Q: MPB Crashing w/ bizarre screen glitches
My 15 inch, early 2011 MPB frequently crashes, and the crashes are usually accompanied by graphic glitches and distortions, as seen by this sideways picture:
I do know that my battery needs a replacement badly, given that the cycle count is absurdly high and that the 'service battery' message has been on for some time. But regardless of whether or not the computer is connected to power, my computer will crash.
My question is, is it the battery that is the culprit here or is it something else? I've attached an etrecheck which notes that my performance is 'below average' :/
EtreCheck version: 2.9.12 (265)
Report generated 2016-09-28 11:39:58
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Runtime 5:09
Performance: Below Average
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Problem: Computer is restarting
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery: Health = Check Battery - Cycle count = 981
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Color LCD 1440 x 900
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 1024 MB
OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 (14F1912) - Time since boot: less than an hour
APPLE HDD HTS727550A9E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (349.75 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898 ()
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Mac App Store and identified developers
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal (10.3.9.462 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-09-28) [Support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.9.1 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-09-28) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.9.1 - SDK 10.4 - 2015-09-21) [Support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.9.1 - SDK 10.-1 - 2015-09-21) [Support]
[loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.9.1 - SDK 10.6 - 2015-09-21) [Support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.9.1 - SDK 10.4 - 2015-09-21) [Support]
[not loaded] 4 Apple tasks
[loaded] 148 Apple tasks
[running] 60 Apple tasks
[not loaded] 47 Apple tasks
[loaded] 141 Apple tasks
[running] 75 Apple tasks
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2014-10-15) [Support]
[failed] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a...plist (2016-07-11) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (2014-10-15) [Support]
[running] com.eastwest.server.plist (2015-12-21) [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2014-09-25) [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist (2014-08-11) [Support]
[loaded] PACESupport.plist (2013-02-01) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (2016-07-11) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (2016-07-11) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-04-15) [Support]
[loaded] com.apple.aelwriter.plist
[running] com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-09-08) [Support]
[loaded] com.malwarebytes.MBAMHelperTool.plist (2016-06-07) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist (2016-06-07) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (2015-08-07) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2014-09-25) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist (2015-02-12) [Support]
[running] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist (2016-03-03) [Support]
[not loaded] com.torrents-time.helper.plist (2016-02-19) [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist (2014-08-11) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2014-10-15) [Support]
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (2016-04-14) [Support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist (2015-12-27) [Support]
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Caffeine Application (/Applications/Caffeine.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
[running] com.etresoft.EtreCheck.123856
[running] com.getdropbox.dropbox.42916
[running] com.google.Chrome.43768
[running] com.lightheadsw.caffeine.42064
[running] com.torrents-time.helper
[loaded] 379 Apple tasks
[running] 175 Apple tasks
AdobeAAMDetect: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 (2014-10-15) [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 (2016-04-26) [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-09-28)
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 15.017.20053 - SDK 10.11 (2016-08-02) [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: 15.017.20053 - SDK 10.11 (2016-08-02) [Support]
Flash Player: 21.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 (2016-04-26) Outdated! Update
Default Browser: 600 - SDK 10.10 (2015-07-16)
SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.0.0 (2010-08-25) [Support]
Silverlight: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 (2014-10-26) [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 31 (2015-02-12) Check version
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (2013-04-25) [Support]
DVCPROHDAudio: 1.3.2 (2014-07-22)
Avid CoreAudio: 10.3.9.462 - SDK 10.6 (2014-04-28) [Support]
Flash Player (2016-04-15) [Support]
Java (2015-02-12) [Support]
Time Machine not configured!
20% Google Chrome Helper(6)
7% Google Chrome
4% WindowServer
4% kernel_task
1% loginwindow
887 MB kernel_task
770 MB Google Chrome Helper(6)
295 MB mdworker(16)
213 MB Google Chrome
180 MB Dropbox
10.00 GB Free RAM
5.79 GB Used RAM (2.49 GB Cached)
0 B Swap Used
Sep 28, 2016, 11:19:22 AM Self test - passed
Posted on Sep 28, 2016 8:44 AM
