Mid-2012 MacBook "Do you want to restart" message with timer?

Hello everyone! My mid-2012 MacBook Pro 15' recently started showing a message in a small box - unnounced - that asks, "Do you want to restart your Mac?" with a 1 minute countdown timer in effect. What is this? I have never seen this before. It is VERY maddening and bizarre. How do I remove/disable this crazy issue? Please help. Thank you.

I am not sure about the Energy Saver as advised by Linc, but I think it will only ask you to put the machine to sleep or shut it down by any means. Correct me if I am wrong.
But if you have set auto update on, the system might have just performed a critical update that required restart and you skipped it once, or more. Try restart the machine ONCE, then see if that message still persist. If it does, I suggest you to take it to the local Apple store for professional helps.

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Mid 2012 MacBook Pro 13 restarts when moved

Hi everyone,
I have a mid-2012 MacBook Pro 13 inch that still has the factory 8gb ram and 750gb HD and the 2.9 i7. Recently i have been having issues with it restarting, the first couple of times it did it would only do it when i would move it and right before it would restart the screen would glitch a little. A little bit after that it would restart if i was running something memory intensive like converting movie files. And finally at one point it wouldnt boot up at all and would beep 3 times, after that i opened it and just swapped the the 4gb ram and it worked just fine. I also clean installed Yosemite right after that and it was fine for about a week and now its starting to restart whenever i move it again. Before everyone tells me to buy new ram or take it the genius bar I want to know if theres anything else i can do, Im in college right now and I'm not covered by applecare anymore so my budget it very limited so i would like to make those a last resort kinda thing. Thanks for your time!

An appointment at an Apple genius bar is FREE. If repairs are needed, you will be told of the costs and you can accept or reject any repair quotes.
Based on your description, it indicates that there is a loose connection. I would open the MBP and inspect to see if it can be located.
You might also run an Apple Hardware Test:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201257
An error free AHT is not definitive.
Ciao.

Occasional restarts on mid 2012 macbook pro after ram install?

Hi,
Recently installed 2x4gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 memory to my mid 2012 Macbook Pro 13" to upgrade the ram to 8GB.
Since then i have been having almost daily forced restarts, where it says it has to restart because of a problem, i believe it
is a kernel problem.
Also have been experiencing many repeated "Aw Snap" messages on Google Chrome although this could be unrelated.
The specifications for my mac are:
OSX Mavericks 10.9.2
Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 1024 MB
Has anyone had any problem with this type of memory? I believed it would work when i bought it.
Original memory was 4GB that came installed in the Macbook Pro.
Other than occasional restarts, everything seems to work fine other than "aw snap" messages on latest version
of chrome (have tried disabling extensions, making a new user profile, reinstalling Chrome, none of which has worked).
Would appreciate any help, advise etc. Will be reinstalling original memory, see if the problem persist.
Cheers
Tom

The RAM must be stated by the manufacturer to be compatible with a mid-2012 MacBook Pro.
Just because it says:
1600 MHz PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM SO-DIMMs (204-pin)
Does not mean it is compatible. It must say mid-2012 MacBook Pro RAM.

Mid 2012 macbook pro glitching, freezing, overheating

Starting a few weeks ago, I noticed a change in my mid 2012 macbook pro. My laptop was losing charge EXTREMELY quickly, I would charge the laptop to 100%, and just an hour later (after not using it, but the lid closed and it was sleeping) it would be up to 60% charge, then when not in sleep and on, it would lose energy extremely quickly. I always make sure that unecessary background apps are not running--so that was not the problem. This problem went away after a week, but it was the first signal that something was wrong with my laptop.
Next, the laptop was having problems with waking up from sleep, I did an SMC reset and this problem was fixed.
After that, the laptop started glitching (static and banded lines on the bottom of the screen) and making this clicking noise when I was streaming video fullscreen on Netflix. I thought at first, that this was a problem with Silverlight, and reinstalled the silverlight plugin (several times). Then I noticed that the computer would glitch when I was streaming full screen on Netflix and picked up the laptop (moved it from a flat surface). This signaled to me that the problem was perhaps not software, but a hardware issue. I verified the disk and did a permissions report and neither were curative.
Further support that the problems are with hardware rather than hardware came to me when my computer presented itself with a fourth issue: the laptop, when being lifted or moved from a static surface, would sometimes freeze entirely and make the same clicking noise. This problem was not during fullscreen streaming, but had spread to when I was simply using more than one app at the same time (e.g. having Chrome and Word open together). When this happenend, the only solution would be to power down the computer and restart.
Finally, while sleeping with the lid closed in my backpack, I hear a whirring noise--I pick up the laptop and it was hot to the touch, overheating with the fans running on high speed.
I have no clue what is going on. I have taken the computer to my university's mac shop and they have suggested it is a logic board issue and I should give the computer in. I have scoured the forum for an answer of what is happening and am determined to find one. So I pose the problem to you--any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
          1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 1:2:24
Disk Information:
          APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (278.23 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information:
          Dell USB Portable HDD 1 TB
                    Dell USB Portable HDD (disk1s1) /Volumes/Dell USB Portable HDD: 1 TB (947.04 GB free)
          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
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.cloudpath.maccmd.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.tunabellysoftware.TGFanHelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.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.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          None
Internet Plug-ins:
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 40 Outdated! Update
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:
          RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Java 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
          /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                    Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
          /Users/[redacted]/Downloads
                    Install Spotify:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Install Spotify 2:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               3%          WindowServer
               2%          hidd
               2%          EtreCheck
               0%          Google Chrome
               0%          notifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
          152 MB          Google Chrome
          123 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          106 MB          mds_stores
          86 MB          loginwindow
          61 MB          Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
          908 MB          Free RAM
          1.64 GB          Active RAM
          881 MB          Inactive RAM
          626 MB          Wired RAM
          900 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

Mid 2010 Macbook Pro "Your Computer was restarted because of a problem"

Hi guys,
Ever since I upgraded to Mountain Lion my Mid 2010 Macbook Pro has been randomly restarting itself and showing a grey sceen with the text "Your computer was restarted because of a problem."
I've googled and read all sorts of things saying remove everything from Login Items, it still happens. Everything I've tried has done nothing. Just in case it helps, here is my latest kernel panic log from Console:
Wed Jan 16 20:23:26 2013
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f8c16bb25): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80aade1000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff8081a8b260 : 0xffffff800ba1d626
0xffffff8081a8b2d0 : 0xffffff7f8c16bb25
0xffffff8081a8b360 : 0xffffff7f8c2654b3
0xffffff8081a8b3c0 : 0xffffff7f8c265527
0xffffff8081a8b430 : 0xffffff7f8c57a853
0xffffff8081a8b570 : 0xffffff7f8c28b659
0xffffff8081a8b5a0 : 0xffffff7f8c1758da
0xffffff8081a8b650 : 0xffffff7f8c170fac
0xffffff8081a8b840 : 0xffffff7f8c172ade
0xffffff8081a8b920 : 0xffffff7f8d1d9ad5
0xffffff8081a8b960 : 0xffffff7f8d1ef507
0xffffff8081a8b980 : 0xffffff7f8d20e353
0xffffff8081a8b9c0 : 0xffffff7f8d20e3b1
0xffffff8081a8ba00 : 0xffffff7f8d1f4c43
0xffffff8081a8ba50 : 0xffffff7f8d1af0fc
0xffffff8081a8bae0 : 0xffffff7f8d1aaefa
0xffffff8081a8bb10 : 0xffffff7f8d1a8aab
0xffffff8081a8bb40 : 0xffffff800be650c3
0xffffff8081a8bbc0 : 0xffffff800be67153
0xffffff8081a8bc20 : 0xffffff800be64b8f
0xffffff8081a8bd70 : 0xffffff800ba981e1
0xffffff8081a8be80 : 0xffffff800ba20aed
0xffffff8081a8beb0 : 0xffffff800ba10448
0xffffff8081a8bf00 : 0xffffff800ba1961b
0xffffff8081a8bf70 : 0xffffff800baa5b16
0xffffff8081a8bfb0 : 0xffffff800baced53
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f8c104 000->0xffffff7f8c406fff
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            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f8c1 04000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8c072000
         com.apple.GeForce(8.0)[2E56ED9A-D848-3795-9E52-56BABDC9000C]@0xffffff7f8d190000 ->0xffffff7f8d252fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.0.0)[A4C53A36-22B6-3075-82B9-9DE612A9C015]@0xffffff7f8c1 04000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f8c0f0000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f8c072000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f8c0ad000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
12C60
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
Kernel slide:     0x000000000b800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800ba00000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 6221983549187
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It looks as if you may have the dreaded 'bad GPU' that shipped with some versions of the 2010 model. See - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US.
Use the "Contact" Apple techs link and see if your model may be one affected. If it is, you'll qualify for a free logic board replacement from Apple.
Good luck,
Clinton

Mid 2012 MacBook Air: fan won't run faster when overheated

mid 2012 MacBook Air, system (tried Mountain lion/Mavericks/Yosemite, all have the same problem)
WHAT HAPPENED:
The other day I was watching some flash video on the couch, and I heard the fan running like crazy. The laptop shut off 2 seconds later-- no warnings, just black out all of a sudden. (ps: I usually use it on the desk. Only used in bed/couch for a few times)
It won't start if I press the button immediately afterwards. Instead, it will restart itself after a few minutes, no matter what.
I shut it down and let it cool down for about an hour. From then on it wouldn't last more than 5 minutes when used heavily (Facetime, chrome together) and about an hour when used lightly (only one app like chrome). Then it shuts off without warning like before. The laptop felt really hot, and I couldn't hear the fan.
The battery drop down menu says "service battery", and doesn't disappear after a few restarts.
WHAT THE APPLE GENIUS SAID:
I took it to the Apple Store the next day, a genius ran a hardware test, and it showed no problem at all. After the test and restart, the "service battery" warning was gone too.
The genius said it seemed everything is ok. The battery only ran 159 cycles, and it's supposed to last 1000 cycles.
But he doesn't know why the laptop would shut down out of nothing. If we had apple care, they could bring it back and stress it out, to see whether it shuts off and find the problem. I just brought it home to see what happens.
WHAT I TRIED:
1. Max CPU: the fan doesn't react, still runs at 2000 rpm.
2. Hardware Test:
          when the laptop is hot, it won't survive the test, shuts off during the test.
          when it's cool, it passes the regular test in 1min30s, showing no problems.
          when it's cool, the extended test cannot last 3min before it dies.
3. Fan test, it can run at maximum speed. In this case the CPU temperature will drop quickly.
4. The Enclosure Bottom, Memory Controller and the Mem Bank temperature doesn't seem to change. (I don't know if they are supposed to be that way...)
Please give me some advice about what you think the problem is, and what I can do about it. Thank you all so much!

If it didn't show any problems in the Apple Store, maybe its your ambient temperature? Although even this shouldn't cause your machine to behave the way it is currently. You need to record it or something then show Apple the issue.

How to connect mid 2012 MacBook Pro to home theater system

Okay so I'm looking at purchasing a home theater system and was wanting to know the best way to connect my mid 2012 MacBook Pro to the home theater system and TV. I am wanting to play both movies (Netflix etc) and music. Will my MacBook play 5.1 surround sound to the home theater system? Whats the best way to connect this all up? MacBook audio to the home theater system via Digital Optical from the headphone port with a 3.5mm to toslink adapter and then video to the TV via HDMI cable from the thunderbolt port with thunderbolt to HDMI adapter? My thinking was to separate the video and audio to get the best picture and sound. Any help/advice on this would be greatly appreciated.

Will my MacBook play 5.1 surround sound to the home theater system?
Yes.
Whats the best way to connect this all up?
An AppleTV or any AirPlay-enabled AVR. AirPlay is wireless, though you could use wired Ethernet if you want to avoid all the potential problems associated with wireless. Make sure it specifically says AirPlay which is Apple's proprietary technology. There are quite a few of them to choose from today. Denon is one, I believe Pioneer, there may be others. Shop around. The AppleTV's price was recently reduced to $69 US and may actually be the most cost-effective solution, allowing you to research the best AVR for your needs. The AppleTV has both HDMI (audio and video) and optical audio outputs.
MacBook audio to the home theater system via Digital Optical from the headphone port with a 3.5mm to toslink adapter and then video to the TV via HDMI cable from the thunderbolt port with thunderbolt to HDMI adapter?
Way too complicated But if you really don't want to use AirPlay, you can purchase an inexpensive (< $10) Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter and an equally inexpensive (<$3) HDMI cable to any HDMI input on your AVR.
My thinking was to separate the video and audio to get the best picture and sound.
It makes absolutely no difference. HDMI and optical audio use completely identical digital audio signals.

Can anyone give a list of upgradeable performance parts for a mid 2012 macbook pro 13"?

I have a non Retina display mid 2012 macbook pro that I want to do a home refurbishment and mass upgrade on, the processor and graphics cards are both good as is but RAM gets a bit bottlenecked with only 8gb, Id like to be able to replace the built in speakers and possibly upgrade the optical/super drive as well If thats not too large an Endeavor.
I'm mostly a comp work virgin, so I want to make sure what I want to do isn't too tricky
Here's my etrecheck to check my specs on
Problem description: , Mild case of Malware/Adware "Flashplayer plug-in problem"
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 7, 2015 at 12:55:35 PM PST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
    1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
    8 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 1035
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
        Color LCD 1920 x 1200
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: one day 0:49:42
Disk Information: ℹ️
    TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 748.93 GB (297.62 GB free)
            Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
            Core Storage: disk0s2 749.30 GB Online
    HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. iPhone
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Seagate FreeAgent Go 120.03 GB
        EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Untitled (disk2s2) /Volumes/Untitled : 119.69 GB (104.46 GB free)
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm (12.7.1f4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity (5.4f4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.symantec.kext.ips (3.9.2f1 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.symantec.errorreporter-periodicagent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.symantec.uiagent.application.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.symantec.errorreporter-periodic.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.ondemand.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.symantec.nav.migrateqtf.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.symantec.sharedsettings.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.symantec.symdaemon.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    SpeechSynthesisServer    Application (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
    Dropbox    Application Hidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Java [Click for support]
    Norton\nQuickMenu [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         3%    WindowServer
         3%    sysmond
         1%    DesktopServicesHelper
         1%    Safari
         0%    mds_stores
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    369 MB    BitdefenderVirusScanner
    206 MB    iPhoto
    180 MB    Finder
    163 MB    WindowServer
    160 MB    softwareupdated
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    376 MB    Free RAM
    4.13 GB    Active RAM
    2.77 GB    Inactive RAM
    1.12 GB    Wired RAM
    95.19 GB    Page-ins
    255 MB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 6, 2015, 07:10:16 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SymDaemon_2015-03-06-191016_[redacted].crash
    Mar 6, 2015, 01:15:00 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/BitdefenderVirusScanner_2015-03-06-131500_[reda cted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 6, 2015, 08:00:36 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/BitdefenderVirusScanner_2015-03-06-080036_[reda cted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Feb 27, 2015, 07:53:28 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-02-27-195328_[redacted].panic [Click for details]
    Mar 6, 2015, 12:02:22 PM    Self test - passed
    Mar 6, 2015, 11:18:09 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/BitdefenderVirusScanner_2015-03-06-111809_[reda cted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]

You can upgrade memory and the hard drive. Nothing else is user-upgradeable. All processors are soldered to the motherboard.
Maximum Memory
16 GB (Actual) 8 GB (Apple)
Memory Slots
2 - 204-pin PC3-12800 (1600 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
You can see HDD and SSD options at OWC. Reliable RAM vendors are OWC, DataMem, and Crucial.com.

Late 2013 Macbook Pro Retina 15' will not boot an external disk from a Mid-2012 MAcbook Pro. What should I do?

In order to simplify moving all my files from the previous mid-2012 macbook pro 15' when moving to my new late-2013 macbook pro, i superdup-ed the full hard-disk to an external ssd. Unfortunatelly the new mac resuses to boot from this external disk (i get the grey disk with a line over it). The external disk works just fine so if I boot the new mac from its internal SSD I can read/write the external disk without problems.
Old OS X is 10.9 as is the OS on the new mac.
What I need to do is to boot the new mac from the external ssd, use the same superduper to copy the external content onto the internal ssd.
How can I solve this issue?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
If you made a backup of your files with SuperDuper, use Migration Assistant (in /Applications/Utilities) to transfer your files from the external drive > http://pondini.org/OSX/MigrateLion.html It will create a new user account with the transferred files, so you may want to merge both user accounts > https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5472
The Late 2013 MacBook Pro uses a special OS X Mavericks version which makes OS X compatible with it, and older OS X versions do not work with it. That's the reason why you cannot start up from the external drive created from the Mid 2012 MacBook Pro

Mid-2012 macbook pro gets kernel panics when waking from sleep

Hi all,
I got a new mid-2012 Macbook Pro running Lion (10.7.5) at the end of Oct which started kernel panicking pretty much from day one. The kernel panics only occur when the computer is put to sleep and reawaken after more than an hour or so has passed. I get a grey screen that eventually shows text like "Your computer was restarted because of a problem. Please wait a few seconds or press any key to continue" and then the OS boots up again. Bizarrely, this doesn't usually happen if the computer has only been asleep for a short time - i.e. 15 min or less.
Below is the kernel panic log, which seems to suggest there's an issue with the Nvidia GeForce GT 650M graphics card.
Anyone have any idea what the problem is? Advice is much appreciated.
Wed Nov 7 08:40:21 2012
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f80966007): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00800004: CFG 0x0fd510de 0x00100406 0xc0000000, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff8104d35000 0x0e7150a2, D0, P0/3
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff811c57b2b0 : 0xffffff8000220792
0xffffff811c57b330 : 0xffffff7f80966007
0xffffff811c57b3c0 : 0xffffff7f80a5eb83
0xffffff811c57b420 : 0xffffff7f81066699
0xffffff811c57b440 : 0xffffff7f8105d3f7
0xffffff811c57b4a0 : 0xffffff7f80a50101
0xffffff811c57b5b0 : 0xffffff7f80a50b93
0xffffff811c57b600 : 0xffffff7f8093dbc8
0xffffff811c57b650 : 0xffffff7f809412c8
0xffffff811c57b6f0 : 0xffffff7f8096b5ee
0xffffff811c57b8e0 : 0xffffff7f8096c6ea
0xffffff811c57b9b0 : 0xffffff7f80b572ca
0xffffff811c57ba30 : 0xffffff7f80b5427b
0xffffff811c57ba50 : 0xffffff7f80b5e303
0xffffff811c57baf0 : 0xffffff7f80b52ddc
0xffffff811c57bc70 : 0xffffff7f809034d7
0xffffff811c57bce0 : 0xffffff7f808f0c43
0xffffff811c57bd50 : 0xffffff7f808f13e4
0xffffff811c57bdc0 : 0xffffff7f808f1d9f
0xffffff811c57be20 : 0xffffff7f808c34c5
0xffffff811c57be60 : 0xffffff7f808c3628
0xffffff811c57be90 : 0xffffff7f808c6fd7
0xffffff811c57bef0 : 0xffffff800063d4d6
0xffffff811c57bf30 : 0xffffff800063c250
0xffffff811c57bf70 : 0xffffff800063c0f4
0xffffff811c57bfb0 : 0xffffff8000820057
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.4)[D0A1F6BD-E66E-3DD8-9913-A3AB8746F422]@0 xffffff7f808b4000->0xffffff7f808ecfff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7)[5C23D598-58B2-3204-BC03-BC3C0F00BD32]@0xffffff 7f80889000
         com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.4)[7C8672C4-8B0D-3CCF-A79A-23C62E90F895]@0xff ffff7f808ed000->0xffffff7f808fefff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.4)[D0A1F6BD-E66E-3DD8-9913-A3AB8746F422]@0 xffffff7f808b4000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7)[5C23D598-58B2-3204-BC03-BC3C0F00BD32]@0xffffff 7f80889000
         com.apple.NVDAResman(7.3.2)[97284661-2629-379E-B86B-D388618E8C30]@0xffffff7f808 ff000->0xffffff7f80bfafff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7)[5C23D598-58B2-3204-BC03-BC3C0F00BD32]@0xffffff 7f80889000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.4)[7C8672C4-8B0D-3CCF-A79A-23C62E90F895]@0xff ffff7f808ed000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.4)[D0A1F6BD-E66E-3DD8-9913-A3AB8746F422]@0 xffffff7f808b4000
         com.apple.nvidia.nvGK100hal(7.3.2)[B18EA0A5-A945-3851-BC7B-0877DAC6AD34]@0xffff ff7f80f1e000->0xffffff7f81220fff
            dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.3.2)[97284661-2629-379E-B86B-D388618E8C30]@0xffffff7f808 ff000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7)[5C23D598-58B2-3204-BC03-BC3C0F00BD32]@0xffffff 7f80889000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
11G63b
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.2: Thu Aug 23 16:25:48 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.32.7~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: FF3BB088-60A4-349C-92EA-CA649C698CE5
System model name: MacBookPro9,1 (Mac-4B7AC7E43945597E)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 51842919785097
last loaded kext at 50423203280830: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.1.22 (addr 0xffffff7f807ca000, size 16384)
last unloaded kext at 50483266906812: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.1.22 (addr 0xffffff7f807ca000, size 12288)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.7.2
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.ntfs          3.10.1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.75
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim          5.0.0d8
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.2.5a5
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.9
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.2.5a5
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.59
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics          7.3.2
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.2d6
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          5.0.0d8
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.8f17
com.apple.GeForce          7.3.2
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver          1.2.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.1d2
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.1.33
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.1.33
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.33
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri          7.3.2
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          4.0.8f17
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          227.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          312
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          227.6
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache          33
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.2.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.0
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          561.7.22
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC          1.2.2
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.2.4b8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI          1.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          195.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          3.2.30
com.apple.security.quarantine          1.4
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          195.0.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.2.5a5
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          80.0.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.5
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.6fc18
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.2.5a5
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.2.5a5
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.1.33
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
com.apple.nvidia.nvGK100hal          7.3.2
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin          5.1.1d6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.3d10
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.1.1d6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
com.apple.NVDAResman          7.3.2
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.4
com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          4.0.8f17
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.0.8f17
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          1.8.5
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          1.8.5
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          230.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.2.1
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com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.2.1
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com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.4.8
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          420.3
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.1b1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.8
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox          177.8
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.DiskImages          331.7
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.7.2
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.18
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4

Back up all data. Take the machine to an Apple Store for testing, and if you don't get immediate satisfaction, exchange it or return it for a full refund.

Yosemite Upgrade on mid 2012 Macbook Pro

How does the Yosemite upgrade perform on Yosemite upgrade performance mid 2012 Macbook Pro with 2.5Ghz i5 processor and 16GB RAM?

I haven't had any problems on several upgrades. You should do this in advance as a precaution:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions - Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion or Lion
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility and press the Continue button. After Disk Utility loads select the Macintosh HD entry from the the left side list. Click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If Disk Utility reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit Disk Utility and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.

Memory(RAM) upgrade on a Mid-2012 MacBook Pro

Hello Apple fans and users. My Mid-2012 MacBook Pro 13" is a bit slow. It has 2x2GB DDR3 1600MHz Ram and when I open more than 4-5 tabs in Safari it becomes really really slow. So that's what's bothering me and I have decided that I need to upgrade my RAM to more GB's. I have iStat app and it shows me that more 3/4ths of the RAM is being used when I have more than 4-5 tabs open in Safari and when my iTunes is playing a song.
So Im from the Netherlands and what I found is this: http://www.alternate.nl/Corsair/4-GB-DDR3-1333/html/product/922656?tk=7&lk=9331
It even says MAC Memory. I find this good because it is supposed to be for a MAC, but my only concern is that my memory right now is 2x2GB 1600MHz, and the one that Im currently looking at(at the link) is only 1333MHz.
Do you guys think this might be a problem or it is bad or is it going to be a NOT SO GOOD upgrade? Im not very good with computers but from what I know 1333MHz is less than 1600MHz...
But I also found this -> http://www.alternate.nl/Kingston-ValueRAM/4GB-ECC-DDR3-1600/html/product/1118143 ?event=search
and it is 1600MHz, DDR3, 4GB BUT I AM NOT Sure if it's gonna work on my laptop because it is a MAC.
So what do you guys think? Which one should I get and why? Is there a difference between 1333MHz and 1600MHz? And what is it? How am I gonna feel the difference?

As BobRz says, get the right speed, or you may have problems.
memory upgrades for MacBook Pro (13-inch and 15-inch, Mid 2012) from Crucial.com

Can I capture video through a mini display port on a Mid 2012 MacBook Pro?

I want to run my xbox through a mini displayport adapter into my Mid 2012 MacBook pro to record gameplay. I understand that at one point the 27" iMac's supoorted this feature to an extent. I'm open to other options for inputs, ie: composite cables from the xbox or even VGA. I own a capture card already I'm just interested to see if there is a way around using it to save space and the mess of extra cables.

Hello OnlyoneLeaddog,
The following article contains pertinent information and useful tips that can help get your TV working with your Mac again.
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1573
Cheers,
Allen

Can anyone please tell me why the "Do you want to restart your computer now" window keeps popping up every two minutes? Please help! Its driving me nuts?

Hi all.
I need some help. I have recently installed a new Hard Drive in my Macbook and have re-installed Snow Leopard. Since doing so there have been a few things that haven't been quite the same.
1) Certain buttons decided they didnt want to work anymore. These being the Space Bar, the Tab key, all four arrow keys, Caps lock, Volume up, Eject, and a few others.
After putting up with this for a couple of weeks and looking at numerous forums, they all of a sudden came back to life (Hence why I'm actually able to type this message) THEN, they packed up again. Then started again, then packed again, and so on. They seem to have a mind of their own.
Please... does anyone know whats going on? Is it a hardware prob? Is it something to do with the way Ive installed the Hard Drive? Have I forgotten to do something?
2) Ever since my buttons initially came back to life, the "Do you want to restart you computer?" window keeps popping up every couple of minutes.
It's the window that says "Restart, Sleep, Cancel, Shut Down"
It's driving me insane and I can't help but think that the two probs are related.
If anyone out there has any ideas at all, they would be most welcome.
Many thanks in advance
MadDogSnaps

Have you tried reinstalling the original drive? Same symptoms with it?

Mid-2012 MacBook "Do you want to restart" message with timer?

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