Memory Upgrade to Mac Book Pro 13.3" late 2011

I have Mac Book Pro 13.3" Late 2011 edition.i want to upgrade memory from 4 Gb to 16 Gb.would be possible as it says it does support only 8 Gb.

Yes, you can upgrade to 16GB - all 2011-2012 non-Retina models can be upgraded to 16GB.
Your Mac uses the same type of memory as mine - 204-pin PC-10600 (1333 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMMs. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1270.
Crucial, Corsair & OWC all manufacture RAM specifically 'made for Macs'. To start, I would visit the Crucial website and use their System Scanner to show the possible upgrade paths for your machine.
Good luck - call back with any questions.
Clinton

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I have found that my Mac Book Pro 15 inch late 2011 is slower than my PC Windows 7 for certain downloads, and working with iPhoto. Would adding RAM be helpful in speeding up this process. Currently I have the stock 4GB RAM, and storage 500GB HD drive.

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Mac book pro extremely slow, late 2011, 13 inch

In a search of answers I found info to download and run etresoft, then paste search results by this specific piece of software -- here's the result: If anyone can help, I'll be so grateful
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
System Software:
          Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63b) - Uptime: 0 days 3:57:26
Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (457.68 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [not loaded] ftp-proxy.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
Launch Agents:
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
          [not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player
Internet Plug-ins:
          AdobePDFViewer.plugin
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
          CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes by CPU:
               2%          Google Chrome
               2%          WindowServer
               2%          Google Chrome Helper
               1%          EtreCheck
               0%          fontd
               0%          ps
               0%          coreservicesd
               0%          loginwindow
               0%          mds
               0%          aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
          205 MB firefox
          106 MB Google Chrome
          94 MB    Google Chrome Helper
          74 MB    Finder
          53 MB    WindowServer
          49 MB    mds
          29 MB    Dock
          27 MB    mdworker
          20 MB    coreservicesd
          20 MB    SystemUIServer
Virtual Memory Statistics
          1.25 GB Free RAM
          1.40 GB Active RAM
          485 MB Inactive RAM
          900 MB Wired RAM
          2.91 GB Page-ins
          108 KB Page-outs

Well you have been using more memory than the RAM you have. You need to stay within your 4GB of RAM.
You might have a issue with Chrome, so uninstall all it's addons, clear cahce and uninstall Chrome by dragging it to the Trash and downloading a new copy.
Check all your plug-ins for updates and disable any your not actively using.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
Run the #12/#13 OnyX cache cleaner + plist corrupton checker and reboot
..Step by Step to fix your Mac
Why is my computer slow?
If you want to assist further
Provide more details via Terminal
If your machine is running (not in Safe Mode or via RecoveryHD) then open the Terminal program and copy/paste each line below into Terminal and press enter after each.
kextstat -kl | awk ' !/apple/ { print $6 } '>~/Desktop/kextstat.txt
ps -A >~/Desktop/process.txt
ls -@AOen L*/Preferences>~/Desktop/preferences.txt
Then open the three files appearing your Desktop using TextEdit, then Select All text and Copy/paste the results from each of the files into your problem post thread.
This will tell us your running kext files, your active processes and your preferences files.

Mac Book Pro 15" inch late 2011 airdrop not showing up

Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me... I have recently bought a late 2011 mbp 15" I was trying to use airdrop, but I'd didn't appeared on the sidebar and nor in the finder preferences. Please help me !!
Thanks...

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4783?viewlocale=en_US

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Sir,
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I just upgraded my mac book pro to snow leopard, now my I photo library dissappeared

I am a novice in all things technical and I need some help figuring out my I photo library. I bought my Mac Book Pro in 2009 and shared/transferred all information from my G5 (2004) to my laptop. I Photo was also transferred and I have started to add more photos to this laptop.
I just upgraded my mac Book Pro to Snow Leopard and now when I open my Iphoto library it shows some of the library but now all. My husband said it is still there but the system is not able to look in the right place due to the sharing...so I am totaly confused?????
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Everyone (also in light gray)
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need to upgrade to work with this verion of I photo
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Thanks so much for any tips and ideas...

On you MBP try the three fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your Home/Library/Preferences folder.
2 - delete iPhoto's cache files that are located in your Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
3 - reboot, launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding the the Option key. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.
Fix #2
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library.
Select the options identified in the screenshot.
Fix #3
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
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Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
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I upgrade my MAC BOOK PRO EARLY 2011 and it crash upon login

Hi,
I have installed Mavericks os x 10.9.3 to my mac book pro early 2011 and afte that it crash every time I log in.
I tried many things such as:
1. I check teh disk health by command +R and it showes green status means it is OK
2. I tries to safe boot and it worked and I am able to log in and stay in to it ..infact writing this in safe mode ..
3. I tried moving many of teh thried pary software in trash such as plex, vuze, u torrent etc..and also erazed trash box
4. I also hide log in items or just mius most od those except TmLogin Mgr that does not allow to minus...I hope you understood this what I did ..simple system pref --> user and group and the login itms are removed
STILL same issue it crash ever time I log in normally..
one more point my key board was little damaged may be I say nmber SIX key does not work after little milk spill on this but after that it was unning just fine since last 3 month
At the end I would like to put this report content ..sorry I know this is not good to put all this crap but it hard to understand if it hide some important infor that help you to suggest me the solution..
I saw your nice responseall around on the form and I am kind of sure that you will be able to help me with this ..
Also please tell me how to get back up in sfae mode I connected my external drive but it didnt show up in finder and I tried using time machine but I was nt even able to figure out what to do in that..may be I bi scare of doing trial and error ...
Thanks. AJ
Anonymous UUID:       AA3350D8-85AB-5CB5-2E3C-DD7073590DBD
Thu May 22 22:38:01 2014
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80294526ff): "a freed zone element has been modified: expected 0xdeadbeefdeadbeef but found 0, bits changed 0xdeadbeefdeadbeef, at offset 8 of 128 in zone: kalloc.128"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.100.13/osfmk/kern/zalloc.c:461
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80c2c4b1e0 : 0xffffff8029422fa9
0xffffff80c2c4b260 : 0xffffff80294526ff
0xffffff80c2c4b2c0 : 0xffffff8029451df9
0xffffff80c2c4b3c0 : 0xffffff802942aa6f
0xffffff80c2c4b3f0 : 0xffffff80297d3b84
0xffffff80c2c4b430 : 0xffffff802978cc6e
0xffffff80c2c4b4e0 : 0xffffff802978c8cc
0xffffff80c2c4b560 : 0xffffff80296000c0
0xffffff80c2c4b5d0 : 0xffffff80295f5a55
0xffffff80c2c4b6c0 : 0xffffff80295fc756
0xffffff80c2c4b710 : 0xffffff80295fc25e
0xffffff80c2c4b790 : 0xffffff80295df064
0xffffff80c2c4bb10 : 0xffffff80297b5c2c
0xffffff80c2c4bb70 : 0xffffff80295dfe4b
0xffffff80c2c4bbc0 : 0xffffff80295f56d0
0xffffff80c2c4bc00 : 0xffffff80295f149a
0xffffff80c2c4bd80 : 0xffffff80295e96dc
0xffffff80c2c4bf50 : 0xffffff8029840653
0xffffff80c2c4bfb0 : 0xffffff80294f3c56
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: com.apple.intern
Mac OS version:
13D65
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.2.0: Thu Apr 17 23:03:13 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.100.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: ADD73AE6-88B0-32FB-A8BB-4F7C8BE4092E
Kernel slide:     0x0000000029200000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8029400000
System model name: MacBookPro8,1 (Mac-94245B3640C91C81)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 93393964240
last loaded kext at 39308701672: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60 (addr 0xffffff7fab1e5000, size 28672)
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Model: MacBookPro8,1, BootROM MBP81.0047.B27, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.3 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.68f99
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 384 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.2.4f1 13674, 3 services, 23 devices, 0 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545032B9A302, 320.07 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 22.1

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Upgradeing on mac book pro

i have a dual 1.8 g5 and a mac book pro, i have FCE 3.0 loaded onto my g5 and want to have FCE on my Mac book pro. Does that version have universal, do i need to load that disc onto my pro if i buy the upgraded version? can not find my disc as i have moved since buying it.

Sorry - Universal Binary.
FCE 3.0 and earlier will work on Intels if you press "esc".
They will not work quite as fast as FCE 3.5 because they are going through Rosetta, but they should perform OK.
I haven't heard of any problems other than the slower performance.
Ian.

Any Trade in info to upgrade to Mac Book Pro?

I have a 1 yr old PowerBook G4 15 inch. Would like to upgrade to a Mac Book Pro 15 inch. Bought G4 thru Denver Apple Store. Are there any offers to upgrade from this to the new Intel version?

a brody,
Thanks for the advice and link. I'd actually read the Apple notice about the "high-pitched buzzing noise," which in part prompted me to send the machine in for repairs (the Genius actually recommended a logic board replacement, but the Apple techs seemed to ignore this request, probably because of the shortage).
I like your plan, but from other users' accounts of their experience with customer relations, I'm skeptical that I'll actually be able to receive a replacement. It sounds like AppleCare and Customer Rervice are both very reluctant to do replacements for machines that have only received a single repair. Am I simply wrong about this? In any case I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try.
And just to flesh out the plan a bit... Suppose I'm talking to an AppleCare rep, and they repeatedly refuse to replace my machine. What do I need to do in order to 'escalate' the issue to customer relations? Presumably getting mad and yelling at the rep is not a good idea. Are there some magic words I can utter? Is it as simple as saying "I'd like to escalate this issue to customer relations"? As of next week my notebook will be "business critical," would telling them this help? Maybe crying?? (j/k but hey, if it works...)
Finally, is there any chance of a refund if I bought the machine in late May? I know it's WAY past the 14-day repair period, but conceivably they'd make exceptions under certain circumstances? Quite honestly the speed of the MBPRO is not worth dealing with these issues (for me, anyway), and I'd be ecstatic if I could go back to square one and get an EOL PowerBook.

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