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Rofflesaur

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Mar 17, 2017
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Mid-2012 MacBook Pro 15.4” (A1286, MD104LL/A)
2.6GHz Intel i7, 16GB RAM, 1GB NVIDIA GT 650m, 512GB SSD, macOS 10.13


Event 1: System powers off abruptly while browsing the internet, then restarts itself seconds later. Works fine for another 10 minutes.

Event 2: System shuts down again while using Adobe Lightroom, but doesn’t restart. System powered back on manually.

Event 3: Thinking the shutdown may be heat related, I begin downloading a large video file to trasncode for a “stress test”. System shuts down while file is downloading.

Event 4: System is manually powered on again, but powers off before the loading bar on the startup screen completes. Two more attempts are made with the same result. On the last attempt the fans stayed running after it powered off.

Event 5: Used comments to reset SMC and NVRAM. System starts up and boots to the desktop, but takes very long. Operating system is in an unstable state due to “kernel_task” process using over 2,000% CPU. This does not resolve itself, so I manually shut down.

Event 6: System shuts down during startup again, so I use Option+D to enter Apple Hardware test. Quick test passes with no errors. Extended test is run and the system powers off during the memory testing phase.

Event 7: Thinking I might possibly have bad RAM, I removed the module in the second slot and re-ran the extended test. System powers off during the memory testing phase again.

Event 8: System no longer powers up anymore. MagSafe LED stays green. Also tried using the MagSafe connection from the Thunderbolt Display. Attempted to start from battery only. I then removed the bottom cover and disconnected the battery and tried to start with only MagSafe, which also did not help.

Event 9: Not only is the power button completely unresponsive, but the logic board was emitting a continuous faint clicking sound as long as the MagSafe was attached. I removed the logic board to see if there was possibly a relay on the other side, but found it was the fan motors emitting the sound. If you look at the video below, you can see small amounts of power are being pulsed to the fan motors.


Between events 4 and 5 it managed to spit out a GPU Panic which I was able to save before it shut down. The full error report is pasted below. I’ve been a Windows guy for most of my life, so maybe someone can help me make sense out of this. It seems like a bad logic board though. Were failures common on 2012 models? GPU failure maybe?

Seems a bit ridiculous to only get 5 years out of a $3000+ laptop. If this were a zBook or ThinkPad, it would be getting repaired under warranty in my house right now. It makes me kind of hesitant to buy another MacBook if this one is FUBAR, knowing that the logic boards in newer models are 2/3 the cost of the machine. Might consider alternatives. Opinions on this situation are appreciated. Thanks.



Fri Dec 22 02:06:02 2017


*** Panic Report ***

panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff7fad6449e9): "GPU Panic: mux-regs 3 3 1f 0 0 0 severity 3 WS-ready 0 switch-state 0 IG FBs 0 EG FBs 1:0 power-state 0 3D idle HDA idle : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff921d690000 0x0e7150a2, D0, P0/3\n"@/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.16.21/src/AppleMuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:162

Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff921a1d2b40 : 0xffffff802ba505f6

0xffffff921a1d2b90 : 0xffffff802bb7d604

0xffffff921a1d2bd0 : 0xffffff802bb6f0f9

0xffffff921a1d2c50 : 0xffffff802ba02120

0xffffff921a1d2c70 : 0xffffff802ba5002c

0xffffff921a1d2da0 : 0xffffff802ba4fdac

0xffffff921a1d2e00 : 0xffffff7fad6449e9

0xffffff921a1d2e60 : 0xffffff7facaf267e

0xffffff921a1d2f20 : 0xffffff7facbc45be

0xffffff921a1d2f80 : 0xffffff7facbc4668

0xffffff921a1d2fb0 : 0xffffff7faec07198

0xffffff921a1d3000 : 0xffffff7faec06856

0xffffff921a1d3070 : 0xffffff7facbef61e

0xffffff921a1d3090 : 0xffffff7facaf92f4

0xffffff921a1d3140 : 0xffffff7facaf5f4e

0xffffff921a1d3340 : 0xffffff7facaf8685

0xffffff921a1d3420 : 0xffffff7facf4489a

0xffffff921a1d3530 : 0xffffff7facf12867

0xffffff921a1d3590 : 0xffffff7facf132b1

0xffffff921a1d3600 : 0xffffff7facf13bb0

0xffffff921a1d3780 : 0xffffff7facf14591

0xffffff921a1d3920 : 0xffffff7facf0a14f

0xffffff921a1d3960 : 0xffffff7face5e508

0xffffff921a1d39a0 : 0xffffff7face76995

0xffffff921a1d39e0 : 0xffffff7face76b10

0xffffff921a1d3a20 : 0xffffff7facf5e6d2

0xffffff921a1d3a50 : 0xffffff7face5f215

0xffffff921a1d3ad0 : 0xffffff802c0ba749

0xffffff921a1d3b20 : 0xffffff802c0b91bb

0xffffff921a1d3b70 : 0xffffff802c0c1e47

0xffffff921a1d3cb0 : 0xffffff802bb29844

0xffffff921a1d3dc0 : 0xffffff802ba55c30

0xffffff921a1d3e10 : 0xffffff802ba32cbd

0xffffff921a1d3e60 : 0xffffff802ba45b7b

0xffffff921a1d3ef0 : 0xffffff802bb5952d

0xffffff921a1d3fa0 : 0xffffff802ba02926

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2(376.6)[5F8F39B4-41AB-3263-9867-D0FAF9BBD2AE]@0xffffff7face5d000->0xffffff7facef2fff

dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity(1.0.5)[58669FC2-CC90-3594-AD69-DB89B923FD20]@0xffffff7face2c000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSurface(209.2.2)[AE58720D-7079-388F-AD95-FD2366F98F8D]@0xffffff7face41000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[C08F7FC1-78A4-3A1B-BFE2-C07080CF2048]@0xffffff7fac294000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(517.22)[2AEA02BF-2A38-3674-A187-E5F610FD65B7]@0xffffff7fac52a000

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.16.21)[B4DB1D7A-D4DE-3965-94DC-05CE8B9F2802]@0xffffff7fad636000->0xffffff7fad648fff

dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.16.21)[2EB9A384-439B-3BDC-927C-34E390CB0E59]@0xffffff7fad600000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[8794C760-FDD9-3664-ADED-4A9BBEC6E517]@0xffffff7fad18d000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[C08F7FC1-78A4-3A1B-BFE2-C07080CF2048]@0xffffff7fac294000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(517.22)[2AEA02BF-2A38-3674-A187-E5F610FD65B7]@0xffffff7fac52a000

dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.16.21)[F8503E88-24EF-3DBA-A4D6-FA1CE4C47427]@0xffffff7faca76000

com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(10.2.8)[39AC3832-2295-3B7B-85F6-F69D66D46EC7]@0xffffff7faca83000->0xffffff7facd68fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[C08F7FC1-78A4-3A1B-BFE2-C07080CF2048]@0xffffff7fac294000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(517.22)[5672A7EF-44E8-3897-90DE-DAF4C1488143]@0xffffff7faca66000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(517.22)[2AEA02BF-2A38-3674-A187-E5F610FD65B7]@0xffffff7fac52a000

dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.16.21)[F8503E88-24EF-3DBA-A4D6-FA1CE4C47427]@0xffffff7faca76000

com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal(10.2.8)[7064CB37-CB6D-34F7-974D-DD12944BD354]@0xffffff7faeb08000->0xffffff7faecbafff

dependency: com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(10.2.8)[39AC3832-2295-3B7B-85F6-F69D66D46EC7]@0xffffff7faca83000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[C08F7FC1-78A4-3A1B-BFE2-C07080CF2048]@0xffffff7fac294000

com.apple.GeForce(10.2.8)[3ADA09ED-A1B5-3DA9-B39C-1833B5803638]@0xffffff7facf03000->0xffffff7facf9dfff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[C08F7FC1-78A4-3A1B-BFE2-C07080CF2048]@0xffffff7fac294000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(517.22)[5672A7EF-44E8-3897-90DE-DAF4C1488143]@0xffffff7faca66000

dependency: com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(10.2.8)[39AC3832-2295-3B7B-85F6-F69D66D46EC7]@0xffffff7faca83000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(517.22)[2AEA02BF-2A38-3674-A187-E5F610FD65B7]@0xffffff7fac52a000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2(376.6)[5F8F39B4-41AB-3263-9867-D0FAF9BBD2AE]@0xffffff7face5d000


BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer


Mac OS version:

17C88


Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 17.3.0: Thu Nov 9 18:09:22 PST 2017; root:xnu-4570.31.3~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 87641697-A3DD-30C4-B010-E65ECE57550B

Kernel slide: 0x000000002b600000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff802b800000

__HIB text base: 0xffffff802b700000

System model name: MacBookPro9,1 (Mac-4B7AC7E43945597E)


System uptime in nanoseconds: 25485974772

last loaded kext at 24984325391: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70 (addr 0xffffff7faf39e000, size 32768)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.23.24

com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.7.0d0

com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 131

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 280.12

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 280.12

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 280.12

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy 3.16.21

com.apple.AGDCPluginDisplayMetrics 3.16.2

com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.4

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 6.0.2f2

com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1

com.apple.GeForce 10.2.8

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics 10.3.0

com.apple.driver.AGDCBacklightControl 3.16.2

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.10.2

com.apple.driver.eficheck 1

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.16.21

com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup 10.2.8

com.apple.driver.AppleFIVRDriver 4.1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 211

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 3.1.1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 10.3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.5.3

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 6.0.2f2

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 352

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 254

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 254

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 254

com.apple.filesystems.apfs 748.31.8

com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1

com.apple.filesystems.hfs.kext 407.30.1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache 40

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 404.30.2

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.21.30

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 10.3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.7.6

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4360 1220.18.1a2

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.8

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 329

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 220.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 183

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8

com.apple.security.quarantine 3

com.apple.IOBufferCopyEngineTest 1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 220.0.0

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 280.12

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 526

com.apple.driver.AppleSSE 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11

com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal 10.2.8

com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman 10.2.8

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 517.22

com.apple.AppleGPUWrangler 3.16.2

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.16.21

com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 280.12

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 280.12

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 206.5

com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d8

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.14d1

com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.8

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink 4.1.2

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter 5.0.2

com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 376.6

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 209.2.2

com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.16.21

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.18d1

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 517.22

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 6.0.2f2

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 6.0.2f2

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerTransport 6.0.2f2

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 6.0.2f2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 261

com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.2

com.apple.driver.usb.cdc 5.0.0

com.apple.driver.usb.networking 5.0.0

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostCompositeDevice 1.2

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 1.2

com.apple.filesystems.hfs.encodings.kext 1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 404.30.2

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.8
 
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Do what Audit advised in post 2, and get back to us with the results.
 
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