Mac Mini boot issues

I've got a Mac Mini (1.83 Core 2 Duo) running 10.6.8. Stock hard drive. Upgraded the RAM a couple of years ago, and haven't had any issues with it, until recently. It is always plugged into a UPS.
This past weekend, we decided to rearrange some of the rooms in our house, and the the Mac Mini was unplugged for about 8 hours. Went to hook it back up in its new location and it wouldn't turn on. So, tried the SMC reset a few times, and wouldn't turn on. Tried PMU reset, and it powers up, fans blazing. Aside from the jet engine level noise, it runs perfectly.
Seeing this, I tried the SMC reset again to fix the fans, and it no longer powers up. No beeps, no fan, nothing. Redoing the PMU reset makes the unit bootable again.
Why does it not power up with the SMC reset, but does with the PMU reset? And how do I fix this? The fan noise is really loud.
Thanks.

You could try running diagnostics to see if there's a hardware failure.
How to run hardware diagnostics for an Intel Mac
Boot from your original OS X Installer Disc One that came with your computer. After the chime press and hold down the "D" key until the diagnostic screen appears. Run the extended tests for a minimum of two or three hours. If any error messages appear note them down as you will need to report them to the service tech when you take the computer in for repair.
Some "common" error indicators:
SNS - sensor error
MEM - memory error
HDD - hard disk drive error
MOT - fan error
Others that have posted with a similar problem usually found a hardware failure caused the problem - power brick, faulty power connector or cord, for example. So a visit to the Apple store may be appropriate it.

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ASL Module "com.apple.securityd" claims selected messages.
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28.04.14 09:55:31,000 syslogd[19]: Configuration Notice:
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28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Longterm timer threshold: 1000 ms
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Darwin Kernel Version 13.1.0: Wed Apr 2 23:52:02 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.92.1~2/RELEASE_X86_64
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 1867682 free pages and 147550 wired pages
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: kext submap [0xffffff7f807a5000 - 0xffffff8000000000], kernel text [0xffffff8000200000 - 0xffffff80007a5000]
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: zone leak detection enabled
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: "vm_compressor_mode" is 4
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: standard background quantum is 2500 us
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 74
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28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=1 LocalApicId=1 Enabled
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28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
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28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: MAC Framework successfully initialized
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: using 16384 buffer headers and 10240 cluster IO buffer headers
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: AppleKeyStore starting (BUILT: Sep 19 2013 22:20:34)
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x11 Vectors 64:87
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: ACPI: sleep states S3 S4 S5
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: pci (build 20:00:24 Jan 16 2014), flags 0x63008, pfm64 (36 cpu) 0xf80000000, 0x80000000
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration begin ]
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: console relocated to 0xf80010000
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: [ PCI configuration end, bridges 5, devices 18 ]
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: (built 19:46:50 Jan 16 2014) initialization complete
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: NVEthernet::start - Built Sep 19 2013 22:20:06
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: mcache: 2 CPU(s), 64 bytes CPU cache line size
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: mbinit: done [64 MB total pool size, (42/21) split]
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Pthread support ABORTS when sync kernel primitives misused
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Lucent ID 5901 built-in now active, GUID 34159efffe270ccc; max speed s800.
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 289A3125-09B8-376B-ACE3-38D61384202E
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib kmod start
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless kmod start
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib load succeeded
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: com.apple.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless load succeeded
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient: ready
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@B/AppleMCP79AHCI/PR T0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageD river/Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s2, major 1, minor 2
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: BTCOEXIST off
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: wl0: Broadcom BCM4328 802.11 Wireless Controller
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: 5.10.131.36
28.04.14 09:55:31,000 kernel[0]: hfs: mounted Macintosh HD on device root_device
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28.04.14 09:55:56,778 locationd[40]: Location icon should now be in state 'Inactive'
28.04.14 09:55:56,964 WindowServer[80]: Found 1 modes for display 0x00000000 [1, 0]
28.04.14 09:55:56,995 WindowServer[80]: WSMachineUsesNewStyleMirroring: false
28.04.14 09:55:56,997 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: GL mask 0x1; bounds (0, 0)[1280 x 1024], 27 modes available
Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4dd9, Model 2f70, S/N 0, Unit 0, Rotation 0
UUID 0x6077c6f135c4c44ddc359cba2050401d
28.04.14 09:55:56,997 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x003f003d: GL mask 0x2; bounds (0, 0)[0 x 0], 1 modes available
off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 1, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
28.04.14 09:55:56,998 WindowServer[80]: WSSetWindowTransform: Singular matrix
28.04.14 09:55:57,421 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: GL mask 0x1; bounds (0, 0)[1280 x 1024], 27 modes available
Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4dd9, Model 2f70, S/N 0, Unit 0, Rotation 0
UUID 0x6077c6f135c4c44ddc359cba2050401d
28.04.14 09:55:57,421 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x003f003d: GL mask 0x2; bounds (2304, 0)[1 x 1], 1 modes available
off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 1, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
28.04.14 09:55:57,421 WindowServer[80]: CGXPerformInitialDisplayConfiguration
28.04.14 09:55:57,421 WindowServer[80]:   Display 0x764bdc00: Unit 0; Vendor 0x4dd9 Model 0x2f70 S/N 0 Dimensions 13.31 x 10.63; online enabled, Bounds (0,0)[1280 x 1024], Rotation 0, Resolution 1
28.04.14 09:55:57,422 WindowServer[80]:   Display 0x003f003d: Unit 1; Vendor 0xffffffff Model 0xffffffff S/N -1 Dimensions 0.00 x 0.00; offline enabled, Bounds (2304,0)[1 x 1], Rotation 0, Resolution 1
28.04.14 09:55:57,592 apsd[59]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1102)
28.04.14 09:55:58,874 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007F931180C560 Susannes-Mac-mini.local. (AAAA) that's already in the list
28.04.14 09:55:58,874 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007F931180C9F0 C.C.C.0.7.2.E.F.F.F.E.9.5.1.6.3.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.E.F.ip6.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
28.04.14 09:55:58,874 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007F931180E160 Susannes-Mac-mini.local. (Addr) that's already in the list
28.04.14 09:55:58,874 mDNSResponder[35]: mDNS_Register_internal: ERROR!! Tried to register AuthRecord 00007F931180E5F0 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. (PTR) that's already in the list
28.04.14 09:55:59,615 WindowServer[80]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x0102260e, GL mask 0x00000003, accelerator 0x0000428b, unit 0, caps QEX|MIPMAP, vram 256 MB
28.04.14 09:55:59,715 WindowServer[80]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x0102260e, GL mask 0x00000003, texture max 8192, viewport max {8192, 8192}, extensions FPRG|NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
28.04.14 09:55:59,716 WindowServer[80]: GLCompositor enabled for tile size [256 x 256]
28.04.14 09:55:59,716 WindowServer[80]: CGXGLInitMipMap: mip map mode is on
28.04.14 09:55:59,726 WindowServer[80]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
28.04.14 09:55:59,801 loginwindow[38]: **DMPROXY** Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
28.04.14 09:56:00,154 configd[54]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.178.24) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
28.04.14 09:56:00,166 configd[54]: setting hostname to "susannes-mini.fritz.box"
28.04.14 09:56:01,357 awacsd[57]: Exiting
28.04.14 09:56:02,738 WindowServer[80]: _CGXGLDisplayContextForDisplayDevice: acquired display context (0x7fc9bb513090) - enabling OpenGL
28.04.14 09:56:03,337 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "SDM-HS74"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
28.04.14 09:56:03,383 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "SDM-HS74"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
28.04.14 09:56:03,397 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "SDM-HS74"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
28.04.14 09:56:03,448 ntpd[106]: proto: precision = 1.000 usec
28.04.14 09:56:03,489 launchctl[126]: com.apple.findmymacmessenger: Already loaded
28.04.14 09:56:03,785 com.apple.SecurityServer[25]: Session 100004 created
28.04.14 09:56:04,311 digest-service[63]: digest-request: uid=0
28.04.14 09:56:04,312 digest-service[63]: digest-request: init request
28.04.14 09:56:04,316 digest-service[63]: digest-request: init return domain: MACMINI-270CCC server: SUSANNES-MINI indomain was: <NULL>
28.04.14 09:56:04,363 digest-service[63]: digest-request: uid=0
28.04.14 09:56:04,364 digest-service[63]: digest-request: init request
28.04.14 09:56:04,368 digest-service[63]: digest-request: init return domain: SUSANNES-MINI server: SUSANNES-MINI indomain was: <NULL>
28.04.14 09:56:04,370 UserEventAgent[127]: Failed to copy info dictionary for bundle /System/Library/UserEventPlugins/alfUIplugin.plugin
28.04.14 09:56:05,219 loginwindow[38]: Login Window Started Security Agent
28.04.14 09:56:05,648 SecurityAgent[142]: This is the first run
28.04.14 09:56:05,649 SecurityAgent[142]: MacBuddy was run = 0
28.04.14 09:56:05,672 SecurityAgent[142]: User info context values set for susannescherwinski
28.04.14 09:56:06,399 loginwindow[38]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
28.04.14 09:56:06,427 loginwindow[38]: USER_PROCESS: 38 console
28.04.14 09:56:06,000 kernel[0]: AppleKeyStore:Sending lock change 0
28.04.14 09:56:06,970 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[145]: Background: Aqua: Registering new GUI session.
28.04.14 09:56:06,996 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[145]: (com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert) Unknown key: seatbelt-profiles
28.04.14 09:56:06,998 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[145]: (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
28.04.14 09:56:07,002 launchctl[147]: com.apple.pluginkit.pkd: Already loaded
28.04.14 09:56:07,002 launchctl[147]: com.apple.sbd: Already loaded
28.04.14 09:56:07,029 distnoted[149]: # distnote server agent absolute time: 479.663146784   civil time: Mon Apr 28 09:56:07 2014   pid: 149 uid: 501 root: no
28.04.14 09:56:07,530 UserEventAgent[148]: Failed to copy info dictionary for bundle /System/Library/UserEventPlugins/alfUIplugin.plugin
28.04.14 09:56:07,569 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class AMDRadeonX4000_AMDAccelDevice.
28.04.14 09:56:07,569 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class AMDRadeonX4000_AMDAccelSharedUserClient.
28.04.14 09:56:07,569 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class AMDSIVideoContext.
28.04.14 09:56:07,569 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class Gen6DVDContext.
28.04.14 09:56:07,569 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IGAccelDevice.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IGAccelSharedUserClient.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IGAccelVideoContextMain.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IGAccelVideoContextMedia.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IGAccelVideoContextVEBox.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IOBluetoothDeviceUserClient.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IOHIDParamUserClient.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IOSurfaceRootUserClient.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the mach service named com.apple.AirPlayXPCHelper.
28.04.14 09:56:07,570 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named AirPlay.driver requires extending the sandbox for the mach service named com.apple.blued.
28.04.14 09:56:07,608 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named BluetoothAudioPlugIn.driver requires extending the sandbox for the IOKit user-client class IOBluetoothDeviceUserClient.
28.04.14 09:56:07,608 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named BluetoothAudioPlugIn.driver requires extending the sandbox for the mach service named com.apple.blued.
28.04.14 09:56:07,608 com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[161]: The plug-in named BluetoothAudioPlugIn.driver requires extending the sandbox for the mach service named com.apple.bluetoothaudiod.
28.04.14 09:56:07,732 com.apple.SecurityServer[25]: Session 100006 created
28.04.14 09:56:07,760 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputerIndexed"
28.04.14 09:56:07,793 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputer"
28.04.14 09:56:07,820 sharingd[170]: Starting Up...
28.04.14 09:56:07,954 WindowServer[80]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
28.04.14 09:56:08,649 WindowServer[80]: Display 0x764bdc00: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "SDM-HS74"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
28.04.14 09:56:09,364 com.apple.IconServicesAgent[201]: IconServicesAgent launched.
28.04.14 09:56:09,577 accountsd[202]: assertion failed: 13C1021: liblaunch.dylib + 25164 [38D1AB2C-A476-385F-8EA8-7AB604CA1F89]: 0x25
28.04.14 09:56:09,719 com.apple.SecurityServer[25]: Session 100009 created
28.04.14 09:56:10,587 WiFiKeychainProxy[182]: [NO client logger] <Nov 10 2013 18:30:13> WIFICLOUDSYNC WiFiCloudSyncEngineCreate: created...
28.04.14 09:56:10,588 WiFiKeychainProxy[182]: [NO client logger] <Nov 10 2013 18:30:13> WIFICLOUDSYNC WiFiCloudSyncEngineRegisterCallbacks: WiFiCloudSyncEngineCallbacks version - 0, bundle id - com.apple.wifi.WiFiKeychainProxy
28.04.14 09:56:10,847 SystemUIServer[156]: Cannot find executable for CFBundle 0x7fb68855c320 </System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Clock.menu> (not loaded)
28.04.14 09:56:10,864 SystemUIServer[156]: Cannot find executable for CFBundle 0x7fb68847aab0 </System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Volume.menu> (not loaded)
28.04.14 09:56:12,097 imagent[189]: [Warning] Services all disappeared, removing all dependent devices
28.04.14 09:56:12,122 imagent[189]: [Warning] Creating empty account: PlaceholderAccount for service: IMDService (iMessage)
28.04.14 09:56:12,123 imagent[189]: [Warning] Creating empty account: PlaceholderAccount for service: IMDService (iMessage)
28.04.14 09:56:12,163 soagent[184]: [Warning] Services all disappeared, removing all dependent devices
28.04.14 09:56:12,181 soagent[184]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
28.04.14 09:56:12,184 soagent[184]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
28.04.14 09:56:12,417 secd[207]: __EnsureFreshParameters_block_invoke_2 SOSCloudKeychainSynchronizeAndWait: The operation couldn’t be completed. (SyncedDefaults error 1025 - Remote error : No valid account for KVS)
28.04.14 09:56:12,417 secd[207]: __talkWithKVS_block_invoke callback error: The operation couldn’t be completed. (SyncedDefaults error 1025 - Remote error : No valid account for KVS)
28.04.14 09:56:12,639 secd[207]: SecErrorGetOSStatus unknown error domain: com.apple.security.sos.error for error: The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.security.sos.error error 2 - Public Key not available - failed to register before call)
28.04.14 09:56:12,639 secd[207]: securityd_xpc_dictionary_handler WiFiKeychainProx[182] DeviceInCircle The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.security.sos.error error 2 - Public Key not available - failed to register before call)
28.04.14 09:56:12,944 com.apple.time[148]: Interval maximum value is 946100000 seconds (specified value: 9223372036854775807).
28.04.14 09:56:22,465 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputer"
28.04.14 09:56:23,038 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputer"
28.04.14 09:56:23,156 soagent[184]: Killing soagent.
28.04.14 09:56:23,156 NotificationCenter[181]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
28.04.14 09:56:23,159 NotificationCenter[181]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
28.04.14 09:56:23,160 imagent[189]: [Warning] Denying xpc connection, task does not have entitlement: com.apple.private.icfcallserver (soagent:184)
28.04.14 09:56:23,160 imagent[189]: [Warning] Denying xpc connection, task does not have entitlement: com.apple.private.icfcallserver (soagent:184)
28.04.14 09:56:23,314 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputer"
28.04.14 09:56:23,316 mds[34]: (Warning) Server: No stores registered for metascope "kMDQueryScopeComputer"
28.04.14 09:56:24,403 parentalcontrolsd[216]: StartObservingFSEvents [849:] -- *** StartObservingFSEvents started event stream
28.04.14 09:56:33,245 com.apple.time[148]: Interval maximum value is 946100000 seconds (specified value: 9223372036854775807).
28.04.14 09:56:33,310 soagent[217]: [Warning] Services all disappeared, removing all dependent devices
28.04.14 09:56:33,318 soagent[217]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
28.04.14 09:56:33,467 com.apple.dock.extra[212]: No endpoint returned trying to load UnreadCountController.bundle, suspending
28.04.14 09:56:33,493 soagent[217]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
28.04.14 09:56:33,494 soagent[217]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
28.04.14 09:56:44,319 soagent[217]: Killing soagent.
28.04.14 09:56:44,320 com.apple.dock.extra[212]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
28.04.14 09:56:44,322 com.apple.dock.extra[212]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
28.04.14 09:56:44,324 imagent[189]: [Warning] Denying xpc connection, task does not have entitlement: com.apple.private.icfcallserver (soagent:217)
28.04.14 09:56:44,324 imagent[189]: [Warning] Denying xpc connection, task does not have entitlement: com.apple.private.icfcallserver (soagent:217)
28.04.14 10:00:56,532 WindowServer[80]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Finder" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
28.04.14 10:00:57,256 WindowServer[80]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 1.72 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
28.04.14 10:00:59,103 com.apple.IconServicesAgent[201]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x42d] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x1f3] - extension: docx, UTI: org.openxmlformats.wordprocessingml.document, fileType: WXBN.
28.04.14 10:00:59,104 quicklookd[227]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x203] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x103] - extension: docx, UTI: org.openxmlformats.wordprocessingml.document, fileType: WXBN request size:64 scale: 1
28.04.14 10:00:59,143 com.apple.IconServicesAgent[201]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x3df] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x2e5] - extension: pdf, UTI: com.adobe.pdf, fileType: ????.
28.04.14 10:00:59,144 quicklookd[227]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x403] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x303] - extension: pdf, UTI: com.adobe.pdf, fileType: ???? request size:64 scale: 1
28.04.14 10:00:59,208 com.apple.IconServicesAgent[201]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x1f5] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x42f] - extension: mp3, UTI: public.mp3, fileType: MPG3.
28.04.14 10:00:59,208 quicklookd[227]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x603] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x503] - extension: mp3, UTI: public.mp3, fileType: MPG3 request size:64 scale: 1
28.04.14 10:01:03,377 mds[34]: (Normal) Volume: volume:0x7f9c5c863000 ********** Bootstrapped Creating a default store:0 SpotLoc:(null) SpotVerLoc:(null) occlude:0 /Volumes/firmwaresyncd.S2FNIL
28.04.14 10:01:17,708 System Events[269]: .sdef warning for part of complex type 'any | number | boolean | date | list | record | text | data' used in suite 'Property List Suite': 'data' is not a valid type name.
28.04.14 10:01:17,709 System Events[269]: .sdef warning for type 'text | missing value | any' attribute 'uniqueID' of class 'XML element' in suite 'XML Suite': AppleScript ID references may not work for this property because its type is not NSNumber- or NSString-derived.
28.04.14 10:01:24,175 Safari[219]: ERROR: ForceShrinkPersistentStore_NoLock -delete- We do not have a BLOB or TEXT column type. Instead, we have 5.

Anybody?
Did I something wrong? Too many lines of log? Wrong category? Enlighten me. Thx.

Mac Mini boots to flashing folder

I experience a hdd failure of my mac mini, about a week ago. Ordered a new SSD and replaced it. I then went to a buddies house and put OSX Lion on a thumb drive. Tested it, and it booted on his machine. Now, my mac mini boots to a flashing folder, and I hold the option button upon boot (same sequence I used to test the thumb drive and successfully booted to it) and nothing happens. I just get the same flashing folder and no ability to reference to it. After so long, the system times out and shuts down.
So to conclude,
Mac mini hdd crash. New BLANK ssd installed. Mac mini does not give the option to boot to usb, only flashes gray folder with question mark. Holding option to get boot menu does not work.
Suggestions? I was originally going to burn the OS to a disc, but his machine spit out my blanks.

ownerizer wrote:
I experience a hdd failure of my mac mini, about a week ago. Ordered a new SSD and replaced it. I then went to a buddies house and put OSX Lion on a thumb drive.
If you are refering to something created using Recovery Disk Assistant,
it will only work on the machine it was created on. If not, how was it
created? In most cases, it may not work on machines or show up
on a machine that did not have Lion installed natively.

Can Mac Mini boot XP from an External HD ? ? ? ?

Hi All,
Just a quick question.
I have a recently deceased PC. RIP.
I was able to salvage my boot drive with much of my media content.
I would very much like to buy a Mac Mini to use as a PC / Media Center.
Can a Mac Mini boot Windows XP from an external drive?????
thanks to any who can answer this question,
or possibly point me to more info .
best regards

Hi,
without the preperations to be made, that are outlined in the link I gave, Windows always tries to read and write certain files during bootup, which it can't find when you 'only' have a Windows on an external HD.
I only know of these instructions to get Windows on external HDs to work.
If it weren't for games you like to play, I would suggest to have a look at the 'Virtualization' apps like Parallels or VMWare Fusion.
But these aren't good for playing games.
Sorry
Stefan

Mac Mini boot up problem.

Recently, I started to come across a rather annoying problem. Whenever I start my mac mini, boot menu comes up as if "alt" key was pressed. I choose HD and then mac mini boots normally. I suspected an imminent HD failure and checked the HD for errors with OSX built in disk utility and third party SMART utility. Nothing seems to be wrong with volume and smart tests are OK. While the OSX is running, I don't see any unusual problems like stalls, beach ball or so. Any ideas appreciated.
Mac mini 3,1 OSX SL 10.6.8.

No, I doubt it's a hard drive failure although that cannot be ruled out yet. I would first consider doing a reinstallation of OS X:
Reinstall OS X without erasing the drive
Do the following:
1. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. 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 installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Reinstall Snow Leopard
If the drive is OK then quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed with reinstalling OS X. Note that the Snow Leopard installer will not erase your drive or disturb your files. After installing a fresh copy of OS X the installer will move your Home folder, third-party applications, support items, and network preferences into the newly installed system.
Download and install the Combo Updater for the version you prefer from support.apple.com/downloads/.
Let's see if that fixes the problem. Any chance you have another keyboard you can try? In case this doesn't help.
BTW, are you really a physicist? If so what specialty?

Mac mini having issues with system preferences retaining settings

Mac mini having issues with system preferences retaining settings; this was present with Mavericks and now Yosemite after installation. Did try removing com.apple.systemprefs.plist file (library/preferences folder) to trash, but couldn't find it in trash in order to empty it. Upon reboot the file is still missing. Please don't suggest reloading Yosemite, have very slow internet connection, Yosemite took 7-8 hours to D/L.
Any troubleshooting suggestions out there? thanks

Well, I'd open Font Book, it's included with OSX, & see what it says for Validate & Duplicates.
I would also like to add I am new to Apple computers and I'm doing my best to stay up to par with whats what and understanding!
No problem, we were all new to everything once, do let us know if you need more help or clatification.

Mac Mini Sound Issue under OS X when Boot Camp is installed

I've noticed a strange issue on my Intel Mac Mini.
Fresh install of Mac OS X 10.4.6 or higher - sound volume is normal and stays at the previously set level after a power off, power on, or just a restart.
If I take the same fresh install and install Boot Camp (confirmed on version 1.2 and 1.3 both) - and I raise the volume and restart or shut down / power back on - the volume is automatically reset to 50% when I log back into Mac OS X.
The volume problem doesn't appear to affect Windows or Linux at all, only OS X itself.
Once Boot Camp is removed, the problem goes away.
This has happened after multiple test re-installs - including with a fresh install of 10.4.x updated to 10.4.10.
Has anyone else noticed this?

sorry for digging up an old thread, but what was the problem?

My late 2012 mac mini boots slow with new ssd drive

So here is the situation. I purchased a 128gb ssd drive, installed it a usb enclosure, formatted it to Mac OS Extended (Journaled), cloned it with carbon copy cloner 3, used the option key during boot up and selected the ssd drive and it booted my mac mini and it functioned perfectly. I than tested it for dozens of reboots and it worked fine. I then took apart my mac mini and removed the original hard drive and installed the new ssd drive. When I boot to the ssd drive it still takes 47 to 53 seconds just like the old drive. Aren't ssd drives supposed to be a lot faster?
My solution or tip is as follows; The reason it takes so long to boot is because the mac mini doesn't know you replaced the old drive and it is looking for it during the boot process. Finally it can't find the drive so it boots to the ssd drive. All you have to do to correct this is click on "system preferences", select and click on "startup disk" and select your ssd drive and click on "restart". After these steps your mac mini will now boot in about 17 seconds. Issues solved.

Yes, my solution fixed the issue. I went from a 47 to 53 second boot time to a 17 second boot time. The ssd drive is significantly faster than the original drive that came with my late 2012 mac-mini. This is my first post and I wasn't sure how to post this as a tip. I have another tip regarding usb 3.0 hubs.

Mac Mini boots and runs very slo-o-o-wly

I bought my Mom a Mac mini with Intel Core Solo processor. I live in another city, and was last in front of the computer in February. I came for a visit yesterday and last night noticed the screen seemed to be frozen on the screen saver. I turned the monitor off and went to bed. When I came to look at the computer this morning it was frozen at a Mozilla Firefox upgrade install. I learned from my Mom that my sister, who is not particularly computer literate, used the computer last, about two weeks ago, to try and download some pictures. I'm writing for help, using my Powerbook.
I've spent the past five hours trying to get this mini to start and operate normally. From total shutdown to booted up and "ready" ( I use the term loosely) for use takes about 15 minutes. The first thing I noticed was the Logitech Bluetooth mouse was not working. I changed the batteries and now it seems to be working, although through every one of the approx. 30 reboots I've done today, the system initially cannot find the mouse, but manages to work after about four minutes of a spinning cursor. To launch an application, say, System Preferences, takes about five minutes from mouse click to mouse click.
I tried going to Disk Utility to try and repair the hard drive, but Repair Disk is grayed out. I tried using Software Update, figuring it would optimize the disk in the process. After downloading a list of available updates, I tried running only the Mac OS X update (OS X 10.4.8 now), but it broke with an error message saying the volume could not be updated. There is a file on the desktop named "file001.zip", which leads me to believe there is a corrupted file on the disk somewhere, but when I drag it to the trash I get an error message saying it cannot be deleted.
I pulled out the manual, and tried booting from the original install disk. I followed the instructions and tried repairing the disk from there, but I got an error message saying that wouldn't work either (memory getting kind of hazy; I've been at this quite a long time). In other words, nothing I try works. My deepest suspicion is that something is wrong with a volume, partition, partition table, partition map, or something like that. On the desktop is a disk icon named "Macintosh HD", and if I'm not mistaken it should have a user name instead, just like on my PB the same icon is named "Jims HD". I would be grateful for some other ideas or avenues to explore. I'm leaving town in the morning so if it's going to come down to erasing and reinstalling from the original disks, I'd better get started on that soon. Thanks.
Jim

The easy bit first - the 'Macintosh HD' label on the drive icon is perfectly OK. You can change the name to just about anything you want, but by default the drive is called Macintosh HD, and doesn't change to the user's name (or anything else) without the user's intervention.
As to the other issues - it does sound suspiciously like the drive has issues, or the MacOS install is malfunctioning. Unfortunately, you can't repair the drive you boot from, so while you can run Disk Utility from the hard drive and 'verify' it, to see if it reports any errors, you can only repair it by booting from the original install disk that came with the system (or another viable boot volume if you have one on an external drive for example).
It seems to me that unless the system has already accumulated user data and files, the easiest way to deal with this is simply to insert the original install disk and reboot with the C key down, then do an Erase and Install. Note that this will delete all data, so if there is anything on the system of importance, it will need to be backed up. After the erase and install, and before installing any software, run the system for a while to make sure it's OK, including Disk Utility to verify the hard drive is fully functional.
If you prefer to take the diagnostic approach, the first step is to boot to the original install disk and run Disk Utility from there, with the repair disk option selected for the internal drive. You will likely need a wired keyboard to get the system to boot from the optical drive because with many BT/cordless keyboards, the driver isn't loaded until AFTER the point at which the C key boot modifier stops being recognized.
If you can't get the system to boot to the install disk, or if Disk Utility reports errors it can't repair, post again with as much detail specific to the issue as you can.

Mac Mini Boots Slow

Hi,
My Mac Mini has been booting up super slow, and taking forever to shut down. It also hangs frequently. I have disconnected external hard drives from the computer, and that didn't help. I ran etrecheck, and the results are below. Anything obvious in there that will fix my problem? I also ran a Fix Permissions, and Fix Hard Drive, with no real issues found. Thanks for you help!
Hardware Information:
          Mac mini (Mid 2011)
          Mac mini - model: Macmini5,1
          1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 0:33:50
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Mac Mini Hard Drive (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (198.1 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
          com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver          (1.0.3 - SDK 10.5)
          com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower          (1.5.1)
          com.bresink.driver.BRESINKx86Monitoring          (8.0)
          com.github.osxfuse.filesystems.osxfusefs          (2.6.2)
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.bresink.system.securityagent3.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.freemacsoft.appcleanerd.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.logmein.logmeinblanker.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.logmein.raupdate.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.divx.dms.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.divx.update.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.logmein.LMILaunchAgentFixer.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.victorpimentel.TVShowsHelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          GrowlHelperApp
          AppTrap
          AppCleaner Helper
          TranspRAR
          Dropbox
          FreeAgent GoFlex 3TB USB Drive
          Photos & Videos
          Time Machine
          Plex Media Server
          GoFlex Home Public
          GoFlex Home Backup
          Google Chrome
Internet Plug-ins:
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
          LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.586 3rd-Party support link
          OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.85 BETA - SDK 10.7 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          DivX Web Player: Version: 3.1.1.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.586 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.586 3rd-Party support link
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.8.0 - SDK 10.9 Outdated! Update
Safari Extensions:
          Conduit Search for Safari: Version: 1.0
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User iTunes Plug-ins:
          TuneUp Visualizer: Version: 2.2.0 3rd-Party support link
User Internet Plug-ins:
          ConduitNPAPIPlugin: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          AppTrap 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
          FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) 3rd-Party support link
          NTFS-3G 3rd-Party support link
          Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X 3rd-Party support link
          Perian 3rd-Party support link
          TranspRAR 3rd-Party support link
          TVShows 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
          None
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Mac Mini Hard Drive: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 280.46 GB
          Destinations:
                    Time Machine [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 935.65 GB
                    Total number of backups: 150
                    Oldest backup: 2012-03-24 05:17:30 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-04-19 18:59:33 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Adequate
                              Backup size 935.65 GB > (Disk used 280.46 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
              17%          DashboardClient
               7%          CalendarAgent
               3%          WindowServer
               2%          mds
               1%          EtreCheck
Top Processes by Memory:
          213 MB          CalendarAgent
          172 MB          Plex Media Server
          131 MB          Google Chrome Helper
          131 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          123 MB          Google Chrome
Virtual Memory Information:
          4.39 GB          Free RAM
          2.06 GB          Active RAM
          378 MB          Inactive RAM
          1.18 GB          Wired RAM
          374 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

When you have the problem, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above. Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first. Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough. It is never necessary or helpful to post more than about 100 lines. "The more, the better" is not the rule here.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
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Mac Mini Freezing Issues

So, I recently bought a refurbished Mac Mini, late 2009 model. It worked fine for the first few months, but after moving back to school, it started acting oddly. First, it had problems booting. It would freeze up during the boot up, or occasionally right after if finished booting. After messing around with it, it started working fairly reliably again. However, every once in a while, under moderate use, it would freeze up and would have problems restarting. I came to the realization that it was probably overheating, and tried a few tricks to get more air to it. This worked…
For a while. Last week, it died. It would get to the gray screen with the spinning wheel, and then freeze. It couldn't get past this step. In desperation, I took it into the Apple store, as it was still under warranty. After several days, they fixed it, but in the process, had to replace the hard drive. Luckily, I had a back up. Reset the computer, reloaded the back up, and started to use it… only to have it freeze again.
I noticed that every time it crashed, it seemed abnormally hot. I think this may be an overheating issue, and I have taken steps to monitor it (I currently have a temperature monitor watching over the CPU temperature). I just wanted to know what other people thought.
My current set up is thus:
Late 2009 Model Mac Mini, 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Dual monitors, connected via adapters to the Mini-display port and mini-DVI port
Ethernet internet (limited wireless here in the dorms)
Apple keyboard and Logitech mouse
Verbatim external hard drive, 320 GB, connected via Firewire 400/800 cable
My current thoughts are that it's either due to the dual monitors stressing out the video card, or the external hard drive. I've noticed that the external hard drive is constantly on when it's plugged in to the computer (it gets it's power via the firewire cable), and that if I leave the external drive plugged in overnight, the computer can occasionally act sluggishly.
If anyone has any further insight into this or can verify my hypothesis, that would be great. Thank you for your time.

After looking around online some more, found that there are many complaints with this specific hard drive. The main issue, it seems, is that it has limited ventilation, and therefore has issues staying cool. Unfortunately, due to the length of my firewire cord, the external hard drive typically has to sit fairly close to the Mini, usually resting on top of it. So, if this is right, then it's the poorly designed external HD overheating, which in turn overheats the Mini to the point of failure. I'll look into getting a better external to replace this one, and for the time being I'll only have it connected for brief periods for backup.

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