Hard Disk Upgrade on my 27-inch Late 2009 iMac 11,1

Hello Everyone,
I would like to upgrade the harddisk in my iMac from a Seagate 1TB model to a Seagate 2TB model.
I have read in the forums that for this particular model of the iMac, i have to ensure that i buy the same model of the hard disk as what came in my machine originally. So i have figured that part out. I am thinking of getting a 2.0TB Seagate Barracuda XT.
Am i expected to run into any problems post upgrade?
I read somewhere that Apple has done some firmware upgrade which pretty much limits user options for disk upgrades. Result being, your FAN goes mad and runs at rull speed and etc etc..
Any and every feedback is useful.
Thank you.
Regards,

No problem. I am not happy with this situation. This is an easy swap minus the Fan issues and I don't want to mess with the software solution.
I did call Mac Sales and their ACT was to order Part Number 922-8827 and attach it to the outside of the HDD and plug that into the logic board. This was said to be the most consistent method to getting a successful HDD swap without fan issues.
I am looking for that part. I will keep everyone up to date.
Btw, my iMac is the 11,3 2.93 GHz i7 27" (Mid-2010). It shipped with a Seagate HDD 7200.12.

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        AdobeVersionCueCS2: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCueCS2
        Qmaster: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Qmaster
        VirtualPCOSServices: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualPCOSServices
        Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [killed]    com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.cloudphotosd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.photolibraryd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
        10 processes killed due to memory pressure
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [killed]    com.apple.awdd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.ifdreader.plist
        [failed]    com.apple.mtrecorder.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.softwareupdated.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 [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.logmein.LMILaunchAgentFixer.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
        [running]    com.logmein.logmeingui.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.apple.spirecorder.plist
        [loaded]    com.bombich.ccc.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.logmein.raupdate.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist [Click for support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
        Mail    Application  (/Applications/Mail.app)
        Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
        AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
        iAntiVirus    Application Hidden (/Applications/iAntiVirus/iAntiVirus.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]
        Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.5.3f3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]
        Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Click for support]
        EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 [Click for support]
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
    Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
        DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.2
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Adobe Version Cue CS2  [Click for support]
        Adobe Version Cue CS3  [Click for support]
        Adobe Version Cue CS4  [Click for support]
        Déjà Vu  [Click for support]
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Growl  [Click for support]
        SixtyFourSwitcher  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Auto backup: YES
        Volumes being backed up:
            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 190.89 GB
        Destinations:
            My Book [Local]
            Total size: 1.00 TB
            Total number of backups: 13
            Oldest backup: 2015-04-21 19:59:59 +0000
            Last backup: 2015-05-02 19:49:37 +0000
            Size of backup disk: Adequate
                Backup size 1.00 TB > (Disk used 190.89 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
            12%    iavd
             5%    iAntiVirus
             5%    WindowServer
             5%    diskimages-helper
             1%    mdworker(5)
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        537 MB    kernel_task
        266 MB    Google Chrome Helper(4)
        111 MB    Google Chrome
        74 MB    ocspd
        74 MB    WindowServer
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        1.45 GB    Free RAM
        2.55 GB    Used RAM
        59 MB    Swap Used
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        May 3, 2015, 11:26:23 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2015-05-03-112623_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
        May 3, 2015, 11:22:17 AM    Self test - passed

    Thanks for all the replies.
    I've now installed the ad blocker, thrown away the unwanted files, and thrown away a copy of Firefox that Adware said had a problematic extension.
    Things are better, but still slow.
    Activity Monitor shows that with just Mail, Chrome and Excel running, 2.9GB of my 4GB RAM is used. Opening InDesign (always slow) increase that to 3.2GB. But the graph stays green.
    Console shows several potential problems but I don't know if any are significant. In any case I will call my Mac store tomorrow to ask their advice about RAM.
    04/05/2015 18:52:05.309 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3383189 oid:3383189 ino:3383189 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/INBOX.mbox/AB2DA797-EBE4-453E-82BD-8CE588E5D59D/Data/9/6/6/Attachments/669999/5 -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/INBOX.mbox/AB2DA797-EBE4-453E-82BD-8CE588E5D59D/Data/9/6/6/Attachments/669999/5
    04/05/2015 18:52:05.309 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3375445 oid:3375445 ino:3375445 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/INBOX.mbox/AB2DA797-EBE4-453E-82BD-8CE588E5D59D/Data/9/6/6/Messages -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/INBOX.mbox/AB2DA797-EBE4-453E-82BD-8CE588E5D59D/Data/9/6/6/Messages
    04/05/2015 18:52:10.564 com.apple.backupd-helper[66]: Attempt to use XPC with a MachService that has HideUntilCheckIn set. This will result in unpredictable behavior: com.apple.backupd.status.xpc
    04/05/2015 18:52:11.090 com.apple.backupd-helper[66]: Attempt to use XPC with a MachService that has HideUntilCheckIn set. This will result in unpredictable behavior: com.apple.backupd.status.xpc
    04/05/2015 18:52:12.727 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:52:13.021 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:52:13.022 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:52:14.284 helpd[296]: Cannot find executable for CFBundle 0x7fb412caabe0 </Library/Documentation/Help/iWorkFunctionsHelp.help> (not loaded)
    04/05/2015 18:52:15.085 helpd[296]: Cannot find executable for CFBundle 0x7fb412d1f540 </Library/Documentation/Help/X422MFPHelp.help> (not loaded)
    04/05/2015 18:52:17.455 helpd[296]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 1. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
    04/05/2015 18:52:17.456 helpd[296]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 1. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
    04/05/2015 18:52:21.737 helpd[296]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 3. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
    04/05/2015 18:52:21.738 helpd[296]: CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary on line 3. Parsing will be abandoned. Break on _CFPropertyListMissingSemicolon to debug.
    04/05/2015 18:52:23.292 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 18:52:31.811 AddressBookManager[428]: Validate metadata timed out, cancelling
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.395 accountsd[262]: AIDA Notification plugin running
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.396 accountsd[262]: Enter ShareKitAccountEnabler  - didChangeWithType - type=2 for account [email protected] (A9323757-5224-408D-AE23-0CB83451E046).
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.467 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.573 accountsd[262]: AIDA Notification plugin running
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.574 accountsd[262]: Enter ShareKitAccountEnabler  - didChangeWithType - type=2 for account [email protected] (A9323757-5224-408D-AE23-0CB83451E046).
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.922 accountsd[262]: AIDA Notification plugin running
    04/05/2015 18:52:33.923 accountsd[262]: Enter ShareKitAccountEnabler  - didChangeWithType - type=2 for account [email protected] (D9A0E166-5A9D-4D1B-B82F-E4CA68F064F3).
    04/05/2015 18:52:34.068 accountsd[262]: AIDA Notification plugin running
    04/05/2015 18:52:34.068 accountsd[262]: Enter ShareKitAccountEnabler  - didChangeWithType - type=2 for account [email protected] (D9A0E166-5A9D-4D1B-B82F-E4CA68F064F3).
    04/05/2015 18:52:34.354 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 18:52:35.161 icbaccountsd[430]: Connection error while checking Apple Internalness. Error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 "Couldn’t communicate with a helper application." (The connection to service named com.apple.CrashReporterSupportHelper was invalidated.) UserInfo=0x7fe8584355d0 {NSDebugDescription=The connection to service named com.apple.CrashReporterSupportHelper was invalidated.}
    04/05/2015 18:52:35.597 helpd[296]: Could not find access page in directory /Applications/Carbon Copy Cloner/Carbon Copy Cloner.app/Contents/Resources/Help
    04/05/2015 18:52:35.598 helpd[296]: Could not find access page in directory /Applications/Carbon Copy Cloner/Carbon Copy Cloner.app/Contents/Resources/Help
    04/05/2015 18:52:35.612 helpd[296]: Could not find access page in directory /Applications/Final Cut Pro Studio/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Final Cut Pro Help
    04/05/2015 18:52:35.613 helpd[296]: Could not find access page in directory /Applications/Final Cut Pro Studio/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Final Cut Pro Help
    04/05/2015 18:52:37.542 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3111641 oid:3111641 ino:3111641 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@imap.gmail.com -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@imap.gmail.com
    04/05/2015 18:52:37.542 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3078032 oid:3078032 ino:3078032 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected] -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]
    04/05/2015 18:52:37.542 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3096791 oid:3096791 ino:3096791 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/[Google Mail].mbox/Spam.mbox -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/[Google Mail].mbox/Spam.mbox
    04/05/2015 18:52:37.542 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3112877 oid:3112877 ino:3112877 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@imap.gmail.com -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@imap.gmail.com
    04/05/2015 18:52:37.542 mds[55]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file  dev:16777225 storeDev:16777218 mode:41ed hint:3105498 oid:3105498 ino:3105498 fsEvents:1 /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/Mailboxes -- /Users/leopard/Library/Mail/V2/Mailboxes
    04/05/2015 18:52:39.465 sandboxd[328]: ([430]) icbaccountsd(430) deny mach-lookup com.apple.CrashReporterSupportHelper
    04/05/2015 18:52:42.205 com.apple.backupd[433]: Starting automatic backup
    04/05/2015 18:52:43.308 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 18:52:50.022 com.apple.backupd[433]: Backing up to /dev/disk1s3: /Volumes/My Book/Backups.backupdb
    04/05/2015 18:53:40.588 mapspushd[322]: 2015-05-04 18:53:40.588, 322, 42c4fc20, [MapsAnnouncements]: server returned error: 404 for URL http://gspe21.ls.apple.com/config/announcements?hardware=iMac10,1&lang=en&os=osx &os_build=14D136&os_version=10.10.3
    04/05/2015 18:53:40.589 mapspushd[322]: 2015-05-04 18:53:40.588, 322, 42c4fc20, [MapsAnnouncements]: Failed to load announcements document: Error Domain=GEOErrorDomain Code=-601 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (GEOErrorDomain error -601.)" UserInfo=0x7fba42c4deb0 {NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=http://gspe21.ls.apple.com/config/announcements?hardware=iMac10,1&lang=en&os=osx &os_build=14D136&os_version=10.10.3, HTTP Status Code=404}
    04/05/2015 18:53:40.989 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook[440]) Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.quicklook
    04/05/2015 18:53:41.159 nbagent[439]: XPC Activity invoked with state=0
    04/05/2015 18:53:41.160 nbagent[439]: XPC Activity invoked with state=2
    04/05/2015 18:53:41.329 storeaccountd[317]: AccountServiceDelegate: Accepting new connection <NSXPCConnection: 0x7ff9a8580770> connection from pid 439 with interface <AccountServiceInterface: 0x7ff9a8598880> (PID 439)
    04/05/2015 18:53:41.739 periodic-wrapper[441]: Running daily periodic task.
    04/05/2015 18:53:43.613 storeaccountd[317]: ADI: {
        "Accept-Ranges" = bytes;
        "Cache-Control" = "max-age=14400";
        Connection = "Keep-Alive";
        "Content-Encoding" = gzip;
        "Content-Language" = "en-us";
        "Content-Length" = 793;
        "Content-Type" = "application/x-apple-plist";
        Date = "Mon, 04 May 2015 17:53:43 GMT";
        Etag = "\"e20-5071070ddab80\"";
        Expires = "Mon, 04 May 2015 21:53:43 GMT";
        "Keep-Alive" = "timeout=15, max=281";
        "Last-Modified" = "Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:01:18 GMT";
        Server = Apache;
    04/05/2015 18:53:44.006 sandboxd[328]: ([447]) nbstated(447) deny ipc-posix-shm-read-data com.apple.AppleDatabaseChanged
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.000 kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Recovery HD on device disk0s3
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.472 mdworker[366]: (ImportBailout.Error:1325) Asked to exit for Diskarb
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.474 mdworker[435]: (ImportBailout.Error:1325) Asked to exit for Diskarb
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.476 mdworker[436]: (ImportBailout.Error:1325) Asked to exit for Diskarb
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.476 mdworker[437]: (ImportBailout.Error:1325) Asked to exit for Diskarb
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.478 CoreServicesUIAgent[359]: unexpected message <OS_xpc_error: <error: 0x7fff76be0c60> { count = 1, contents =
      "XPCErrorDescription" => <string: 0x7fff76be0f70> { length = 18, contents = "Connection invalid" }
    }>
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.478 mdworker[438]: (ImportBailout.Error:1325) Asked to exit for Diskarb
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.558 fseventsd[42]: Logging disabled completely for device:1: /Volumes/Recovery HD
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.565 mds[55]: (Volume.Normal:2464) volume:0x7f96c413b000 ********** Bootstrapped Creating a default store:0 SpotLoc:(null) SpotVerLoc:(null) occlude:0 /Volumes/Recovery HD
    04/05/2015 18:53:58.000 kernel[0]: hfs: unmount initiated on Recovery HD on device disk0s3
    04/05/2015 18:56:38.724 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:56:39.031 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:56:39.031 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:56:40.704 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:56:40.977 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:56:40.977 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:56:43.160 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:56:43.428 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:56:43.428 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:00.920 WindowServer[154]: CGXDisplayDidWakeNotification [729933074334]: posting kCGSDisplayDidWake
    04/05/2015 18:57:00.920 WindowServer[154]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: Deferring.
    04/05/2015 18:57:01.086 identityservicesd[287]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd52247b130>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat   notification: __CFNotification 0x7fd522414040 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}
    04/05/2015 18:57:01.235 identityservicesd[287]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd52247b130>:    NC Disabled: NO
    04/05/2015 18:57:01.241 identityservicesd[287]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd52247b130>:   DND Enabled: NO
    04/05/2015 18:57:01.242 identityservicesd[287]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd52247b130>: Updating enabled: YES   (Topics: (
    04/05/2015 18:57:06.630 com.apple.backupd[433]: Will copy (547 KB) from Macintosh HD
    04/05/2015 18:57:06.720 com.apple.backupd[433]: Found 14392 files (112.99 GB) needing backup
    04/05/2015 18:57:06.728 com.apple.backupd[433]: 136.19 GB required (including padding), 118.1 GB available
    04/05/2015 18:57:09.840 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:57:10.119 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:10.119 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:12.387 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:57:12.668 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:12.669 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:14.340 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:57:14.619 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:14.619 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:14.620 com.apple.backupd[433]: Deleted backup /Volumes/My Book/Backups.backupdb/Paul Breeden’s imac (2)/2015-05-02-204937 containing 782.8 MB; 118.88 GB now available, 136.19 GB required
    04/05/2015 18:57:22.106 com.apple.backupd[433]: Deleted backup /Volumes/My Book/Backups.backupdb/Paul Breeden’s imac (2)/2015-05-03-181125 containing 31.6 MB; 118.92 GB now available, 136.19 GB required
    04/05/2015 18:57:22.108 com.apple.backupd[433]: Removed 2 expired backups so far, more space is needed - deleting oldest backups to make room
    04/05/2015 18:57:22.281 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 18:57:22.562 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:22.562 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 18:57:47.959 com.apple.backupd[433]: Deleted backup /Volumes/My Book/Backups.backupdb/Paul Breeden’s imac (2)/2015-04-25-125849 containing 2.94 GB; 121.86 GB now available, 136.19 GB required
    04/05/2015 18:57:47.960 com.apple.backupd[433]: Removed 3 expired backups so far, more space is needed - deleting oldest backups to make room
    04/05/2015 18:58:01.552 com.apple.backupd[433]: Deleted backup /Volumes/My Book/Backups.backupdb/Paul Breeden’s imac (2)/2015-04-26-110446 containing 6.31 GB; 128.17 GB now available, 136.19 GB required
    04/05/2015 18:58:01.554 com.apple.backupd[433]: Removed 4 expired backups so far, more space is needed - deleting oldest backups to make room
    04/05/2015 18:58:30.290 com.apple.backupd[433]: Deleted backup /Volumes/My Book/Backups.backupdb/Paul Breeden’s imac (2)/2015-04-27-095120 containing 110.88 GB; 239.05 GB now available, 136.19 GB required
    04/05/2015 18:58:30.290 com.apple.backupd[433]: Deleted 5 backups containing 120.95 GB total; 239.05 GB now available, 136.19 GB required
    04/05/2015 18:58:30.290 com.apple.backupd[433]: Backup date range was shortened: oldest backup is now Apr 28, 2015
    04/05/2015 18:59:01.076 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook[533]) Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.quicklook
    04/05/2015 18:59:09.015 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 18:59:10.846 nsurlstoraged[308]: purgeEntireFileSystemStore - failed to rename the current cache dir /Users/leopard/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Caches/com.apple. mail/fsCachedData to new cache dir /var/folders/wv/x9z7l4911p33dv8jyv6nby6m0000gn/T/fsCachedData_remove.  Errno=18
    04/05/2015 18:59:14.837 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 18:59:51.249 spindump[412]: Saved spin report for System Preferences version 14.0 (14.0) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/System Preferences_2015-05-04-185951_Paul-Breedens-imac-5.spin
    04/05/2015 19:00:05.000 kernel[0]: process WindowServer[154] caught causing excessive wakeups. Observed wakeups rate (per sec): 157; Maximum permitted wakeups rate (per sec): 150; Observation period: 300 seconds; Task lifetime number of wakeups: 66094
    04/05/2015 19:00:05.871 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.ReportCrash.Root[544]) Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.ReportCrash.DirectoryService
    04/05/2015 19:00:05.875 SubmitDiagInfo[340]: Couldn't load config file from on-disk location. Falling back to default location. Reason: Won't serialize in _readDictionaryFromJSONData due to nil object
    04/05/2015 19:00:11.473 spindump[412]: Saved wakeups_resource.diag report for WindowServer version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WindowServer_2015-05-04-190011_Paul-Breedens-im ac-5.wakeups_resource.diag
    04/05/2015 19:00:56.197 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
    04/05/2015 19:00:56.530 iconservicesd[59]: Failed to move temp file /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store/B9FF2D6E-5D0C-1218-402C-B706F28B0A 68.isdata.tmp to /Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store/B9FF2D6E-5D0C-1218-402C-B706F28B0A 68.isdata with error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=516 "“B9FF2D6E-5D0C-1218-402C-B706F28B0A68.isdata.tmp” couldn’t be moved to “com.apple.iconservices.store” because an item with the same name already exists." UserInfo=0x7fb949c13070 {NSSourceFilePathErrorKey=/Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store/B9FF2D6E -5D0C-1218-402C-B706F28B0A68.isdata.tmp, NSUserStringVariant=(
        Move
    ), NSDestinationFilePath=/Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store/B9FF2D6E-5D0 C-1218-402C-B706F28B0A68.isdata, NSFilePath=/Library/Caches/com.apple.iconservices.store/B9FF2D6E-5D0C-1218-402C -B706F28B0A68.isdata.tmp, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fb949c11ba0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. File exists"}
    04/05/2015 19:00:57.204 QuickLookSatellite[545]: Failed to obtain sandbox extension for path=/Users/leopard/Library/Caches/com.apple.quicklook.satellite. Errno:1
    04/05/2015 19:00:57.211 QuickLookSatellite[545]: Failed to obtain sandbox extension for path=/Users/leopard/Library/Caches/com.apple.quicklook.satellite. Errno:1
    04/05/2015 19:00:57.796 QuickLookSatellite[545]: CGSConnectionByID: 0 is not a valid connection ID.
    04/05/2015 19:00:57.796 QuickLookSatellite[545]: Invalid Connection ID 0
    04/05/2015 19:01:02.753 sandboxd[328]: ([545]) QuickLookSatelli(545) deny file-issue-extension /Users/leopard/Library/Caches/com.apple.quicklook.satellite
    04/05/2015 19:01:02.824 sandboxd[328]: ([545]) QuickLookSatelli(545) deny mach-lookup com.apple.nsurlstorage-cache
    04/05/2015 19:01:02.837 sandboxd[328]: ([545]) QuickLookSatelli(545) deny file-issue-extension /Users/leopard/Library/Caches/com.apple.quicklook.satellite
    04/05/2015 19:01:02.896 sandboxd[328]: ([545]) QuickLookSatelli(545) deny mach-lookup com.apple.nsurlstorage-cache
    04/05/2015 19:01:08.015 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook.satellite.7940DB53-496F-47D2-87E2-C3EE3CBF1E27[545]) Service exited due to signal: Killed: 9
    04/05/2015 19:01:19.128 apsd[75]: Illegal subject name missing 'courier.push.apple.com' (2.5.4.3): ({
        label = "2.5.4.6";
        "localized label" = "2.5.4.6";
        type = string;
        value = US;
        label = "2.5.4.8";
        "localized label" = "2.5.4.8";
        type = string;
        value = California;
        label = "2.5.4.7";
        "localized label" = "2.5.4.7";
        type = string;
        value = Cupertino;
        label = "2.5.4.10";
        "localized label" = "2.5.4.10";
        type = string;
        value = "Apple Inc.";
        label = "2.5.4.3";
        "localized label" = "2.5.4.3";
        type = string;
        value = "courier.sandbox.push.apple.com";
    04/05/2015 19:01:24.087 Adobe InDesign CS5[550]: WARNING: The Gestalt selector gestaltSystemVersion is returning 10.9.3 instead of 10.10.3. Use NSProcessInfo's operatingSystemVersion property to get correct system version number.
    Call location:
    04/05/2015 19:01:24.087 Adobe InDesign CS5[550]: 0   CarbonCore                          0x93ff9291 ___Gestalt_SystemVersion_block_invoke + 135
    04/05/2015 19:01:24.087 Adobe InDesign CS5[550]: 1   libdispatch.dylib                   0x9a9460b5 dispatch_once_f + 251
    04/05/2015 19:01:24.087 Adobe InDesign CS5[550]: 2   libdispatch.dylib                   0x9a9470d8 dispatch_once + 31
    04/05/2015 19:01:24.088 Adobe InDesign CS5[550]: 3   CarbonCore                          0x93f7269d _Gestalt_SystemVersion + 1050
    04/05/2015 19:01:24.088 Adobe InDesign CS5[550]: 4   CarbonCore                          0x93f717c0 Gestalt + 150
    04/05/2015 19:01:24.088 Adobe InDesign CS5[550]: 5   AdobeAFL                            0x016ebfae _ZN5adobe3afl12MacFileUtils13AFileToFSSpecERKNS0_5AFileER6FSSpec + 5254
    04/05/2015 19:01:24.088 Adobe InDesign CS5[550]: 6   ???                                 0x8feb70b3 0x0 + 2414571699
    04/05/2015 19:01:28.908 Mail[309]: {"status":"400","schemes":"Bearer","scope":"https://mail.google.com/"}
    04/05/2015 19:01:28.952 Adobe InDesign CS5[550]: The function ‘CGSFlushWindow’ is obsolete and will be removed in an upcoming update. Unfortunately, this application, or a library it uses, is using this obsolete function, and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system performance. Please use `CGSFlushWindowContentRegion' instead.
    04/05/2015 19:01:29.229 Mail[309]: XOAUTH2 requires user
    04/05/2015 19:01:29.229 Mail[309]: Failed to start the SASL connection
    SASL(-1): generic failure: XOAUTH2 requires user
    Hope this isn't too much ... thanks again for everyone's input.

  • My Mac is a 21.5-inch Late 2009 with a 1 TB Seagate HD that must be replaced, according to Apple support, but they denied me that right because the serial is not part of the replacement program: any suggestions to get a plausible solution to this problem?

    My Mac is a 21.5-inch Late 2009 with a 1 TB Seagate HD that must be replaced, according to Apple support Panama, but they denied me that right because the serial is not part of the replacement program: any suggestions to get a plausible solution to this problem?
    I would want to know what are the criteria used by the people al espresslane support to deny the opportunity presented by the replacement program, given the situation that these 1 TB Seagate HD´s have had problems and certainly not only in the batch they accepted, but probable in other batches too.
    The second question is about the powerpc support that is lost when updating from Snow Leopard to Lion X: I can not read my medical application UPTODATE.
    I hope that there wil be some kind of support to help me solve that problem, this is my first petition actually.
    Now, I do not have access to my yahoo email, intermitent access to Apple home page, unpredictable access to Apple store and no access to iCloud in my iMac: when I try to access these web sites, the blue web address bar is interrupted and never goes to the end, no filling up the whole bar.
    I do not know what is the first problem, the Seagate HD or the Lion X, but my life is becoming a miserable one, not having the opportunity to enter in the raplacement program, losing the powerpc support because of the updating to Lion X, the necessity to buy Lion X again because it used to appear as a paid program, but not anymore, and finally having no access to my yahoo email, Apple home website and Apple store and no access at all to the iCloud: I am done.
    Chao, Elías.

    You can have Apple or a competent service shop replace the internal HD for a fee, unless you have AppleCare and the iMac is within its warranty period in which case it will cost nothing. If you must pay the cost will be approximately $350 US.
    PowerPC support is gone with Lion. You can install or retain Snow Leopard on another partition, and boot Snow Leopard as necessary.
    The inability to load web pages is a different problem, unless it is related to your failing hard disk.

  • My hard drive is slower than ever - Late 2009 iMac - help requested

    I was testing my hard disk via BlackMagic Disk Speed Test across the network (for copying files from my MacBook Pro to my Late 2009 iMac, and I was shocked at the write speeds.
    Because of this, I went to the machine and ran local tests, both BlackMagic and xbench. Suddenly I was horrified when I saw the performance for write operations well below the speeds I'd observed in the past. Luckily, I had saved xbench files so I had the ability to compare old disk tests. In the summer of 2013 running 10.7.3, this same hard drive had an uncached write speed of 116 MB/s [4K blocks] and 94 MB/s [256K block]. Now, the drive running under 10.9.5 is performing very inconsistently, with top speeds around 80 MB/s and averages more like 50 MB/s.
    I cannot think of any significant changes to tools or background applications installed since that time, so I ran EtreCheck -- the results of which I'm pasting below.
    Any guidance as to what I should test would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading! --
    Chris
    Problem description:
    Hard disk slowed to less than half the speed from Mac OS X 10.7.3, as I am now on 10.9.5 and the speed appears to be roughly 40M/s uncached write down from 119M/s previously. I am using the same drive, memory and most of the same applications.
    The only large difference is the OS.
    EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
    Report generated March 8, 2015 at 3:30:34 PM CDT
    Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
    Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
    Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
        iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) (Technical Specifications)
        iMac - model: iMac10,1
        1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
        12 GB RAM Upgradeable
            BANK 0/DIMM0
                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
            BANK 1/DIMM0
                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
            BANK 0/DIMM1
                2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
            BANK 1/DIMM1
                2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
        ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB
            iMac 2560 x 1440
    System Software: ℹ️
        OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Time since boot: 3 days 1:55:43
    Disk Information: ℹ️
        Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 disk0 : (1 TB)
            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            myMac (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (204.80 GB free)
            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
        HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GA11N 
    USB Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
        Apple Internal Memory Card Reader 63.86 GB
            LYNX (disk1s1) /Volumes/LYNX : 63.85 GB (57.95 GB free)
        Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Firewire Information: ℹ️
        WD My Book 111D 800mbit - 800mbit max
            EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            My Book 2TB (disk3s2) /Volumes/My Book 2TB : 2.00 TB (966.24 GB free)
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
        Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
            /Applications/ExpanDrive.app
        [not loaded]    com.expandrive.filesystems.strongfuse (2.5.6 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
            /Applications/NetShade.app
        [not loaded]    foo.tap (1.0) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    foo.tun (1.0) [Click for support]
            /Applications/Parallels Access.app
        [loaded]    com.parallels.virtualsound (1.0 22641.906168 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
            /Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.hidhook (9.0 24229.991745) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (9.0 24229.991745) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.netbridge (9.0 24229.991745) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (9.0 24229.991745) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.vnic (9.0 24229.991745) [Click for support]
            /System/Library/Extensions
        [loaded]    com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.globaldelight.driver.VoilaDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.1) [Click for support]
        [loaded]    org.dungeon.driver.SATSMARTDriver (1.1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [failed]    com.apple.AddressBook.SourceSync.plist [Click for details]
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [running]    com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper7.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.daz3d.content_management_service.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.freemacsoft.appcleanerd.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.github.GitHub.GHInstallCLI.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.marketcircle.billingspro.accessd.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.marketcircle.billingspro.backupd.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.marketcircle.billingspro.configd.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.marketcircle.billingspro.httpd.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.marketcircle.billingspro.portsd.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.raynersw.nshctldo.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.stclairsoft.AppTamerAgent.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.backup-auto.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.helper.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.zqueue.servetome-server.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    de.metaquark.appfresh.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist [Click for support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        TotalSpaces2    Application  (/Applications/TotalSpaces2.app)
        Macs Fan Control    Application  (/Applications/Macs Fan Control.app)
        App Tamer    Application  (/Applications/App Tamer.app)
        Default Folder X Helper    Application  (/Library/PreferencePanes/Default Folder X.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Default Folder X Helper.app)
        Bartender    Application  (/Applications/Bartender.app)
        Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
        AppCleaner Helper    Application  (/Applications/AppCleaner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AppCleaner Helper.app)
        Box Sync    Application  (/Applications/Box Sync.app)
        Fantastical    Application  (/Applications/Fantastical.app)
        CopyLess    Application Hidden (/Applications/CopyLess.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
        Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.2 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101750: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4 [Click for support]
        Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
        AdBlock
        My eBay Manager
        1Password
        Quickscript
        DirectLinks
        Tabletoy
        ShowPass
        Ember
        Search Netflix from Wikipedia
        PopSearch
        Ultimate Status Bar
        The Camelizer - Amazon Price Tracker
        musicbox
        Duplicate Tab Button
        The Tracktor
        BackTrack
        Open in Internet Explorer
        Social Fixer
        QuickNuke
        InvisibleHand
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Default Folder X  [Click for support]
        FinderPop  [Click for support]
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Java  [Click for support]
        Perian  [Click for support]
        Printopia  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Skip System Files: NO
        Mobile backups: OFF
        Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
        Volumes being backed up:
            myMac: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 794.55 GB
        Destinations:
            My Book 2TB [Local]
            Total size: 2.00 TB
            Total number of backups: 108
            Oldest backup: 2013-08-09 19:35:21 +0000
            Last backup: 2015-03-08 18:41:10 +0000
            Size of backup disk: Too small
                Backup size 2.00 TB < (Disk used 794.55 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
             5%    WindowServer
             2%    coreaudiod
             1%    Box Sync Monitor
             1%    ScreensharingAgent
             1%    Boom
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        941 MB    Safari
        438 MB    mds_stores
        438 MB    iPhoto
        425 MB    Finder
        399 MB    com.apple.IconServicesAgent
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        1.67 GB    Free RAM
        5.87 GB    Active RAM
        4.20 GB    Inactive RAM
        1.15 GB    Wired RAM
        3.83 GB    Page-ins
        0 B    Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        Mar 7, 2015, 11:20:50 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AddressBookSourceSync_2015-03- 07-232050_[redacted].crash

    Hi Eric -
    I did a horrible job of explaining *when* the slow performance became noticeable. These changes did not happen when I installed Mavericks, I just don't have benchmarks *saved* to give the support community exact numbers after Mavericks was installed. The performance at that time was roughly the same, although you might recall that the old app xbench no longer worked to give a comparison because one or more of the sections of testing wouldn't work (memory, if I recall correctly, although I will run it when I am back at that machine and post here).
    In any case, the only significant change since the slow down is the OS, but the decline in performance was noticed in the fall. It wasn't until I tried this network copying task the other day that I decided to run BlackMagic's test. This is when I realized I should go check the performance on the local machine. Having already run through many of the generic recommendations, I thought perhaps someone here who has a much deeper understanding of the storage abstraction layer would have guidance on specific preference files that might be corrupted since I can't find any tool to check them. I've noticed that many of the people seeking guidance are not very technical and the advice is similarly geared. I'm sure I could spend a little time this week finding comparable tools in Mac OS X to those I'd have used in the past on Windows (Sysinternals) to do real time debugging and process analysis.
    So far I have found that there were a few processes running high, like the dashboard client, so I moved (deleted) the preference file and rebooted. This resulted in the gain to that 60 MB/sec write performance (up from the low of 40 MB/sec), but there must be other areas yet unexplored.
    At this point I'm considering a fresh install, but I'd been told in previous exchanges when I first started developing on Macs (2008) that fresh installs were rarely the best solution on Macs.
    Can you give me guidance on that? You probably know that in the Windows world it is often (depending on how you define often) necessary to format and reinstall the OS. As a long time systems architect developing everything from device drivers to enterprise solutions, I see that as a result of the attempts to maintain legacy support for so long and the convoluted resulting APIs and failure to make real fixes for fear of causing problems with older hardware and software. Would you suggest erasing and reinstalling?
    @BobHarris - I know that's a problem and it's why I monitor the drive more than I do drives in other systems. My drive didn't qualify for replacement, but I think Apple doesn't always do a good job with the recalls. I was very fortunate that my old white MacBook qualified for quite a few replacement parts so it's a great browsing-the-web computer now, but at its age, it isn't capable of running most of the apps I need. I have considered selling the 27" iMac but when I last had it in for warranty repair, the DisplayPort was misaligned to the case, so I'm going to have to pay labor just to get it popped open to fix that (since the service center says they didn't cause the DP problem - although they must have!)... In any case, if I have to spend that money, I might as well use the drive doubler kit since I never use the optical drive in that box anyway. Mostly I love having it because of the gorgeous big screen. That being said, costs of repairs are silly when I can just buy another used MBP circa 2012 and get twice the processing power then use a CalDigit dock like the one I use with my existing MBP to use an inexpensive HD TV for the monitor.
    Thanks for the replies folks - the input is awesome!
    Chris

  • IMac 27-inch, Late 2009 Freezes - OSX 10.9.5

    Greetings everyone,
    Since a few days ago (today is Sept, 25th 2014), after I have applied an update for Safari and iTunes, when I play World of Warcraft for a few minutes, a flick happens and only the mouse pointer moves on the screen. No keyboard response, nothing else.
    I have to turn the machine off so I can try using it again.
    I have read a lot about this kind of problem on forums and they seem to be either related to age or RAM (so experts recommend to clean memory slots and vacuum out the dust from the air holes to facilitate the cooling, but I haven't tried yet.
    I did some search and could gather some information with EtreCheck that I hope will be of any use for those that could land me some help.
    Before showing the info, please do not bother for the etc/hosts number. I have changed this list myself to avoid publicity on my machine before Adblocker was created :-D
    EtreCheck Info:
    EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
    Report generated 25 septembre 2014 20:46:31 UTC+2
    Hardware Information: ?
      iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) (Verified)
      iMac - model: iMac11,1
      1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
      4 GB RAM
    Video Information: ?
      ATI Radeon HD 4850 - VRAM: 512 MB
      iMac 2560 x 1440
    System Software: ?
      OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0 days 0:28:59
    Disk Information: ?
      ST31000528ASQ disk0 : (1 TB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 896,48 GB (349,85 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
      BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 102,86 GB (10,81 GB free)
      OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H 
    USB Information: ?
      Western Digital Ext HDD 1021 2 TB
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
      backup (disk1s2) /Volumes/backup: 2 TB (1,13 TB free)
      Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
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