Problem description:
Macbook pro 2011 15”, upgraded ram and ssd from owc. computer crashes, screen gets scrambled and only way to fix is it to restart. Sometimes it goes to black screen when restarting and hangs on it and the fan revs up to max speed.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated February 9, 2015 at 4:35:12 PM EST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro – model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable
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: Normal – Cycle count 1099
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 – VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
AMD Radeon HD 6490M – VRAM: 256 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) – Time since boot: 0:5:25
Disk Information: ℹ️
OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD disk0 : (240.06 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) [Recovery]: 650 MB
Recording (disk0s4) /Volumes/Recording : 100.97 GB (100.76 GB free)
Superdrive (disk1) / : 137.72 GB (37.83 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 138.09 GB Online
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/VMware Fusion.app
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmci (90.6.3) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.14.1.3 (14.1.3) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (0231.47.74) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (0231.47.74) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vsockets (90.6.0) [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusnotifications.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
gfxCardStatus Application (/Applications/gfxCardStatus.app)
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
uTorrent Application (/Applications/uTorrent.app)
VMware Fusion Start Menu Application (/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/VMware Fusion Start Menu.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 – SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 – SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 – SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 – SDK 10.10
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
None
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
10% WindowServer
3% uTorrent
2% SystemUIServer
1% Google Chrome
0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
172 MB Google Chrome
103 MB SystemUIServer
103 MB spindump
86 MB Google Chrome Helper
86 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
12.77 GB Free RAM
2.04 GB Active RAM
830 MB Inactive RAM
1.53 GB Wired RAM
1.55 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Feb 9, 2015, 04:29:24 PM Self test – passed
Feb 9, 2015, 02:14:50 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/installd_2015-02-09-141450_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Best Answer
A recommended debugging procedure would be:
Before proceeding disable (or uninstall 3d party stuff)
Start in Safe mode and check.
Reset your SMC since you changed the hardware and have fans running at full speed (sometimes).
Since you changed lots of hardware, run Apple Hardware test.
Reset your PRAM/NVRAM (EFI)
Clean your Disk from errors, and repair the permissions.