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
21/05/2013 23:31:39.883 WindowServer[93]: MPAccessSurfaceForDisplayDevice: Set up page flip mode on display 0x78c8d2fe device: 0x10646ea10 isBackBuffered: 1 numComp: 3 numDisp: 3
21/05/2013 23:31:39.892 WindowServer[93]: MPAccessSurfaceForDisplayDevice: Set up page flip mode on display 0x78c8d1b0 device: 0x10646e110 isBackBuffered: 1 numComp: 3 numDisp: 3
21/05/2013 23:31:41.029 WindowServer[93]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
21/05/2013 23:31:41.059 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d2fe: MappedDisplay Unit 2; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
21/05/2013 23:31:41.059 WindowServer[93]: Display 0x78c8d1b0: MappedDisplay Unit 0; ColorProfile { 3, "HD 709-A Calibrated"}; TransferTable (256, 3)
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)
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