Random Freezes, Beeping on 2011 MBP

Over the past few days I've been experiencing problems with system freezes.
The screen, mouse, keyboard, everything just freezes at random and lately at that point has started to emit three low tones a pause, then three low tones, over and over.
Unplugging (or plugging in if on battery power) immediately turns off the machine.
I looked in the Console Messages around the latest freeze and found these all within a few seconds of one another, not sure if it's related at all:
com.apple.launchd[1]    *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
com.apple.launchd[1]    (com.apple.SystemStarter) Failed to count the number of files in "/System/Library/StartupItems": No such file or directory
(repeated about 15 times)
com.apple.WindowServer[70]    Fri Jul 22 11:25:12 MYNAME-MacBook-Pro.local WindowServer[70] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[95]    launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init_per_user.d/com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor.plist
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[93]    (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[93]    (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[118]) Exited with exit code: 1
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[93]    (0x100100db0.mach_init.switchboard.sh) Failed to check-in!
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[93]    ([email protected][126]) Exited with exit code: 1
Thanks for any advice!

Do you still have the DVD's that came with your comptuer?
If so, insert the Applicatiosn Install DVD and boot your computer. Once the white light flashes, indicating it is turning on, press and hold down the "D" key. This will allow your computer to boot to Apple Hardware Test utility.
Run that, and see if it returns any errors.
Ryan

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    28/01/2013 16:40:28.779 WindowServer[125]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Activity Monitor" after 1.70 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.70 seconds)
    28/01/2013 16:40:33.594 WebProcess[352]: CoreAnimation: failed to create OpenGL context
    28/01/2013 16:40:41.467 WindowServer[125]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Console" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    28/01/2013 16:40:42.316 WindowServer[125]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Console" after 2.64 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.79 seconds)
    28/01/2013 16:40:46.819 WindowServer[125]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Activity Monitor" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    28/01/2013 16:40:46.819 WindowServer[125]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Activity Monitor" after 1.91 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.91 seconds)
    28/01/2013 16:40:50.260 WindowServer[125]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Console" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    28/01/2013 16:40:50.260 WindowServer[125]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Activity Monitor" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    28/01/2013 16:40:50.261 WindowServer[125]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Activity Monitor" after 1.05 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.05 seconds)
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    After rebooting as myself, I had the familiarity of a 20 minute startup time, with mail freezing as it started, and lots of whingeing.
    It seems to happen a lot with mail.app - I have about 20,000 messages sat in there, but I wouldn't have expected this to cause these symptoms.
    Apologies I couldn't recreate the problem in safe mode.
    HTH
    Dave
    Message was edited by: Dave Mee (clarified description)

  • Intermittent random freezing (mid 2012 MBP)

    For the past year or so my Macbook Pro (mid 2012) has suffered from random freezes which require a hard reset.
    Often these will occur only roughly once a week, but in the last couple of days (incidently since updating to 10.9.3, although such bursts have occured in the past and then settled down) it has been happening 4 to 5 times a day, getting to the point of being seriously disruptive.
    I have, over the past few months, made several attempts to find the cause in vain. I am an experienced Mac user with a good understanding of computers, and I've never found a problem so mysterious to me. I'll break down first the symptoms and then what I have done to tye and find the cause.
    Symptoms: Normally I will first notice that web pages aren't loading, but I can switch apps without problem. However, if I try and close an app or open another, that app then starts to hang. Progressively, everything starts to hang and I can no longer even switch apps, and everything gives me a spinning beachball. Eventually, even sound/music cuts out. Only a hard reset (holding down the power key) saves it.
    Diagnosis: I have run all types of hardware checks, from apple's built in tests (fsck), RAM tests such as memtest, and third party testing suites which have checked the HD, RAM, CPU, GPU etc. All of them have come back 100% clean. I have repaired permissions, which also has no effect.
    This made me think it could be a software issue. However, the crashes display no discernable pattern, and are completely (as far as I can see) un-reproducible. They have occured while I have been using a wide range of apps, and don't seem to be triggered by any particular action; e.g. they can occur while I am blankly reading a webpage or a pdf document. Further, the console shows absolutely nothing. The log messages appear completely normal, sometimes there are even no messages corresponding to within several minutes of the crash.
    I haven't been able to verify if it is restricted to my user name, since generally the crashes are so intermittent I would have to use another username for several days, if not weeks, to really check this - something than is not practical given that I need the laptop to work on.
    Does anyone have any idea what could be causing the issue, or anything further I could try to diagnose it? I am reluctant to take it to an applestore, as it is out of warranty and I can't think of any tests they could try that I have not.

    OGELTHORPE wrote:
    Alastair Abbott wrote:
    I am reluctant to take it to an applestore, as it is out of warranty and I can't think of any tests they could try that I have not.
    An Apple store genius bar appointment and evaluation is for FREE!  You have no idea what type of tests they may have, so make an appointment.
    Thanks for pointing that out. Until very recently I lived in a country where there are no Apple stores nor Genius bars, so I wasn't aware of that.
    I've tried safe boot, but as I said the problem is intermittent enough that it's not clear if it helps, and working continuously in safe boot to see isn't really an option.
    No - there are no kernel panics, just the unexplained freezes.
    Here is my etrecheck report:
    Hardware Information:
              MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
              MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
              1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
              6 GB RAM
    Video Information:
              Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 0:26:37
    Disk Information:
              TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (38.52 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
              HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS31N 
    USB Information:
              Logitech USB Receiver
              Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
              Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
              Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Thunderbolt Information:
              Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper:
              Anywhere
    Kernel Extensions:
              [not loaded] at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (3876 - SDK 10.8) Support
              [kext loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.0.3 - SDK 10.7) Support
              [kext loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.0.3 - SDK 10.8) Support
    Launch Daemons:
              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
              [running] com.cleverfiles.cfbackd.plist Support
              [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
              [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
              [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
              [loaded] com.paragon.ntfs11.refresh.plist Support
              [running] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist Support
              [running] com.sophos.configuration.plist Support
              [running] com.sophos.intercheck.plist Support
              [running] com.sophos.notification.plist Support
              [running] com.sophos.scan.plist Support
              [running] com.sophos.sxld.plist Support
              [running] com.sophos.webd.plist Support
              [not loaded] org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist Support
              [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support
    Launch Agents:
              [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
              [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
              [loaded] com.paragon.updater.plist Support
              [running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
              [not loaded] org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist Support
              [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support
    User Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
              [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
              [failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
              [failed] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist Support
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
              [running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
              [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Support
              [running] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist Support
    User Login Items:
              iTunesHelper
              TotalTerminal
              Dropbox
              SpiderOak
              AdobeResourceSynchronizer
              Google Chrome
              EvernoteHelper
    Internet Plug-ins:
              SpeedDownload Browser Plugin: Version: 2.1.5 - SDK 10.6 Support
              Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.2.1f4 - SDK 10.6 Support
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
              Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
              AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
              Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
              Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              Mathematica: Version: 9.0.1.4055068 Support
              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.1 - SDK 10.6 Support
              JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
    Safari Extensions:
              Omnikey: Version: 1.0.9
              Searchme: Version: 1.3
              1Password: Version: 4.1.0
              AdBlock: Version: 2.6.18
    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: Unknown
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Flash Player  Support
              Flip4Mac WMV  Support
              FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)  Support
              Java  Support
              Perian  Support
              TeXDistPrefPane  Support
    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
                        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 429.09 GB
              Destinations:
                        Macbook Backup [Local] (Last used)
                        Total size: 465.14 GB
                        Total number of backups: 23
                        Oldest backup: 2013-05-12 21:27:14 +0000
                        Last backup: 2014-05-17 11:23:10 +0000
                        Size of backup disk: Too small
                                  Backup size 465.14 GB < (Disk used 429.09 GB X 3)
              Time Machine details may not be accurate.
              All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU:
                   3%          WindowServer
                   1%          mds_stores
                   0%          Google Chrome
                   0%          fontd
                   0%          mds
    Top Processes by Memory:
              184 MB          mds_stores
              166 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
              154 MB          InterCheck
              147 MB          SophosScanD
              135 MB          Google Chrome
    Virtual Memory Information:
              308 MB          Free RAM
              2.66 GB          Active RAM
              2.36 GB          Inactive RAM
              686 MB          Wired RAM
              574 MB          Page-ins
              0 B          Page-outs

  • Early 2011 MBP 17 Random Shutdown and Battery Behavior

    Hi all, new to the forums here.
    I recently purchased a refurbished early 2011 MBP 17' 2.2 Ghz i7 with 8gb and 10.7.5. Out of the box, machine looked great, but I noticed that the power cable was different than the one I had for my early 2011 MBP 15' I have for work. This raised an immediate redflag (buying from a refurb site outside of apple is always a cause for concern IMO) so I abstained from using that charger until I knew a little more. I plugged in the machine and booted it up and everything worked great. The batter was close to 100%, so after charging for approximately 20 min, I unplugged it, and the laptop immediately died. I powered it back on, and the harddrive began to spin for a few seconds, then the same result, total loss of power. Started up again, and I was able to boot into OS X and play around for a bit for a period of time before again, shut down.
    For the next few days, same story. I was able to at one point, drain the battery completely and do a full cycle charge. The first time I did this, no change in behavior. Again, a few days later, I was able to drain the battery and perform a full cycle charge, but this time, a major change in behvior. Since the second full cycle charge, I have had absolutely no power problems. I haven't really "pushed" my MBP to see if fully utilizing the CPU/RAM/GPU will produce the similar results I had early, but it appears that everything is working great.
    Here a few interesting notes to my situation.
    When I was first operating the system (when plugged in, there were no shutdowns, only while on the battery) I pulled up my system report, and noticed that my battery cycle was very low (~5). This seemed odd, because I had opted for a used battery instead of a new one.
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    I have a genius appointment tomorrow evening for a general diagnostics check, but if others have experienced these issues, I would appreciate some input.

    Do a SMC reset:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
    Run an Apple Hardware Test:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1509
    You may need to use OPTION D to start it.
    Install iStat pro and open Activity Monitor.  Set Activity Monitor to show 'All Processes' and '%CPU' to display values from high to low.  Post images of the two such as these:
    Ciao.

  • No more "random freezing" with my MbP ....

    ...since I installed Safari 4 Beta 10 days ago!
    Before Safari 4, I had 2-3 freezes per day when using the 9600 graphics Chip. Not just using Safari but using all kinds of programs (with safari closed!). This has been a huge problem for many people.
    See this link for more info: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1767718&tstart=0&messageID=908 2914#9082914
    Now, since I installed Safari 4 beta: not a single freeze in 10 days! and some other people see the same thing.
    This is very weird no? The system is supposed to be designed so that a single program can not crash the whole system, no?! So now that the new version of Safari solves a permanent system crash problem, it looks like the problem was safari 3.x.x, which should not happen! Or...maybe Safari 4 contains also some System updates that were not published...
    Well at least the problem seems to be solved, hope it doesn't come back! Would have been nice to know what the exact problem was though...

    Unless I'm remembering wrong, there have been incidences of "random freezing" after installing Safari 4.
    The system is supposed to be designed so that a single program can not crash the whole system, no?!
    It is. The random freezing is very likely not a software issue though, so this point does not apply to the issue at all. The system software is not "crashing" in these cases of random freezing. It is much more likely that there is some hardware issue that causes the system to just freeze.
    Or...maybe Safari 4 contains also some System updates that were not published...
    This is actually likely, but I doubt that it fixed your freezing issue. Webkit (the underlying engine of Safari) was substantially upgraded in Safari 4. Webkit (being an open-source standard that Apple develops) is also used in some other areas of OS X for rendering HTML content. So, when the Webkit engine is updated as a result of a Safari update, there are changes occurring at a system level.
    Again, I would really really really doubt that this update fixed your freezing. However, if it isn't freezing anymore, then I guess we shouldn't complain.
    --Travis

  • Problems with Late 2011 MBP (catalog corrupt, won't boot from USB/CD)

    Hello,
    I have had some problems with my Late 2011 MBP running OSX 10.8.x (latest update)
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    Verifying volume “nihil”
    Checking file systemChecking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
    Checking extents overflow file.
    Checking catalog file.
    Keys out of order
    Invalid extent entry
    Incorrect size for file .mdworker_2013-07-21-081г41_эartin-RichaѲds-эacBѯok-ѐro.crash.plist
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    Illegal name
    Invalid extent entry
    Invalid extent entry
    Incorrect size for file .mdworker_2013-07-22-б20303_MartiѮ-RiѣharѤs-MѡcBoѯk-Pro.crash.plist
    (It should be 0 instead of 67108864)
    File has incorrect number of links (id = 60851670)
    (It should be 1 instead of 67108865)
    Invalid extent entry
    Invalid extent entry
    Incorrect block count for file .mdworker_2013-08-04-145002_Martin-Richards-MacBook-Pro.crash.plist
    (It should be 0 instead of 1024)
    Invalid extent entry
    Invalid extent entry
    Incorrect size for file .opendirectoryd_201г-08-04-б516а5_MѡrtiѮ-Riѣhards-MacBook-Pro.crash.plist
    (It should be 0 instead of 67108864)
    File has incorrect number of links (id = 66286495)
    (It should be 1 instead of 67108865)
    Invalid catalog record type
    The volume nihil could not be verified completely.
    Error: This disk needs to be repaired. Click Repair Disk.
    Verify and Repair volume “nihil”
    Checking file systemChecking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
    Checking extents overflow file.
    Checking catalog file.
    Keys out of order
    Invalid extent entry
    Incorrect size for file .mdworker_2013-07-21-081г41_эartin-RichaѲds-эacBѯok-ѐro.crash.plist
    (It should be 0 instead of 4398046511104)
    Illegal name
    Invalid extent entry
    Invalid extent entry
    Incorrect size for file .mdworker_2013-07-22-б20303_MartiѮ-RiѣharѤs-MѡcBoѯk-Pro.crash.plist
    (It should be 0 instead of 67108864)
    File has incorrect number of links (id = 60851670)
    (It should be 1 instead of 67108865)
    Invalid extent entry
    Invalid extent entry
    Incorrect block count for file .mdworker_2013-08-04-145002_Martin-Richards-MacBook-Pro.crash.plist
    (It should be 0 instead of 1024)
    Invalid extent entry
    Invalid extent entry
    Incorrect size for file .opendirectoryd_201г-08-04-б516а5_MѡrtiѮ-Riѣhards-MacBook-Pro.crash.plist
    (It should be 0 instead of 67108864)
    File has incorrect number of links (id = 66286495)
    (It should be 1 instead of 67108865)
    Invalid catalog record type
    The volume nihil could not be verified completely.
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  • 2011 MBP RAM issues

    I have a 2011 MBP that has recently been giving me trouble. I replaced the RAM about 8 months ago and up until the past few weeks everything had been working fine. Then it occassionaly started freezing up and beeping 3 times. It also has been randomly shutting down while it is supposed to be asleep with the lid shut. It also has done the 3 beeps when I try to turn it on at times.
    So, all of this made me decide to take out the RAM and reinstall the original RAM that it shipped with. When I did this it initially would not start and did the 3 beeps so I flipped the RAM stick position and then everything seemed to be working fine until today.
    The computer had been put to sleep with the lid closed and when I pulled it out of my bookbag it was super hot as it had apparently been running while in my bookbag. It also has given me the 3 beeps several times today.
    I have run memtest and the Apple Hardware Test (although it took me a while to actually get it to run without freezing) and both say there is no trouble to be found.
    BUT, something is definitely wrong. Could two different sets of RAM go bad? I find that very unlikely. Are there any other tests I can perform to figure out the source of the problem? I don't want to purchase more RAM only the 3 beep problem continue...

    If you installed bad RAM - you will get the 3 beeps but your Macbook won't boot to your desktop.
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  • Randomly Freezing and Running Hot

    Hi all,
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    Hardware Information:
              MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
              MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
              1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
              4 GB RAM
    Video Information:
              NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 0:15:26
    Disk Information:
              M4-CT128M4SSD2 disk0 : (128.04 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        macSSD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 96.48 GB (27.04 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
                        BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) <not mounted>: 30.69 GB
              ST9500325AS disk1 : (500.11 GB)
                        EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Storage (disk1s2) /Volumes/Storage: 399.81 GB (96.63 GB free)
                        notSSD (disk1s3) /Volumes/notSSD: 99.3 GB (91.78 GB free)
    USB Information:
              Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
              Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
              Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
              Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
    Kernel Extensions:
              se.coolbook.driver2          (2.0.9)
    Startup Items:
              rEFItBlesser: Path: /Library/StartupItems/rEFItBlesser
    Launch Daemons:
              [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.bjango.istatserver.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.bombich.ccc.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.google.keystone.daemon.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] gpsd.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] org.eyebeam.SelfControl.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist 3rd-Party support link
    Launch Agents:
              [System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.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.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [not loaded] com.netputing.airprintactivator.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [not loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Login Items:
              Google Drive
    Internet Plug-ins:
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              Loki: Version: 3.0 3rd-Party support link
              Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
              o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.7.17873 3rd-Party support link
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.7.17873 3rd-Party support link
              Mathematica: Version: 9.0.1.4055068 3rd-Party support link
              JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
    Safari Extensions:
              Evernote Web Clipper: Version: 6.1
    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:
              fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              BassJump  3rd-Party support link
              Fan Control  3rd-Party support link
              Flash Player  3rd-Party support link
              Flip4Mac WMV  3rd-Party support link
              Growl  3rd-Party support link
              Java  3rd-Party support link
              SynergyKM  3rd-Party support link
              teleport  3rd-Party support link
              TeXDistPrefPane  3rd-Party support link
    Old Applications:
              Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
              AirPrintDaemon:          Version: 1.0b5 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
                        /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/AirPrintActivator/AirPrintDaemon.app
              SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
              /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
                        Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Outlook:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Document Connection:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
                        Open XML for Excel:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Office Setup Assistant:          Version: 14.2.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Alerts Daemon:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        SyncServicesAgent:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        My Day:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              Rivet:          Version: 2.8.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              /Applications/TeX
                        BibDesk:          Version: 1.5.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        LaTeXiT:          Version: 2.5.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.5 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
              /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                        Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.8 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.3 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
                        macSSD: Disk size: 89.86 GB Disk used: 64.67 GB
              Destinations:
                        Time Machine [Local]
                        Total size: 232.83 GB
                        Total number of backups: 25
                        Oldest backup: 2013-01-03 19:27:22 +0000
                        Last backup: 2014-03-17 04:52:14 +0000
                        Size of backup disk: Adequate
                                  Backup size 232.83 GB > (Disk used 64.67 GB X 3)
                        notSSD [Local] (Last used)
                        Total size: 92.48 GB
                        Total number of backups: (null)
                        Size of backup disk: Too small
                                  Backup size 92.48 GB < (Disk used 64.67 GB X 3)
              Time Machine details may not be accurate.
              All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU:
                  24%          backupd
                  17%          WindowServer
                   6%          com.apple.WebKit.Networking
                   4%          Activity Monitor
                   4%          mds
    Top Processes by Memory:
              238 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
              188 MB          mds_stores
              74 MB          PluginProcess
              74 MB          Safari
              70 MB          Google Drive
    Virtual Memory Information:
              92 MB          Free RAM
              1.63 GB          Active RAM
              1.56 GB          Inactive RAM
              472 MB          Wired RAM
              908 MB          Page-ins
              0 B          Page-outs

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    http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Crucial-m4-Firmware-BSOD,14544.html
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