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Q: Macbook Pro screen glitches, 3 beeps, NOT THE RAM

My Macbook pro has been having screen glitches randomly with lines appearing on the screen and then it suddenly shuts down. Sometimes It beeps 3 times (what everyone claims is a ram issue) and sometimes it does not beep and will just start right back up again. I'm currently using it right now and it seems to be okay but this is always the case. It works fine and then all the sudden it glitches and shuts down. I                                                                                                                                       

 

I have had the Ram replaced TWICE and have had the ram readjusted in case it has fallen out of place. my computer has passed every hardware test imaginable. Sometimes when I scroll on safari, chrome or anywhere (when its working) the screen glitches and lags really bad. MY computer is literally unusable. I am in nursing school and my computer is vital PLEASE someone help me!!!!

 

Here is just some details and extra info about what I've tried and researched:

I am currently using it in "safe boot" mode and I turned the SMS (sudden motion sensor) off.

I have done so much research on this issue here is what I have found thus far, obviously the ram issue, A GPU issue, A logic board issue (lets pray its not), a battery issue or a issue with Mavericks. Could it be something I downloaded?

 

Mac details:

13 Inch MacBook Pro Mid 2012

Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5

Memory: 4GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Version: 10.9.1

Graphics  Intel HD Graphics 4000 1024 MB

 

This is what it says under SYSTEM INFORMATION Hardware>Memory.Memory Slots:

 

ECC: Disabled

BANK 0 / DIMM0

Size:2GB

Type:DDR3

Speed:1600MHz

Status:OK

Manufacturer: 0X02FE

Part Number:0x45424A3230554638424455302D474E2D4620

 

then it has BANK 1/DIMM0 and basically says the same thing

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), SOMEONE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP

Posted on Aug 5, 2014 3:37 PM

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  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Aug 5, 2014 3:58 PM in response to ashlyn7371
    Level 9 (52,064 points)
    Mac OS X
    Aug 5, 2014 3:58 PM in response to ashlyn7371

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964ashlyn7371 wrote:

     

    I am currently using it in "safe boot" mode and I turned the SMS (sudden motion sensor) off.

    Turning off the Sudden Motion sensor is not necessary.  I suggest you turn it back on.  Your HDD will thank you should it receive a sudden shock.

     

    Open System Information>Memory and post this from your MBP:

     

    Screen Shot 2014-08-05 at 6.48.47 PM.png

    When you get a screen 'glitch', take a screen shot and post it.

     

    Perform SMC and PRAM resets:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

     

    Run an Apple Hardware Test:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1509

     

    Report the results

     

    Download and post the Etrecheck report:

     

    http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

     

    Ciao.

  • by ashlyn7371,

    ashlyn7371 ashlyn7371 Aug 5, 2014 4:40 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (3 points)
    Aug 5, 2014 4:40 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)

    Report generated August 5, 2014 at 6:36:39 PM CDT

     

    Hardware Information:

      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)

      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2

      1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

      4 GB RAM

     

    Video Information:

      Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB

      Color LCD 1280 x 800

     

    System Software:

      OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 0:17:38

     

    Disk Information:

      APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)

      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (431.09 GB free)

      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

     

      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 

     

    USB Information:

      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

      Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

     

    Thunderbolt Information:

      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

     

    Gatekeeper:

      Mac App Store

     

    Startup Items:

      iCoreService: Path: /Library/StartupItems/iCoreService

     

    Launch Daemons:

      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support

      [running] com.trendmicro.icore.av.plist Support

      [running] com.trendmicro.icore.main.plist Support

      [running] com.trendmicro.icore.wp.plist Support

      [running] com.trendmicro.itis.fbdaemon.plist Support

      [loaded] com.trendmicro.itis.icore.agent.plist Support

      [running] com.trendmicro.itis.plugin.plist Support

     

    Launch Agents:

      [running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist Support

      [loaded] com.trendmicro.itis.loginmgr.agent.plist Support

      [not loaded] com.trendmicro.itis.uimgmt.agent.plist Support

     

    User Launch Agents:

      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

      [loaded] com.trendmicro.itis.uninstaller.plist Support

     

    User Login Items:

      iTunesHelper

      SpeechSynthesisServer

      TmLoginMgr

     

    Internet Plug-ins:

      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.4 Support

      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.4 Support

      Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support

      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

     

    Safari Extensions:

      Trend Micro Toolbar: Version: 3.0.0.1188

     

    Audio Plug-ins:

      BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

      AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9

      AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - 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:

      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes:

      Flash Player  Support

     

    Time Machine:

      Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU:

          3% WindowServer

          1% Microsoft Word

          0% TmLoginMgr

          0% fontd

          0% System Events

     

    Top Processes by Memory:

      152 MB Safari

      135 MB Finder

      135 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent

      115 MB Microsoft Word

      90 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

     

    Virtual Memory Information:

      61 MB Free RAM

      1.69 GB Active RAM

      1.64 GB Inactive RAM

      621 MB Wired RAM

      513 MB Page-ins

      156 KB Page-outs

  • by ashlyn7371,

    ashlyn7371 ashlyn7371 Aug 5, 2014 4:44 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (3 points)
    Aug 5, 2014 4:44 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    Thank you so so so very much for your reply!! Above is the check I ran and here below is the screen shot of the memory part. I will run  the hardware test but it usually takes at least an hour on my computer. I ahem turned safe boot mode off and the SMS is now enabled again. Also, I have ran the PRAM reset but i will try it again. Thank you so much for your Help and taking the time to help me. I really really appreciate it!           Screen Shot 2014-08-05 at 6.10.13 PM.png

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Aug 5, 2014 4:52 PM in response to ashlyn7371
    Level 9 (52,064 points)
    Mac OS X
    Aug 5, 2014 4:52 PM in response to ashlyn7371

    Go to the TrendMicro web site and look for uninstall instructions.  You do not need this AV software and it may very well be the cause of your problems.

     

    Ciao.

  • by ashlyn7371,

    ashlyn7371 ashlyn7371 Aug 5, 2014 6:06 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (3 points)
    Aug 5, 2014 6:06 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    Okay I uninstalled it. Should I run the hardware tests and let you see the results or run the test I just sent earlier and let you see the results??

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Aug 6, 2014 3:20 AM in response to ashlyn7371
    Level 9 (52,064 points)
    Mac OS X
    Aug 6, 2014 3:20 AM in response to ashlyn7371

    Run it again.  The world is not static. 

     

    Run the extended test and be advised that an error free test is not definitive.

     

    Ciao.

  • by ashlyn7371,

    ashlyn7371 ashlyn7371 Aug 9, 2014 1:25 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (3 points)
    Aug 9, 2014 1:25 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)

    Report generated August 9, 2014 at 3:21:30 PM CDT

     

    Hardware Information:

      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)

      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2

      1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

      4 GB RAM

     

    Video Information:

      Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB

      Color LCD 1280 x 800

     

    System Software:

      OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 0:1:49

     

    Disk Information:

      APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)

      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (429.15 GB free)

      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

     

      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 

     

    USB Information:

      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

      Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

     

    Thunderbolt Information:

      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

     

    Gatekeeper:

      Mac App Store

     

    Launch Daemons:

      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support

     

    Launch Agents:

      [running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist Support

     

    User Launch Agents:

      [running] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

      [running] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

     

    User Login Items:

      iTunesHelper

      SpeechSynthesisServer

     

    Internet Plug-ins:

      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.4 Support

      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support

      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.4 Support

      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

     

    Audio Plug-ins:

      BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

      AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9

      AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - 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:

      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes:

      None

     

    Time Machine:

      Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU:

          4% WindowServer

          2% hidd

          1% fontd

          0% mdflagwriter

          0% mds

     

    Top Processes by Memory:

      115 MB softwareupdated

      98 MB Safari

      78 MB Preview

      57 MB Finder

      57 MB SystemUIServer

     

    Virtual Memory Information:

      1.43 GB Free RAM

      1.80 GB Active RAM

      228 MB Inactive RAM

      568 MB Wired RAM

      148 MB Page-ins

      0 B Page-outs

     

     

    This report I am sending to you is a report i did right after it did the 3 beeps thing and wouldn't turn on i finally got it to come back on

  • by ashlyn7371,

    ashlyn7371 ashlyn7371 Aug 14, 2014 9:27 AM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (3 points)
    Aug 14, 2014 9:27 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

    EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)

    Report generated August 14, 2014 at 11:17:48 AM CDT

     

    Hardware Information:

      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)

      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: 1024 MB

      Color LCD 1280 x 800

     

    System Software:

      OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 0:12:1

     

    Disk Information:

      APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)

      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (428.21 GB free)

      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

     

      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 

     

    USB Information:

      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

      Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

     

    Thunderbolt Information:

      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

     

    Gatekeeper:

      Mac App Store

     

    Launch Daemons:

      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support

     

    User Launch Agents:

      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

     

    User Login Items:

      iTunesHelper

      SpeechSynthesisServer

     

    Internet Plug-ins:

      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.4 Support

      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support

      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.4 Support

      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

     

    Audio Plug-ins:

      BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

      AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9

      AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - 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:

      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes:

      None

     

    Time Machine:

      Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU:

          4% WindowServer

          1% hidd

          1% fontd

          0% Finder

          0% mds_stores

     

    Top Processes by Memory:

      221 MB softwareupdated

      86 MB Finder

      68 MB mds_stores

      61 MB WindowServer

      61 MB CalendarAgent

     

    Virtual Memory Information:

      2.98 GB Free RAM

      1.97 GB Active RAM

      312 MB Inactive RAM

      760 MB Wired RAM

      254 MB Page-ins

      0 B Page-outs

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Aug 14, 2014 10:55 AM in response to ashlyn7371
    Level 9 (52,064 points)
    Mac OS X
    Aug 14, 2014 10:55 AM in response to ashlyn7371

    I am assuming that you still are having problems.  I am almost out of ammunition.

     

    I assume that you ran the SMC and PRAM resets.

     

    Update Mavericks to the most recent version.

     

    If you can get a screen shot of when the display has a 'glitch', it would be helpful (especially for the technicians at an Apple store).

     

    Run the Apple Hardware Test again, extended version.  Occasionally several runs have been needed to develop errors (Note an error free test is not definitive).

     

    Do you know if your MBP has had a kernel panic?  If so log it and post the report:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3742

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2546

     

    The last thing to try is a clean reinstall of the OSX and user data.  ( I hope that you do have your data backed up.  The report shows you are not using Time Machine)

     

    If no success, then the Apple store genius bar becomes the best option.

     

    Ciao.

  • by ashlyn7371,

    ashlyn7371 ashlyn7371 Aug 14, 2014 12:42 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (3 points)
    Aug 14, 2014 12:42 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    Anonymous UUID: A1239E13-DD2B-7EB3-42BA-7A7678126F4C

     

    Thu Aug 14 11:06:50 2014

    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80084dc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80084c91e9, type 14=page fault, registers:

    CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffff7f98f2bd10, CR3: 0x000000001172403c, CR4: 0x00000000001606e0

    RAX: 0x0000000000000007, RBX: 0x00000000000003e0, RCX: 0xffffff8018f29e30, RDX: 0x0000000001000000

    RSP: 0xffffff80bfb13f80, RBP: 0xffffff80bfb13fb0, RSI: 0x0000008816260818, RDI: 0xffffff8018f2bc30

    R8:  0x0000000000001a0f, R9:  0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000008000, R11: 0x0000000000000202

    R12: 0xffffff8018f2bc30, R13: 0xffffff800841e130, R14: 0xffffff8008a5ba80, R15: 0x000000000100001f

    RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0xffffff80084c91e9, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010

    Fault CR2: 0xffffff7f98f2bd10, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0

     

    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

    0xffffff80bfb13c10 : 0xffffff8008422f69

    0xffffff80bfb13

    Model: MacBookPro9,2, BootROM MBP91.00D3.B08, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.5 GHz, 6 GB, SMC 2.2f44

    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In, 1024 MB

    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x01BA, 0x202020202020202020202020202020202020

    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x45424A3230554638424455302D474E2D4620

    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xF5), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)

    Bluetooth: Version 4.2.0f6 12982, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1

    Serial ATA Device: APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF, 500.11 GB

    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8

    USB Device: Hub

    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

    USB Device: Hub

    USB Device: Hub

    USB Device: IR Receiver

    USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub

    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller

    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

    Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 25.1

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Aug 14, 2014 12:57 PM in response to ashlyn7371
    Level 9 (52,064 points)
    Mac OS X
    Aug 14, 2014 12:57 PM in response to ashlyn7371

    We have a new wrinkle here.  Earlier you posted from System Information the RAM information which showed two 2 GB modules installed.  Now the report that you just posted shows one 2 GB RAM module and one 4 GB RAM module:

     

    Screen Shot 2014-08-14 at 3.49.33 PM.png

    Have you swapped one 2 GB RAM module for a 4 GB RAM module since the August 5, 7:44 PM post?

     

    Ciao.

  • by ashlyn7371,

    ashlyn7371 ashlyn7371 Aug 14, 2014 1:30 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (3 points)
    Aug 14, 2014 1:30 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    I took it to a guy here who did something and said the pieces that hold the ram in weren't holding them in very good so he put the other ram back in i think. So there are two rams installed now. The computer has not been beeping like I previously stated ether just lines on screen and it freezes. I just updated the software.

  • by ashlyn7371,

    ashlyn7371 ashlyn7371 Aug 14, 2014 1:45 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (3 points)
    Aug 14, 2014 1:45 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    I also noticed when i opened the "console" it said Kernel: previous shutdown cause: -60

    so i googled it..... and fond this what do you think??

    -60 is badMDBErr (bad master directory block error)

    It indicates that there is something wrong with the drive, and Disk Utility not being able to repair the drive supports this. Back up your data, erase using Disk Utility and reinstall OS X.

    also if i were to do this if i had everything backed up to time machine would any info be lost? do i need to back up to a jump drive also?

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Aug 14, 2014 3:12 PM in response to ashlyn7371
    Level 9 (52,064 points)
    Mac OS X
    Aug 14, 2014 3:12 PM in response to ashlyn7371

    Since you said that you had someone adjust the RAM bays, apparently changed one of the RAM modules and the beeping has topped, indicates that there was a RAM issue but apparently that has now been resolved.

     

    ashlyn7371 wrote:

     


    if i had everything backed up to time machine would any info be lost? do i need to back up to a jump drive also?

    If you have your data on a disk with Time Machine, your data is reasonably safe.  I do not know what you mean by a 'jump drive', but two backup are always better than one.  I use Time Machine and a separate clone HDD made with carbon Copy Cloner as my backups.

     

    Based on what you have said, it does seem that a replacement HDD is in order.

     

    Ciao.

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