Mac pro loud hum since installing mountain lion

I have a 2008 mac pro which used to run quietly. Since installing mountain lion i notice it makes a loud hum constantly as if the fan is always on. Is this an issue? Should i turn off i cloud?
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You need at least 20 GBs of free space on your hard drive and at least 4 GBs of RAM.
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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 296234 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          2
Anonymous UUID:                    C295ED49-47E9-445E-8FDD-01E5D91D7D5F
Fri Aug 3 19:33:04 2012
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff800fcb7b95): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8034b18d30, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0xffffff8034b18d30, CR3: 0x0000000067e5c000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0xffffff80344d7d00, RBX: 0xffffff8021f49000, RCX: 0xffffff801025cba0, RDX: 0xffffff8021f49008
RSP: 0xffffff80f87bbb28, RBP: 0xffffff80f87bbb40, RSI: 0x000000000000ffff, RDI: 0xffffff80353f6a00
R8: 0x00000000000001b1, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000114903000, R11: 0x0000000000000200
R12: 0xffffff7f90e3ee38, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff8021f49000, R15: 0xffffff8021f49000
RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff8034b18d30, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffff8034b18d30, Error code: 0x0000000000000011, Fault CPU: 0x1 Kernel NX fault
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80f87bb7c0 : 0xffffff800fc1d5f6
0xffffff80f87bb830 : 0xffffff800fcb7b95
0xffffff80f87bba00 : 0xffffff800fcce4ad
0xffffff80f87bba20 : 0xffffff8034b18d30
0xffffff80f87bbb40 : 0xffffff7f90e3595f
0xffffff80f87bbb70 : 0xffffff7f90e3592c
0xffffff80f87bbb90 : 0xffffff7f90e3a60b
0xffffff80f87bbbc0 : 0xffffff8010065cb3
0xffffff80f87bbc20 : 0xffffff80100638ef
0xffffff80f87bbd70 : 0xffffff800fc981a1
0xffffff80f87bbe80 : 0xffffff800fc20abd
0xffffff80f87bbeb0 : 0xffffff800fc10448
0xffffff80f87bbf00 : 0xffffff800fc195fb
0xffffff80f87bbf70 : 0xffffff800fca5ad6
0xffffff80f87bbfb0 : 0xffffff800fcced13
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-or-
/Library
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The first time I attempted to install ML was on a late 2011 MBP. It ran for three minutes then gave me the error message: Could not install OSX due to an unexpected error. I was using the original ML install app, not a USB or other drive.
After a couple of restarts wiht the same result I saw a message to the effect that the install was trying to close open apps. I closed apps manually a few times to no avail. I shut down instead of restarting then booted into Safe mode (hold down the shift key when starting) and that did it. The install went smoothly after that.
I since installed ML in two iMacs using a cloned copy of the install app on a USB drive. This time I shut down the computers and booted into Safe Mode first and there were no problems.
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since installing mountain lion when I come home from work safari won't pick up the internet connection without rebooting. Once rebooting everything works fine until the next day when I incur the same issue. Any thoughts?

Are you on 10.8.2 as ypur profile says? If so, it's worth updating to 10.8.3 which was released last week.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1640
Here's a link to some suggestions that helped some users with similar problems in Lion. May still be relevant to MLion. Also check the links within the article:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/06/lion-wi-fi-problems-solution-mac/?utm_source=feed burner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+osxdaily+%28OS+X+Daily%29&utm_conten t=FaceBook
Also when I had wifi problems in the past, creating a new network location resolved it:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5289 (under the heading 'Making New Locations'.
I've also seen threads where users with wifi problems have successfully solved them by changing the channel in the router's wifi settings.

Since installing Mountain Lion, Outlook 2011 crashes

Since installing Mountain Lion, Outlook 2011 crashes.   A few seconds after opening I get this error message
"Microsoft Outlook must be closed because an error occurred. Any unsaved work may be lost."
Tried rebooting, haven't yet tried reinstalling Outlook from disc.
Other apps seem OK so far.
Help is greatly appreciated.

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Why cant i get street view on google maps since installing mountain lion everytime i try i get a message saying i need to download latest flash player i do this but still doesnt work

since installing mountain lion i am unable to get street view on google maps
it asks me to download latest flash player to view street view which i do but still no joy

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About Safari 5.1.7 and Leopard Security Update 2012-003
Summary
Learn about Safari 5.1.7 and Leopard Security Update 2012-003.
Products Affected
Mac OS X 10.5, Product Security, Safari 5.1 (Mac OS X 10.6), Safari 5.1 (OS X Lion)
Safari 5.1.7 for OS X Lion, Safari 5.1.7 for OS X Snow Leopard, and Leopard Security Update 2012-003 disable out-of-date versions of Adobe Flash Player.
Out-of-date versions of Adobe Flash Player do not include the latest security updates and will be disabled to help keep your Mac secure. If Safari 5.1.7 or Leopard Security Update 2012-003 detects an out-of-date version of Flash Player on your system, you will see a dialog informing you that Flash Player has been disabled. The dialog provides the option to go directly to Adobe's website, where you can download and install an updated version of Flash Player.
Additional Information
If you need to re-enable an out-of-date version of Flash Player, you can do the following:
1. Navigate to the /Library/Internet Plug-Ins (Disabled) folder.
2. Drag "Flash Player.plugin" into /Library/Internet Plug-Ins.
3. If the browser is running, quit and restart it.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5271

Since installing mountain lion i have a problem with mail. when i delete a message close and open mail the message has come back. please help!

Since installing Mountain Lion i have a problem with Mail. I delete a number of messages from the same person but keep the newest message in my Inbox. I actually delete them from the Trash. The next time i open Mail the deleted messages are back again. Can anybody please help as this is getting annoying. Thanks in Anticipation.

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First, empty the Trash.
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find ~ $TMPDIR.. $ -flags +sappnd,schg,uappnd,uchg -o ! -user $UID -o ! -perm -600 -o -acl $ 2> /dev/null | wc -l
Launch the Terminal 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 Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
The output of this command, on a line directly below what you entered, will be a number such as "41." Please post it in a reply.

Since installing mountain lion on my late 2008 macbook the cd/dvd drive isn't working won't ejects cd.

since installing mountain lion on my late 2008 aluminum macbook the cd/dvd super drive isnt working won't play or import media/music just ejects cd.
Any Ideas ?

Have you set System Preferences/CDs & DVDs to what you want to happen? This helped one person.
Here is an Apple support article, but the information is pretty basic:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10614

Since installing Mountain Lion my Safari will not access my contacts list when wanting to forward an e-mail or send a new one. Why?

Since installing Mountain Lion I am unable to access my contacts list in Safari to forward an e-mail or send a new one. The Insert contacts link above the address box is not active and will not access the Contacts List. How can I fix this?

Can you open Contacts and edit, insert, and delete cards, or does it fail to work, also?
Try the steps I outline here: Re: After Lion upgrade, my addressbook does not work++

I am having issues with my external hard drives since installing Mountain Lion

I am unable to get my time machine to backup consistently on my external hard drives since installing Mountain Lion. One of my drives seems to have lost all data since installing Mountain Lion. Is this problem cropping up with other folks? BTW, all of my drives are Lacie brand.

Marzomo wrote:
One of my drives seems to have lost all data since installing Mountain Lion.
Do you mean, when you select it to be used for backups, the Preferences window shows "none"? If so, that's not a problem. That doesn't get updated until the next backup to that disk is finished. See #B3 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting

I cannot access old e-mails via Time machine since installing Mountain Lion at the beginning of August.

I cannot access old e-mails via Time machine since installing Mountain Lion at the beginning of August. I can access those received and sent since the benning of August. I can access other documents prior to August.

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 page that opens.
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.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Try the action that you're having trouble with again. Post any messages that appear in the Console window – the text, please, not a screenshot.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Edit it out by search-and-replace in a text editor before posting.

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