Slow i7 MacBook Pro startup and battery life issues
Hi Everyone,
My i7 2.66GHz 15" MacBook Pro with 8GB of RAM does a couple of things that worry me
1. The battery life is poor, 127 Charge Cycles, 6 months old. I'm sat on Chrome with one window open and it's reading 3hr 16 min on 83%
2. The startup into 10.6.5 is painfully slow. It seems to load up the menu bar at the top and hang mid flow, just before the battery status and time remaining appear.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance! Mike
Here is a copy of my startup log:
Jan 8 00:49:06 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: * launchd[1] has started up. *
Jan 8 00:49:11 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.autodesk.backburner_manager): Bug: launchdcorelogic.c:6487 (24208):22
Jan 8 00:49:11 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.autodesk.backburner_server): Bug: launchdcorelogic.c:6487 (24208):22
Jan 8 00:49:11 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.autodesk.backburner_start): Bug: launchdcorelogic.c:6487 (24208):22
Jan 8 00:49:12 localhost blued[15]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started
Jan 8 00:49:12 localhost mDNSResponder[18]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-258.13 (Oct 8 2010 17:10:30) starting
Jan 8 00:49:12 localhost configd[14]: network configuration changed.
Jan 8 00:49:12 MikeMBP15 configd[14]: setting hostname to "MikeMBP15.local"
Jan 8 00:49:12 MikeMBP15 configd[14]: network configuration changed.
Jan 8 00:49:12: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Jan 8 00:49:12 MikeMBP15 mDNSResponder[18]: Adding registration domain ibodge.members.mac.com.
Jan 8 00:49:14 MikeMBP15 configd[14]: network configuration changed.
Jan 8 00:49:21: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Jan 8 00:49:21 MikeMBP15 com.paceap.pacesupport[52]: /System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/paceload: line 18: uname: command not found
Jan 8 00:49:21 MikeMBP15 com.paceap.pacesupport[52]: /System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/paceload: line 20: [: -lt: unary operator expected
Jan 8 00:49:21 MikeMBP15 com.paceap.pacesupport[52]: /System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/paceload: line 31: [: -lt: unary operator expected
Jan 8 00:49:21 MikeMBP15 com.paceap.pacesupport[52]: /System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/Resources/paceload: line 35: [: -lt: unary operator expected
Jan 8 00:49:24 MikeMBP15 com.rogueamoeba.hermes[57]: unknown action: update
Jan 8 00:49:25 MikeMBP15 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.rogueamoeba.hermes[57]): Exited with exit code: 1
Jan 8 00:49:28 MikeMBP15 com.autodesk.backburner_start[60]: /usr/discreet/backburner/backburner: line 16: whoami: command not found
Jan 8 00:49:28 MikeMBP15 com.autodesk.backburner_start[60]: Must be root to run.
Jan 8 00:49:28 MikeMBP15 com.apple.launchd[1] (com.autodesk.backburner_start[60]): Exited with exit code: 1
Jan 8 00:49:31 MikeMBP15 bootlog[48]: BOOT_TIME: 1294447746 0
Jan 8 00:49:31 MikeMBP15 awacsd[24]: Starting awacsd connectivity-32 $Rev: 907 $ (Sep 29 2010 19:07:17)
Jan 8 00:49:31 MikeMBP15 awacsd[24]: Connecting AWACS client: ibodge hello.connectivity.me.com
Jan 8 00:49:32 MikeMBP15 com.apple.usbmuxd[29]: usbmuxd-207 built for iTunesTenOne on Oct 19 2010 at 13:50:35, running 64 bit
Jan 8 00:49:32 MikeMBP15 VMware Fusion 332101[82]: Starting VMware Fusion:
Jan 8 00:49:32 MikeMBP15 com.vmware.launchd.vmware[55]: VMware Fusion 332101: Starting VMware Fusion:
Jan 8 00:49:38 MikeMBP15 WDSmartWareD[53]: Daemon Start -- User registered
Jan 8 00:49:40 MikeMBP15 repair_packages[84]: PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac QuickTime Components.pkg
Jan 8 00:49:40 MikeMBP15 com.vmware.launchd.vmware[55]: 2011-01-08 00:49:40.719 repair_packages[84:907] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac QuickTime Components.pkg
Jan 8 00:49:40 MikeMBP15 repair_packages[84]: PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac Web Plugins.pkg
Jan 8 00:49:40 MikeMBP15 com.vmware.launchd.vmware[55]: 2011-01-08 00:49:40.723 repair_packages[84:907] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac Web Plugins.pkg
Jan 8 00:49:42 MikeMBP15 com.vmware.launchd.vmware[55]: Verifying files from package 'com.vmware.fusion.application' on '/'.
Jan 8 00:49:42 MikeMBP15 com.vmware.launchd.vmware[55]: Finished verifying files from package 'com.vmware.fusion.application' on '/'.
Jan 8 00:49:50 MikeMBP15 /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[37]: Login Window Application Started
Jan 8 00:49:51 MikeMBP15 vmnet-bridge[105]: UUID: Unable to open /dev/mem: No such file or directory
Jan 8 00:49:51 MikeMBP15 vmnet-bridge[105]: Dynamic store changed
Jan 8 00:49:51 MikeMBP15 vmnet-bridge[105]: Adapter: en1, Inactive
Jan 8 00:49:51 MikeMBP15 vmnet-bridge[105]: Failed to read SCproperties for key: State:/Network/Global/IPv4
Jan 8 00:49:51 MikeMBP15 vmnet-bridge[105]: Stopping bridge for:
Jan 8 00:49:51 MikeMBP15 vmnet-bridge[105]: Dynamic store changed
Jan 8 00:49:51 MikeMBP15 vmnet-bridge[105]: Started bridge for 2, en1
Jan 8 00:49:52 MikeMBP15 com.apple.launchd[1] (0x1005020b0.anonymous.vmnet-netifup[117]): Failed to add kevent for PID 117. Will unload at MIG return
Jan 8 00:49:52 MikeMBP15 com.vmware.launchd.vmware[55]: Started network services
Jan 8 00:49:52 MikeMBP15 vmnet-bridge[105]: Preferences changed called
Jan 8 00:49:52 MikeMBP15 com.vmware.launchd.vmware[55]: Verifying and re-installing files from /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/thnuclnt
Jan 8 00:49:52 MikeMBP15 com.apple.SystemStarter[30]: Starting Aladdin USB daemon
Jan 8 00:49:52 MikeMBP15 com.apple.SystemStarter[30]: /Library/StartupItems/Digidesign Mbox 2/Digidesign Mbox 2:start
Jan 8 00:49:52 MikeMBP15 com.apple.SystemStarter[30]: Starting Digidesign Mbox 2 Configuration Service
Jan 8 00:49:52 MikeMBP15 com.apple.SystemStarter[30]: PACESupport - launchd already started us
Jan 8 00:49:52 MikeMBP15 com.apple.SystemStarter[30]: Requesting load of /System/Library/Extensions/DigiDal.kext.
Jan 8 00:49:52 MikeMBP15 com.apple.SystemStarter[30]: /System/Library/Extensions/DigiDal.kext loaded successfully (or already loaded).
Jan 8 00:49:54 MikeMBP15 configd[14]: network configuration changed.
Jan 8 00:49:54 MikeMBP15 vmnet-bridge[105]: Dynamic store changed
Jan 8 00:49:54 MikeMBP15 vmnet-bridge[105]: Started bridge for 0, en1
Jan 8 00:49:57 MikeMBP15 coreaudiod[157]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 8 00:49:57 MikeMBP15 com.apple.audio.coreaudiod[157]: Sat Jan 8 00:49:57 MikeMBP15.local coreaudiod[157] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 8 00:49:57 MikeMBP15 coreaudiod[157]: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Jan 8 00:49:57 MikeMBP15 com.apple.audio.coreaudiod[157]: coreaudiod: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Jan 8 00:49:57 MikeMBP15 com.apple.audio.coreaudiod[157]: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Jan 8 00:49:57 MikeMBP15 loginwindow[37]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Jan 8 00:49:57 MikeMBP15 WindowServer[90]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 8 00:49:57 MikeMBP15 com.apple.WindowServer[90]: Sat Jan 8 00:49:57 MikeMBP15.local WindowServer[90] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Jan 8 00:50:08 MikeMBP15 SecurityAgent[159]: NSSecureTextFieldCell detected a field editor ((null)) that is not a NSTextView subclass designed to work with the cell. Ignoring...
Jan 8 00:50:09 MikeMBP15 loginwindow[37]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
Jan 8 00:50:09 MikeMBP15 loginwindow[37]: USER_PROCESS: 37 console
Jan 8 00:50:09 MikeMBP15 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[172] (com.apple.ReportCrash): Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
Jan 8 00:50:15 MikeMBP15 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[172] (com.folabs.proremote[197]): open("/var/log/ProRemoteServer/out.log", ...): No such file or directory
Jan 8 00:50:15 MikeMBP15 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[172] (com.akamai.client.plist[199]): Bug: launchdcorelogic.c:4139 (24208):13
Jan 8 00:50:15 MikeMBP15 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[172] (com.folabs.proremote[197]): open("/var/log/ProRemoteServer/error.log", ...): No such file or directory
Jan 8 00:50:16 MikeMBP15 com.folabs.proremote[197]: /Library/Application S
Jan 8 00:50:16 MikeMBP15 com.folabs.proremote[197]: upport/ProRemote/ProRemoteServer.conf
Jan 8 00:50:17 MikeMBP15 ProRemoteServer[197]: Listening for MIDI: /var/tmp/com.folabs.proremoteserver/socket
Jan 8 00:50:17 MikeMBP15 ProRemoteServer[197]: Listening for Remote: [8183]
Jan 8 00:50:19 MikeMBP15 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[172] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[193]): Exited with exit code: 1
Jan 8 00:50:19 MikeMBP15 ServerScanner[189]: Preference says we shouldn't scan
Jan 8 00:50:22 MikeMBP15 StatusMenu[205]: Attempting to monitor /Library/Application Support/WDSmartWare
Jan 8 00:50:22 MikeMBP15 StatusMenu[205]: Monitoring /Library/Application Support/WDSmartWare
Jan 8 00:50:23 MikeMBP15 MediaLinkHelper[212]: MediaLinkHelper: Starting up…
Jan 8 00:50:23 MikeMBP15 Rowmote Helper[214]: Est <AsyncUdpSocket: 0x317cc0> (5843)
Jan 8 00:50:26 MikeMBP15 netsessionmac13d7a2d[199]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x608460 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:50:26 MikeMBP15 netsessionmac13d7a2d[199]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x608490 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:50:26 MikeMBP15 MediaLinkHelper[212]: DeviceManager: Initializing local device: NRMediaServerDevice…
Jan 8 00:50:26 MikeMBP15 MediaLinkHelper[212]: RootContainer: Root container initialized!
Jan 8 00:50:27 MikeMBP15 MediaLinkHelper[212]: MediaServerDevice: Found transcoder: NRAlbumArtTranscoder…
Jan 8 00:50:27 MikeMBP15 MediaLinkHelper[212]: MediaServerDevice: Found transcoder: NRDirectTranscoder…
Jan 8 00:50:27 MikeMBP15 MediaLinkHelper[212]: MediaServerDevice: Found transcoder: NRJPEGTranscoder…
Jan 8 00:50:28 MikeMBP15 MediaLinkHelper[212]: MediaServerDevice: Found transcoder: NRMEncoderTranscoder…
Jan 8 00:50:28 MikeMBP15 MediaLinkHelper[212]: DeviceManager: Registering remote device class: NRPlayStation3Device…
Jan 8 00:50:29 MikeMBP15 MediaLinkHelper[212]: MediaLinkHelper: DeviceManager ready.
Jan 8 00:50:31 MikeMBP15 VMware Fusion Helper[213]: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
Jan 8 00:50:32: --- last message repeated 3 times ---
Jan 8 00:50:32 MikeMBP15 pkgutil[224]: PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac QuickTime Components.pkg
Jan 8 00:50:32 MikeMBP15 [0x0-0x16016].com.vmware.fusionDaemon[213]: 2011-01-08 00:50:31.999 pkgutil[224:60f] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac QuickTime Components.pkg
Jan 8 00:50:32 MikeMBP15 pkgutil[224]: PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac Web Plugins.pkg
Jan 8 00:50:32 MikeMBP15 [0x0-0x16016].com.vmware.fusionDaemon[213]: 2011-01-08 00:50:32.002 pkgutil[224:60f] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac Web Plugins.pkg
Jan 8 00:50:50 MikeMBP15 Safari[229]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100b1c960 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:50:50 MikeMBP15 Safari[229]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e419c0 of class NSURL autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:50:50 MikeMBP15 Safari[229]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e53020 of class NSURLRequest autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:50:50 MikeMBP15 Safari[229]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e42580 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:50:50 MikeMBP15 Safari[229]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e51380 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:50:50 MikeMBP15 Safari[229]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e52970 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:50:50 MikeMBP15 Safari[229]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e54350 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:50:51 MikeMBP15 Safari[229]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100b788c0 of class NSHTTPURLResponse autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:50:51 MikeMBP15 Safari[229]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e54540 of class NSCFData autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:51:28 MikeMBP15 Apple80211 framework[178]: Scan() error 16 (Resource busy)
Jan 8 00:51:28 MikeMBP15 Apple80211 framework[178]: __performScan() EBUSY, sleep 1 sec, try again
Jan 8 00:51:46 MikeMBP15 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.apple.Safari[229]: Canceleld; 0; Empty 1
Jan 8 00:52:23: --- last message repeated 162 times ---
Jan 8 00:51:46 MikeMBP15 [0x0-0x1b01b].com.apple.Safari[229]: Canceleld; 0; Empty 1
Jan 8 00:52:25: --- last message repeated 6 times ---
Jan 8 00:52:25 MikeMBP15 System Preferences[236]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
Jan 8 00:52:57 MikeMBP15 System Preferences[241]: dlopen_preflight failed with dlopen_preflight(/Users/Mike/Library/PreferencePanes/AkamaiNetSession.prefPane/ Contents/MacOS/AkamaiNetSession): no suitable image found. Did find:\n /Users/Mike/Library/PreferencePanes/AkamaiNetSession.prefPane/Contents/MacOS/Ak amaiNetSession: GC capability mismatch for /Users/Mike/Library/PreferencePanes/AkamaiNetSession.prefPane
Jan 8 00:53:10 MikeMBP15 Safari[244]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x7fff7101c490 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:53:10 MikeMBP15 Safari[244]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x10210bcd0 of class NSURL autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:53:10 MikeMBP15 Safari[244]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e3fcf0 of class NSURLRequest autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:53:10 MikeMBP15 Safari[244]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x10210bcd0 of class NSURL autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:53:10 MikeMBP15 Safari[244]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e45460 of class NSCFDictionary autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:53:10 MikeMBP15 Safari[244]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e43e50 of class NSError autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:53:10 MikeMBP15 Safari[244]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e46e60 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:53:10 MikeMBP15 Safari[244]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e45100 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:53:10 MikeMBP15 Safari[244]: * __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x100e1cf30 of class NSConcreteMutableData autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Jan 8 00:55:10 MikeMBP15 [0x0-0x20020].com.apple.Safari[244]: Canceleld; 0; Empty 1
Jan 8 00:55:11: --- last message repeated 317 times ---
Jan 8 00:55:11 MikeMBP15 [0x0-0x22022].com.google.Chrome[249]: [0108/005511:INFO:/b/build/slave/chrome-official-mac/build/src/chrome/app/break pad_mac.mm(89)] Breakpad disabled
Jan 8 00:55:14 MikeMBP15 [0x0-0x22022].com.google.Chrome[249]: objc[253]: Class CrApplication is implemented in both /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.0.552.231/Google Chrome Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/../../../Google Chrome Framework.framework/Google Chrome Framework and /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.0.552.231/Google Chrome Framework.framework/Internet Plug-Ins/PDF.plugin/Contents/MacOS/PDF. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
Jan 8 00:55:14 MikeMBP15 [0x0-0x22022].com.google.Chrome[249]: objc[253]: Class NoOp is implemented in both /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.0.552.231/Google Chrome Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/../../../Google Chrome Framework.framework/Google Chrome Framework and /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.0.552.231/Google Chrome Framework.framework/Internet Plug-Ins/PDF.plugin/Contents/MacOS/PDF. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
Jan 8 00:55:14 MikeMBP15 [0x0-0x22022].com.google.Chrome[249]: objc[253]: Class TaskOperation is implemented in both /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.0.552.231/Google Chrome Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/../../../Google Chrome Framework.framework/Google Chrome Framework and /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.0.552.231/Google Chrome Framework.framework/Internet Plug-Ins/PDF.plugin/Contents/MacOS/PDF. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
There seems to be a lot of unanswered questions floating around here.
Its kind of scary seeing some of these "issues" and not seeing any answers.
I just spent 3 g's on a 2011 mbp, and I am really hoping all the great things that I've learned about Apple still rein true. Those are the only reasons I bought one.
My startup is very slow as well.
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2. Follow these instructions, or these for OS X 10.8 or earlier.
3. In the Energy Saver preference pane, uncheck the box marked
Enable Power Nap while on battery power
if it's shown (it may not be.)
4. You can also try resetting the SMC.
5. Make sure your system is up to date in Software Update.
6. Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service center. -
Macbook Pro (Non-Retina) Battery Life
Just recently purchased a non-retina MacBook Pro, 13" with the upgraded i7 processor. So far, it's lots of fun, just one small question/concern...
Does the battery life really suck on this one, or is it just mine that possibly needs service?
The estimated remaining battery time keeps fluctuating, which is understandable, which attempting to constantly calculate; however, I score perhaps three hours of life using only web (Safari) and iTunes (transferring songs to/from iPhone, etc.) I haven't even installed my Adobe CS collection yet, and I'm afraid it'll constantly be glued to the wall adaptor, thus defeating the purpose of an expensive, beautiful laptop.
Anyone believe this to be common, uncommon, or bizarre perhaps? I've got AppleCare, of course, so worst case scenario, I create a TM backup and send in for inspection/repairThere is an authorized Apple store not far from me, but I've only seen one technician there ever, and they'd most likely send it out for service or something anyways.
Any web browser I have attempted to use (Safari, Firefox, and especially Chrome,) is listed under "Apps Using Significant Energy.." though Firefox and Safari have only stated that when more than one tab is open, doing searches. Chrome states that upon opening the app- weird.
There is no constant video streaming, only videos on occasion, likely via YouTube; all that's one with iTunes is syncing with the external hard drive that houses the files, backups, and playing music- no iTunes Radio, Podcasts, or of the sort. Also, iTunes (almost) never shows in the Significant Energy column- only seen it there maybe once.
When using the computer, I see the calculated battery life jump from seven, to five, to three something... which reminds me more of my ancient PowerBook. haha. There has been nothing done so far other than small, meddling tasks- non-significant sized file downloading, occasional video, and the bulk of it just retooling the iTunes library- still restoring it from scratch
I just want to be certain that there's no significant energy usage hidden here. This machine has the 2.9ghz i7, with maxed 16gb RAM- would that differ anything from the original spec models that people test and claim to have some solid battery life? (I don't mean the new Retina or Air models) It seems fine when I unplug it from the wall, but drains quicker than expected. Once I start drawing and editing, I'd like for this machine to last more than an hour -
MacBook Pro Startup and Display Issues
I've been having some random problems with my MacBook Pro (2.16 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 100 GB 7200 rpm hard drive, ATI Radeon X1600 graphics). Specifically:
1. Lines across the screen and purple boxes sometimes appear.
2. The graphic effects (e.g. zooming a window) sometimes get "frozen" on the screen. In other words a remnant from the animation will stay until the window is refreshed.
3. The Mac sometimes freezes during the startup process. Sometimes the login screen will be unresponsive and other times the Mac will almost bootup but fail when loading startup items.
4. Less frequently the Mac will freeze randomly. I previously had iStat Menus installed and each time the MacBook Pro froze up it indicated both read and write disk activities.
Yesterday I decided to wipe the machine clean and start from scratch in case there were a software issue or corruption on the hard drive that was causing my woes. I completely erased my hard drive and even zeroed the entire disk to make sure everything was completely wiped out. I also disconnected all peripherals to simplify things as much as possible.
The first time I tried the reinstall everything completed successfully but the "Welcome" movie froze part way through. I then had problems running the install again. I was able to boot off the Leopard DVD, but the machine froze a couple of clicks into the install procedure. After numerous tries I was able to erase the hard drive once again and install Leopard. This completed successfully and I installed all updates.
The problems started to show up again almost immediately, however. I installed iLife and iWork and all the updates and had the computer freeze up on me again during a reboot. I also noticed that the display issues started to show up again even before installing any third-party software.
I've tried running disk tests with Drive Genius 2.1, but no errors have been reported. I've also used the freeware Rember program to run memory tests but have yet to see any errors. Sometimes my Mac powers up without any problems and once it's powered up it often stays running for days. The display issues appear quite frequently. I've using iStat Menus to keep an eye on the temperature sensors and everything appears to be normal - so it doesn't appear to be temperature related.
Fortunately the computer's still covered under the extended AppleCare warranty, but I would like to have some idea what's going on before I take it in just in case they're not able to reproduce the issues.
Any suggestions and insights would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks in advance for reading my rather long-winded message.
Cheers,
TimI took my MacBook Pro in for repair and it turned out to be an issue with the logic board. I had the logic board replaced (fortunately it was covered under my extended AppleCare warranty) and these problems are a thing of the past.
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My macbook heats up and battery life is short
hello i just recently got my macbook air 11 inches like 4 days ago
and the battery life used to last for 9 hour and it didn't heat up
but now starting from before yesterday it heats up and the battery life doesnt last but 3 hours
i did battery calibration almost 3 daysA new Mac comes with 90 days of free tech support from AppleCare.
AppleCare: 1-800-275-2273
Call AppleCare.
Note: MacBook Air bettery does not need calibration.
Best. -
Using magic trackpad affect macbook pro retina's battery life?
Hi, I just got new macbook pro 15 with retina. I was not sure how much it affects on macbook's battery while using the Magic Trackpad or Magic mouse. If it affects indeed then how much...thanks...
You are using Bluetooth if you have got a Magic Trackpad, so it affects the battery. However, it's not a big difference respecting to using the built-in trackpad or a USB mouse, so I wouldn't worry
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Macbook Air mid-2012 battery life issues -- a possible culprit ?
Hi all,
I've posted and followed a thread regarding diminished battery life for the mid-2012 MBA, when Mountain Lion was released. I never could fix the problem, was contacted by Apple but that didn't solve anything either.
The troubles I was (and still am) having with my MBA were :
Battery life reduced by at least 33% when I upgraded to Mountain Lion from Lion, following a firmware update.
No change when I clean installed ML.
No change when I upgraded, and then clean installed Mavericks.
My battery, after 13 months of use, had its capacity reduced to 70-80%, and has now been stable for one year at 70-80% capacity. It now lasts approximately 3 to 4 hours, and has never lasted longer than 5 hours since I upgraded to ML, which was a few weeks after the laptop was purchased...
I've tried everything that was posted on the forums, SMC resets, etc. Now to the (maybe) interesting stuff.
I stumbled today on something interesting. I was researching my issue to see if people with the same laptop, that followed the same firmware upgrade path than I did had similar issues. Long story short, a forum post led me to something interesting, located at /System/Library/Extensions/IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext/Contents/Plugins/ACPI_SM C_PlatformPlugin.kext/Contents/Resources
DISCLAIMER Whatever you do, do not try to remove / move anything in this folder.
What is interesting is that my Macbook Air has the following identifier : MacBookAir5,2. However, in the above-mentioned folder, there is no MacBookAir5_2.plist, it stops at 4_2.plist and then goes on to MBP models. Now, the question that I have is could the fact that this plist is missing be related to my battery issues ? In the sense that without this file, the kernel does not know how to properly manage the power, read the battery status / thermal sensors ?
I would really love to fix this 2-year old issue that has been plaguing my laptop ever since I purchased it.
Cheers,
Hadrien
Message was edited by: hricca
Edited to add a screenshot of the plists directory.I leave my LithiumIon battery plugged in when near an outlet. But I use it on battery down to 40% at least once a month.
Using Coconut battery (download from macupdate.com) you see my battery is just fine after 18 months: -
MacBook Pro Keyboard and tracking pad issues
I bought a refurbed macbook pro from Apple about 10 months ago. I've loved everything about it . . . until now. Yesterday I turned it on and started having keyboard issues. First the y key wouldn't work, then the rest of the keys followed. At that point, it was still starting up normally, but then the tracking pad would only "right click" on items on my desk top, so I couldn't open applications.
Now it will only open up in safe mode and it makes a noise like I'm pressing all the keys at once at start-up. Nothing happened to it between Saturday night when it was working perfectly and Sunday morning so I'm mystified. I brought it to the genius bar this morning and they also couldn't see what was wrong. Genius said something about how some keys looked "stuck" but mentioned it didn't looked like anything was spilled on it or anything.
The only "weird" thing about it is that the hing between the screen and the keyboard has always been a little loose but I didn't know until my husband bought a new pro a few months later and I felt the difference. The genius didn't seem to think that would mean anything.
They told me it would be at least $280 to send it out, diagnose, and fix it. Considering it's less than a year old, I'm a little reluctant (and poor) to do that right way especially since he had no clue what the problem might be.
I'm planning on trying another Genius Bar to see if they might have a better idea (hey, it worked with my ipod once) but I've been combing the message boards to see if anyone has had a similar issue. I found an older thread that talked about 2008 pros haven't issues with the keyboard and trackpad freezing due to a "faulty pressure connector" so I might try that solution when I get home. But any other ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!Welcome to Apple Discussions!
If you bought your Mac from Apple 10 months ago, it should still be covered by the 1 year warranty and as long as the problem was not caused by accidental damage of some sort, it should be repaired at no cost to you. Was the store aware that you were still under warranty?
You can even upgrade to 3 year Applecare if you do so before the first year of ownership is up--definitely something to do if your Mac is having troubles already.
When you see the next genius, make sure they know you are still in the 1 year warranty period, and if you can, upgrade to 3 year Applecare.
You can also call Applecare on the phone and tell them about these problems and ask them for a case number, which will at least establish that they started while you were still under warranty. If a problem first occurs under warranty, Apple will honor the warranty until the problem is fixed, even if the warranty runs out in the meantime.
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Gingerbread OTA and battery life issue
I received the Gingerbread OTA update. I am still working through testing everything to see if the phone is now the way it should be, but I keep stumbling on 1 issue with the battery life.
Yes my battery is now over a year old of occasional use.
When I first got the gingerbread update I had 100% battery and applied the update.
That day I got over 9 hours straight of MP3 playback over Bluetooth using the stock music player.
I charged the battery to full that night and left it on the charger overnight.
The next day I got 4 hours straight of MP3 playback over Bluetooth using the stock music player.
I charged it up 100% at work and proceeded to get another 4 hours straight.
Since that day I have never seen the 8 hours again.
One interesting note is that in the 4 hour increments the music player will stop when the battery hits the orange low warning. I can switch over to streaming music videos and play for another hour till the battery fully dies.
I have tried to recondition the battery using some information I found.
I have factory reset the phone and updated stock apps only.
I have factory reset the phone and never logged into the market place to keep apps from auto updating.
I have noticed on my factory resets things are different. It wants to erase the SD card. You can do the factory reset without erasing the SD card. I am not sure exactly what the difference is there and why the default is to erase the SD card. Sadly both factory reset are not behaving as the previous one did. Normally after the factory reset the setup wizard would start and help you activate your phone. It seems the new default is to not run that process or I got a bad update on my phone.
I have also noticed as a user here suggested that after the phone reaches 100% charge, even though it is plugged in, the phone seems to switch over to using battery mode draining the battery and never topping it back up since it still plugged in.
Shouldn't a year old battery last longer? Shouldn't I be able to stream music for longer than 9 hours? I don't have the screen on, all interaction is through the Bluetooth headset, doesn't mater if email is on with push mode or totally off and not even activated, no calling, no text messages, and just solely trying to listen music like a mp3 player.
Suggestions?
Is your Samsung Fascinate Gingerbread OTA doing the same things?A master reset definetly did not solve the issue for me.
On my last and most recent reset I noticed it did execute the setup wizard like it had done prior to gingerbread. This time I did not configure anything on the phone and just left it sit. I never opened the market either. About an hour later i got tired of no phone and started the wizard on my own so that the phone was at least activated. I did not configure any additinal email accounts just the standard single google account for my phone withthe gmail program.
I charge the battery to 100% with the phone on
Unplug the ac charger from the phone
ask the phone to power down
wait another 2 minutes after the screen goes black and the buttons are no longer lit
plug in the ac charger and it will top up the battery to a full 100% and not the OS 100% that it thinks it should be
Most nights i just leave it off charging to that last 100% since i have seen problems with trickle charging after it reaches 100% int he OS and then starts using the battery the rest of the night!
Next morning unplug the AC charger and ask the phone to boot
I got 8-9 hours playing mp3s streamed over bluetooth, 1 text message in and 1 text message out, but no phone calls and no other activity on the phone. Not bad but i feel it should do better!
I actived 3 exchange email accounts in push mode. I had heard push mode was supposed to be the best battery saver. Well with the included email (not gmail) app my battery went down in less than 4 hours! Today i have forced the email to manual mode instead of push for peak and off peak times. I will see if i get 8-9 hours again.
The rest of the phone is all factory defaults, boring, and pretty much useless. So much for a smart phone being smart and handy. Guess i need to buy about 3 batteries to get through a day and find a way to charge them as i run around throughout the day without ac or a way to charge. -
I bought my husband a Video iPod clear back in 2005. I bought the 30GB serial No 4V544C1WTXK Model number A1136. Yes, very, very old. However, it is an Apple product and therefore should be good forever right? We actually rarely used it then and have not used it in years. I got it out and brushed it off the other day. I have two questions:
1- I have some great music on it that I would like to transfer into my iTunes music library. Is there a way to move it from the iPod into my iTunes library?
2- It isn't really holding a battery charge even when it's been charging for hours. Is there anything I can do about that? Do I need to replace the battery? Is there even a way to replace the battery?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.1- I have some great music on it that I would like to transfer into my iTunes music library. Is there a way to move it from the iPod into my iTunes library?
See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
2- It isn't really holding a battery charge even when it's been charging for hours. Is there anything I can do about that? Do I need to replace the battery?
Given the age of the device and that fact that it wasn't used for a lengthy period of time, it's likely that the iPod's battery is shot and in need of replacement. Lithium-ion batteries need constant activity in order to maintain any sort of charge. However, all batteries generally deteriote over time and lose their ability to charge.
Is there even a way to replace the battery?
Yes. You can choose to have Apple swap the battery for a new one for the price indicated on this page.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/prices/
You could also choose to send it to a third party service instead to have them swap it out at a much lower cost. A Google search for "iPod battery replacement" should give you a number of results to work with.
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