Mac Pro Unusually Slow to Boot

Recently my Mac Pro takes unusally long to boot. In fact, after the bong, it takes about 45 seconds to a full minutes just to show the boot screen (Apple Logo and Spinner). Not sure if there was a recent firmware update or something that would affect it in this way, but it just sorta came out of nowhere about a month ago. The overall performance of the machine seems fine, but that slow boot has me worried...especially since AppleCare on my machine is about to expire. The specs of my machine are below.
Mac Pro (Mid-2010)
Quad-Core 3.2Ghz Intel Xeon "Nehalem"
10GB 1066MHz ECC SDRAM (2x 4GB OWC RAM, 2x 1GB Apple RAM)
240GB OCZ Vertex 3 SATA II SSD
4x 1TB Western Digital HDDs
ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB of GDDR5 Memory PCI Express 2.0
OS X Mavericks 10.9.2
If you need any other details, please feel free to ask and any advice would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks!

Sometimes it can be helpful to turn on Verbose Mode (or hold down Command- V at Startup) this will scroll a whole lot of deterministic nonsense as it starts up. If it stalls at a certain stage, you can investigate further.
This same list of stuff is available in a log and can be read out with Console.app, from the Utilities folder insdie the Applications folder.
You will want to note the time of a Startup, then look for the words "BOOT TIME" in caps, and follow along to see what was happening.

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When you have the beachball activity, 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 and start typing the name.
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from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
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from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
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. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

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Hi.
I have a 2009 Quad 3.0Ghz Mac Pro that will not boot up.
I went to it this morning and the beach ball was spinning. I could not get it to stop and as a last resort, turned it off. It has been working fine, although
I have noticed a little slow (Could be me, though).
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Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
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Hello,
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First time i have no explanation.
I upgraded my 2010 Dual Quad Mac Pro 96gb ram, ran so very very fast with Sonnet 4 port eSATA and MOTU PCIE 424 card.
Ever since i upgraded it is so SLLLLOOOWWW!!. I have tired re-installing, contacted all the hardware vendors and software vendors, got all the updates.
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I need help! It is so unpleasent using my mac pro now, , miserable user experience. I dread booting as it takes 5 min to go. I have dual monitors. Apple NVIDA card. could it be CUDA? no updates availble. I removed all the third party cards, and nothing happens. Removed all usb, FW, etc pluged in usb mouse from Apple Factory.
What ever happend there must be a patch or fix? all of my friends with Macs all having same slow issue. Please offer some fixes.
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Kiind Regards
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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 your problem.
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. 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. All it does is to gather information about the state of your computer. That information goes nowhere unless you choose to share it on this page. However, you should be cautious about running any kind of program (not just a shell script) at the request of a stranger on a public message board. If you have doubts, search this site for other discussions in which this procedure has been followed without any report of ill effects. If you can't satisfy yourself that the instructions are safe, don't follow them.
Here's a summary of what you need to do: Copy a line of text from this web page into the window of another application. Wait for the script to run. It usually takes a couple of minutes. Then paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page. The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. Details follow.
4. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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 your browser, 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.
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Mac Pro 2013 Slow UI Animations

I have just got a new Mac Pro, its a six core model with d300's and 64GB of RAM. My problem is that i am having real slowdown when using mission control and when sliding between spaces using the mouse. I am running 2 4K displays with "retina" mode on scaling them to 2650x1440... Though i have tested with scaling off and i still have the problem albeit slightly better than with it on...
I am beyond disappointed with this and i am really considering sending it back, is this normal or could there be something wrong with my model? My 2011 iMac handles this better even at 30 hertz its much smoother. When i use only 1 screen the animations become smooth again.. Even after a reinstall of Yosemite i still have the issues..
Is this normal? Should i send it back?

Yeah was like this from day one (Yesterday ) and i didn't upgrade from an older OS it came with Yosemite pre installed. I have since reinstalled Yosemite without any change. I have also found a way to turn off "HighDPI" by holding alt to select scaled in display preferences and choosing a low resolution option. This has returned animations to super smooth! This is heartbreaking after buying 3 4K monitors and a nearly 4 grand computer
Here is my output from EtreCheck. I know there are lots of devices plugged in but last night when checked i was doing it with a clean 2 displays \(one via HDMI and one via TB). As i run this check i am not having the issue (explained how above) but i am desperate to use the 4K displays with High DPI.
Problem description:
Mission control and space switching animations slow when using scaled desktop mode with HiDPI.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 14 November 2014 13:20:16 GMT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
Mac Pro (Late 2013) (Verified)
Mac Pro - model: MacPro6,1
1 3.5 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5 CPU: 6-core
32 GB RAM Upgradeable
DIMM1
8 GB DDR3 ECC 1866 MHz ok
DIMM2
8 GB DDR3 ECC 1866 MHz ok
DIMM3
8 GB DDR3 ECC 1866 MHz ok
DIMM4
8 GB DDR3 ECC 1866 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en2: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Video Information: ℹ️
AMD FirePro D300 - VRAM: 2048 MB
AMD FirePro D300 - VRAM: 2048 MB
ASUS PB287Q 2560 x 1440 @ 30 Hz
ASUS PB287Q 2560 x 1440 @ 30 Hz
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 11:52:57
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM0256F disk0 : (251 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
OS (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 250.14 GB (214.42 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.0 Hub
Inateck composite_device 120.03 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk15s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Boot OS X (disk15s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
Virtual Machines (disk17) /Volumes/Virtual Machines : 119.34 GB (11.19 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk15s2 119.69 GB Online
Inateck composite_device 500.11 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk9s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Boot OS X (disk9s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
Storage (disk12) /Volumes/Storage : 499.41 GB (455.58 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk9s2 499.76 GB Online
Inateck composite_device 120.03 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
WINDOWS EFI (disk10s1) <not mounted> : 367 MB
disk10s2 (disk10s2) <not mounted> : 119.66 GB
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
Blue Microphones Yeti Stereo Microphone
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
Apple Inc. iPad
VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.0 Hub
VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.0 Hub
Western Digital Elements 107C 4 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk6s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
Boot OS X (disk6s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
Delta (disk14) /Volumes/Delta : 4.00 TB (4.00 TB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk6s2 4.00 TB Online
Western Digital Elements 107C 4 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk5s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
Boot OS X (disk5s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
Charlie (disk13) /Volumes/Charlie : 4.00 TB (3.76 TB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk5s2 4.00 TB Online
Western Digital Elements 10B8 2 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Boot OS X (disk3s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
Time Machine (disk8) /Volumes/Time Machine : 2.00 TB (1.93 TB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk3s2 2.00 TB Online
Western Digital Elements 107C 4 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
Boot OS X (disk2s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
Bravo (disk7) /Volumes/Bravo : 4.00 TB (1.01 TB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk2s2 4.00 TB Online
Western Digital Elements 107C 4 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
Boot OS X (disk1s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
Alpha (disk4) /Volumes/Alpha : 4.00 TB (982.95 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk1s2 4.00 TB Online
VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus_2
Apple Inc. Macintosh
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus_1
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus_0
Kanex Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet+USB3.0 Adapter
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
[loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) Support
/Volumes/MAVERICKS/Applications/Parallels Access.app
[not loaded] com.parallels.virtualsound (1.0 22731.929773 - SDK 10.6) Support
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist
[failed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
[failed] com.apple.bird.plist
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.cloudd.plist
[failed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.uiagent.plist
[failed] com.apple.gamed.plist
[failed] com.apple.iconservices.iconservicesagent.plist
[failed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[failed] com.apple.pluginkit.pkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[failed] com.apple.recentsd.plist
[failed] com.apple.sbd.plist
[failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
[failed] com.apple.secd.plist
[failed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
[failed] com.apple.spindump_agent.plist
[failed] com.apple.syncdefaultsd.plist
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
[failed] com.apple.xpc.loginitemregisterd.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[failed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[failed] com.apple.cache_delete.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.passwordcheck.plist
[failed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.diagnosticd.plist
[failed] com.apple.findmymac.plist
[failed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[failed] com.apple.iconservices.iconservicesagent.plist
[failed] com.apple.iconservices.iconservicesd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.MobileFileIntegrity.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[failed] com.apple.sandboxd.plist
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[failed] com.apple.spindump.plist
[failed] com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist
[failed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
[failed] org.cups.cupsd.plist
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Messages Application (/Applications/Messages.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Open in Internet Explorer
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Storage: Disk size: 499.41 GB Disk used: 43.82 GB
OS: Disk size: 250.14 GB Disk used: 35.72 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine [Local]
Total size: 2.00 TB
Total number of backups: 6
Oldest backup: 2014-11-14 04:07:23 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-14 12:50:29 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk used 79.54 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      23% prl_vm_app
      7% WindowServer
      4% Skype
      2% iTunes
      1% Spotlight
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
3.68 GB prl_vm_app
172 MB prl_client_app
103 MB Skype
69 MB Finder
69 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
45 MB Free RAM
1.11 GB Active RAM
1.01 GB Inactive RAM
30.57 GB Wired RAM
109.00 GB Page-ins
1.93 GB Page-outs

Mac Pro unresponsive - excessively long boot time

Got a Mac Pro that started glitching up this morning. suddenly started getting intermittent freezes / beach balls, soon became mostly unresponsive.
Did a deep clean w/ applejack (passed disk check), reset PRAM, unplugged for 20 sec to reset pmu, etc.
When I restarted in safe mode again, it hung half way thru. Restarted again normally and just let it alone. It did finally boot up - but took a half hour or longer.
Navigating windows, mounting network shares, file copies, basic things - all excruciatingly slow.
Failing hard drive?
Anything else to try?
How can i get the tray to eject to boot from DVD in case it wont fully boot again?

Failing hard drive?
Either that or some other hardware fault.
Anything else to try?
Check SMART status in Disk Utility, run Apple Hardware Test -- both unreliable. Take it to an Apple Store for testing.

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