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.

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    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

  • After upgrade to Mavericks, AppleTV no longer mirrors my mid-2012 Macbook Pro's accessibility zooming.

    Prior to Mavericks upgrade, I had accessibilty zooming enabled using the control hotkey with two-finger scroll.
    The zoom effect would be duplicated in AppleTV and transmitted to an overhead projector in my classroom.
    This feature is very useful for directing student's attention to a particular region of the screen.
    However after the upgrade, AppleTV no longer mirrors the zooming effect.
    I can see the zoom on the laptop, just not on my projector.
    I can see zooming on the projector if I use the VGA adapter and plug directly into projector.
    Laptop:
    mid-2012 Macbook Pro
    OS X 10.9
    8gb RAM
    2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
    Have tried variety of displays settings and none work including:
    --selecting best for display or AppleTV
    --changing the resolution
    AppleTV
    model: MD199LL/A
    software: 6.0 (6646.65)
    resolution: 1024x768 60hz (my projector requires this)
    Projector:
    HP vp6320
    I use an HDMI to VGA/Audio adapter to convert to VGA for my projector.
    I seem to recall that overscan correction was an option to set under Mountain Lion, but I can't find that when doing a Spotlight search in System Preferences. Not sure if that would help or not but thought I'd mention it.
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Same problem. Zoomed image will not show on the Apple TV screen even though it does show on your laptop or desktop.
    I tried every aspect of System Preferences>Displays and Accessibility. None worked. Problem was presented to an Apple Specialist on his Mavericks computers and his Apple TV. Same thing. He said this appears to be a Mavericks glich and immediately went to transmit the problem to Cupertino.
    A poor "work around" is to use System Preferences>Accessibility and under Zoom, select Zoom Style "Picture-inPicture" which will result in a "zoom box." The box can be scaled to a desired size and activated with the Control-Scroll motion. This box will display zoomed on the Apple TV screen. The default Zoom Style selection "Fullscreen" did not and will not show on the Apple TV screen even though it does show on your laptop or desktop
    The problem: the zoomed "magnified" image loses resolution and if zoomed far enough, becomes "pixilated."
     Apple needs to fix this or tell us how to go back to the earlier Control-Zoom which I think the "Fullscreen" was intended.

  • Installing RAM, Mid-2012 Macbook Pro?

    Can a user or owner install RAM, Mid-2012 Macbook Pro?
    Is it a straightforward process? I've installed RAM into DT macs..and into a "Pismo" era powerbook.
    thank you

    "is a Spudger absolutely necessary to remove that plug,"
    Battery plug? No you can just  use your fingernails. I actually use a #3 Master Airscrew nylon propellor from the hobby shop, cut in half and wrapped w/ self fusing electrical tape. I have about 6 of them and half are pretty worn out.
    "are there any screws or other parts which might wish to fly out and away as a person opens the case and gets at this task?"
    No it's just the way the bottom fits on to the MBP. You fit it in the back (near the vent) first, then pull it forward and into place.
    The other thing is the screws are different lengths in the bottom so just keep track of where they belong. If you don't force anything you won't get into trouble because it's fairly obvious if you have the wrong screw in the wrong place. If you're doing a super pro job you would add a tiny dot of blue "Thread Loc" to the tip of the screw when you put it back.

  • DVD on mid-2012 MacBook Pro?

    I've got a mid 2012 MacBook Pro, non-retina, and when I put a DVD in my computer, it says that the DVD is incompatible. Is there something easy I can do to fix this myself or do I have to take it in? Also, if you know how this might have happened, that would be appreciated too.

    Hi olwags,
    Welcome to the Support Communities!
    The following article will provide some troubleshooting steps for this issue:
    Disc Burning Quick Assist
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1152#learn2
    I hope this information helps ....
    Have a great day!
    - Judy

  • 15" Mid 2012 MacBook Pro Crashes Every Few Weeks! Crash Report Attached.

    Hello everyone. My 15" Mid 2012 MacBook Pro has been crashing every few weeks... Initially I thought it was due to Hands Off! (an app i used to limit outgoing/incoming connections) so I uninstalled it. However my macbook still crashes every now and then.
    Specs of my MacBook Pro:
    Processor  2.6 GHz Intel Core i7
    Memory  16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
    Graphics  NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB
    Software  OS X 10.9.5 (13F34)
    Below is the crash report if someone can tell me and explain what the issue is, that would be great!
    Thanks
    Anonymous UUID:       DF65889C-F0A7-DC59-937F-985D1A9D5048
    Fri Oct  3 00:59:24 2014
    panic(cpu 6 caller 0xffffff802e2dccc9): "Double fault at 0xffffff802e22faa9, registers:\n" "CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff821d767ff8, CR3: 0x0000000030e6c000, CR4: 0x00000000001606e0\n" "RAX: 0xffffff821d768070, RBX: 0xffffff802e5f1380, RCX: 0xffffff821d768180, RDX: 0xffffff802e5f1380\n" "RSP: 0xffffff821d768000, RBP: 0xffffff821d768120, RSI: 0xffffff821d768180, RDI: 0x0000000000000038\n" "R8:  0x0000000000000000, R9:  0x0000000000000008, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0xffffff802e5f1380\n" "R12: 0xffffff821d768180, R13: 0xffffff7faf39fe5e, R14: 0x0000000000000002, R15: 0xfffffffffffffffd\n" "RFL: 0x0000000000010203, RIP: 0xffffff802e22faa9, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000000\n" "Error code: 0x0000000000000000\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.115.4/osfmk/i386/trap_native.c: 168
    Backtrace (CPU 6), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff820eff5e80 : 0xffffff802e222f79
    0xffffff820eff5f00 : 0xffffff802e2dccc9
    0xffffff820eff6060 : 0xffffff802e2f423f
    0xffffff821d768120 : 0xffffff802e5f140c
    0xffffff821d7681a0 : 0xffffff7faf39978f
    0xffffff821d768620 : 0xffffff7faf396f00
    0xffffff821d7686e0 : 0xffffff802e6b1453
    0xffffff821d768740 : 0xffffff7fae9a0e59
    0xffffff821d7687c0 : 0xffffff7faf58420b
    0xffffff821d7687f0 : 0xffffff7faf583f2c
    0xffffff821d768820 : 0xffffff7faf394796
    0xffffff821d768870 : 0xffffff7faf39756d
    0xffffff821d768900 : 0xffffff7faf394943
    0xffffff821d7689b0 : 0xffffff802e6b1453
    0xffffff821d768a10 : 0xffffff7faf395097
    0xffffff821d768aa0 : 0xffffff7fae9c0d96
    0xffffff821d768b30 : 0xffffff7fae9a13ae
    0xffffff821d768bb0 : 0xffffff7fae9a1337
    0xffffff821d768c00 : 0xffffff7faf5847dd
    0xffffff821d768c40 : 0xffffff7faf57ca0e
    0xffffff821d768c70 : 0xffffff7faf394796
    0xffffff821d768cc0 : 0xffffff7faf394364
    0xffffff821d768d30 : 0xffffff7faf396f48
    0xffffff821d768df0 : 0xffffff802e6b1453
    0xffffff821d768e50 : 0xffffff7fae9a0e59
    0xffffff821d768ed0 : 0xffffff7faf58420b
    0xffffff821d768f00 : 0xffffff7faf583f2c
    0xffffff821d768f30 : 0xffffff7faf394796
    0xffffff821d768f80 : 0xffffff7faf39756d
    0xffffff821d769010 : 0xffffff7faf394943
    0xffffff821d7690c0 : 0xffffff802e6b1453
    0xffffff821d769120 : 0xffffff7faf395097
    0xffffff821d7691b0 : 0xffffff7fae9c0d96
    0xffffff821d769240 : 0xffffff7fae9a13ae
    0xffffff821d7692c0 : 0xffffff7fae9a1337
    0xffffff821d769310 : 0xffffff7faf5847dd
    0xffffff821d769350 : 0xffffff7faf57ca0e
    0xffffff821d769380 : 0xffffff7faf394796
    0xffffff821d7693d0 : 0xffffff7faf394364
    0xffffff821d769440 : 0xffffff7faf396f48
    0xffffff821d769500 : 0xffffff802e6b1453
    0xffffff821d769560 : 0xffffff7fae9a0e59
    0xffffff821d7695e0 : 0xffffff7faf58420b
    0xffffff821d769610 : 0xffffff7faf583f2c
    0xffffff821d769640 : 0xffffff7faf394796
    0xffffff821d769690 : 0xffffff7faf39756d
    0xffffff821d769720 : 0xffffff7faf394943
    0xffffff821d7697d0 : 0xffffff802e6b1453
    0xffffff821d769830 : 0xffffff7faf395097
    0xffffff821d7698c0 : 0xffffff7fae9c0d96
    0xffffff821d769950 : 0xffffff7fae9a13ae
    0xffffff821d7699d0 : 0xffffff7fae9a1337
    0xffffff821d769a20 : 0xffffff7faf5847dd
    0xffffff821d769a60 : 0xffffff7faf57ca0e
    0xffffff821d769a90 : 0xffffff7faf394796
    0xffffff821d769ae0 : 0xffffff7faf394364
    0xffffff821d769b50 : 0xffffff7faf396f48
    0xffffff821d769c10 : 0xffffff802e6b1453
    0xffffff821d769c70 : 0xffffff7fae9a0e59
    0xffffff821d769cf0 : 0xffffff7faf58420b
    0xffffff821d769d20 : 0xffffff7faf583f2c
    0xffffff821d769d50 : 0xffffff7faf394796
    0xffffff821d769da0 : 0xffffff7faf39756d
    0xffffff821d769e30 : 0xffffff7faf394943
    0xffffff821d769ee0 : 0xffffff802e6b1453
    0xffffff821d769f40 : 0xffffff7faf395097
    0xffffff821d769fd0 : 0xffffff7fae9c0d96
    0xffffff821d76a060 : 0xffffff7fae9a13ae
    0xffffff821d76a0e0 : 0xffffff7fae9a1337
    0xffffff821d76a130 : 0xffffff7faf5847dd
    0xffffff821d76a170 : 0xffffff7faf57ca0e
    0xffffff821d76a1a0 : 0xffffff7faf394796
    0xffffff821d76a1f0 : 0xffffff7faf394364
    0xffffff821d76a260 : 0xffffff7faf396f48
    0xffffff821d76a320 : 0xffffff802e6b1453
    0xffffff821d76a380 : 0xffffff7fae9a0e59
    0xffffff821d76a400 : 0xffffff7faf58420b
    0xffffff821d76a430 : 0xffffff7faf583f2c
    0xffffff821d76a460 : 0xffffff7faf394796
    0xffffff821d76a4b0 : 0xffffff7faf39756d
      Backtrace continues...
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(686.4.1)[815E4F64-F2D5-3847-931A-BE755698D993]@0xff ffff7fae991000->0xffffff7fae9f1fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[2852ACFE-FD28-3C37-9B39-885201BB8D25]@0xffffff 7fae962000
             com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub(683.4)[C71B6580-1511-3D8B-9F04-2BD6D7E2AA4A]@0xfff fff7faf57b000->0xffffff7faf592fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(686.4.1)[815E4F64-F2D5-3847-931A-BE755698D993]@0xff ffff7fae991000
             tl.uds.netusb.controller(1.59)[56BDD747-0714-4150-619E-7CE55B53972C]@0xffffff7f af38c000->0xffffff7faf3a9fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(686.4.1)[815E4F64-F2D5-3847-931A-BE755698D993]@0xff ffff7fae991000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    13F34
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.4.0: Sun Aug 17 19:50:11 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.115.4~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 9477416E-7BCA-3679-AF97-E1EAAD3DD5A0
    Kernel slide:     0x000000002e000000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff802e200000
    System model name: MacBookPro9,1 (Mac-4B7AC7E43945597E)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 158841466331421
    last loaded kext at 125875606160642: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 240.2 (addr 0xffffff7fb0823000, size 12288)
    last unloaded kext at 151065219830696: com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 170.15 (addr 0xffffff7fb0819000, size 24576)
    loaded kexts:
    com.avatron.AVExFramebuffer 1.7
    com.razerzone.razerapo 1.01.8
    tl.uds.netusb.controller 1.59
    com.avatron.AVExVideo 1.7
    com.cyberic.SmoothMouse 8.16
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 80.14
    com.apple.filesystems.ntfs 3.11
    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 2.0.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
    com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.34
    com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.7f3
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.3f4
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.3f4
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics 8.2.8
    com.apple.GeForce 8.2.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 8.2.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.6.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 1.1.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 325.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache 35
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.7
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 683.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.0.2
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.8.1b2
    com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.5.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 683.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
    com.apple.security.quarantine 3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.2.7f3
    com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver 245.13.1
    com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.3f4
    com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.7f3
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f3
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily 98.23
    com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal 8.2.6
    com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman 8.2.6
    com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 98.23
    com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.6.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.6.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.12d1
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.7.1d6
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.3f4
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.3f4
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 1.4.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 240.10
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 660.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 656.4.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.6.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 2.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 3.3.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.1
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    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 660.4.2
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 640.36
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b4
    com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b5
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.5
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    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox 278.11.1
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 23
    com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
    com.apple.kec.pthread 1
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
    System Profile:
    Model: MacBookPro9,1, BootROM MBP91.00D3.B08, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.6 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 2.1f175
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, PCIe, 1024 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D5341384758334D314131363030433131
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D5341384758334D314131363030433131
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xF5), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.2.7f3 14616, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SM512E, 500.28 GB
    Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS31N
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: Keyboard Hub
    USB Device: Apple Keyboard
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: IR Receiver
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 25.1

    There are a couple of things you should look at.
    Macs are very selective when it comes to RAM.  Install the original RAM and see if there is any change.
    Second, look at these items:
    One or more of them may be the source of your issues.
    Ciao.

  • Why does my mid 2012 MacBook Pro Retina latptop shut down during software installation/updates?

    Whenever I attempt to update preexisting software apps or install new ones, my mid 2012 MacBook Pro w/ Retina display will shut down and reboot itself. Obviously this has gotten frustrating as several of my existing apps are woefully out of date.
    Any suggestions would be most helpful.
    PACOMPat

    Thanks for the assistance and sorry for the late reply, I'm overseas doing HA work and don't always have internet access.
    I tried utilizing the methods you mentioned and upon doing so I received the following message:
    So I followed this set of instructions and when verifying and repairing disk permissions the window stated that the partition was okay.
    After logging back in, I attempted to download a software update, sadly the system shut itself down and rebooted and I am still unable to install any updates for my out of date apps. I won't return to the States until June, I may have to wait until then to resolve this issue.
    Thank you again for your assistance.
    Pat

  • Crucial M4 128GB VS Samsung 840 120GB - Mid-2012 MacBook Pro

    I would like to put an SSD in my Mid-2012 MacBook Pro. As the tradition HDD is a real bottle neck the system. Space is not really an issue, but price is at the moment. It's between these two, Crucial M4 128GB VS Samsung 840 120GB, just to be used for everyday use, thoughts?

    I'm a huge Crucial fan - I have a 512GB Crucial m4 SSD series installed right now and am eagerly awaiting the shipment of the Crucial M500 960GB SSD. One thing that I love about Crucial is that you can accomplish firmware updates directly on your Mac - with Samsung, I believe, you have to use a Windows machine.
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