27 Inch iMac 2.8GHz i5 (Mid-2010) Grinding Sound.
Hi, I got my iMac as a replacement last year and it's just started making an intermittent grinding sound. It's never when doing anything specific. I tried to make it make the sound by rendering a video, doing a disk speedtest and nothing happened which has just confused me. I'm usually pretty good with computers, building PCs and repairing them but I have no idea what is going on with my iMac.
Stupidly and because of money problems I couldn't get Applecare so it's 8 months out of warranty.
Has anybody had any issues like this with their iMac, if so what was it that was wrong? I've not had the best of luck with Macs and it's getting annoying that they always break on me. Thanks in advanced!
Benjamin
Thanks, I have regular Time Machines backups so I'm not too concerned about that. It doesn't get louder under load and I've used SMCFanControl to put the 3 fans up 1 at a time and the noise didn't increase or start which leads me to believe it possibly is the Hard Drive. I can't get into AHT for some reason, It worked before updating to Mountain Lion and now I can't even get on to it using the Snow Leopard disk.
I think I could try taking out the Hard Drive and run the drive in an enclosure just to see if the sound will start in one. If it does, I guess that's the easiest thing to replace and might be a good idea to go to an SSD at the same time.
I'll try to explain the sound in more detail. At random times a noise would start and within 2 or 3 seconds it gets to about the volume of the fans at max, when at the peak volume the sound is like an angle grinder grinding metal then it just fades to nothing and the iMac sounds just like normal except for a slight whine from one of my fans that is inaudible unless I put my ear to the machine.
I hope that was enough detail, it's somewhat hard to describe.
Thanks again!
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com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 344
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.7.2
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f16
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533642465238432D47372020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533642465238432D47372020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 11 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02, 500.11 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 5
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 8
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4
USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 3Swizard210,
I have the same model MacBook Pro as you do. In that other thread which you’d linked to, the GPU problems happen with the Mid 2010 15-inch model rather than the Mid 2010 13-inch model, so we don’t have to worry about that problem.
One thing that I noticed in your crash report — almost certainly unrelated to the crash — is that you have 6 GB of RAM installed. Having mismatched RAM (in your case, a 4 GB module in bank 0 and a 2 GB module in bank 1) can reduce performance. When opportunity permits, you might consider purchasing a second 4 GB module to replace your 2 GB module. Having more RAM could also improve throughput, aside from the matched-module aspect. Our model MacBook Pro has been found to support up to 16 GB of RAM when OS X 10.7.5 or newer is installed, so another “gold-plated” option could be to replace both of your memory modules with two 8 GB modules. -
I just updated my RAM (replaced the two 2 gig cards with two Corsair 8 gig cards) and I keep getting a crash report. I have a 21.5 Inch mid 2010 imac. I also am experiencing slow load times with Photoshop and when I try to open Final Cut it says that quartz extreme is not compatible and that I have no VRAM even though I do.
Here is the crash report:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 5426204 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: 2DD57DDB-BB42-5614-395A-CA6225BDAFD9
Wed Mar 20 11:36:53 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801aa43d8e): "a freed zone element has been modified in zone: maps"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2050.18.24/osfmk/kern/zalloc.c:219
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81eb0eb950 : 0xffffff801aa1d626
0xffffff81eb0eb9c0 : 0xffffff801aa43d8e
0xffffff81eb0eba00 : 0xffffff801aa435d2
0xffffff81eb0ebae0 : 0xffffff801aa663f7
0xffffff81eb0ebb20 : 0xffffff801aa67398
0xffffff81eb0ebc70 : 0xffffff801aa6887c
0xffffff81eb0ebd20 : 0xffffff801ad5b8fe
0xffffff81eb0ebf50 : 0xffffff801ade182a
0xffffff81eb0ebfb0 : 0xffffff801aaced33
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchd
Mac OS version:
Not yet set
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
Kernel slide: 0x000000001a800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801aa00000
System model name: iMac11,2 (Mac-F2238AC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 1070542822
last loaded kext at 707348380: com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 320.15 (addr 0xffffff7f9c53e000, size 28672)
loaded kexts:
at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch 3908
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 320.15
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 34
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.2.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 5.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.6
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40 600.70.23
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 5.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.2.5b3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 5.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.6
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.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 5.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 500.15
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.2b1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 5.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.8.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 220
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 344
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.7.2
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com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: iMac11,2, BootROM IM112.0057.B00, 2 processors, Intel Core i3, 3.2 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 1.64f5
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5670, ATI Radeon HD 5670, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D5341384758334D314131333333433920
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D5341384758334D314131333333433920
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x8F), Atheros 9280: 4.0.70.23-P2P
Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 18 devices, 0 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: ST31000528AS, 1 TB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4
USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8502, 0xfd110000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0xfa111000 / 6
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa120000 / 3There have been a few reports on here where Corsair RAM seems to have caused users a lot of grief with crashes.
The recommendation on here, mostly, is to only buy RAM from macsales.com or crucial.com as they guarantee their modules will work and offer a no quibble lifetime guarantee.
I'd put the original RAM back in, return the Corsair chips for a refund and re-order from one of those two companies.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/iMac
http://www.crucial.com/ -
Use 21.5 inch mid 2010 imac as a display for 2013 macbook air?
I would like to use my 21.5 inch mid 2010 imac as a display for my 2013 macbook air. I tried using Screen Recycle, however I would prefer more of a monitor situation than a side-by-side extra screen situation. Ideally with my wireless keyboard and mouse. Does anyone have any advice, or am I asking too much from apple? Thanks very much.
Yes. With an Ethernet cable and a product such as ScreenRecycler.
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How can connect my macbook pro mid 2012 to my imac 21.5 inch mid 2010 ?? I want to use imac like a display for macbook.
Target Display Mode: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
with a mini display to mini display cable. Attach it to the Thunderbolt port on your MBP and to the mini display port on your iMac.
How do I enable TDM?
Make sure both computers are turned on and awake.
Connect a male-to-male Mini DisplayPort or ThunderBolt cable to each computer.
Press Command-F2 on the keyboard of the iMac being used as a display to enable TDM.
Note: In Keyboard System Preferences, if the checkbox is enabled for "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard functions keys," the key combination changes to Command-Fn-F2. -
My iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) has rebooted twice now for no apparent reason, since the successful install of Yosemite.
These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
If you don't see any reports listed, but you know there was a panic, you may have chosen Diagnostic and Usage Messages from the log list. Choose DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION instead.
In the Console window, select
DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION ▹ System Diagnostic Reports
(not Diagnostic and Usage Messages) from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
There is a disclosure triangle to the left of the list item. If the triangle is pointing to the right, click it so that it points down. You'll see a list of reports. A panic report has a name that begins with "Kernel" and ends in ".panic". Select the most recent one. The contents of the report will appear on the right. Use copy and paste to post the entire contents—the text, not a screenshot.
In the interest of privacy, I suggest that, before posting, you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.)
Please don’t post other kinds of diagnostic report.
I know the report is long, maybe several hundred lines. Please post all of it anyway. -
How to upgrade my iMac 27-inch Mid 2010 for video editing?
Hi there, I have an iMac 27-inch, Mid 2010 1TB that I would like to upgrade to work well with film editing (using programs like Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.)
My System's specs:
iMac 27 Inch Mid-2010
- 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3
- 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
- ATI Radeon HD 5670 512 MB
- Last 4 Digits of the Serial Number is JDNP
I'm quite unfamiliar with upgrading an iMac and was hoping I could find some help here regarding what is possible to upgrade on my system? I understand that installing RAM is quite easy, but is it possible to upgrade the Processor and Graphics Card? And what about Installing a bigger hard drive or SSD? Also, where do I take my iMac to get these upgrades? Apple Store? Hopefully I'm not sounding like a complete idiot here. Any help would be greatly appreciated!If you are not computer savvy and have never upgraded a computer before, then you need to see what Apple can do for you, but it maybe better to take your Mac to a third party Apple authorised reseller/repair center as they will be more likely to do actual modifications to your Mac. Apple stores tend to only stick with installing stock OEM Apple hardware.
The CPU cannot be replaced or upgraded or replaced as I believe it is soldered to the logic board.
The GPU maybe able to be upgraded, but the only other GPU option that it can be replaced with is the the 1 GB VRAM GPU version that was a GPU chip model available during the 2010 iMac model year.
This will be hard to locate and, probably, very expensive to purchase (at least $300 U.S.D..).
A third party Mac compatible SSD should be able to be installed, but will be expensive, too!
Get as large an SSD as you can afford to purchase and pay for the installation.
If you stick with a traditional hard drive, your Mac can take up to a 3 TB hard drive.
You CAN install additional RAM yourself. However your Mac year and model will only take a total of 16 GBs of RAM.
Correct, compatible and reliable Mac RAM can ONLY be purchased from online RAM sources Crucial memory or OWC (http://www.macsales.com). -
IMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010) When booting gets stuck and spins. Won't load HELP! SOS!
Apologies to those wiser in dealing with this. I have Apple everything but am totally stumped with my iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010) booting up and then not doing anything except sitting there with the apple symbol on a white screen with the grey mini-circular slashed like a clock little spinner going on and on and on. It seems to be freezing up and locked somehow.
The last time it did boot... I was attempting to install Mavericks. Can anyone please possibly walk me through a few suggestions?
Thank you very much!Once you've booted into Recovery Mode, see if Disk Utility needs to repair the HD. From the four options choose Disk Utility, select Macintosh HD and click on Repair Disk. If anything gets changed click on repair disk again until you get a clean pass. Once done restart as normal from the Apple menu.
If you're still having have a look at this link for suggestions:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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