Airport Drives Constantly Spinning up

I have a USB drive hooked up to my Airport Extreme. The drive spins down when not in use.
I go to my finder and connect to my basestation drive, and the drive spins up. At this point I now have the little "eject" icon sitting next to name of my basestation in the sidebar of my finder window. All is good so far.
If I do not disconnect/eject the drive from computer, the USB drive connected to my basestation will constantly spin up and down every 20-30mins or so. It's like the computer is checking to see if it is there or something. I know this does't happen drives directly connected via USB to my computer. Is there a fix for this?
I'm running 10.8. Airport is running 7.6.1.
Thanks

That is fine.. but I would like to also know if the problem is related to how powernap works.
What OS is the MBP running?
Can you put drives to sleep with specific setting. Even if you set it to something other than default just to try what happens.
In the end.. the problem is Apple do not provide end users with low level access to the router. The later the airport utility the more stuff they removed.. you do not even have a log. So when these issues crop up it is often users who solve it with info like which firmware has the problem.
I can get you a bit deeper into the system but it won't be easy. You may need to do TCPdumps via managed switch or hub which is pretty much in the field of the expert rather than garden user.. and even if you find the problem there is no reason for apple to provide a solution.

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Hard drive constantly spinning up and down when asleep

Hi all,
I have a problem with an external USB 2.0 hard drive connected to my Mac mini (late 2012).
When I put the computer to sleep the drive spins up to speed, stops, then immediately starts to spin up again. This goes on and on.
I understand that drives will periodically spin up when asleep for spotlight indexing etc. However this seems like strange behaviour, it just repeats spinning up and down in an endless cycle.
I have had the drive for a while now, as my time machine backup. Interestingly this problem only started after I rearranged my desk when I set up a second monitor. I have a USB 3.0 drive (my scratch disk) that behaves normally.
I have drives set to not sleep in preferences.
I have searched around but can only find posts about people not wanting to wait for drives to spin up when they open finder etc.
What do you think? Could the drive be on its way out? It is a Samsung spinpoint f3 1tb in an Iomega enclosure, for information...
I appreciate any help,
Cheers,
Mike

Hi BDAqua,
I should have noticed this earlier but it appears the problem is with the mini waking from sleep and thus causing the drives to wake.
When I put the mini top sleep (without the external drives powered on) it constantly wakes and sleeps. The displays dont come back on (untiul you click the mouse or hit a key etc.) but you can hear the internal drive spin up and the sleep light comes on, then goes back to blinking until it wakes again.
I have realised that it must be due to the second monitor that I have connected via the mini display port. It is connected using a mini display port to hdmi cable I bought from play.com. Something to do with the display and thunderbolt is casuing the sleep function to misbehave, I think.
Here is the console log that was created after sleeping the mini, allowing it to go through its weird sleep/wake cycle then fully waking it up again.
Hope that makes sense, it is late and I am tired!
Thanks for all your help.
Mike
21/05/2013 23:30:16.840 loginwindow[42]: ERROR | -[LWScreenLock(Private) screenIsLockedTimeExpired:] | No lock state found, use built in check
21/05/2013 23:30:16.000 kernel[0]: HID tickle 43809 ms
21/05/2013 23:30:18.747 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xc1 for display 0x003f003f
21/05/2013 23:30:18.747 WindowServer[93]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
21/05/2013 23:30:18.752 WindowServer[93]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
21/05/2013 23:30:18.766 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xc2 for display 0x003f003d
21/05/2013 23:30:18.766 WindowServer[93]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
21/05/2013 23:30:18.784 airportd[1018]: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “ASUS60”. Bailing on auto-join.
21/05/2013 23:30:19.169 WindowServer[93]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
21/05/2013 23:30:19.206 loginwindow[42]: resume called when there was already a timer
21/05/2013 23:30:19.000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 10:bf:48:3e:02:74
21/05/2013 23:30:58.348 com.apple.backupd-helper[1028]: Not starting Time Machine backup after wake - failed to resolve alias to backup volume.
21/05/2013 23:31:02.141 WindowServer[93]: CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
21/05/2013 23:31:02.142 loginwindow[42]: find_shared_window: WID -1
21/05/2013 23:31:02.142 loginwindow[42]: CGSGetWindowTags: Invalid window 0xffffffff
21/05/2013 23:31:02.142 loginwindow[42]: find_shared_window: WID -1
21/05/2013 23:31:02.142 loginwindow[42]: CGSSetWindowTags: Invalid window 0xffffffff
21/05/2013 23:31:02.307 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xc8 for display 0x78c8d2fe
21/05/2013 23:31:02.311 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xc9 for display 0x78c8d1b0
21/05/2013 23:31:02.311 WindowServer[93]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x7fd5b9025b30(2000), shield 0x7fd5b3105bb0(2001)
21/05/2013 23:31:02.352 com.apple.time[11]: Next maintenance wake [Backup Interval]: <date: 0x7fc0e5906240> Tue May 21 23:42:48 2013 BST (approx)
21/05/2013 23:31:02.352 com.apple.time[11]: Requesting maintenance wake [Backup Interval]: <date: 0x7fc0e5906240> Tue May 21 23:42:48 2013 BST (approx)
21/05/2013 23:31:02.370 WindowServer[93]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x7fd5b9025b30(2000), shield 0x7fd5b3105bb0(2001)
21/05/2013 23:31:02.389 WindowServer[93]: device_generate_lock_screen_screenshot: authw 0x7fd5b9025b30(2000), shield 0x7fd5b3105bb0(2001)
21/05/2013 23:31:02.000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Sleep
21/05/2013 23:31:04.000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 10:bf:48:3e:02:74
21/05/2013 23:31:04.000 kernel[0]: LE is supported - Disable LE meta event
21/05/2013 23:31:04.000 kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link DOWN virtIf = 0
21/05/2013 23:31:04.000 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Down on en1. Reason 8 (Disassociated because station leaving).
21/05/2013 23:31:04.000 kernel[0]: en1::IO80211Interface::postMessage bssid changed
21/05/2013 23:31:04.000 kernel[0]: Ethernet [AppleBCM5701Ethernet]: Link down on en0
21/05/2013 23:31:04.000 kernel[0]: IOThunderboltSwitch(0x0)::listenerCallback - Thunderbolt HPD packet for route = 0x0 port = 12 unplug = 0
21/05/2013 23:31:10.000 kernel[0]: IOThunderboltSwitch(0x0)::listenerCallback - Thunderbolt HPD packet for route = 0x0 port = 11 unplug = 0
21/05/2013 23:31:10.000 kernel[0]: IOThunderboltSwitch(0x0)::listenerCallback - Thunderbolt HPD packet for route = 0x0 port = 12 unplug = 0
21/05/2013 23:31:10.000 kernel[0]: TBT W (2): 0x0010 [√]
21/05/2013 23:31:10.000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)
21/05/2013 23:31:10.000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake
21/05/2013 23:31:10.000 kernel[0]: Previous Sleep Cause: 5
21/05/2013 23:31:10.000 kernel[0]: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'X3'.
21/05/2013 23:31:10.000 kernel[0]: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140
21/05/2013 23:31:10.000 kernel[0]: IOThunderboltSwitch(0x0)::listenerCallback - Thunderbolt HPD packet for route = 0x0 port = 11 unplug = 1
21/05/2013 23:31:10.965 configd[18]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.190, en1-:192.168.1.47) DNS- Proxy- SMB
21/05/2013 23:31:11.549 hidd[46]: MultitouchHID: device bootloaded
21/05/2013 23:31:11.632 hidd[46]: MultitouchHID: device bootloaded
21/05/2013 23:31:11.000 kernel[0]: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'US'.
21/05/2013 23:31:11.000 kernel[0]: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 149 153 157 161 165
21/05/2013 23:31:11.000 kernel[0]: MacAuthEvent en1   Auth result for: 10:bf:48:3e:02:74 MAC AUTH succeeded
21/05/2013 23:31:11.000 kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0
21/05/2013 23:31:11.000 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1
21/05/2013 23:31:11.000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 10:bf:48:3e:02:74
21/05/2013 23:31:11.000 kernel[0]: en1::IO80211Interface::postMessage bssid changed
21/05/2013 23:31:12.000 kernel[0]: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'GB'.
21/05/2013 23:31:12.000 kernel[0]: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140
21/05/2013 23:31:12.000 kernel[0]: Graphics suppressed 2116 ms
21/05/2013 23:31:12.000 kernel[0]: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
21/05/2013 23:31:12.454 configd[18]: network changed: v4(en1+:192.168.1.47) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
21/05/2013 23:31:12.466 UserEventAgent[11]: Captive: en1: Not probing 'ASUS60' (protected network)
21/05/2013 23:31:12.470 configd[18]: network changed: v4(en1!:192.168.1.47) DNS Proxy SMB
21/05/2013 23:31:12.895 airportd[1030]: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “ASUS60”. Bailing on auto-join.
21/05/2013 23:31:12.915 airportd[1030]: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “ASUS60”. Bailing on auto-join.
21/05/2013 23:31:13.000 kernel[0]: nd6_na_input: duplicate IP6 address fe80:0005::22c9:d0ff:fe8f:b1eb
21/05/2013 23:31:14.000 kernel[0]: Ethernet [AppleBCM5701Ethernet]: Link up on en0, 1-Gigabit, Full-duplex, Symmetric flow-control, Debug [796d,2301,0de1,0300,c5e1,3800]
21/05/2013 23:31:14.757 configd[18]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.190, en1) DNS! Proxy! SMB
21/05/2013 23:31:14.776 mDNSResponder[39]: 78: Could not write data to clientPID[-1]() because of error - aborting connection
21/05/2013 23:31:14.779 mDNSResponder[39]: 78: DNSServiceGetAddrInfo      v4v6 39-courier.push.apple.com. PID[-1]()
21/05/2013 23:31:15.000 kernel[0]: IOThunderboltSwitch(0x0)::listenerCallback - Thunderbolt HPD packet for route = 0x0 port = 11 unplug = 0
21/05/2013 23:31:16.000 kernel[0]: IOThunderboltSwitch(0x0)::listenerCallback - Thunderbolt HPD packet for route = 0x0 port = 11 unplug = 1
21/05/2013 23:31:17.426 com.apple.time[11]: Next maintenance wake [Backup Interval]: <date: 0x7fc0e3201de0> Tue May 21 23:42:48 2013 BST (approx)
21/05/2013 23:31:17.426 com.apple.time[11]: Requesting maintenance wake [Backup Interval]: <date: 0x7fc0e3201de0> Tue May 21 23:42:48 2013 BST (approx)
21/05/2013 23:31:17.000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Sleep
21/05/2013 23:31:17.000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 10:bf:48:3e:02:74
21/05/2013 23:31:17.000 kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link DOWN virtIf = 0
21/05/2013 23:31:17.000 kernel[0]: LE is supported - Disable LE meta event
21/05/2013 23:31:17.000 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Down on en1. Reason 8 (Disassociated because station leaving).
21/05/2013 23:31:17.000 kernel[0]: en1::IO80211Interface::postMessage bssid changed
21/05/2013 23:31:17.000 kernel[0]: Ethernet [AppleBCM5701Ethernet]: Link down on en0
21/05/2013 23:31:24.000 kernel[0]: IOThunderboltSwitch(0x0)::listenerCallback - Thunderbolt HPD packet for route = 0x0 port = 11 unplug = 0
21/05/2013 23:31:24.000 kernel[0]: IOThunderboltSwitch(0x0)::listenerCallback - Thunderbolt HPD packet for route = 0x0 port = 11 unplug = 1
21/05/2013 23:31:24.000 kernel[0]: IOThunderboltSwitch(0x0)::listenerCallback - Thunderbolt HPD packet for route = 0x0 port = 12 unplug = 0
21/05/2013 23:31:24.000 kernel[0]: TBT W (2): 0x0010 [√]
21/05/2013 23:31:24.000 kernel[0]: Wake reason: EC.DarkPME (Maintenance)
21/05/2013 23:31:24.000 kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Wake - Full Wake/ Dark Wake / Maintenance wake
21/05/2013 23:31:24.000 kernel[0]: Previous Sleep Cause: 5
21/05/2013 23:31:24.006 configd[18]: network changed: v4(en0:192.168.1.190, en1-:192.168.1.47) DNS* Proxy SMB
21/05/2013 23:31:24.010 mDNSResponder[39]: DeregisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en1 (192.168.1.47)
21/05/2013 23:31:24.973 configd[18]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.190) DNS- Proxy- SMB
21/05/2013 23:31:24.978 mDNSResponder[39]: DeregisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (192.168.1.190)
21/05/2013 23:31:25.269 hidd[46]: MultitouchHID: device bootloaded
21/05/2013 23:31:25.277 hidd[46]: MultitouchHID: device bootloaded
21/05/2013 23:31:26.000 kernel[0]: MacAuthEvent en1   Auth result for: 10:bf:48:3e:02:74 MAC AUTH succeeded
21/05/2013 23:31:26.000 kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0
21/05/2013 23:31:26.000 kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1
21/05/2013 23:31:26.000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 10:bf:48:3e:02:74
21/05/2013 23:31:26.000 kernel[0]: en1::IO80211Interface::postMessage bssid changed
21/05/2013 23:31:26.000 kernel[0]: Graphics suppressed 2278 ms
21/05/2013 23:31:26.000 kernel[0]: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
21/05/2013 23:31:26.580 configd[18]: network changed: v4(en1+:192.168.1.47) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
21/05/2013 23:31:26.583 mDNSResponder[39]: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en1 (FE80:0000:0000:0000:22C9:D0FF:FE8F:B1EB)
21/05/2013 23:31:26.583 mDNSResponder[39]: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en1 (192.168.1.47)
21/05/2013 23:31:26.590 configd[18]: setting hostname to "mikemini"
21/05/2013 23:31:26.592 UserEventAgent[11]: Captive: en1: Not probing 'ASUS60' (protected network)
21/05/2013 23:31:26.596 configd[18]: network changed: v4(en1!:192.168.1.47) DNS Proxy SMB
21/05/2013 23:31:27.016 airportd[1030]: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “ASUS60”. Bailing on auto-join.
21/05/2013 23:31:27.000 kernel[0]: nd6_na_input: duplicate IP6 address fe80:0005::22c9:d0ff:fe8f:b1eb
21/05/2013 23:31:28.000 kernel[0]: Ethernet [AppleBCM5701Ethernet]: Link up on en0, 1-Gigabit, Full-duplex, Symmetric flow-control, Debug [796d,0301,0de1,0300,c5e1,3800]
21/05/2013 23:31:28.797 configd[18]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.190, en1) DNS! Proxy! SMB
21/05/2013 23:31:28.803 mDNSResponder[39]: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (FE80:0000:0000:0000:AA20:66FF:FE11:3086)
21/05/2013 23:31:28.803 mDNSResponder[39]: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (192.168.1.190)
21/05/2013 23:31:28.816 mDNSResponder[39]: 78: Could not write data to clientPID[-1]() because of error - aborting connection
21/05/2013 23:31:28.819 mDNSResponder[39]: 78: DNSServiceGetAddrInfo      v4v6 13-courier.push.apple.com. PID[-1]()
21/05/2013 23:31:28.835 configd[18]: setting hostname to "MikeMini.local"
21/05/2013 23:31:30.000 kernel[0]: IOThunderboltSwitch(0x0)::listenerCallback - Thunderbolt HPD packet for route = 0x0 port = 11 unplug = 0
21/05/2013 23:31:31.000 kernel[0]: IOThunderboltSwitch(0x0)::listenerCallback - Thunderbolt HPD packet for route = 0x0 port = 11 unplug = 1
21/05/2013 23:31:33.745 loginwindow[42]: ERROR | -[LWScreenLock(Private) screenIsLockedTimeExpired:] | No lock state found, use built in check
21/05/2013 23:31:33.000 kernel[0]: HID tickle 9738 ms
21/05/2013 23:31:35.674 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xca for display 0x003f003f
21/05/2013 23:31:35.674 WindowServer[93]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
21/05/2013 23:31:35.679 WindowServer[93]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
21/05/2013 23:31:35.700 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xcb for display 0x003f003d
21/05/2013 23:31:35.701 WindowServer[93]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
21/05/2013 23:31:35.712 airportd[1030]: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “ASUS60”. Bailing on auto-join.
21/05/2013 23:31:36.104 WindowServer[93]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
21/05/2013 23:31:36.129 loginwindow[42]: resume called when there was already a timer
21/05/2013 23:31:36.000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 10:bf:48:3e:02:74
21/05/2013 23:31:36.896 coreaudiod[1003]: HALDefaultDevice::GetDefaultDevice: server returned 0 for the default device, so picking one locally
21/05/2013 23:31:36.897 coreaudiod[1003]: HALDefaultDevice::GetDefaultDevice: server returned 0 for the default device, so picking one locally
21/05/2013 23:31:37.669 WindowServer[93]: Received display connect changed for display 0x78c8d1b0
21/05/2013 23:31:37.683 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xcc for display 0x78c8d1b0
21/05/2013 23:31:37.683 WindowServer[93]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
21/05/2013 23:31:37.684 WindowServer[93]: Received display connect changed for display 0x3f003d
21/05/2013 23:31:37.684 WindowServer[93]: Received display connect changed for display 0x78c8d2fe
21/05/2013 23:31:39.009 WindowServer[93]: Received display connect changed for display 0x78c8d1b0
21/05/2013 23:31:39.026 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xcd for display 0x78c8d1b0
21/05/2013 23:31:39.026 WindowServer[93]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
21/05/2013 23:31:39.027 WindowServer[93]: Received display connect changed for display 0x3f003d
21/05/2013 23:31:39.027 WindowServer[93]: Received display connect changed for display 0x3f003e
21/05/2013 23:31:39.051 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xce for display 0x78c8d2fe
21/05/2013 23:31:39.051 WindowServer[93]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
21/05/2013 23:31:39.490 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d1b0: GL mask 0x1; bounds (1920, 0)[1920 x 1080], 16 modes available
Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 5e3, Model 2353, S/N 572, Unit 0, Rotation 0
UUID 0x000005e3000023530000057200000000, ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}
21/05/2013 23:31:39.490 WindowServer[93]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x01024400, GL mask 0x00000007, accelerator 0x000032af, unit 0, caps QEX|QGL|MIPMAP, vram 1412 MB
texture units 8, texture max 16384, viewport max {16384, 16384}, extensions FPRG|NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
21/05/2013 23:31:39.490 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x003f003d: GL mask 0x2; bounds (4864, 0)[1 x 1], 1 modes available
off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 1, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffff003f003d
21/05/2013 23:31:39.491 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x003f003f: GL mask 0x8; bounds (4865, 0)[1 x 1], 1 modes available
off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 3, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffff003f003f
21/05/2013 23:31:39.491 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: GL mask 0x4; bounds (0, 0)[1920 x 1080], 16 modes available
Main, Active, on-line, enabled, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 5e3, Model 2353, S/N 63d, Unit 2, Rotation 0
UUID 0x000005e3000023530000063d00000000, ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}
21/05/2013 23:31:39.491 WindowServer[93]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x01024400, GL mask 0x00000007, accelerator 0x000032af, unit 0, caps QEX|QGL|MIPMAP, vram 1412 MB
texture units 8, texture max 16384, viewport max {16384, 16384}, extensions FPRG|NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
21/05/2013 23:31:39.685 WindowServer[93]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
21/05/2013 23:31:39.713 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: MappedDisplay Unit 2; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:39.714 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d1b0: MappedDisplay Unit 0; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:39.730 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: MappedDisplay Unit 2; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:39.730 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d1b0: MappedDisplay Unit 0; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:39.805 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xcf for display 0x78c8d1b0
21/05/2013 23:31:39.806 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xd0 for display 0x003f003d
21/05/2013 23:31:39.806 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xd1 for display 0x003f003f
21/05/2013 23:31:39.811 WindowServer[93]: Created shield window 0xd2 for display 0x78c8d2fe
21/05/2013 23:31:39.841 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d1b0: MappedDisplay Unit 0: Startup Mode 1920 x 1080, CGSThirtytwoBitColor, Resolution 1, IOMode 0x80000000, IODepth 0x0, IOReturn 0x0
21/05/2013 23:31:39.841 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: MappedDisplay Unit 2: Startup Mode 1920 x 1080, CGSThirtytwoBitColor, Resolution 1, IOMode 0x80000000, IODepth 0x0, IOReturn 0x0
21/05/2013 23:31:39.842 WindowServer[93]: Display added
21/05/2013 23:31:39.842 WindowServer[93]: Display removed
21/05/2013 23:31:39.875 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: GL mask 0x4; bounds (0, 0)[1920 x 1080], 16 modes available
Main, Active, on-line, enabled, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 5e3, Model 2353, S/N 63d, Unit 2, Rotation 0
UUID 0x000005e3000023530000063d00000000, ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}
21/05/2013 23:31:39.876 WindowServer[93]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x01024400, GL mask 0x00000007, accelerator 0x000032af, unit 0, caps QEX|QGL|MIPMAP, vram 1412 MB
texture units 8, texture max 16384, viewport max {16384, 16384}, extensions FPRG|NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
21/05/2013 23:31:39.876 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d1b0: GL mask 0x1; bounds (1920, 0)[1920 x 1080], 16 modes available
Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 5e3, Model 2353, S/N 572, Unit 0, Rotation 0
UUID 0x000005e3000023530000057200000000, ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}
21/05/2013 23:31:39.876 WindowServer[93]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x01024400, GL mask 0x00000007, accelerator 0x000032af, unit 0, caps QEX|QGL|MIPMAP, vram 1412 MB
texture units 8, texture max 16384, viewport max {16384, 16384}, extensions FPRG|NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
21/05/2013 23:31:39.876 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x003f003d: GL mask 0x2; bounds (4864, 0)[1 x 1], 1 modes available
off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 1, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffff003f003d
21/05/2013 23:31:39.876 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x003f003f: GL mask 0x8; bounds (4865, 0)[1 x 1], 1 modes available
off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 3, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffff003f003f
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21/05/2013 23:31:41.059 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: MappedDisplay Unit 2; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
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21/05/2013 23:31:41.062 WindowServer[93]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
21/05/2013 23:31:41.076 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: MappedDisplay Unit 2; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.076 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d1b0: MappedDisplay Unit 0; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.088 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: MappedDisplay Unit 2; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.089 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d1b0: MappedDisplay Unit 0; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.103 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: MappedDisplay Unit 2; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.104 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d1b0: MappedDisplay Unit 0; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.843 WindowServer[93]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
21/05/2013 23:31:41.846 WindowServer[93]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
21/05/2013 23:31:41.871 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: MappedDisplay Unit 2; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.871 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: MappedDisplay Unit 2; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.872 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d1b0: MappedDisplay Unit 0; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.872 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d1b0: MappedDisplay Unit 0; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.889 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: MappedDisplay Unit 2; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.889 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: MappedDisplay Unit 2; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.890 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d1b0: MappedDisplay Unit 0; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
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21/05/2013 23:32:20.130 com.apple.backupd-helper[1043]: Not starting Time Machine backup after wake - failed to resolve alias to backup volume.

External Drive Constantly spinning up...

Good Morning,
I have a perfectly functioning LaCie External which I use ONLY as a Super Duper Clone. The Clone function is done every evening at 6:30 pm.
Here's the problem - When I save a file locally on my iMac (which would normally bring up the Save Dialog instantly), I get the spinning ball while the External spins up. Not a huge problem, but is slows me down and it's aggravating!
Is there any way I can tell the iMac (Snow Leopard) to stop looking at that Drive - except for Super Duper?
Thanks is advance for any responses.
AK

I believe that I have located the answer - and that is - No, you can't stop the drive from spinning up randomly even if you're not trying to access it.
Here's the link to the discussion - http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=852030
If anyone has any answer or ideas otherwise - please advise.
Thanks!
AK

Disc Drive constantly spinning

My Disc Drive spins 80% of the time that the laptop is open, and even sometimes when it is closed. this has been happening for probably 6 months now I just never thought it was that big of a deal, but the last thing I want is for it to break. it trys to spin even if there isnt a disc in it..
any thoughts on what it could be or a safe way to try to fix it myself? I dont want to send it into apple they told me it was like a tear 3 repair or something and would cost wayy more than i care to spend.
I have replaced my HD before so I am familiar and not afraid to open up the mbp and work with it.
Thanks so much, any comments would be great!!!
Austin

Just a shot in the dark, but you might try a cleaning disc in it in case it thinks it's seeing a disc when none is there.
You could also check its flex cable for any damage.
Otherwise, not sure why it would be doing this. As a last resort, you could replace he optical drive with a new one or use an external drive.
Good luck!

Drives constantly spinning down and then up again - poor hard drives!

My mac pro seems like it wants to kill my hard drives - I hear it spinning down drives and then within 60 seconds it will spin them up again. This happens over and over again.
I even have tried taking the "put drives to sleep" option off but it still happens.
1) I would LIKE to spin drives down and keep them down unless needed to save energy - can I find out why in the world the system keeps spining them up again?
2) If not, how can I keep them from spinning down at all?
Constant start/stop cycles can't be good for my system.
I've got a total of 4 drives - system drive, 2 drives in raid 1 and then a 4th drive. I have no idea which (one or more) is spinning down

You know, it sometimes helps to be specific.
Drive make, model, even firmware.
Seagate had a bunch of drives last year that would take 90 minutes to wake from sleep that drove people crazy (but seemed to be mostly or more common with iMac).
Hardware Monitor has a warning and probably something in the readme (those things you are suppose to read before installing?).
Stripped down system and minimal extras really does prove to to work better, fewer "side effects" and less trouble.
And when you do have your system installed, backup. Don't use it for anything else. I have had to resort to one of those backups more than I like now with Mac Pro. Put it on a FW400 drive and put it on a shelf.
Testing - make a list of what you add or change. Then let it run for a couple days that way before adding something else.
Zap the PRAM and reset the SMC. Run Apple Hardware Test. Maybe there is a problem - or you have a USB or FW device that interferes. Or driver.
In some ways, I think Vista and XP lets you see and control all the startupitems better.

Superdrive constantly spins up during sleep

After recently upgrading to Lion I've noticed that once my Mac Pro goes to sleep, the superdrive and the hard drive constantly spin up every 15 seconds or so.
I've disabled 'Wake for Ethernet network access' thinking it was constantly being polled by my Apple TV but that didn't change things. Is anyone else seeing this issue?
- neil

I got it on Tuesday. I'm pretty sure the indexing is finished - at least, there is no mdworker in the background. Of course I will make use of the free tech support if I can't solve it. Thanks for your reply.

USB Hub makes Airport Extreme HDDs constantly spin up and down

Hello there,
I have a new Airport Extreme, (newest model, but not a time capsule). I have discovered that when I plug an external USB HDD into the AE, everything is dandy. But when I use a powered USB hub, the HDDs are constantly spinning up and down. All connected computers are shut down. Nothing is accessing the AE. From my testing it seems to be the powered USB hub that is creating the issue. Has anyone else noticed this? Could it be my hub (Amazon Basics 7 port powered USB hub)? Anyone have any success with a different hub?
Thanks all!

It can be a whole lot of stuff interacting.
What are the external disks you are testing with.. as that is just as important as the hub.
I have not had issues using hub.. but I seldom try it.
Powered hubs of low quality (ie standard cheap end, rebadged made in China junk) can have substantial issues with power leaking.. ie it sources power from its own supply or the AE or the drive..
Let me suggest you test one at a time.
Plug in just one disk.. (will the hub work without the power supply plugged in.. some do).. assuming it is not a self powered drive.. see if it is ok by itself.. test each drive.. with the hub powered and unpowered.. tell us what you get.

Which Is True for 24/7 Sleep? Hard Drive Could Fail Because It's Constantly Spinning or Because It's Suddenly Switched ON

Hi. It's sleep vs. shutdown again. I read some computer components are better off on sleep mode, some components are better off shutted down. If each component lasts longer in sleep mode and some shutted down, what then is the best for Macs as a whole?
If it's sleeping for 24/7 won't the hardisk for example wear out more because it's constantly spinning. Won't the power supply wear out more because there's some heat? On the other hand with shutting it down then turning it back on, the components could fail because of the sudden expansion they say from cold components when it's switched ON (or sudden jerk to moving components when it's switched ON)?
Doesn't sleep turn off components anyway like they were shutyed down so even if you use sleep, there's still a possibilit of it expanding from a cold components to warm components (or sudden jerks with components like in the hard drive)?
Apple's manual says put it on sleep. What do they mean exactly? Are the recent Macs designed be ON 24/7 for years? Or do they mean put it to sleep mode as must as possible in a day but still shut it down at some point?
There should be a more thorough scientific study on component failure for Macs and computers already on sleep vs. shutdown. Thank you in advance. Gbu.
What're your experiences between sleep and shutdown. Which components lasted longer for sleep, for shutdown?

baltwo wrote:
I never sleep desktop computers or their HDs, only their displays, run 24/7, and have only had one HD faiurel the past 11 years. Most electromechanical devicesw fail during power on.
Some questions: Is it possible to keep the drive platters constantly spinning? Doesn't most drive firmware set the drive to spin down after about 10 minutes of inactivity? If this is the case, wouldn't it make the question moot, at least as far as drive life is concerned? Drives have a finite number of spin up/ spin down cycles. I don't know if you get around this by never sleeping the computer. If the computer is sleeping, the drive is spun down and the heads are parked. If the computer is set to never sleep, will the drive spin down anyway?
In additon, even if the platters can be kept constantly spinning, don't we have to figure in the long term damage from the extra heat that generates, which might make the whole thing a wash?
Message was edited by: WZZZ
This would appear to support Baltwo's and Dennis's usage scenario. But it doesn't address the drive firmware question I raised, above.
It is better to spin down the hard disk drive whenever you can to       reduce stress on the spindle motor.
Truth :
Normally, the platters are spun up at start up and kept spinning           after that. The spinning up process is the most taxing part on the hard disk drive's spindle motor. Maintaining the spindle speed thereafter requires a lot less           effort.
If the platters have spun down and you need to read/write something           on the platters, you will need to spin up the platters to full speed         before you can read or write. Therefore, if you want maximum performance, it's better to keep the hard disk drive spinning.
However, spinning down the hard disk drive during periods of inactivity can not only reduce power consumption, it can also reduce the heat produced. The reduced thermal output will increase the longevity of your hard disk drive.
So, while spinning down the hard disk drive will not reduce stress on the spindle motor, it can reduce the hard disk drive's power consumption and thermal output as well as increase its lifespan.
http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=84&pgno=3

MacBook Pro running Lion constantly spins up external hard drives while sleeping

My MacBook Pro 8,2 running Lion 10.7.2 constantly spins up its external hard drives (one Firewire 800 and two USB) while sleeping. Is there any way to prevent this? The drives will spin down for a minute or so and then spin back up, which is incredibly annoying. Have to shut the computer down to prevent this.
Thanks. I’m happy to provide more details if needed.

Might be Spotlight indexing... you can turn that off.
Turning Off Spotlight | Mac Tricks And Tips

Is it normal for a hard drive to be constantly spinning?

When I first start-up my Mac for the first time in the morning, the hard drive keeps spinning and spinning and working for about 10 or 15 minutes, and no, Time Machine isn't backing up. Is this normal? Thank you.

In System Preferences, under energy saver, do you have 'put hard drive to sleep when possible' checked?
If you create a new userid, without any login items, and you use that to startup, does it still sound like it's working for 10-15 minutes? If not, then look at the login items under your normal ID, to see what program there is being loaded that causes all the disk access. If not sure, start eliminating one at a time.

My MacBook Pro is running very slow with the wheel constantly spinning. Can anyone please help?!?!

My MacBook is running very slow and the wheel is constantly spinning. It's not just using the internet as it takes forever to start, open programs, etc. It is even taking me a long time to type in this question as the spinning wheel keeps coming up. Below is the EtreCheck.   I would appreciate it if someone could please help me!
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated September 7, 2014 at 11:30:33 PM EDT
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
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Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
Color LCD 1280 x 800
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MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ?
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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Launch Daemons: ?
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Launch Agents: ?
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User Launch Agents: ?
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
Internet Plug-ins: ?
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Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ?
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      3% WindowServer
      0% mdworker
      0% Microsoft Excel
      0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
115 MB Microsoft Excel
115 MB Safari
70 MB Mail
68 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
66 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
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1.71 GB Free RAM
1.46 GB Active RAM
161 MB Inactive RAM
685 MB Wired RAM
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1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
Don't be put off merely by the seeming complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
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There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
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Firewire Drive Randomly Spins Up

I did a quick search and found that people were having issues with their external drives spinning down randomly, however, is anyone having the issue where the drive spins up?
I have a 500GB LaCie D2 connected via Firewire 800 to my Mac Pro. I currently have "Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible," as I did in Tiger. I have 5 drives (4 internal, 1 external), and my computer gets rather loud if all drives are running at once. Anyway, after upgrading to Leopard, this external LaCie drive randomly spins up and since I think the drive is slowly giving up the ghost, it doesn't sound pretty.
Is there a way to prevent this spin up from occurring? I am planning on getting another external drive (not LaCie), but I was thinking of using my current external as an AirPort Disk once that works with Time Machine.
Thanks.

William Lloyd wrote:
Drives can spin up for any number of reasons. Often when you get a file->open dialog.
This didn't happen to me when I was using Tiger. The drive would only spin up when I actually double clicked on the desktop icon and actively accessed it. Getting a dialog box in Safari wouldn't cause it to spin up because Safari wasn't accessing anything on that drive.
After installing Leopard, the drive will spin up when I launch Mail, when a save dialog box pops up in Safari, but mostly it happens at random times when I'm not even on the computer.
You know it's easier on a drive to keep it running constantly than to select that it spin down.
The reason I have this specific drive spinning down is because it sounds like metal on a grinding wheel after spinning for a while. It's not a pleasant sound at all. Until I can get a new drive, I need it to not sound like I'm sharpening knives.
Also, I have 5 drives total (4 internal, 1 external), and that amounts for a lot of noise. Is there a way to control which drives spin down and which spin up? That would be extremely helpful.

External firewire drive constant spin-down/up

I often connect an external Lacie firewire drive to my MacBook Pro for regular time machine backups. When the drive is connected and I'm using my Mac, the drive is constantly spinning and in an 'awake' state.
The drive remains in this state for as long as the display is on. As soon as the display enters sleep mode the external drive spins down, remains in sleep mode for 30 seconds, then spins-up for 20 seconds, only to enter sleep mode again. This cycle continues endlessly causing excessive noise and needless wear and tear.
I've unchecked put hard disk to sleep when possible in the energy saver preferences although this hasn't helped.
Any ideas?

Try un-checking the drive sleep box.
What model is the drive? Is it bus-powered or does it have its own AC power supply brick? What does LaCie have to say?

IMac turn off the HDD that is constantly spinning

Hi All,
I have a 27' iMac with internal SDD and HDD. I really like how it is so quiet. It worked really well out of the box though had a glitch which required a reinstall of Lion. Now the HDD is constantly spinning even if there are no apps open that require r/w access to the HDD. I've used pmset to turn it off after 1 min but I'd rather it didn't come on at all unless i send something to/from the HDD. Any ideas how to configure this correctly?
Ta, H

Having the disk not mount at all can be done a number of ways depending on how much work you want to do in handling this task. There are two places/times where this can be done.
1. You could unmount it at login by placing a unmount app of some kind in your login items or a lunchd plist in your local ~/Library/LaunchAgent.
2. You can unmount it as the machine is booting by creating a launchd startup item in /Library/StartuItems or /Library/LaunchAgent.
So probably for you the easiest is to use your Login Items to launch an app or whatever to unmount the drive as you log in.
You will need some kind of unmount app that can run non-interactively. There are unmount apps you can find in macupdate.com but I don't know if they can be made to run non-interactively.
I don't know your level of experience but unmounting can easily be done from a (bash) shell script (diskutil unmount /Volumes/volname) encapsulated as an app with Platypus or just using the script commands with applescript.
Here's a related thread on this topic:
App/Script for Unmounting a Drive?
Also here's a google search on "how to unmount disk on mac". Look through the hits on suggestions.

[Solved] Fans constantly spinning with GNOME3

Hey all,
I just installed GNOME3 from testing and everything worked OOTB, but since I installed it my fans are constantly spinning. When I check the cpuspeed with cpufreq-info I get this output:
[jente@lappy ~]$ cpufreq-info | grep curren
current policy: frequency should be within 1.20 GHz and 2.27 GHz.
current CPU frequency is 1.20 GHz.
current policy: frequency should be within 1.20 GHz and 2.27 GHz.
current CPU frequency is 1.20 GHz.
current policy: frequency should be within 1.20 GHz and 2.27 GHz.
current CPU frequency is 1.20 GHz.
current policy: frequency should be within 1.20 GHz and 2.27 GHz.
current CPU frequency is 1.20 GHz.
So CPU is fine I guess. Also, when running acpi -t I get the following temperatures:
[jente@lappy ~]$ acpi -t
Thermal 0: ok, 35.0 degrees C
Thermal 1: ok, 53.0 degrees C
Nothing extraordinary I guess - but then why are my fans spinning? Could it be my videocard, since I'm currently using the xf86-video-ati driver instead of Catalyst which I used before? (did a clean install before installing GNOME3)
Thanks in advance!
Last edited by Unia (2011-04-13 19:02:40)

Yep, open source ati driver still lacks good power management, unfortunatelly. Last time i checked it even my desktop hd4850 fan was spinning too fast, even on medium profile (low profile wasn't usefull at all) - it also means that power consumption was high. And as i can see it's not fixed atm: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31000
Unia wrote:No luck with the Catalyst driver - it doesn't work with Xorg 1.10 or above.
catalyst-test is working with xserver 1.10, although it lacks vaapi support.
Unia wrote:Any fix? Can I somehow downgrade to Xorg<1.10?
You can use [xorg19] repo.
I wish you luck, cuz GNOME 3 isn't working well on catalyst.
Last edited by Vi0L0 (2011-04-13 14:50:51)

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