Macbook Pro screen glitches, 3 beeps, NOT THE RAM

Well, I was meaning that the RAM is connected to the Logic board and there is no way to fix those connectors without replacing the whole board.

Yeah. Understand you. Bad design. Or trying to be too good a design with very little connected parts that come loose??? Has led to this.

Took mine into genus bar. They said in most cases it was the logic board but it could also that the RAM needs to be reseated. Flat rate repair for the logic board is the best option ($280 for me). I'm not happy about it because it's basically the same issue as the recall program for the other Macbook Pro's but what can you do...

I've had supreme bad luck with apple products lately.

I too had to take out the bottom RAM stick and now my MBP seems to be working as if there is nothing wrong at all. What I found weird is that when I had 2 RAM sticks in the laptop would malfunction when I would pick it up, and now with only one RAM stick it doesn't do anything. Also when both RAM ports were being used I would occasionally get the freeze and restart. So based off of everyone else complaints and my experimenting with mine, it is clear to me that there is an issue with the RAM connection to the logic board, something has come loose or undone. It's obvious that the issue is way bigger now and Apple should certainly offer a recall or a discounted repair.

Same here.

i plan to do a few tests soon.

1: Swap in the other piece of ram that I am now not using. To see if it was working properly. (I reckon it was though)

If it is o.k. then.

2: I will place the ram in the bottom slot only and see how it goes.

If that is o.k. then.

3: I will put the 2 pieces of ram back in but i will get an piece of insulated plastic of some sort to go in-between them to make sure they don't touch.

This will answer a few questions for me.

Let me know how that goes. I would be interested in what the insulatd plastic will do

It will let be sure if my theory of the 2 pieces of ram banging to together causing freeze is correct.

I am having the same problems with my MacbookPro from Fall 2011, and it is so incredibly frustrating. My laptop suddenly and randomly shuts down--up to 15 times a day, with the lovely 3-beep sound. Sometimes the shutdowns dealt with pressure (e.g. lifting my laptop off from the bottom), other times, it would completely shutdown for no apparent reason.

I brought it to the Genius Bar, and it passed all of the extensive testing that they can possibly perform. They told me that "it's functioning as if it's new", but yet the problem persists. It actually became worse when I brought it home that day--now my laptop won't even start up.

I am relieved that I found relevant and recent users who share the same problem--because the workers at the Genius bar seem to not believe me when I say that my MBP isn't working (but I'm NOT relieved that this problem exists!!!). How should I solve this??? Maybe I will try taking our the RAM. Do you suggest I do the flat rate $310....would they even be able to fix it...if the folks at the Genius bar can't identify the problem in the first place?

Open it up and take out the bottom ram and try it. Dont pay any $ to anyone yet.

So after doing a few tests here is my conclusion.

both pieces of ram are fine.

3 beeps of death when either piece of ram was in the problem slot. This is the piece closest to the keyboard. So when back is opened it is the bottom slot.

1 piece of ram in again in top slot. MBP going again.

My Conclusion is that the connection between logic board and ram slot is faulty. So this is the reason that Apple replace a full logic board.

Serious fault with them if so many have this problem.

MY short term solution now is too upgrade ram to a bigger size and hope for the best.

Hopefully the top ram slot doesn't fail anytime soon.

Overall this is poor from Apple. Obviously a design fault that we pick up the bill for???

Thanks neilcol. Will give it a try with bottom slot empty... (after trying nearly all possible solutions; replaced disk drive, replaced ram, did smc and pram reset, osx upgrade) Strangely, hardware diagnostic test and memtest reported no issues.. Just hope this one works.

Apple should recognize this problem, include 13" mid-2012 MBP's to Apple Repair Extension Program and replace faulty logic boards.

This seems to work. Four days without horizontal lines, fingers crossed.

I Am running fine also. I have purchased a new 8gb of ram and am running off that now. No probs now at all.

It's a bit of disgrace that so many are affected by the same problem.

Hope my MBP doesnt develope the same issue with the top ram slot.

main thing for now is we are back in action.

Did a search of this issue today after having this problem for the last 3 months. Same screen issue going crazy when picking up my laptop (works fine when sitting on a table) and then it freezes and then turns off. This morning was the first time it had not turned back on and got the 3 beeps with silence then 3 more beeps. Even though I'm bummed others are having the same issue I'm glad to know I can point the Genius Bar to this thread at my appointment later this week. Mid 2012 MBP 13'' with Qty 2 4GB sticks for a total of 8 GB. I had to replace the battery in the machine last year and replace the frayed power cable. Very odd experience so far with this machine. Of course it is out of warranty too.