IMac suddenly working less- no sound, no startup apps, lag!

I have been using my iMac 27 inch for half a year, with no errors, no glitches, nothing unusual. Recently, however, after my keyboard's batteries went low, upon startup, the screen updated every half-second until logon, all startup apps don't open as they did and my sound is blank.
What I mean my blank sound is that firstly the icon in the menu bar for volume doesn't appear. Pressing any volume buttons results in a grey sound icon, all bars full and a circle-cross icon, signifying I have no sound. Plugging in my headphones in a port or taking them out does nothing, and my headphones work on my iPad, so I'm assuming the sound on Lion is bugged for me.
Opening Launchpad, Mission Control or switching desktops also results in extreme lag, too.
One more thing has happened, as well- X11.app's icon is the same as the default app icon in XCode.
Can anyone help me fix this?
Note- I am not afraid of Terminal commands, being gifted in Unix for years and moreso in Linux. I'm stumped by this though.

It seems running
killall Dock && killall Finder
then restarting done the trick for me. Everything solved, no glitches.
Strange!

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Check your settings. The iPads have a small switch on the right edge. It can be used as a rotation lock to keep the screen from automatically reorienting itself as you move around, but you need to have the tablet’s settings configured properly. That same switch, right above the volume buttons, can also be set to function instead as a mute button to silence certain types of audio.
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PLEASE PLEAE HELP. -------- LAST ERROR REPORT IS BELOW Interval Since Last Panic Report: 687085 sec Panics Since Last Report: 2 Anonymous UUID: 48C67BCC-4ADB-0131-8FCC-DBD9C01FBB0C Fri Jul 19 17:23:01 2013 panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80096b8655): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f8a53f351, type 14=page fault, registers: CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000060, CR3: 0x000000000bf36000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660 RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0x0000000000000018, RDX: 0x0000000000000004 RSP: 0xffffff8089c4ba60, RBP: 0xffffff8089c4ba80, RSI: 0x0000000000000060, RDI: 0x00000000ffffff8f R8: 0x00000000000000ff, R9: 0x0000000000000019, R10: 0xffffff8074831004, R11: 0x0000000000000008 R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0xffffff807482e0ec, R14: 0x00000000ffffffff, R15: 0x0000000000000000 RFL: 0x0000000000010297, RIP: 0xffffff7f8a53f351, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010 Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000060, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0 Backtrace (CPU 0), 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That panic was not caused by third-party software. If the problem is recurrent, the possibilities are:
A stale or corrupt kernel cache
A damaged OS X installation
A fault in a peripheral device, if any
Corrupt non-volatile memory (NVRAM)
An internal hardware fault (including incompatible memory)
An obscure bug in OS X
You may already have ruled out some of these.
Rule out #1 by booting in safe mode and then rebooting as usual. Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Post for further instructions.
You can rule out #2 and #3 by reinstalling the OS and testing with non-essential peripherals disconnected and aftermarket expansion cards removed, if applicable. Sometimes a clean reinstallation (after erasing the startup volume) may solve a problem that isn't solved by reinstalling in place, without erasing.
Corrupt NVRAM, which rarely causes panics, can be ruled out by resetting it.
If your model has user-replaceable memory, and you've upgraded the memory modules, reinstall the original memory and see whether there's any improvement. Be careful not to touch the gold contacts. Clean them with a mild solvent such as rubbing alcohol. Aftermarket memory must exactly match the technical specifications for your model. Memory that is either slower or faster than specified may be incompatible.
The Apple Hardware Test or Apple Diagnostics, though generally unreliable, will sometimes detect a fault. A negative test can't be depended on. Run the extended version of the test.
In the category of obscure bugs, reports suggest that FileVault may trigger kernel traps under some unknown conditions. Most, though not all, of these reports seem to involve booting from an aftermarket SSD. If those conditions apply to you, try deactivating FileVault.
Connecting more than one display is another reported trigger for OS X bugs.
If your system is not fully up to date, running Software Update might get you a bug fix.
In rare cases, a malformed network packet from a defective router or other network device can cause panics. Such packets could also be sent deliberately by a skillful attacker. This possibility is something to consider if you run a public server that might be the target of such an attack.
If none of the above applies, make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested. You may have to leave it there for several days. There isn't much point in doing this unless you can reproduce the panic, or if you can't, it happens often enough that it's likely to be repeated at the store. Otherwise you may be told that nothing is wrong.
Print the first page of the panic report and bring it with you.
Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you know how to restore, and you have at least two independent backups.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
Keeping your confidential data secure during hardware repair
*An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

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Does that fact that Disk Utilities can see it mean it's not failed, or just that it hasn't completely failed?
I can see the virtue in having multiple redundant backups, or at least two backups. What do you suggest? Two external hard drives? I had this one linked by ethernet, and but I also have a cord that could link it by USB (like a printer), so if this one is reparable I could get a second one and link it by USB. If this one is not reparable I could get two and do the same thing. I do have an Airport so I suppose it's possible to get some sort of Wi-Fi hard drive (my new printer/scanner uses only the network and not a cable, although it has a cable that I used for the initial installation), but I'd suspect a Wi-Fi hard drive might have a higher price.
What hard drives, if any, do you recommend? I seem to recall that when I was looking at external hard drives 4 years ago, Apple's were substantially more expensive, which is why I got the OWC Mercury Elite All Pro.

Is it okay that my macbook processor make sounds before startup its not mach but i didn't had it in the previous iMac !?

is it okay that my macbook processor make sounds before startup its not mach but i didn't had it in the previous iMac !?

are you sure !!? because its normal to hear this sound !!!? I mean i heared in the first day i bought it but its to load !!

I have a iMac was working with no problems and suddenly without any reason became attached and there is a loud voice what to do

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Go under the apple logo into system preferences, then select either accessibility or universal access and turn voice over off

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My iMac began running extremely slow suddenly. I have a photography and design company that I rely on the speediness of my machine. I ran an EtreCheck. Can someone decipher what may be causing this?
Problem description:
iMac suddenly running slow
EtreCheck version: 2.1.2 (105)
Report generated December 10, 2014 at 8:34:27 PM CST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac14,3
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - VRAM: 1024 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 1:9:3
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD ST1000LM024 disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (629.51 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Seagate Expansion Desk 3 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
Seagate Expansion Drive (disk1s2) /Volumes/Seagate Expansion Drive : 3.00 TB (1.82 TB free)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Western Digital My Passport 0730 500.07 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk2s1 (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
New Bloom External HD (disk2s3) /Volumes/New Bloom External HD : 499.94 GB (33.48 GB free)
H850S 81
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Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
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[failed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.spindump_agent.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist [Details]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist [Details]
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1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
Don't be put off by the complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can act on it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
You should be wondering whether you can believe me, and whether it's safe to run a program at the behest of a stranger. In general, no, it's not safe and I don't encourage it.
In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.
You may not be able to understand the script yourself. But variations of the script have been posted on this website thousands of times over a period of years. The site is hosted by Apple, which does not allow it to be used to distribute harmful software. Any one of the millions of registered users could have read the script and raised the alarm if it was harmful. Then I would not be here now and you would not be reading this message.
Nevertheless, if you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
4. Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed:
☞ Copy a line of text in this window to the Clipboard.
☞ Paste into the window of another application.
☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.
☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. You don't need to copy a second time. Details follow.
5. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode, under the conditions in which the problem is reproduced. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.
7. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
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Imac 27" brief mechanical ejection sound from dvd drive when booting up

Hey guys,
Had a quick question. I'm on my third 27" stock 3.06Ghz imac that was replaced yesterday. The good news is that so far it doesn't seem to have any of the problems of my previous two 27" imac's.
There is one thing though. A couple of seconds after pressing the power button to bootup there is a brief mechanical sound from the dvd drive like a quick ejecting sound even though there is no cd in the drive. My first 27" imac dvd drive made the sound but the second imac 27" Imac I had didn't. Is this sound normal? Would be curious to know why two out of the three 27" Imac's I had make that noise.
System profiler says my dvd drive is a:
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
Would be nice to hear from other Imac 27" owners to see if they have this sound. Peace of mind I guess. Thanks in advance!
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Roger, et al,
Thanks for the prompt responses.
I ran Software Update, but I was already up to date, so there was nothing new to install.
The drive seems to be working fine. I used it to load lots of programs, made some big iDVD videos, and made a DVD of some Quicktime movie files. I can live with this startup sound, but I asked the Apple tech about it and she's the one who flagged it as a more serious problem. So unless someone can steer me in the direction of a home cure, I guess I'll take the young 'puter to the doctor.
Matt

Sound on startup

We usually turn off our computer when not using it. When you turn it back on it gives a hello I'm awake now sound that can be fairly loud. My wife may be asleep in the next room and I'm always afraid the sound might wake her. I've been unable to find a way to either disable this sound on startup or control the volume of it. I guess this is a little trivial but I hope someone can help.

Hi
I had this issue too.
Here is what I found.
The iMac adjusts volume for internal speakers and the headphone socket seperately. However the start up sound is only played through the internal speakers. If you adjust the volume with external speakers or headphones plugged in then you will only adjust the volume from the headphone socket.
If the startup sound is too loud then unplug anything connected to the headphone socket and then adjust the volume down. Plug your external speakers back in and they will be at the same sound level as before (because you have only reduced the sound from the internal speakers and not the volume from the headphone socket).
When you restart the computer the startup sound should be quieter as it is played via the internal speakers (I think the headphone socket is not enabled by that stage in the startup).
As long as you keep the external speakers connected you can change the volume as much as you like the start up sound will not be affected. If however you adjust the volume with nothing plugged into the headphone socket then this will change the volume of the internal speakers, and will therefore be reflected in the volume of the startup sound.
It worked for me, no more booming bong noise at startup, but I do realise I have assumed that you have external speakers plugged into the headphone socket.
Hope this all makes sense and that it helps anyway.
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IMac suddenly shows white screen after update Yosemite to 10.10.1

The day after I installed the update(10.10.1) for Yosemite, regularly my iMac suddenly stops working by showing a white screen. After 10 seconds, the iMac reboots automatically and again shows a white screen. Than, it stops. No action. No noise. I'm always obliged to stop the iMac by pressing the start button and restarting by holding the 'shift' key otherwise I have to look at a white screen again! In the save modus, I can work(typing this story) and restart the iMac. After a while, the whole show starts again. What can I do? Installing Yosemite again and whiteout the update? Can I undo the update? This once, I made no backup before the update(Murphy's law). Any suggestion will do!

Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
    b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
4. Reinstall Yosemite: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall OS X from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
            because it is three times faster than wireless.
5. Reinstall Yosemite from Scratch:
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
How to Clean Install OS X Yosemite
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
            because it is three times faster than wireless.

X-Fi: No sound at startup: Problem detected, cause still unkno

After a minucious analysis of my problem with the SB X-Fi(see my previous posts), I think I have pinpointed it.
Problem: There's no sound at startup, even if everything looks fine. Suddenly, sounds comes (sooner or later), and it stays, even after rebooting. Next day, there's no sound again.
My system info:
Motherboard: Asrock Conroe 945G-DVI
Memory: Kingston DD2 Gb
Hard Disk: Western Digital SAT2 200JS
I have some enigmatic things in Device Administrator > Audio, Video and Game Devices:
- Audio Codecs
- Video Codecs
- Inherited Audio Drivers
- Inherited Video Capture Drivers
- Multimedia Control Drivers
- Creative SB X-Fi
I don't know that they are, whether I should delete them or not... there are no exclamation marks, but the X-Fi works erratically.
Any ideas or suggestions, please? The system is brand-new, and I'm completely baffled.

I took my computer to the retailer. After fi've days, they sent it back to me with a note saying : After fi've days of testing, no error found. No problems found.
Cool. First day, I had sound at startup. Everything was nice. Yesterday, I had sound at startup. Nice. Today, suddenly, I no longer have sound.
I'm completely baffled. Could it be the speakers? I have the 2700 Inspire Speakers by Creative, and when I was installing the X-Fi card there was a message about this particular set, but I didn't read it, and I'm unable to find it again.
Can ANYONE please suggest anything to me? I don't know what to do.

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