Idle Super Drive, makes noise every few minutes

My empty and idle super drive will make a mechanical noise, which sounds like the initial motion before the drive drawer opens (perhaps the head seeking and moving). The sound is an annoyance and obviously something is moving and therefore wearing. This happens every few minutes, even when the computer is idle. The drive works fine, both reading and burning. Anyone know what is initiating this movement and how to stop it?
Thanks!
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

My PowerMac G5 drive makes the same noise. It's been happening ever since 10.4.6.
About every five minutes or so, the superdrive will sorta spin up like it's about to read a CD-ROM even if there's no CD in the drive.
It's sorta annoying but I'm more worried about the extra wear and tear on the drive.
I haven't been able to figure out why this happens.

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Wed Oct 11 06:09:16 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0019CADF): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x00000020, CR3: 0x00da7000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000001, EBX: 0x0001d000, ECX: 0x02dd4140, EDX: 0x02ca0e00
ESP: 0x00000020, EBP: 0x13bcbe28, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0x02ca0e00
EFL: 0x00010297, EIP: 0x00160c37, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x13bc0010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x13bcbc78 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x13bcbc9c 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x13bcbcb8 : 0x19cadf (0x3c18e4 0x0 0xe 0x3c169c)
0x13bcbd68 : 0x197c7d (0x13bcbd7c 0x13bcbe28 0x160c37 0x150048)
0x13bcbd74 : 0x160c37 (0x150048 0x2ca0010 0x10010 0x13bc0010)
0x13bcbe28 : 0x161338 (0x174b5000 0x0 0x3020d48 0x1d000)
0x13bcbf78 : 0x19c5c6 (0x12ce708 0x174b5000 0x0 0x3)
0x13bcbfd8 : 0x197bbb (0x2dd43b8 0x2dd43b8 0x1d000 0x20) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xb0220298
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
Thu Oct 12 09:11:48 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0019CADF): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x00000020, CR3: 0x00db6000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000001, EBX: 0x00035000, ECX: 0x02de2140, EDX: 0x02957c00
ESP: 0x00000020, EBP: 0x13e03e28, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0x02957c00
EFL: 0x00010293, EIP: 0x00160c37, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x13e00010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x13e03c78 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x13e03c9c 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x13e03cb8 : 0x19cadf (0x3c18e4 0x0 0xe 0x3c169c)
0x13e03d68 : 0x197c7d (0x13e03d7c 0x13e03e28 0x160c37 0x150048)
0x13e03d74 : 0x160c37 (0x150048 0x2950010 0x60010 0x13e00010)
0x13e03e28 : 0x161338 (0x35000 0x0 0x26522a8 0x35000)
0x13e03f78 : 0x19c5c6 (0x2c66f9c 0x35000 0x0 0x5)
0x13e03fd8 : 0x197bbb (0x2de23b8 0x2de23b8 0x35000 0x20) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbffffc78
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Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
Sun Oct 15 21:58:18 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x00190357): pmapflushtlbs() timeout pmap=0x49a680 cpustosignal=0x2
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x13b9b3a8 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x13b9b3cc 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x13b9b3e8 : 0x190357 (0x3bf6b0 0x49a680 0x2 0x19caf2)
0x13b9b438 : 0x191d42 (0x49a680 0x1df41000 0x0 0x0)
0x13b9b488 : 0x173ef8 (0x8c16 0x0 0x2 0x0)
0x13b9b518 : 0x1683ac (0x3214880 0x0 0x0 0x1000)
0x13b9b608 : 0x1688db (0x1df42000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x13b9b648 : 0x18348b (0x12ddb54 0x1df41000 0x0 0x1df42000)
0x13b9b678 : 0x395f11 (0x12ddb54 0x1df41000 0x1000 0x1000)
0x13b9b6b8 : 0x396bf1 (0x2ccde00 0x12ddf3c 0x1df41000 0x1000)
0x13b9b6e8 : 0x396cd1 (0x247f440 0x2adf800 0x1df41000 0x0)
0x13b9b708 : 0x396ca8 (0x247f440 0x0 0x2 0x400)
0x13b9b728 : 0x3af24d (0x247f440 0x0 0x0 0x806000)
0x13b9b748 : 0x5dbc2f (0x247f440 0x2d73a00 0x0 0x40)
0x13b9b7a8 : 0x5ddcd0 (0x2adf800 0x2d73a00 0x1 0x130)
0x13b9bc88 : 0x5c28ab (0x2adf800 0x13b9bcf0 0x0 0x0)
0x13b9bd18 : 0x3a1e39 (0x2adf800 0x1 0x13b9bd4c 0x13b9bd48) Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.ATIRadeonX1000(4.3.2)@0x5ba000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.0)@0x581000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.3)@0x590000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.4.3)@0x5ab000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
Sun Oct 15 22:15:24 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x00190357): pmapflushtlbs() timeout pmap=0x49a680 cpustosignal=0x2
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x13d4b3a8 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x13d4b3cc 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x13d4b3e8 : 0x190357 (0x3bf6b0 0x49a680 0x2 0x19caf2)
0x13d4b438 : 0x191d42 (0x49a680 0x1e125000 0x0 0x0)
0x13d4b488 : 0x173ef8 (0x1c744 0x0 0x2 0x0)
0x13d4b518 : 0x1683ac (0x31c8ee0 0x0 0x0 0x1000)
0x13d4b608 : 0x1688db (0x1e126000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x13d4b648 : 0x18348b (0x12ddb54 0x1e125000 0x0 0x1e126000)
0x13d4b678 : 0x395f11 (0x12ddb54 0x1e125000 0x1000 0x1000)
0x13d4b6b8 : 0x396bf1 (0x2c3e300 0x12ddf3c 0x1e125000 0x1000)
0x13d4b6e8 : 0x396cd1 (0x28527c0 0x2ab4000 0x1e125000 0x0)
0x13d4b708 : 0x396ca8 (0x28527c0 0x0 0x2 0x0)
0x13d4b728 : 0x3af24d (0x28527c0 0x0 0x0 0x13cb000)
0x13d4b748 : 0x5dbc2f (0x28527c0 0x2c64280 0x0 0x40)
0x13d4b7a8 : 0x5ddcd0 (0x2ab4000 0x2c64280 0x1 0x388)
0x13d4bc88 : 0x5c28ab (0x2ab4000 0x13d4bcf0 0x0 0x0)
0x13d4bd18 : 0x3a1e39 (0x2ab4000 0x1 0x13d4bd4c 0x13d4bd48) Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.ATIRadeonX1000(4.3.2)@0x5ba000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.0)@0x581000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.4.3)@0x590000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.4.3)@0x5ab000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
Sun Oct 15 22:34:06 2006
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x00190357): pmapflushtlbs() timeout pmap=0x49a680 cpustosignal=0x1
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x145eba98 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x145ebabc 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x145ebad8 : 0x190357 (0x3bf6b0 0x49a680 0x1 0x18fb36)
0x145ebb28 : 0x191f7e (0x49a680 0x2a625000 0xfe953128 0xfe953130)
0x145ebb78 : 0x1683e1 (0x49a680 0x2a625000 0x0 0x2a626000)
0x145ebc68 : 0x1688db (0x2a626000 0x0 0x1 0x0)
0x145ebca8 : 0x163511 (0x1b72f3c 0x2a625000 0x0 0x2a626000)
0x145ebcd8 : 0x3b4ea8 (0x1b72f3c 0x2a625000 0x1000 0x0)
0x145ebcf8 : 0x3af17c (0x33fe1c0 0x0 0x1 0x3b659b)
0x145ebd18 : 0x3af24d (0x33fe1c0 0x0 0x3568ac0 0x41)
0x145ebd38 : 0x3a550c (0x33fe1c0 0x2a625000 0x0 0x41)
0x145ebd98 : 0x1894c5 (0x3049f00 0x380d1bc 0x2e454b4 0x2e454c8)
0x145ebdd8 : 0x12b389 (0x380d194 0x2e45498 0x0 0x0)
0x145ebe18 : 0x124902 (0x380d100 0x0 0x38 0x145ebefc)
0x145ebf28 : 0x193034 (0x145ebf54 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x145ebfd8 : 0x19814b (0x2eb9318 0x2eb9318 0x134aec 0x145ebfe4) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbffff6c8
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
Sun Oct 15 23:00:55 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x00190357): pmapflushtlbs() timeout pmap=0x49a680 cpustosignal=0x2
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x13d3b568 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x13d3b58c 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x13d3b5a8 : 0x190357 (0x3bf6b0 0x49a680 0x2 0x18fb36)
0x13d3b5f8 : 0x191f7e (0x49a680 0x29cf3000 0xfe94e798 0xfe94e7a8)
0x13d3b648 : 0x1683e1 (0x49a680 0x29cf3000 0x0 0x29cf5000)
0x13d3b738 : 0x1688db (0x29cf5000 0x0 0x1 0x0)
0x13d3b778 : 0x163511 (0x12a0f3c 0x29cf3000 0x0 0x29cf5000)
0x13d3b7a8 : 0x1b5f7a (0x12a0f3c 0x29cf3000 0x2000 0x19caf2)
0x13d3b818 : 0x1b642d (0x2598e70 0x2000 0x13d3b848 0x2e666e)
0x13d3b8a8 : 0x1b6862 (0x2598e70 0x2f58 0x0 0x2000)
0x13d3b8e8 : 0x1b6ac1 (0x2000 0x0 0x0 0x10)
0x13d3b908 : 0x2e01cc (0x2598e70 0x2f58 0x0 0x2000)
0x13d3b978 : 0x309c76 (0x2598e70 0x2f58 0x0 0x13d3b9dc)
0x13d3b998 : 0x30aa29 (0x25a5984 0x2f58 0x13d3b9dc 0x13d3b9f8)
0x13d3ba18 : 0x308502 (0x25a5984 0x2b9882c 0x13d3ba44 0x13d3bae0)
0x13d3bb08 : 0x2e3e58 (0x25edee0 0x2b98810 0x0 0x0)
0x13d3bca8 : 0x30052b (0x256c404 0x1 0x2655da4 0x13d3bf04) Backtrace continues...
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
Mon Oct 16 06:32:23 2006
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x00190357): pmapflushtlbs() timeout pmap=0x49a680 cpustosignal=0x1
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x13d93a98 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x13d93abc 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x13d93ad8 : 0x190357 (0x3bf6b0 0x49a680 0x1 0x18fb36)
0x13d93b28 : 0x191f7e (0x49a680 0x400e4000 0xfea00720 0xfea00728)
0x13d93b78 : 0x1683e1 (0x49a680 0x400e4000 0x0 0x400e5000)
0x13d93c68 : 0x1688db (0x400e5000 0x0 0x1 0x0)
0x13d93ca8 : 0x163511 (0x12a9f3c 0x400e4000 0x0 0x400e5000)
0x13d93cd8 : 0x3b4ea8 (0x12a9f3c 0x400e4000 0x1000 0x0)
0x13d93cf8 : 0x3af17c (0x2690c80 0x0 0x1 0x3aff5d)
0x13d93d18 : 0x3af24d (0x2690c80 0x0 0x13d93d68 0x17)
0x13d93d38 : 0x3a550c (0x2690c80 0x400e4000 0x0 0x17)
0x13d93d98 : 0x1894c5 (0x23e2de0 0x29587bc 0x2958db4 0x2958dc8)
0x13d93dd8 : 0x12b389 (0x2958794 0x2958d98 0x0 0x0)
0x13d93e18 : 0x124902 (0x2958700 0x0 0x38 0x13d93efc)
0x13d93f28 : 0x193034 (0x13d93f54 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x13d93fd8 : 0x19814b (0x23dbf90 0x23dbf90 0x23ef3000 0x13d93b8c) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbffff688
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
Mon Oct 16 16:46:10 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x001914A1): pmapflushtlbs() timeout pmap=0x4af700 cpustosignal=0x2
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x13ecbb58 : 0x128d1f (0x3c9540 0x13ecbb7c 0x131df4 0x0)
0x13ecbb98 : 0x1914a1 (0x3cc740 0x4af700 0x2 0x19065d)
0x13ecbc08 : 0x1937d4 (0xfe9ffda0 0xfe9ffdb0 0x0 0x19a3a6)
0x13ecbc58 : 0x165355 (0x4af700 0x3ffb4000 0x0 0x3ffb6000)
0x13ecbd48 : 0x165b09 (0x3ffb6000 0x0 0x1 0x0)
0x13ecbd88 : 0x162e18 (0x12c5f3c 0x3ffb4000 0x0 0x3ffb6000)
0x13ecbdb8 : 0x15c252 (0x12c5f3c 0x3ffb4000 0x141c 0x0)
0x13ecbdf8 : 0x160c5b (0x2c8e600 0x0 0x2dd7e58 0x6f000)
0x13ecbf48 : 0x1a33a8 (0x2c2d658 0xb01f3000 0x0 0x3)
0x13ecbfc8 : 0x19a804 (0x2d06c9c 0x1 0x19d0b5 0x2d06080) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xb01f42f8
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.1: Mon Sep 25 19:42:00 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.13.8.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
I

Got panic with brand new MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo:
Machine Model: MacBookPro2,2
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP22.00A5.B00
SMC Version: 1.12f5
Panic details:
Sun Dec 10 22:14:35 2006
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001A3135): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 1, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00000000, CR3: 0x00f25000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000007, EBX: 0x23770308, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x00000010
CR2: 0x00000000, EBP: 0x2543b688, ESI: 0x23770d74, EDI: 0x00000000
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x00a0dd80, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x2543b448 : 0x128d08 (0x3c9afc 0x2543b46c 0x131de5 0x0)
0x2543b488 : 0x1a3135 (0x3cf7b0 0x1 0xe 0x3cefe0)
0x2543b598 : 0x19a904 (0x2543b5b0 0x23770308 0x2543b5e8 0x127e77)
0x2543b688 : 0xa0df71 (0x23770d74 0x23770308 0x2543b7e8 0x0)
0x2543b6a8 : 0xa0e231 (0x23907004 0xc0a00071 0x40 0x0)
0x2543b808 : 0xa1e4f1 (0x23770308 0x1 0x2543b838 0x3bbd7c)
0x2543b858 : 0x9d858e (0x23770000 0x3e8ce00 0x2543b8ac 0x2543b898)
0x2543bc98 : 0x399892 (0x23770000 0xc 0x4999ec1 0x0)
0x2543bcd8 : 0x9d6e84 (0x3d34340 0x9d7aae 0xc 0x4999ec1)
0x2543bd18 : 0x3b0db0 (0x23770000 0xc 0x4999ec1 0x0)
0x2543bd68 : 0x18a18e (0x416bb00 0x0 0x4999ec0 0x5)
0x2543bdb8 : 0x12b4c3 (0x4999e98 0x453056c 0x0 0x0)
0x2543bdf8 : 0x124b17 (0x4999e00 0x0 0x34 0x2543bedc)
0x2543bf08 : 0x1955a8 (0x2543bf44 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x2543bfc8 : 0x19ad7e (0x3e69b20 0x0 0x10 0x3894c00) No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xbfffe278
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.driver.AirPortAtheros(210.8)@0x9ea000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x6c1000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x59b000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(140.4)@0x9ce000
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family(140.4)@0x9ce000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.1)@0x6c1000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.2)@0x59b000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.2: Thu Sep 28 20:43:26 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.14.14.obj~1/RELEASE_I386
No updates available for this machine, so I'm not sure what to do. Panic never occurs at home, only at work. And only after moving to a new office. The big difference is that I many more WLANs at the new location. Perhaps its the amount of them, or one specific that the AirPort cannot handle properly. Waiting for apple patch ....
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Bought HDMI adapter to play movies from my iPad but it will stop every few minutes, Bought HDMI adapter to play movies from my iPad but it will stop every few minutes

Once I begin to play a movie from my iPad to the TV using the HDMI adapter it will pause and lose sound every few minutes. I am using the video app and the movie plays fine if not connected.
I have also checked to make sure that everything is connected properly.

Well, I thought it was solved... or at least solved enough to live with. I had originally installed 2.6.31 from testing to try and fix this issue, and it substantially improved, but now it's gotten worse again. At home on a WPA network, it drops maybe once or twice a day. Here on this unencrypted network, it's going out once or twice every half hour. Same error messages as above.
I tried reinstalling, but ended up with the same errors almost right away. This bites!
Anyone have any other ideas to try?
Thanks,
Scott
EDIT: I tried rebuilding rt2x00-rt71w-fw from source. PKGBUILD has the incorrect source link. So I actually went to the ralink site, downloaded the (hopefully correct) driver package, unzipped it and copied rt73.bin to /usr/lib/firmware --overwrote the existing copy. I haven't got any errors yet, but it's only been 20 minutes so far. We'll see. I'm not sure if it's the identical rt73.bin that's currently in the repos or if it's different. Forgot to compare the two before I overwrote the old one.
EDIT2: No luck with the different rt73.bin. Also tried the new Ubuntu karmin beta and got the same errors -- and a freeze when I pulled the adapter out when it stopped working.
Last edited by firecat53 (2009-10-12 22:27:24)

Illustrator CS4 crashes every few minutes.

I have huge problems because the program crashes every few minutes, when doing all sort of things but mainly when moving objects and clipping masks.
It even damages some files, once it crashes I tried to open the file and the program cannot do it.
Please help, my boss is killing me and gave me a warning already for low performance... Auch!
I know it is not the computer cause I di have a nice dual processor dual core computer with 4 Gb or RAM and multiple hard drives with at least 350 Gb free on each.
I have heard a way to stop all services through the registry but not sure if that will do the trick and how to actually do it but I'm desesperated at this point I can try anything.
Any Idea?
Thanks
Daniel

Daniel, presuming you have tried the closedown suggested in post #2:
Is the folder also empty if you look with Illy open or after closing it instead of crashing it?
If it is, it may be worth to make a search for the Adobe Illustrator CS4 Settings folder and see whether a live/corrupted one may be tucked away somewhere else.
In a serious case like this, you may consider moving/deleting the whole folder. Full instructions are shown in the hint Move the folder.
If nothing helps, you may consider to:
Reinstall Acrobat;
Search and destroy adobefnt**.list files;
Move all non system fonts out of the Font folder (or whatever it is called on a Mac); if that solves the issue, move them back in bundles until you find the corrupt one(s).
If nothing else helps, you may consider reinstalling, and this technote may be relevant if a normal reinstall does not help: http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cs4clean.html

3 "not really chimes" every few minutes

I am hearing 3 (three) "not really chimes" every few minutes, through the loudspeakers. It interrupts music and occurs apparently randomly. Any clues as to how to rid myself of this noise that haunts everything that i do !?

Hi robin2004studio-
Greetings and welcome to the Apple boards
Most likely the sound is caused by an external device. I have had firewire drives inject so much noise into the circuit that they have to be off during recording sessions.
Could you provide a little more information about your setup? What speakers are you using? How are they connected?
Luck-
-DP

Firefox 6.0.2 keeps crashing on both of my computers every few minutes. PLEASE HELP!

I have firefox 6.02. It started crashing on my desktop several days ago after the update. It started crashing on my laptop yesterday, a few days after the update. I have Windows XP on my desktop and Windows 7 on my laptop. Both are HP. I upgraded to the 7.0 beta today but it is still crashing on both computers. The crashes are happening every few minutes. McAfee has not found anything. Please help. I am ready to switch to chrome.
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I have firefox 6.02. It started crashing on my desktop several days ago after the update. It started crashing on my laptop yesterday, a few days after the update. I have Windows XP on my desktop and Windows 7 on my laptop. Both are HP. I upgraded to the 7.0 beta today but it is still crashing on both computers. The crashes are happening every few minutes. McAfee has not found anything. Please help. I am ready to switch to chrome.
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Better Facebook!
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[email protected]
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Tecra M9 PTM91E : WLan Intel 4965AGN disconnect every few minutes

I have a M9 laptop, model PTM91E. The wireless connection keeps disconnecting (then reconnecting again) every few minutes. This happens on every wireless network I try connecting to. Here what I have on my laptop: -
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Driver version 11.5.0.32
Driver date 9/26/2007
XP Pro
Toshiba suggest I upgrade to Windows Vista, something I have nigtmares about.
Does anyone else have the same problem? Any solutions?
Thanks

I have read about the similar issue on a Sat A210 and with Atheros WLan card.
The solution was a BIOS and WLan driver update
So check it out.
Good luck

Macbook pro ( 13" mid 2009 ) keeps freezing every few minutes since downloading mavericks

Ever since downloading osx Mavericks , my mac book keeps on crashing every few minutes. Doesn't matter what application I am using, system hangs every few minutes. I have been looking at Activity monitor closely. Following programs end up using a lot of CPU and hang a lot:
SystemUIServer ( not responding -- several times )
Google Chrome ( not responding -- several times )
Google Chrome Helper ( not responding -- several times )
PepperFlashPlayer ( not responding -- several times )
Windows Server ( not crashing -- but using a lot of CPU resources - remains at top 5 CPU usage tasks. )
Looking at Console app .. following programs cause a lot of crashes: ( Console itself was not responding several times I was looking at it )
systemstatsd
GoogleChromeHelper
I also ran EtreCheck program .. here is the output:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
          1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
Startup Items:
          ChmodBPF - Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
System Software:
          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 12:48:1
Disk Information:
          FUJITSU MJA2160BH FFS G1 disk0 : (160.04 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 159.18 GB (116.26 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [failed]          com.apple.systemstatsd.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded]          com.anchorfree.ajaxserver.plist
          [loaded]          com.fitbit.galileod.plist
          [loaded]          com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
          [loaded]          com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
          [loaded]          org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist
Launch Agents:
          [loaded]          com.google.keystone.agent.plist
          [loaded]          org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded]          com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
          [failed]          com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-sukhi_rs@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          iTunesHelper
          Google Drive
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          None
Internet Plug-ins:
          AdobePDFViewer.plugin
          Default Browser.plugin
          DirectorShockwave.plugin
          DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
          EPPEX Plugin.plugin
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
          googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
          o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
          PDF Browser Plugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               5%          WindowServer
               2%          EtreCheck
               1%          Google Chrome
               1%          hidd
               1%          Activity Monitor
               0%          fontd
               0%          sysmond
               0%          notifyd
               0%          ocspd
               0%          imagent
Top Processes by Memory:
          123 MB             softwareupdated
          115 MB             Google Chrome
          106 MB             com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          82 MB              mds_stores
          61 MB              Activity Monitor
          49 MB              mds
          49 MB              Finder
          41 MB              WindowServer
          33 MB              Dock
          33 MB              Google Chrome Helper
Virtual Memory Statistics:
          4.87 GB            Free RAM
          1.50 GB            Active RAM
          673 MB             Inactive RAM
          738 MB             Wired RAM
          1.42 GB            Page-ins
          0 B                Page-outs
Is there anything else you would like me to post?

ChmodBPF - Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
StartupItems can slow your Mac down.
Go to HD > Library > StartuItems
Remove this: ChmodBPF
Restart your Mac.
If it's still slow, open System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login items
Remove Google Drive. (iTunes Helper should not be a problem)
Restart your Mac.

Streaming video (using Videos-app) from MBP 13" to iPad 2 and iPhone 4S is stuttering/lagging every few minutes

I have imported a number of movies and tv shows into my iTunes library. This library is located on an external USB 2.0 hard drive which is connected to my MacBook Pro 13" mid 2012. I use an Airport Extreme (5th gen.) as my network hub, everything is connected wirelessly through either the 5GHz or the 2.4GHz wifi signals.
Whenever I watch these videos on my MacBook itself of my AppleTV (3rd gen.) everything works just fine, no lag or stuttering. But when I want to watch these videos on my iPad 2 (6.1.2) or iPhone 4S (6.1.3) using the standard Videos app, I get lag and/or stuttering every few minutes just like you would when an internet video isn't loading fast enough. Speedtests indicate a stable internetconnection (fiberglass) at 30Mbps up and down, and internet videos (i.e. Youtube) stream just fine, even the 1080p ones. That's why I don't think my networkconnection is the problem.
Frankly, I don't have any idea where to look next. I checked all settings in iTunes (homesharing is enabled, any other settings seem to have no relation with this subject) and the iPad/iPhone, restarted the devices completely but not with any improvement.
Why is this happening? I'm used to Apple products having an optimal user experience, but in this case it's just not working like it should...

Try putting one of those movies onto your macbooks' drive and stream it and see if you have the same lag.
It's probably not being pulled from that external drive fast enough causing the lag.
I know you can watch it off your macbook fine, but you're pulling it onto the laptop, then pushing it out to the router and data transfer is always slower the more 'stuff' you give it to pass through.
For example, I can pull stuff off a harddrive at a gig a minute....but if i pull it off one and write it directly to another (using the computer as the go between) i get about 75% speed.....something that should take an hour can take almost an hour and a half.
So try streaming directly off your macbook and see if you stutter.

My Airport Extreme Disconnects From the Cable MoDem Every Few Minutes

Hello,
I start a new topic as my previous title was wrong and there was no suitable answer.
I have had an Airport Extreme for 3 years and it sometimes disconnects after a few minutes. Actually, it more looks like that the Airport crashes: the "PC Link" light on the cable modem goes off, the Airport lights go off and I cannot find my Airport Network any more on my computer.
When this happens, I can either unplug it from the power and plug it back in, or simply move the Airport around a little bit, and it will re-start. Sometimes the problem does not re-occur for a few hours or days, sometimes it keeps happening every few minutes and of course drives me crazy...
Is it because ... :
- ... my Airport has a faulty connection and I should replace it?
- ... there are power surges in my electricity installation (eg this seems to happen when I or my neighbors have air conditioners on, I live in one of those old New York buildings with old electricity installations), and I should get an anti-surge device, or a newer Airport would deal with this better?
- ... of something else? I tried replacing the Ethernet cable between the MoDem and the Airport and it failed, there does not seem to be a source of interference around my place.
Thanks for your help!

I have had similar problems. Not as bad as some of you but usually in the morning I discover that I have dropped onto someone elses wireless they are not as fast. Then I have to troop upstairs, unplug the Extreme, replug it and then everything is allright until the next morning. But it is sporadic. It has run fine now for a few days. This problem has persisted now for a year. And yes I have tried resetting it.
Next month I plan on going to the big city and I am going to take my Extreme to one of Genius' at the Apple Store. I am curious if anybody else has tried that solution and how much it might cost.

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