MID 2012 MACBOOK PRO-Can not get to sleep or shutdown

I can not shut down or put to sleep my Macbookpro. There is no reaction but the"spinning wheel"when I attempt. Also will not restart. Any help?

Try a SMC reset. click on Portable computers that have a battery you should not remove on your own.
DALE

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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
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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?

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How can I solve this issue?

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Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1573
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Does OS Lion 10.7.5 support Airplay mirror of Apple TV 3? I can't find the option in Setting Display on my mid 2012 MacBook Pro.

Does OS Lion 10.7.5 support Airplay mirror of Apple TV 3? I can't find the option in Setting>Display on my mid 2012 MacBook Pro.
I've rebooted all 3 devices, still does not work. Both Apple TV and MBP are on the same wifi. And the Apple TV AirPlay option is on. Can someone help? Thank you.

About AirPlay and Airplay Mirroring
AirPlay Mirroring requires a second-generation Apple TV or later, and is supported on the following Mac models: iMac (Mid 2011 or newer), Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer), and MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer). For non-qualifying Macs you can try using Air Parrot.
Several Apple Articles Regarding AirPlay
Apple TV (2nd and 3rd gen)- How to use AirPlay Mirroring
How to set up and configure AirPort Express for AirPlay and iTunes
About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X Mountain Lion
iTunes 10- About playing music with AirPlay
Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring
Using AirPlay
Thanks to the $15 Beamer, AirPlay streaming is still possible on Macs that do not support Airplay and mirroring.
Another solution is the Air Parrot.

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
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last unloaded kext at 50483266906812: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.1.22 (addr 0xffffff7f807ca000, size 12288)
loaded kexts:
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com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.8f17
com.apple.GeForce          7.3.2
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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.

Where Can I Buy Replacement Keys For Mid 2012 Macbook Pro Retina?

Hi Recently my macbook pros right arrow key fell of, i didnt hit it or anything it just came of. i placed it back on and a day later it fell off agin, now i have lost that key. Where can i buy replacement keys for my mac?
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Mid 2012 Macbook Pro 15 inch Retina Display

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My mid-2012 MacBook Pro has the fan constantly running. As soon as I turn it on. My MBP won't even be hot and the fan is running. How can I fix this?

My mid-2012 MacBook Pro has the fan constantly running. As soon as I turn it on. My MBP won't even be hot and the fan is running. How can I fix this?

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Can my mid 2012 macbook pro 13 inch use apple remote?

Can my mid 2012 macbook pro 13 inch use apple remote?
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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.
Crucial SSDs are perfect for Macs - many of us around here have them.
The only problem that I see that you may run into is getting the data from your hard drive (you don't say how much space you're using on it) to a 128GB SSD. If you're under 128GB on your HD then you can just clone your data and OS, etc., onto the new SSD. Or you can make a 'fresh' start and format the drive and install the OS and then begin the laborious task of adding your apps back.
See my one and only user tip - Upgrading your MacBook Pro with a Solid State Drive - for some tips on transferring that data. I've always used Carbon Copy Cloner - but then I've always been moving to a SSD that was comparable in space to my 'old' HD.
Call back with any questions...
Clinton

Mid 2010 Macbook Pro will not stay off or asleep

Hi,
I have a mid 2010 MacBook Pro will not stay turned off when I tell it to shut down. It will shut down just fine, but a few seconds later it will boot up again. This also happens when I try to close the lid (or just put it to sleep), it will work fine, screen/Apple logo on the back will turn off and the status LED will slowly pulse. However a few seconds later, the LED stops pulsing and the Apple logo will illuminate. If I open the lid I will be greeted with the log in page with zero delay (i.e. its been displaying for a while).
This has become problematic because the computer always be running. If I put it in my laptop bag the computer will get hot as ****. The only way to get it to really turn off is to let the battery die or remove the battery. But this computer does not have the externally removable battery so that is not a trivial process.
The symptoms exist in both Mac OS (Mountain Lion and Maveriks) and Windows 8/8.1. This makes me believe its something in the hardware (or at least a setting in the hardware), not software (I know Apple doesn't care what Windows does, but it is exibiting identical behavior).
I have reset the NVRAM and the SMC with no luck. When I reset the SMC I didn't get a good indication that anything happened though, and was wondering if that is normal. Resetting the NVRAM results in another restart, while its hard to tell if you actually reset the SMC. I reset the SMC by turning the computer off, then holding the power button when it tries to restart (this usually gives me a few minutes where the computer will actually stay off), then pressing shift, control, option and power at the same time and releasing them at the same time. This is how the Apple documentation said to do it. They did not mention how long the must be held though so I presume that doesn't matter.
Anyone experience this/have any ideas?
Thanks,
Jim

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Will my MacBook play 5.1 surround sound to the home theater system?
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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.
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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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