I turned on my 2011 IMac and the fan is running very loud. What is the problem?
Please help me figure out why my fan is running so loud after turning it on tonight. I have shut it down and turned it on again and rebooted it and it is very loud.
Thank you.
timfrombrisbane and ScuseMe are right.
Apple engineers say, that to reset SMC, you follow the procedure outlined in KBase Article HT1379.
How much you've posted to the forums is irrelevant rkaufmann87. You're not one of the engineers who created the product. The engineers who created the product, say to follow the steps outlined in that article HT1379.
The procedure you listed is incorrect and will not work to reset SMC on an iMac. Read the article. It's there in black and white, with very clear steps. As the article states, you have to unplug the power cable from the back of the machine, wait 15 seconds, plug it back in, then wait 5 seconds before turning it on. The article says nothing about holding the power button for 5 seconds.
People come in here, for computer science advice. I cited my source, for this scientific procedure. My source, is an article from the computer scientists who created the iMac product. I'm also an Apple certified repair technician - so I listen to what the Apple engineers say.
Can you cite your *official* source for your incorrect procedure? Didn't think so.
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I turned on my IMAC and my fan is making a loud noise never had this before
how do I kepp the fan noise at a minumim it isstarting to make a lot of noise where there was none before today when I first started it up.
Get Temperature Monitor to see if it's heat related...
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12381/temperature-monitor
iStat Menus...
http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/
And/or iStat Pro...
http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatpro/
Have you done a PRAM reset, CMD+Option+p+r...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
Take the time todo 3 in a row.
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iPhoto: How to move the Library to an EHD
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I backed up my old core 2 duo imac and and was trying to transfer files to my new 2011 imac and when i go to oppen a folder from what i transferred it says "The folder “Music” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents". Why cant i access the files from my old mac? I tried the time machine and that isnt working either. I have files that I need to use on my new mac, all my old programs and such. I thought they said it was easy to get your files from one mac to another. Please help.
Your account names are probably different on the two Macs. If you know the UNIX command line, open a terminal window and run:
$ id
You should see a line that starts with something like this:
uid=501(your_user_id_here)
now check the owner of the folder you copied over:
$ ls -ld Music
drwx------+ 8 some_user_id_here staff 272 May 14 16:08 Music
Do the IDs match? If not, you could change the ownership. Say your id is "johnsmith"
$ chown -R johnsmith Music
Now try and access it with iTunes. -
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FIxed my problem!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_startup
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Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. It is free.
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Hi Fid
Your mac is fine but you need OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or newer and your profile says you have OS X 10.7.5 Lion. You need to get ML as a purchase from the app store as mirror is a new feature with that OS.
The alternative is a third party app called airparrot.
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i'm in SA and it say Apple Support not available at the moment or something like that.
Just got the new iMac.
Still using MacBook Pro.
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LN,
Since I couldn't expand the zip file on my desktop, I expanded the file on an external drive. Here's the information:
Hardware Information:
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
iMac - model: iMac13,2
1 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
Startup Items:
NUDC: Path: /Library/StartupItems/NUDC
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 0:16:52
Disk Information:
APPLE HDD ST1000DM003 disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999.35 GB (698.05 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Inc. iPod
HGST G-Drive Mobile USB 1 TB
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
iMac Backup (disk1s2) /Volumes/iMac Backup: 999.86 GB (10.14 GB free)
Elgato Systems EyeTV Hybrid
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. MacBook Air SuperDrive
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
LSI Logic SYM13FW500-CDROM DRIVE 400mbit - 400mbit max
Newer Technology, Inc. Oxford ATA Device 00 800mbit - 800mbit max
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disk3s2 (disk3s2) <not mounted>: 29 KB
disk3s3 (disk3s3) <not mounted>: 29 KB
disk3s4 (disk3s4) <not mounted>: 29 KB
disk3s5 (disk3s5) <not mounted>: 29 KB
disk3s6 (disk3s6) <not mounted>: 262 KB
disk3s7 (disk3s7) <not mounted>: 262 KB
disk3s8 (disk3s8) <not mounted>: 262 KB
Media (disk3s10) /Volumes/Media: 499.97 GB (151.37 GB free)
Newer Technology, Inc. Oxford ATA Device 00 800mbit - 800mbit max
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
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Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Apple Inc. Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter
Kernel Extensions:
com.AmbrosiaSW.AudioSupport (4.1.2 - SDK 10.6)
com.netralia.driver.VBMicDriver (1.0.0 - SDK 10.7)
com.netralia.driver.VBSpeakerDriver (1.0.0 - SDK 10.7)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
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[failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist
Launch Daemons:
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[invalid] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
Launch Agents:
[failed] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist
[failed] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[invalid] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist
[failed] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist
User Login Items:
EyeTV Helper
apple-scc-20131222-190227
Skype
Messages
Thunderbird
3rd Party Preference Panes:
remoting_host_prefpane
Déjà Vu
DivX
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
GPGPreferences
Internet Plug-ins::
Shutterfly: Version: 3.0.1
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.2
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16 - SDK 10.8
Musicnotes: Version: 1.17.3
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.5
PandoWebInst: Version: 1.0
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.39 - SDK 10.6
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 1.4
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null)
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.39 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: Unknown
Photo Center Plugin: Version: Photo Center Plugin 1.1.2.0
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6
ContentUploaderPlugin: Version: 1.2
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
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Move_Media_Player: Version: npmnqmp 071505000006
WebEx: Version: 1.0
MRJPlugin: Version: 1.0-JEP-0.9.0
Bad Fonts:
None
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Audiogalaxy Helper: Version: 3 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Audiogalaxy Helper.app
Disc Cover 3: Version: 3.0.10 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Disc Cover 3.app
Epson Printer Utility 4: Version: 9.14 - SDK 10.5
/Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter2/Utility/UT4/Epson Printer Utility 4.app
Keynote: Version: 5.3 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/iWork '09/Keynote.app
Kies: Version: 2.1.0.13071_1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Kies.app
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Alerts Daemon.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Chart Converter.app
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Clip Gallery.app
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Daemon.app
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Utility.app
Microsoft Document Connection: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Document Connection.app
Microsoft Error Reporting: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Error Reporting.app
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Excel.app
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Graph.app
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
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/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Office Reminders.app
Microsoft Outlook: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft PowerPoint.app
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Ship Asserts.app
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Upload Center.app
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Word.app
My Day: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/My Day.app
Numbers: Version: 2.3 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/iWork '09/Numbers.app
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Open XML for Excel.app
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/Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app
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/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
Senuti: Version: 1.2.9 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Senuti.app
Solver: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/SyncServicesAgent.app
TechTool Deluxe: Version: 3.1.4 - SDK 10.4
/Applications/TechTool Deluxe.app
TurboTax Home Business 2011: Version: 2011.r15.011 - SDK 10.4
/Applications/TurboTax Home Business 2011.app
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 930.71 GB Disk used: 280.61 GB
Destinations:
iMac Backup [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 931.19 GB
Total number of backups: 31
Oldest backup: 2013-12-19 05:31:29 +0000
Last backup: 2013-12-26 15:57:21 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 931.19 GB > (Disk used 280.61 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
2% EyeTV
1% WindowServer
1% Google Chrome
1% EtreCheck
0% AddressBookSourceSync
Top Processes by Memory:
328 MB thunderbird
213 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
205 MB mds_stores
197 MB iPhoto
164 MB Google Chrome
Virtual Memory Statistics:
2.81 GB Free RAM
3.50 GB Active RAM
778 MB Inactive RAM
948 MB Wired RAM
499 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs -
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I have an IMAC and I'm running OSX 10.9.2. I'd like to store my Aperture /IMovie Libraries on an external hard drive. In addition, I'd like to partition the external hard drive so that Time Machine can use it to both back up my IMac and the external library drives. Is this possible? Can I set up a RAID 5 format for redundancy?
I'd like to store my Aperture /IMovie Libraries on an external hard drive.
That is fine and recommended.. use the fastest disk you can afford.. ie Thunderbolt>USB3>FW800>USB2.
In addition, I'd like to partition the external hard drive so that Time Machine can use it to both back up my IMac and the external library drives.
Let me be clear.. you want to partition the one disk.. use it for TM and move your files to the external disk.. and then backup to the same disk.. You can do it.. but that is not a backup.. that is an experiment in how long you can get away with running files and backups on the same disk before you lose everything.. like Russian Roulette.. pull the trigger enough times and laws of probability will do you in.
You must have backups on a different disk .. otherwise it is pointless.
Can I set up a RAID 5 format for redundancy?
No.. you can buy special USB and Thunderbolt external drives that support RAID..
BUT that is still not a backup.. let me show why.. you make a silly move and corrupt your file in aperture.. it is not that rare.
Raid will corrupt all copies of the files.. it is replicated across all disks.
Delete a photo it is deleted across all disks.. you have no recovery.
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As you have discovered... you cannot use the install discs from another Mac...
Re the iMac running OS X 10 5 8... and for your New Mac...
See Here for keeping your Mac Happy...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1147
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintainingmacosx.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/performance.html
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