with (logged) Kernel Panics.
In the interim it's running quite stable, but it froze in the past two or three days several times while I was using it (for example playing a YouTube video or a MP4-File saved on my harddrive) and then began to beep three times. I know this should indicate some kind of RAM issue.
The first time the beeping occured, my Mac began to work again after I carried it over to a friend without opening it at all. Then I ran the Apple Hardware Test (short version) and it passed, later I also ran the extended version and it passed as well. The memtest utility also finds no error.
The latest crash was a bit harder. I took out the 8 GB RAM (I've upgraded from original 4 GB) and reinstalled the original "Apple" 4 GB RAM that came with my MacBook - still three beeps. So I took them out and just put in one bar of my RAM (so one of the two 4 GB bars) and it booted just fine. I wanted to rule out a defect of my logic board, so I tried the following combinations of installed RAM:
first bar in the first slot - boots
first bar in the second slot - boots
second bar in the first slot - boots
second bar in the second slot - boots
both bars installed - boots
Another thing that happened recently: I put my Mac to sleep with ~25% battery left, it was then laid to the ground. After I picked it up maybe an hour later it didn't power on when I opened the lid and also didn't when I hit the power button. So i plugged it in and it loaded the saved memory from the SSD - but the display just showed a resolution of about 800 by 600 pixels. It booted to the login screen, I entered my password and then it restarted automatically (still with low resolution), booted with the apple logo, crashed again and booted directly to the recovery partition. I tried to choose the Mountain Lion partition to reboot from, but it wasn't listed (instead I just saw the Bootcamp partition on my HDD). I powered it off and on again, hitting the option key to see all my drives and voilà, all partitions were listed (ML, Bootcamp and Recovery) and the Mac booted successfully to the login screen, where it restored the correct resolution of 1680*1050.
I don't know what to do, since the RAM bars don't seem to be the problem (since they are passing the test, running fine in between and the original RAM also produced three beeps). It seems to be the logic board, but the crashes occur quite random and it's not as if one RAM slot was totally broken. As the problems started with a broken file system, could it also be the SSD (although the SMART-Status is still verified)?
I hope anyone can help me or at least give a useful advice.

I would like to give you few pointers that may give you some relief. First, your problems sound almost identical to mine. The timeline is almost identical as well. After following the advice from the Apple Support Tech, we finally arrived at the conclusion that it is a hardware problem with my late model MacBook Pro 2011. The Apple support tech asked me to take it in for service. Since I had over 10 hours before my appointment, I did some additional diagnostic and made some discoveries. I will outline my steps below to show how I arrived at my conclusion.
Problem: MacBook beeps 3 times and freezes, BSD dump on screen or frezzes and restarts with appropriate fail message.
Apple: Use original 8gig Apple ram, Boot into Diagnostic utility and restore 10.7 OS, restore backup from time machine.
Solution: Everything worked fine, no more crashes. Restored TimeMachine backup using Diagnostic utility.
Problem: Booted fine, after 15 minutes, went into recursive white screen of death, as I like to call it.
Apple: Sounds like a hardware issue, scheduled Apple Store visit.
Solution: Removed SSHD (seagate hybrid) and reinstalled MacBook HD. Updated to current OS, 10.8.4, did not restore any of TimeMachine backups. Running CPU, ram, HD stress tests for several hours without a crash or freeze.
Called Apple support and cancelled my Apple store visit and determined to allow more stress tests to run over night and also testing the SSHD outside using SeaTools for any problems with the drive. So far none after 4 hours of testing.
Conclusion: During the past several months as Apple has been updating the OS, I belive the applications and utilities that are running on my machine may be causing the crashes of the MacBook pro. My suggestion is to Make a backup if you do not do this daily. Restore OS from Diagnostic utility and update OS. Do not install any third party utilities that alter OS or enhance the OS operations. Reinstall your programs from scratch. Use migrations utility to restore only the data associated with your programs. I believe that you will avoid restoring any programs that might cause your crashes. I also suggest you run a day or two without restoring anything just to confirm your MacBook is operating well. I will keep you posted after I finish in two days as to the outcome. But I am certain it is not a hardware issue at this point.

Why is my Macbook pro getting out of RAM memory?

I am getting a message that tells me i am out of memory and it gives me an option to quit apps i have opened, most of times it's just Safari and i have no idea why is this happening suddenly, i have Mavericks 10.9.4 everything updated, and a 15 inches Macbook pro 2.3 GHz Quad-core 4 Gb-Ram.
Sometimes it gets out of memory just surfing on Safari, checking mails, or chatting on Skype, what could be wrong?
I had upgraded to the public beta of Yosemite but i couldn't stand it and formatted my computer again and downgraded to Mavericks, but i don't know why i feel it slower now compared with the last time i used it with the same Mavericks version. i hope this doesn't delete my question since i am not revealing anything about the beta.
Please any Help!
Results from EtreCheck:
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated August 29, 2014 at 10:13:42 PM GMT-5
Hardware Information: ?
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
Color LCD 1440 x 900
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 10:38:3
Disk Information: ?
APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Talal (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 428.21 GB (284.8 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
disk0s4 (disk0s4) <not mounted>: 70.38 GB
Recovery HD (disk0s5) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ?
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ?
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ?
Anywhere
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[running] com.edb.launchd.postgresql-9.3.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.magican.castle.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support
[loaded] org.wireshark.ChmodBPF.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.LogRotator.plist Support
[failed] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.Service.plist Support
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UninstallAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UpdaterAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
[loaded] com.macupdate.desktop5.scanner.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
Flux
Internet Plug-ins: ?
AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 20 Check version
Safari Extensions: ?
AdBlock-2
Audio Plug-ins: ?
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins: ?
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins ?
BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: 0.3.6 - SDK 10.7 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ?
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      13% WindowServer
      8% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
      7% Safari
      4% coreaudiod
      1% hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
106 MB Safari
106 MB Skype
96 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
61 MB WindowServer
45 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
Virtual Memory Information: ?
48 MB Free RAM
1.04 GB Active RAM
1.05 GB Inactive RAM
721 MB Wired RAM
1.77 GB Page-ins
232 MB Page-outs

Get rid of "Memory Clean." It's worse than useless.
There is excessive swapping of data between physical memory (that is, the memory chips on the logic board) and virtual memory (one or more files on the startup volume.) That activity is relatively slow and causes the whole system to be less responsive. It can happen for two reasons:
          A long-running process with a memory leak (a kind of bug)
          Not enough memory for your usage pattern
Tracking down a memory leak can be difficult, and it may come down to a process of elimination.
These instructions are for OS X 10.9 ("Mavericks.") The procedure may be slightly different for earlier versions of OS X.
When you notice the swap activity, open the Activity Monitor application and select All Processes from the View menu, if it's not already selected. Select the Memory tab. Click the heading of the Real Mem column in the process table twice to sort the table with the highest value at the top. If you don't see that column, select
          View ▹ Columns ▹ Real Memory
from the menu bar.
If one process (excluding "kernel_task") is using much more memory than all the others, that could be an indication of a leak. A better indication would be a process that continually grabs more and more real memory over time without ever releasing it. Here is an example of how it's done.
The processes named "Safari Web Content" render web pages for Safari. They use a lot of memory and may leak if certain Safari extensions or third-party web plugins are installed. Consider them prime suspects.
Another process often implicated in memory leaks is "inkjet4" or "inkjet8," which is a component of the HP printing software. If it's present, force-quit the process in Activity Monitor to solve the problem temporarily. Empty the print queues in the Printers & Scanners preference pane (which has a slightly different name in each recent version of OS X.) If you don't use an HP printer, remove the software. Otherwise, if the problem is recurrent, update the software (which may not help) or contact HP support.
"Wired" memory should be a small part of the total. That memory is not swapped, but it makes less physical memory available which may then result in swapping. If you have a lot of wired memory, that's usually an indication of a memory leak in a third-party program that modifies the operating system at a low level. Ask for guidance in that case.
If you don't have an obvious memory leak, your options are to install more memory (if possible) or to run fewer programs simultaneously.
The next suggestion is only for users familiar with the shell. For a more precise, but potentially misleading, test, run the following command:
sudo leaks -nocontext -nostacks process | grep total
where process is the name of a process you suspect of leaking memory. Almost every process will leak some memory; the question is how much, and especially how much the leak increases with time. I can’t be more specific. See the leaks(1) man page and the Apple developer documentation for details.

MacBook Pro - 3 beeps at startup - memory issue

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for