Mid 2012 Laptop Constant Crash

[Hardcore-Troubadour]

Hi all
I believe my logic board maybe on its way out but I just wanted to see if anyone can offer some help here.

I have a Mid 2012 MacBook Pro 13. It suffers dreadful constant crashes which sometimes messes up the OS and I have to re-install. Then I have problems there and it crashes half way through the install and I keep having to cycle round in circles until it does install without it crashing. I can't even update my OS as it does it every time and takes over a day to fix. I've had 3 crashes the last hour but then i can go for days without one. If I'm in Windows, it doesn't ever crash which is why I'm wondering if it is the logic board. I'm now on the latest Mojave. Attached below is the last crash report. Any help is much appreciated.

Anonymous UUID: B26DBD12-EFF2-EAD0-4796-32A2ADE04727

Mon Feb 25 17:04:56 2019

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff8003401e33): "a freed zone element has been modified in zone kalloc.512: expected 0xdeadbeefdeadbeef but found 0xdea5beefdeadbeef, bits changed 0x8000000000000, at offset 288 of 512 in element 0xffffff801f9fa600, cookies 0x3f0011073c23d784 0x535217dba4ffd1d"@/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-4903.241.1/osfmk/kern/zalloc.c:1168
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff9113d7b090 : 0xffffff80033aeb0d
0xffffff9113d7b0e0 : 0xffffff80034e8653
0xffffff9113d7b120 : 0xffffff80034da07a
0xffffff9113d7b190 : 0xffffff800335bca0
0xffffff9113d7b1b0 : 0xffffff80033ae527
0xffffff9113d7b2d0 : 0xffffff80033ae373
0xffffff9113d7b340 : 0xffffff8003401e33
0xffffff9113d7b490 : 0xffffff80033bb0c4
0xffffff9113d7b500 : 0xffffff8003a163b7
0xffffff9113d7b530 : 0xffffff7f849a9af1
0xffffff9113d7b5b0 : 0xffffff7f84a42673
0xffffff9113d7b600 : 0xffffff7f84a42a4d
0xffffff9113d7b640 : 0xffffff7f84a492ca
0xffffff9113d7b660 : 0xffffff7f849be161
0xffffff9113d7b900 : 0xffffff7f84a493b9
0xffffff9113d7b930 : 0xffffff7f849bf188
0xffffff9113d7b9c0 : 0xffffff7f849bd4c0
0xffffff9113d7ba20 : 0xffffff7f849bd2b9
0xffffff9113d7ba70 : 0xffffff7f849bc2f4
0xffffff9113d7bab0 : 0xffffff8003a85858
0xffffff9113d7bb00 : 0xffffff7f84a491aa
0xffffff9113d7bb30 : 0xffffff8003a8ecdf
0xffffff9113d7bc70 : 0xffffff8003494c64
0xffffff9113d7bd80 : 0xffffff80033b43ed
0xffffff9113d7bdd0 : 0xffffff800338ebe5
0xffffff9113d7be50 : 0xffffff80033a35ae
0xffffff9113d7bef0 : 0xffffff80034c17bb
0xffffff9113d7bfa0 : 0xffffff800335c486
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2(404.2.2)[3F0DBC5F-414B-379E-8C7B-A2F50B278A2A]@0xffffff7f84986000->0xffffff7f84a2afff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity(1.0.5)[A2492141-9480-3177-BC7D-455925BB4A2E]@0xffffff7f84465000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSurface(255.1)[12B5957C-3874-3A96-8FC6-FAC2180790A9]@0xffffff7f8495b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[5C9A453F-559B-3683-9E81-D288D13A33CE]@0xffffff7f83c95000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(530.14)[D44517BE-2B53-3BD5-826E-4E78B55E3B73]@0xffffff7f845a5000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily(47)[5F165AE5-F4F2-3415-857C-34F2462A730E]@0xffffff7f8497f000
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics(12.0.4)[00726B6D-E44C-338E-B84D-A63FF171BDD8]@0xffffff7f84a3b000->0xffffff7f84aabfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSurface(255.1)[12B5957C-3874-3A96-8FC6-FAC2180790A9]@0xffffff7f8495b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[5C9A453F-559B-3683-9E81-D288D13A33CE]@0xffffff7f83c95000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(530.14)[D44517BE-2B53-3BD5-826E-4E78B55E3B73]@0xffffff7f845a5000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2(404.2.2)[3F0DBC5F-414B-379E-8C7B-A2F50B278A2A]@0xffffff7f84986000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:
18D109

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 18.2.0: Thu Dec 20 20:46:53 PST 2018; root:xnu-4903.241.1~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 1970B070-E53F-3178-83F3-1B95FA340695
Kernel slide: 0x0000000003000000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8003200000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8003100000
System model name: MacBookPro9,2 (Mac-6F01561E16C75D06)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 6611056703521
last loaded kext at 244171268444: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.10 (addr 0xffffff7f84602000, size 69632)
loaded kexts:
com.paragon-software.filesystems.ntfs 59.4.15
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower 2
com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs 1.10
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 3.3.1
com.apple.fileutil 18.306.12
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.23.46
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.7.0d0
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 131
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy 3.28.4
com.apple.AGDCPluginDisplayMetrics 3.28.4
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 282.10
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 282.10
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 3.1.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 6.0.10f1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics 12.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 282.10
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AGDCBacklightControl 3.28.4
com.apple.driver.eficheck 1
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.12.11
com.apple.driver.AppleFIVRDriver 4.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 212
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.5.6
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.28.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 12.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 6.0.10f1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 354
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 254
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 254
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 254
com.apple.filesystems.apfs 945.241.4
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleVirtIO 2.1.3
com.apple.filesystems.hfs.kext 407.200.4
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 40
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0
com.apple.AppleSystemPolicy 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.7.6
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 10.3.3
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 329.200.2
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.6.0
com.apple.private.KextAudit 1.0
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.21.30
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4360 1400.1.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
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com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 6.1
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com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 220.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 190
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 220.0.0
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
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com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 527
com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily 710.1
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com.apple.driver.AppleSSE 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.3.0
com.apple.AppleGPUWrangler 3.28.4
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com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink 4.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter 5.5.8
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com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.2
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com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0
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EOF
Model: MacBookPro9,2, BootROM 222.0.0.0.0, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 2.2f44
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x802C, -
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x802C, -
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xF5), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.21.190.32 AirPortDriverBrcm4360-1315.1)
Bluetooth: Version 6.0.10f1, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB, 750.16 GB
Serial ATA Device: SanDisk SDSSDHII240G, 240.06 GB
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: USB 3.0 Bus
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 25.1

 

[keysofanxiety]

I’m almost certain the problem is relating to the SATA cable. It’s a very common point of failure on your model. Apple used to have a silent repair program for it.

If you haven’t already:

1) Replace the SATA cable
2) Replace the hard drive with an SSD
3) Upgrade the RAM to 8 or 16GB

Steps 2 and 3 will vastly improve system performance and longevity, whilst step 1 should fix the failure you’re having. All in all, it’ll be better than new.

 

[DeltaMac]

OP shows 8GB, but the crash report lists the RAM as 1333 MHz.
That's probably OK, but the memory bus would be showing 1600 MHz with compatible memory. You are, at the minimum, giving away some possible speed from your Mac, when you shouldn't have to do that.
Might be a good thing to post what your RAM chips actually are, and probably consider replacing with memory from a usually good supplier, such as Crucial.
OP also shows an SSD installed. (SanDisk 240GB)
Hopefully, the SSD is in the original SATA slot, and the hard drive is in the optical drive slot - all for best results.
keysofanxiety is completely correct about the possibility of a faulty SATA cable.
The problem will not be visible to you - no apparent damage, but there can be faults in the SATA cable, where the hard drive can work OK, but an SSD can have really strange issues that can be caused by timing issues in the SATA cable. You test that out by replacing the cable.

 

[MBAir2010]

Shouldn't: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 12.0.4
Be: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 12.0.5?

 

[Audit13]

Does it boot the OS properly from an external drive?

Possible bad sata hard drive cable?

 

[chrfr]

Shouldn't: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 12.0.4
Be: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 12.0.5?

My 2018 MBP has 12.0.4 running the same OS. Are you on a beta?
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Hi all
I believe my logic board maybe on its way out but I just wanted to see if anyone can offer some help here.

I concur with the other guesses that it's probably the SATA cable that connects your disk to the main logic board. It's a common failure and inexpensive and pretty easy to replace.

 

[meson]

I replaced the SATA cable twice on mine. They are fairly inexpensive, and not a terribly complicated job to replace. The 2012 machines are incredible and still more than serviceable with an SSD inside.

However, my SATA issues would generally manifest themselves as the machine not finding a boot drive, and not so much as a series of crashes. After the first failure I replaced the internal drive with an SSD, and partitioned and moved the spinning drive to the optical bay. I used Carbon Copy Cloner to keep a bootable copy of the SSD on one partition of the HDD in case the cable failed again to limit any downtime. The other partition housed my iTunes Library and other noncritical files/libraries.