The internal hard drive on my early 2009 24" iMac is nearly full.  How do I add an external drive so that it functions just like the internal drive on the iMac?

The internal hard drive on my early 2009 24" iMac is nearly full.  I have already worked to free as much space on the HD as possible.  How do I add an external HD and have the iMac read it as though it was part of the internal HD.  I know about external HD for additional storage and I do have an external HD, but, it is so much easier to search the drive when it is internal than having to perform a search on the internal drive and then a search on the external drives.  And, it is easier to save files to an internal drive so that I don't have to decide which external drive to use to save files.  In other words, I want to add an external HD and have it function as though I had purchased a larger internal HD.

That is simply not possible. Every drive is a separate device. It cannot be used to extend an internal drive as though you had a seamlessly larger drive.
What you can do is to create a striped RAID array using the internal drive and an external drive. However, doing this will erase the internal drive and you will lose everything on the internal drive. Furthermore, installing Lion or Mountain Lion becomes a bit of a problem because you cannot create a Recovery HD on a RAID and this tends to make the installer choke. However, you can clone an existing Lion or Mountain Lion system to the RAID and designate the RAID as a startup volume.
I would not recommend the RAID solution, personally, but there are many who do. I prefer the basic solution of spending the money on a larger internal hard drive instead of an external hard drive.
RAID Basics
For basic definitions and discussion of what a RAID is and the different types of RAIDs see RAIDs.  Additional discussions plus advantages and disadvantages of RAIDs and different RAID arrays see:
RAID Tutorial;
RAID Array and Server: Hardware and Service Comparison.
Hardware or Software RAID?
RAID Hardware Vs RAID Software - What is your best option?
RAID is a method of combining multiple disk drives into a single entity in order to improve the overall performance and reliability of your system. The different options for combining the disks are referred to as RAID levels. There are several different levels of RAID available depending on the needs of your system. One of the options available to you is whether you should use a Hardware RAID solution or a Software RAID solution.
RAID Hardware is always a disk controller to which you can cable up the disk drives. RAID Software is a set of kernel modules coupled together with management utilities that implement RAID in Software and require no additional hardware.
Pros and cons. Software RAID is more flexible than Hardware RAID. Software RAID is also considerably less expensive. On the other hand, a Software RAID system requires more CPU cycles and power to run well than a comparable Hardware RAID System. Also, because Software RAID operates on a partition by partition basis where a number of individual disk partitions are grouped together as opposed to Hardware RAID systems which generally group together entire disk drives, Software RAID tends be slightly more complicated to run. This is because it has more available configurations and options. An added benefit to the slightly more expensive Hardware RAID solution is that many Hardware RAID systems incorporate features that are specialized for optimizing the performance of your system.
For more detailed information on the differences between Software RAID and Hardware RAID you may want to read: Hardware RAID vs. Software RAID: Which Implementation is Best for my Application?

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    0xffffff808683b500 : 0xffffff7f876287f2
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    0xffffff808683b870 : 0xffffff7f877ad74d
    0xffffff808683b9b0 : 0xffffff7f877ad2f8
    0xffffff808683bab0 : 0xffffff7f879f6f4a
    0xffffff808683bb50 : 0xffffff7f879f72c2
    0xffffff808683bce0 : 0xffffff7f87a42d35
    0xffffff808683be00 : 0xffffff7f8774bfe8
    0xffffff808683be40 : 0xffffff7f87630567
    0xffffff808683bef0 : 0xffffff80072467a8
    0xffffff808683bf30 : 0xffffff80072452aa
    0xffffff808683bf80 : 0xffffff80072453d9
    0xffffff808683bfb0 : 0xffffff8006eb2977
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1)[A26D2A3D-C06F-3A0F-BCFF-901A98C93C3D]@0xffffff7f875cb 000->0xffffff7f878d8fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f87498000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[38C214C0-83C8-3594-8A4C-DC6AC3FEC163]@0xff ffff7f875b7000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[74E3E50F-E50A-3073-8C96-06F854292A91]@0 xffffff7f87574000
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1)[5F021999-8B18-3BD5-9B98-90617E638A63]@0xffffff7f8 78e6000->0xffffff7f87c07fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.0)[A26D2A3D-C06F-3A0F-BCFF-901A98C93C3D]@0xffffff7f875 cb000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f87498000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    12D78
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.3.0: Sun Jan  6 22:37:10 PST 2013; root:xnu-2050.22.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 3EB7D8A7-C2D3-32EC-80F4-AB37D61492C6
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000006c00000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8006e00000
    System model name: iMac9,1 (Mac-F2218FC8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 8799847618954
    last loaded kext at 4379189511215: com.zeobit.kext.AVKauth          2.3.3 (addr 0xffffff7f89117000, size 16384)
    last unloaded kext at 4368043282836: com.zeobit.kext.AVKauth          2.3.3 (addr 0xffffff7f8909f000, size 12288)
    loaded kexts:
    com.zeobit.kext.AVKauth          2.3.3
    com.zeobit.kext.Firewall          2.3.3
    net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio          1.0.5
    com.StreamOutputser.chaoyueme          1
    com.displaylink.driver.DisplayLinkDriver          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelProfile          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          75.19
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.87
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.7fc4
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.3f3
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.3.0
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.7fc4
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.3f3
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
    com.apple.GeForce          8.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.5
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          34
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.3.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.5.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.6
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          614.20.16
    com.apple.nvenet          2.0.19
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
    com.apple.security.quarantine          2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction          97
    com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          235.29
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          170.2
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.1.3f3
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          170.2
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.7fc4
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc11
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.1.3f3
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.11d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.3f3
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.3.0d51
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.7fc4
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.7fc4
    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          8.1.0
    com.apple.NVDAResman          8.1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDMouse          175.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse          175.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.5.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.3.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          522.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
    com.apple.driver.NVSMU          2.2.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.5.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          220.2
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          345
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
    Any help is greatly appreciated

    It's a
    2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
    I'll get more RAM, I'm sure it'll help... crashed again a couple times today before I could look for those processes (again, just Safari and Mail open)
    Can't find the processes you mentioned earlier, I'm not sure where to search... spotlight is useless, and user files aren't showing anything so far...
    If it helps, here's the latest crash report:
    Wed Apr 24 15:05:55 2013
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f9ce287f2): NVRM[0/2:0:0]: Read Error 0x00001308: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff809c9e5000 0x094700a1, D0, P2/4
    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff8024c22b00 : 0xffffff801c61d626
    0xffffff8024c22b70 : 0xffffff7f9ce287f2
    0xffffff8024c22c30 : 0xffffff7f9cf253b9
    0xffffff8024c22c90 : 0xffffff7f9d27d475
    0xffffff8024c22cd0 : 0xffffff7f9cfb1f9d
    0xffffff8024c22cf0 : 0xffffff7f9cfb1f3d
    0xffffff8024c22d20 : 0xffffff7f9d23fdfa
    0xffffff8024c22dc0 : 0xffffff7f9d1f429e
    0xffffff8024c22ee0 : 0xffffff7f9cfad74d
    0xffffff8024c23020 : 0xffffff7f9cfad2f8
    0xffffff8024c23120 : 0xffffff7f9d1f6f4a
    0xffffff8024c231c0 : 0xffffff7f9d1f72c2
    0xffffff8024c23350 : 0xffffff7f9d243ed8
    0xffffff8024c23480 : 0xffffff7f9cf50723
    0xffffff8024c234c0 : 0xffffff7f9cf4f60c
    0xffffff8024c23510 : 0xffffff7f9d1fd113
    0xffffff8024c23580 : 0xffffff7f9d1f5c5b
    0xffffff8024c23700 : 0xffffff7f9d20287a
    0xffffff8024c23740 : 0xffffff7f9cf0f9b4
    0xffffff8024c23860 : 0xffffff7f9cdfdba2
    0xffffff8024c23930 : 0xffffff7f9ce0568e
    0xffffff8024c23970 : 0xffffff7f9ce015d4
    0xffffff8024c239a0 : 0xffffff7f9ce0156a
    0xffffff8024c23a40 : 0xffffff7f9ce2e16a
    0xffffff8024c23c40 : 0xffffff7f9ce2f029
    0xffffff8024c23d10 : 0xffffff7f9de3704b
    0xffffff8024c23d30 : 0xffffff7f9de36c6f
    0xffffff8024c23d60 : 0xffffff7f9de38279
    0xffffff8024c23e90 : 0xffffff7f9de25450
    0xffffff8024c23eb0 : 0xffffff7f9de5f88a
    0xffffff8024c23ed0 : 0xffffff7f9de5f9b7
    0xffffff8024c23ef0 : 0xffffff801ca467a8
    0xffffff8024c23f30 : 0xffffff801ca452aa
    0xffffff8024c23f80 : 0xffffff801ca453d9
    0xffffff8024c23fb0 : 0xffffff801c6b2977
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1)[A26D2A3D-C06F-3A0F-BCFF-901A98C93C3D]@0xffffff7f9cdcb 000->0xffffff7f9d0d8fff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f9cc98000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[38C214C0-83C8-3594-8A4C-DC6AC3FEC163]@0xff ffff7f9cdb7000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[74E3E50F-E50A-3073-8C96-06F854292A91]@0 xffffff7f9cd74000
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1)[5F021999-8B18-3BD5-9B98-90617E638A63]@0xffffff7f9 d0e6000->0xffffff7f9d407fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.0)[A26D2A3D-C06F-3A0F-BCFF-901A98C93C3D]@0xffffff7f9cd cb000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f9cc98000
             com.apple.GeForce(8.1)[A15BB65E-3501-340F-87CB-2FD2BAD33E35]@0xffffff7f9ddff000 ->0xffffff7f9decbfff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.0)[A26D2A3D-C06F-3A0F-BCFF-901A98C93C3D]@0xffffff7f9cd cb000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[38C214C0-83C8-3594-8A4C-DC6AC3FEC163]@0xff ffff7f9cdb7000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f9cc98000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[74E3E50F-E50A-3073-8C96-06F854292A91]@0 xffffff7f9cd74000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    12D78
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.3.0: Sun Jan  6 22:37:10 PST 2013; root:xnu-2050.22.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 3EB7D8A7-C2D3-32EC-80F4-AB37D61492C6
    Kernel slide:     0x000000001c400000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff801c600000
    System model name: iMac9,1 (Mac-F2218FC8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 3041369734011
    last loaded kext at 259868013244: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs          1.8 (addr 0xffffff7f9d42e000, size 65536)
    last unloaded kext at 320646536298: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver          3.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f9e7b6000, size 8192)
    loaded kexts:
    net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio          1.0.5
    com.StreamOutputser.chaoyueme          1
    com.displaylink.driver.DisplayLinkDriver          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelProfile          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          75.19
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.87
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.7fc4
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.3f3
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.3f3
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.3.0
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.7fc4
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.2.5
    com.apple.GeForce          8.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.5
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          34
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.3.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.5.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.6
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          614.20.16
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.5.1
    com.apple.nvenet          2.0.19
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI          5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
    com.apple.security.quarantine          2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction          97
    com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily          97
    com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          235.29
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          170.2
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.1.3f3
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          170.2
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.7fc4
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.3f3
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.7fc4
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.7fc4
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc11
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.1.3f3
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.11d0
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.3.0d51
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal          8.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d0
    com.apple.NVDAResman          8.1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDMouse          175.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse          175.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.5.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          522.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.3.1
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.5.5
    com.apple.driver.NVSMU          2.2.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          220.2
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          345
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0

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