Stock A64 fan running out of control -- K8N Neo2.

I'm runinng a 3500 venice with stock fan and heatsink, which is running a 4800 idle (35c) and going up to 6000 while gaming (45c). Is this normal for this fan? cool n quiet and smart fan target are both disabled in bios.

I'm getting the readings from both bios and windows (sandra, EVEREST, and speed fan). And all show the same reading. I can also tell by the sound of the fan, compared to when it's running at 3300. I also checked the pin connections in bios, and they're correct. When I booted up a few minutes ago, it was running at 3300. But has been gradually climbing, and is currently at 4300.
I understand that I can decrease the speed using a 3rd party program, but this is a new build and I shouldln't need to use a 3rd party program to get normal fan function. I'm trying to establish if this is normal, or if there's a problem with either the fan or motherboard. thanks again.

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Fans running out of control

Have had my PowerMac G5 for just over a year. Rebooted yesterday and the fans started running full out and haven't stopped since.
Here are somethings that I have tried:
Reset PRAM
Press Power Manager Button on the logic board
Ran Applejack
Repaired permissions
Unplugged computer
Ran HW test
Deleted Energy Saver Preferences
Playe with Energy Saver Preferences
Run 'top' and confirmed that no processses are running wild
All to no benefit.
I now have a shareware utility installed called "Hardware Monitor" which reports:
CPU A Die Temp is 104 F
CPU B Die Temp is 84 F
Drive Bay: 77 F
Logic Board Inlet: 72
Logic Board Ambient: 74
Logic Board Backside: 84 F
Memory Controler Heatsink: 106 F
Processor Card A Ambient: 86 F
Processor Card B Ambient: 86 F
I have not used this utility before so I don't know whether these readings are in the normal range.
Otherwise the machine is operating normally. But I guess I am sensative to noise as I am unable to think clearly with the rush of the fans.
Anyone have anything further I should try?
I am covered by Apple Care I believe but really need the machine to get work done and don't want to have to take it in for repair if I can help it...
I have to suspect that it is a problem with a sensor at this point or some other hardware problem.

OK so I tried a couple more things outline above:
booted from OSX install CD (fans still racing)
ran Disk Repair from CD
ran Permissions Repair from CD
unplugged all cables except mouse and keyboard
let it 30 minutes unplugged and then reset mother board power button
All with no improvement.
When I pull the clear panel from the side the red light goes on inside the case, when I put it back the red light goes out, so I don't think that particular sensor is broken. The fan speed does not change discernably.
Still wondering if anyone has any temperature data I can compare to mine. There's a 20 F degree difference between my two processors for instance. Anyone else have anything like that?

G5 Fans Run Out-of-Control in Target Disc Mode - Help?

Trying to use a Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5 (OS 10.5.8) with 7GB DDR SDRAM as a target disk. Host is 400Mhz PowerPC G3 (OS 9.2.1) with 320GB RAM.
I'm trying to move ~25GB of data from the G3 to the G5. G5 has roughly 600 GB available space.
G5 goes into TD Mode no problem through SystemPrefs>StartupDisk>TargetDiskMode and restart. Everything was fine while I checked the folder I wanted to move. The fan(s) started to kick on a little bit just before I dragged and dropped it onto the target G5 folder, then as the data started to transfer they all kicked on and started running faster and faster and faster until the G5 sounded like it was going to blow up. Just ridiculous. I stopped the transfer, ejected the G5 disk, and shut the G5 down.
Anyone have an idea what's causing this and how to remedy it?
Thank you.
**Note: After the fact I noticed that (because of a power outage) the transfer folder had a "Created" date of 2011, and a "Modified" date of 1904 (or something like that). I've since corrected the date/time issue on the G3 and modified the folder so it has the correct date. Would this cause the problem?**

Apparently this is normal since the target disk is functioning as an external disk, not a computer, and not under the control of the target disk OS, which normally runs the fans:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/2025856#2025856
It's kind of a default protection mode.
Since the post linked above is from 2006, can anyone confirm this is still cool (unintentional pun)?
Still sounds really bad, by my estimate...
Thanks.

MacBook Air is laggy and the fan is out of control

My MacBook Air 2013 is laggy and the fan is out of control. The fan is out of control even when I start my macbook up. I don't know if it has something to do with Yosemite or something else. I have tried SMC restarting, and nothing has changed. I would really love to hear if anyone else is having this problem, and I would love to hear if any of you have any tips. Also I checked if anything is using up my CPU a bunch, and nothing is out of the ordinary.

The kernel is using excessive processor cycles. Below are some possible causes for the condition.
Throttling
When it gets high temperature readings from the hardware, or low voltage readings from the battery of a MacBook, the kernel may try to compensate by interrupting the processor(s) to slow them down and reduce power consumption. This condition can be due to:
☞ a buildup of dust on the logic board
☞ high ambient temperature
☞ a worn-out or faulty battery in a portable
☞ the malfunction of a cooling fan, a temperature sensor, a voltage sensor, or some other internal component
Note that if the problem is caused by a sensor, there may be no actual overheating or undervoltage.
If the computer is portable, test with and without the AC adapter connected. If kernel_task hogs the processor only on AC power, charging is causing the machine to heat up. That behavior may be normal for some models. CPU usage should drop when charging is complete.
Apple Diagnostics or the Apple Hardware Test, though not very reliable, is sometimes able to detect a fault. For more thorough hardware testing, make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider.
If nothing is wrong with the hardware, then whatever you can do to improve cooling may help.
Installed software
User-installed software that includes a device driver or other kernel code may thrash the kernel. That category includes virtualization software, such as Parallels and VMware, as well as most commercial "anti-virus" products. Some system-monitoring applications, such as "iStat," can also contribute to the problem. You can test for this possibility by completely disabling or removing the software according to the developer's instructions, or starting in safe mode. Note, however, that disabling a system modification without removing it or testing in safe mode may not be as easy as you think.
Corrupt NVRAM or SMC data
Sometimes the problem is cleared up by resetting the NVRAM or the SMC.
External display
Connecting an external LCD display to some MacBook Pro models while the lid is open may cause this issue. If applicable, test by closing the lid or disconnecting the display. You might get better results with a newer LED display.

Batteri is dead and the fan is out of control

My batteri isnt charging (its dead, can make it without AC for 3min) and after 2 min of using the computer the fan goes from 1500rpm to 6200rpm. Ist because the batteri isnt working as i should or is the problem something else that make the fan go out of control?

.. but without AC the computer work just for some minutes.
If i remove the AC-cable and then check the battery status, it look like this:
Batteri:
Timer för systemvila (minuter): 5
Timer för hårddiskvila (minuter): 10
Timer för bildskärmsvila (minuter): 1
Vakna vid strömförändring: Nej
Vakna när locket öppnas: Ja
Skärmen tonas ned vid vila: Ja
Reducera ljusstyrkan: Ja
Batteriinformation:
Batteri installerat: Ja
Första varningen om låg nivå: Nej
Full laddning (mAh): 2836
Återstående laddning (mAh): 2769
Ampertal (mA): -14
Volttal (mV): 12430
Cykelantal: 187
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System Process Running out of Control - Overheating!

The other day I arrived home and went to check my e mail and found my computer running at full tilt with the fans going all out and the case quite hot.  I thought maybe I had left dashboard open all day as I have done this before with similar results, but this was not the case.
I quit all programs and re started and the computer started to run at close to full process.
I ran software update and installed the RAW and system update that was available, re started still there.  I ran disk utility to check/repair permissions until they were good.
I ran the onyx cleaning set of stuff that clears cashes and histories.
When looking at the process monitor it shows the processor running at close to 3/4 but even with programs open in the background it shows them using little to none as expected with the process monitor on top of the list using some processor, but the little color chart below that shows process separated by programs and system show the system process running quite high.
Lastly I noted that when I restart and then let the computer sit for a few minutes at the log in screen  the system must be running hard again because the fans come on.  I do not know what is causing this or what next step I should take to remediate it, please help!
Jerome

Hi, C Jerome. If your Powerbook were actually overheating, it would put itself to sleep, so you needn't worry that it's in danger of damaging itself. I can understand your interest in calming and quieting it, though.
First, how full is your hard drive? At least 10% of its capacity or 5GB, whichever is larger, should be free at all times. If you get down to much less than that, the processor and hard drive must work very hard cycling data in and out of virtual memory, and you run a substantial risk of system crashes, hard drive directory corruption and consequent loss of data.
Do you have disk indexing turned on? Indexing your drive is only useful if you use Find By Content searches (I'm not sure that's what Spotlight calls them, because I don't use Tiger). Indexing can consume an enormous amount of processor cycles and generate a lot of heat, in addition to taking up a significant amount of hard drive space. If you don't need it, turn it off.

CF 7.02 : jrun running out of control solutions anyone?

we’re running ColdFusion 7.02 on a Windows 2003 production server(IIS 6) that appears to have a memory leak or coding issues or both. The jrun.exe will run up to 1.2 gig of usage and higher in task manager. Somewhere above 900mg of usage the CF processes will lock up causing us to have to stop jrun and let it restart or in some cases, reboot the server. Obviously, this plays havoc with our CF applications and pages. In addition, we have also located what appears to be coding errors in the CF application logs. some examples are, ‘dividing by zero’, ‘items undefined’, ‘access page timers being exceeded’. As we are not CF programmers on our side of the issue we don’t always know what effect these errors have on the processes on the server. The logs have been forwarded to our application support/programming section and it appears some corrections have been made and are continuing to be made. On Monday,7/18, we were required to restart jrun approx 14 times throughout the day and evening on this server. This slowed through the rest of the week up to this point with some specific times when it had to be restarted at approx 3-4 hundred meg, instead of 900mg to 1.2 gig.
Update: many coding errors have been repaired over the last week and the high number of restarts has dropped but still present. On the ColdFusion side we have applied a hotfix 65335 which is suggested to work with the way jrun releases memory with file uploads. This didn’t appear to make any difference when applied but we suspect there is a problem with the path it was applied to. We are correcting that today.
I have also looked at one of the CF updater files to try but in the past applying one of these may have fixed one error but created others.
We are looking at the JVM version because I have seen in some of the blogs where there are a couple of less beneficial versions and an upgrade can help. we’re at 1.4.2_09 but I’ve read where _13 or _19 would be better.
We are in the process of testing applications in the CF 8.0 region that is setup (and making it a priority)but this won’t happen overnight. May take several weeks.
Please, anyone who has seen similar errors with jrun in a 7.02 environment, can you offer some quick fix solutions, or even not-so-quick?
Thanks

Hi,
Check CF java logs around the time frame just before CF become unresponsive. CFMX7\runtime\logs\OUT and EVENT log.
Perhaps JVM settings would be interesting?
HTH, Carl.

Change of hdd on 21,5" iMac the fan is out of control.

After i change my hdd from 500 gb to 1000 gb. On my 21,5" iMac i5
SMC-version (system): 1.71f21
Boot ROM-version: IM121.0047.B1F
Lion install 10.7.4
Then were only two cables from the iMac to the hard drive. Power and data cable.
Is there any how tried that before.

Hi Peter
I fixed the problem right now, follow this steps that I found on the Apple support:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US
I hope you can to fix the problem!
see you...

Time altered clips running out of control

I have been encountering a problem where clips are changing their own speed. I took my original clip and sliced it into smaller segments, which were set to 75% speed. Theses clips seem to at randomly increase their speed and play through the entire original clip in the space of the new sliced segment. Anyone ever seen this, and know of a way to fix it?
I have already trashed both my renders and preferences and it didn't help.
Thanks.

FCP's Speed functions remain a major flaw, unresolved after 5 revs. You cna search the forum for variable speed and speed adjust. You will find many hours worth of interesting reading. The problems are caused by many things and the possible solutions are far too numerous for us to start guessing for you.
But, this stupid workaround will help: Bring your clips into a new sequence, cur them up, change the speeds, render them. Go find the renders (or export them to a place where you can easily find them) and import the rendered movies as new clips. If you need to make adjustments to the timing, you must go back and repeat the process. You can do the roughs at reduced render quality until you have the timing nailed.
There are other ways to beat the limitations and flaws in FCP's lame speed paradigm. I hope others will add some additional comments or discredit mine.
bogiesan

Geil PC4000 won't run in 1T? (K8N Neo2)

Hi!
My system is in my sig. I bought recently a Geil PC4000 Ultra plat. 2x512MB. I get nice overclocking reaching my cpu limit 1:1, but only at 2T. 1T won't post. Is there something to do with the BIOS or something else?
Thank you!

Sorry for that. I have an Enermax EG-465P 460W Power Supply which is plenty of power in my opinion. It also has lot of ampers in the 12V line: 33A and 35A for the others.
Yes, I'm using a modded BIOS: 1.41 from here: http://www.lejabeach.com/MSIK8N/k8nneo2.html
Using official 1.4 makes Windows NOT BOOT no matter which memory I'm using! I have the MSI technical support supposedly working this issue. There is the Windows logo extremely slowly fading in and finally freezes. This does not happen with 1.3.
I tried reverting to 1.36MOD which I used with some success before, but after the flash, Windows didn't want to boot saying that there was an error with a file called something like "biosinfo.inf". As I'm writing this, I figured out what is the problem with that file: I moved every file from windows\inf to a temporary inf2 directory so that I could cleanly install new video drivers without Windows automatically installing old drivers. I'm putting back the files in the original location and I'll try the 1.3 BIOS and 1.36MOD to see if I can get 1T working.
Before installing the OCZ booster, I indeed successfully booted at 1T, 200MHz with loose timings (about 2,5-4-4-7 which are SPD), but couldn't get any overclocking which is the raison d'être of the PC4000 I have. I then installed the booster and the overclocking didn't improve until I tried 2T and I get excellent overclocking at 2T, but what's the point if 2T cripples that much performance?
By the way, the Geil link you sent is not the product I have. I have PC4000 while it seems you linked a TCCD PC4400 because mine would never be able to do 2-2-2-5 at PC3200.

G5 Wont start up fans running high

HI. I have a G5 and I just installed more ram. Everything was fine until I hooked up my firewire back up drive and the whole system froze. Now when I try to start the computer all I get are fans spinning out of control. I have reset the SMU twice to no avail. I took out the Ram I installed that I got from Crucial, thinking it might be bad, and would just put the system back to the way it was cuz there was Nothing wrong with it before I installed this ram. Now, I have a mess. Any suggestions?
Jbmmusic

Hi There! Have patience with me, cuz I'm new to this posting discussion stuff....I answered your posts last night but saw that they never made it here, that is why I sent the quick post today informing that after searching my brain all night while I should have been sleeping, I just decided to change out the battery and I actually had one on hand, and what a simple process and savior! All has been fine up to this point, and I do plan on returning the ram from Crucial as per my previous post unless you have other suggestion.
Here is the info you requested:
Hardware Overview:
Machine Name:          Power Mac G5
Machine Model:          PowerMac11,2
CPU Type:          PowerPC G5 (1.1)
Number Of CPUs:          2
CPU Speed:          2 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU):          1 MB
Memory:          4 GB
Bus Speed:          1 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          5.2.7f1
DIMM0/J6700:
Size:          512 MB
Type:          DDR2 SDRAM
Speed:          PC2-4200U-444
Status:          OK
DIMM1/J6800:
Size:          512 MB
Type:          DDR2 SDRAM
Speed:          PC2-4200U-444
Status:          OK
DIMM2/J6900:
Size:          512 MB
Type:          DDR2 SDRAM
Speed:          PC2-4200U-444
Status:          OK
DIMM3/J7000:
Size:          512 MB
Type:          DDR2 SDRAM
Speed:          PC2-4200U-444
Status:          OK
DIMM4/J7100:
Size:          1 GB
Type:          DDR2 SDRAM
Speed:          PC2-4200U-444
Status:          OK
DIMM5/J7200:
Size:          1 GB
Type:          DDR2 SDRAM
Speed:          PC2-4200U-444
Status:          OK
DIMM6/J7300:
Size:          Empty
Type:          Empty
Speed:          Empty
Status:          Empty
DIMM7/J7400:
Size:          Empty
Type:          Empty
Speed:          Empty
Status:          Empty
I tried adding the 4GB Kit from Crucial @ PC2-5300 and my G5 only recognized it at 3200 which I'm assuming that is what the rest of my ram will run at. I figured it's best to have 4GB of ram that run at 4200 than 8GB of ram that run at 3200????? Hence big question number two of the day! Thanks!

Yosemite memory out of control?

Upgraded to Yosemite on MacBook Pro -- memory of kernel_task runs out of control (>6GB) in approx 48 hours after using -- initially did a clean install of Yosemite, and only loaded apps that are needed.
Etrecheck reports the following with many process having to be killed due to me pressure.
Any ideas what is triggering the men usage and eventual swap to death of the Retina?
kernel_task is at 6.8GB RAM although etrecheck doesn't report it, 1.1 GB of swap according to iStat in addition
Huge number of Page Outs -- faulty memory chips perhaps?
Problem description:
kernel_task Memory out of control
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated 24 January 2015 12:06:39 pm AEDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,1
1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
16 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 51
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Color LCD spdisplays_2880x1800Retina
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: one day 23:25:11
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM256E disk0 : (251 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 249.77 GB (29.98 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 250.14 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
Western Digital Elements 10B8 2 TB
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Elements (disk3s2) /Volumes/Elements : 2.00 TB (1.94 TB free)
ASMedia AS2105 1 TB
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Empty (disk2s2) /Volumes/Empty : 999.86 GB (364.15 GB free)
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Apple Inc. Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
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/Applications/NetShade.app
[not loaded] foo.tap (1.0) [Support]
[not loaded] foo.tun (1.0) [Support]
/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
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[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.2 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
/Users/[redacted]/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) [Support]
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[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.recentsd.plist
[killed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
8 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.findmymac.plist
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
[killed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[killed] com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
8 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist [Support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusnotifications.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.maintain.PurgeInactiveMemory.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.maintain.Restart.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.maintain.ShutDown.plist [Support]
[running] com.maintain.SystemEvents.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist [Support]
[running] com.bombich.ccchelper.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.maintain.HideSpotlightMenuBarIcon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[running] com.raynersw.nshctldo.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
None
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.3.3.1   - SDK 10.7 [Support]
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Open in Internet Explorer [Installed]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Akamai NetSession Preferences [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      34% WindowServer
      6% Google Chrome
      1% Finder
      1% SystemUIServer
      1% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
1.13 GB Finder
1.10 GB WindowServer
172 MB Google Chrome
155 MB Google Chrome Helper
86 MB SystemUIServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
82 MB Free RAM
2.98 GB Active RAM
2.86 GB Inactive RAM
3.75 GB Wired RAM
1.21 TB Page-ins
3.04 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 23, 2015, 10:09:29 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SWBQuicktimeProcess_2015-01-23 -100929_[redacted].crash
Jan 22, 2015, 12:42:00 PM Self test - passed
Jan 22, 2015, 07:56:14 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Finder_2015-01-22-075614_[redacted].crash
Jan 22, 2015, 07:56:12 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/loginwindow_2015-01-22-075612_[redacted].crash
Jan 22, 2015, 07:34:09 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WindowServer_2015-01-22-073409_[redacted].crash

Sorry, I replied to Barney-15E, and I am talking to infinitefx
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/NetShade.app
[not loaded] foo.tap (1.0) [Support]
[not loaded] foo.tun (1.0) [Support]
/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.2 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
/Users/[redacted]/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) [Support]
One of the above kernel extensions is running wild. All of these, when loaded are part of kernel_task.
With 16GB or RAM, your kernel_task should be hovering around 1GB (plus or minus). My 16GB Macbook Pro has a 1.25GB kernel_task.
You can experiment by booting into Safe Mode, which will not load any of the 3rd party additions, and you can see if your kernel_task remains stable
<http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564>

K8N Neo2 Chipset cooling and 1.8 BIOS/temps issue

Hi, Not really a problem thread, more some resolutions I want to share (didn't have much luck finding these answers so thought this might help someone...)
First - I've replaced my chipset cooler with the Vantec CCB-A1C (Copper). I think mine is a fairly late revision board (though I forgot to record/photograph the chip while it was bare ) but the stock HS had the usual rubbish tiny spot of gunk slightly off centre. Gave it a nice (thin but even) layer of AS5 before fitting the Vantec and quite happy with the results: The Vantec is actually considerably louder than the stock fan but by using Speedfan to throttle it back to 50% it becomes almost silent and the chipset temp hardly rises above 26C now (32C idle rising to 40+ under load previously).
And on the temps issue - I flashed the official 1.8 BIOS a little while ago and was disturbed to see my CPU temp go from high 30s to around 19C! There was no way that could have been correct (at least 10 degrees lower than ambient? I'm running an XP-90 but it's not magic!).
So I've been looking for news on these 1.9 bioses and popped in here http://www.lejabeach.com/MSIK8N/k8nneo2.html and found the 1.8F bios. Have flashed and now my CPU is reporting 26C which is at least a bit more like it! My system temp is stable at ~38C, but I have no idea of the location of that sensor so there could be other factors keeping that one high.
One question - does anyone have a definitive list of settings/temp offsets etc for Speedfan? And maybe some diagrams showing sensor locations? /hopeful
Apologies if any of this is old news of course!
My Specs:
Antec TrueBlue 480W
A64 3500+ Winchester w/XP-90
K8N Neo2 Platinum
1GB Corsair TwinX-XL
Club3d 6800GT w/Arctic NV5 rev2
Twin Maxtor 160GB SATA Raid 1
Creative Audigy 2

are you looking at your bios or are you using something like motherboard monitor?
oh yeah.. btw.. the case temp thermometer is top left... i discovered this with a 120mm fan pushing air over places on the motherboard

What RAM for o/cing 3500+ on K8N Neo2 Plat?

Hi all,
Ive been reading all the problems with o/cing these little beasts, and i hope to god i dont run into any of them!
Im not using SATA or RAID so i guess thats a few problems out the way. My current RAM is really turd though, and its time to buy some new stuff. I want 1gb of something that is hopefully going to hit 250x10 with decent timings. Am i hoping for too much? Ive seen a few people with this setup though.
Ive read the recent Anandtech 3200 memory roundup, and had made up my mind on getting the crucial ballistix stuff. Its the only RAM in the test that hit DDR500 and beyond on the A64 platform. (Supposedly on the K8N neo2 aswell) But after more digging it seems that this is infact a load of crap.
What do i buy???????
I dont want to shell out a load of cash on something that isnt going to perform. Im gutted that the crucial 3200 RAM isnt as good as i was lead to believe. It would have been great running DDR500 at those timings.
Anyway, ill also need to get a better HSF. The thermalright slk948 looks good but my local place just got the XP-90's in. Cant seem to find a decent review of them anywhere either. Any recommendations???
Any help would be great,
Cheers

I thought HT Frequency would affect memory throughput but apparently not. I'll try dropping it to 3x. Thanks.
Memtest is good at finding finding errors in a standalone environment by writing a particular pattern to every location in memory then reading it back to make sure it hasn't changed. So it very good for finding marginal chips and validating that everything is properly hooked together. It also has the advantage of running standalone so you eliminate any XP/driver issues from the equation.
Prime95 is an excellent CPU/memory exerciser because it checks the accuracy of an elaborate computational algorithm to make sure of the results. And since it is running under XP it also tests the entire configuration to some extent because drivers and hardware that are marginal will likely fail much faster under the constant load.
What I call Prime95 Lotto is particularly cool. It is the search for the first 10,000,000 digit prime number. If you find it you get a large share of a $100K prize which is currently about $50K. It also runs in the background and utilizes the CPU 100% without affecting your other apps so you can still use your system while it is running.
The Red Rocket Folding Team effort also makes a great background stress tester.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?boardid=30
I've also found a great graphics stresser:
http://www.daionet.gr.jp/~masa/rthdribl/
Get both going and you really work your system!

Building a K8N Neo2 based system. Need feedback.

Hello everyone!
I am new to the boards and will be building out a new K8N Neo2 based system over the weekend.
I have read this board, and a couple of others, and now I have the bejeebus scared out of me over the MSI K8N Neo2 board!
This isn't the first system I have built, but it is my first AMD box to build.
Please take a look at my signature and provide me any feedback you think worth mentioning. I am somewhat concerned with my RAM.
Maybe my floppy drive.
At any rate, if something noticeably stands out as a "gotcha" please point it out. I would like to make my transition from Intel as painless as possible.
BTW, this is my gaming rig.
Thanks in advance for your input.

Thanks to those who replied.
However, I have decided not to go with the MSI K8N Neo2. Why? Well mostly because there are several instability issues with the MSI board that haven't been resolved and I opted not to deal with them.
Secondly, I put an order in for the K8N and Athlon 64 proc to Monarch Computer. The A64 chip was on back order with an ETA of 10/15. Not only did they change the ETA after I paid for it, but they lowered the price on the chip and wouldn't sell it to me for the difference. Basically they are sucking in buyers on AMD chips they don't have in stock, have no idea when they will get them, and are adjusting prices on the chips in the meantime. I find such business practices unacceptable. So I cancelled my order and will never do business with Monarch Computer again.
I ordered a new Athlon 64 proc in stock at Newegg.com (but a few dollars more than Monarch, but price doesn't go up and down weekly as it seems to do at Monarch!) and I ordered the Asus A8V Deluxe board. Yes, it is a VIA board that is a bit slower than the NEO, but it doesn't have nearly the amount of problems as the NEO from what I have read. So, bottom line is stability and ability to OC off a stable platform while buying the components at a reasonable price and with a reputable vendor.

Stock A64 fan running out of control -- K8N Neo2.

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