Memory trouble on Mac Pro 2009

Problem description:
i have 24 GB of ram but the machine constantly loads up on inactive memory. leaving me with very little free memory.
i was thinking of upgrading to latest OS but unsure since i noticed this issue.
Below is the info I got from running EtreCheck.
Can someone help me figure out why my RAM is so convoluted.
Thanks.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 16, 2015 12:05:04 PM EDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware! - Remove] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    Mac Pro (Early 2009) (Technical Specifications)
    Mac Pro - model: MacPro4,1
    2 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 8-core
    24 GB RAM
        DIMM 1
            8 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 2
            2 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 3
            2 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 4
            Empty
        DIMM 5
            8 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 6
            2 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 7
            2 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 8
            Empty
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en2: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 - VRAM: 512 MB
        SyncMaster 1360 x 768 @ 60 Hz
        Cinema HD Display 1600 x 1000
System Software: ℹ️
    Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63b) - Time since boot: one day 0:9:26
Disk Information: ℹ️
    HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N
    WDC WD6400AAKS-41H2B0 disk2 : (640.14 GB)
        disk2s1 (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Tippy (disk2s2) / : 639.28 GB (308.98 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk2s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 disk1 : (1 TB)
        disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        backup_1 (disk1s2) /Volumes/backup_1 : 999.86 GB (357.84 GB free)
    ST32000641AS disk0 : (2 TB)
        disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        HD2 (disk0s2) /Volumes/HD2 : 2.00 TB (244.91 GB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
        Apple Inc. iPhone
        Logitech USB Receiver
        Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Firewire Information: ℹ️
    G-TECH OEM ATA Device 00 800mbit - 800mbit max
        disk3s1 (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        video_1 (disk3s2) /Volumes/video_1 : 2.00 TB (96.43 GB free)
Adware: ℹ️
    Conduit [Adware! - Remove]
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.1.1) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio (1.0.5 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
        /Volumes/backup_1/Applications/ Utilities/Little Snitch 1.2.4/Little Snitch Installer.app
    [not loaded]    at.obdev.KUC (1.2.8) [Click for support]
        /Volumes/backup_1/Applications/ Video Apps/_Screen Capture Apps/iShowU.app
    [not loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.3.1) [Click for support]
        /Volumes/backup_1/Applications/Toast 10 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
    FxLicenseManager: Path: /Library/StartupItems/FxLicenseManager
    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.divx.dms.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.divx.update.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.extensis.FMCore.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [running]    com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.barebones.authd.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.barebones.bbedit.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.noiseindustries.FxFactory.AE.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.noiseindustries.FxFactory.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.akamai.client.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
    [running]    com.akamai.single-user-client.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.amazon.cloud-player.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
    [running]    com.amazon.music.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    [email protected]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.redgiantsoftware.updater.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.wondershare.mobilegoiOSMacWatchDemo.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    Stickies    Application (/Applications/Stickies.app)
    Suitcase Fusion 4    Application (/Applications/Suitcase Fusion 4.app)
    MacLWSLauncher    Application (/Applications/Logitech/LWS/Logitech Webcam Software.app/Contents/MacOS/MacLWSLauncher.app)
    EpsonLowInkReminderAgent    Application (/Applications/Epson Software/Epson Low Ink Reminder.app/Contents/EpsonLowInkReminderAgent.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.0r595 [Click for support]
    OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
    WacomSafari: Version: 1.0.1 [Click for support]
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 [Click for support]
    AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.4.1250 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.104 [Click for support]
    RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    A Better Finder Preferences [Click for support]
    Akamai NetSession Preferences [Click for support]
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
    Growl [Click for support]
    Perian [Click for support]
    WacomTablet [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        10%    VLC
         7%    mds
         3%    WindowServer
         2%    activitymonitord
         2%    Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    4.23 GB    Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
    515 MB    mds
    387 MB    Adobe Illustrator
    258 MB    iTunes
    206 MB    Suitcase Fusion 4
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    2.06 GB    Free RAM
    8.99 GB    Active RAM
    13.01 GB    Inactive RAM
    1.69 GB    Wired RAM
    6.11 GB    Page-ins
    9 MB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 15, 2015, 11:52:53 AM    Self test - passed
    Mar 14, 2015, 05:41:58 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Finder_2015-03-14-174158_[reda cted].crash
    Mar 14, 2015, 05:41:24 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/plugin-container_2015-03-14-17 4124_[redacted].crash
    Mar 14, 2015, 09:45:43 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Sigil_2015-03-14-094543_[redac ted].crash

Adware: ℹ️
Conduit [Adware! - Remove]
Unless this is something you need, you might consider removing this as suggested by EtreCheck.
10% VLC
Were you doing something with VLC at the same time you were collecting EtreCheck data? Or does VLC consume resources while idle. I suspect you were doing something, but I figured I would ask.
Otherwise I do not see anything obvious, HOWEVER, I am not familiar with all the 3rd party additions you have.
If there are any you are no longer using, you might remove them.
You can try booting in Safe Mode (as an experiment).
<http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564>
which will not load the 3rd party additions, however, if you need them to do your work, that would be self defeating. You still might try booting into Safe Mode, as it will clean out some caches.
Anyway, if Safe Mode does improve things, then it would point to a 3rd party addition.
i was thinking of upgrading to latest OS but unsure since i noticed this issue.
You can create a partition for installing a new version of Mac OS X and then see if the new version works better or worse. That way you would not have to commit.

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2nd time I had a kernel panic with the following error, I haven't added any new hardware for months. The kernel panic I got is as follows:
[COLOR="Teal"]Interval Since Last Panic Report: 3567480 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          2
Anonymous UUID:                    89C272F3-CAEE-467F-B957-F2D902168859
Mon Dec 19 07:00:42 2011
Machine-check capabilities (cpu 10) 0x0000000000001c09:
family: 6 model: 26 stepping: 5 microcode: 17
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           E5520 @ 2.27GHz
9 error-reporting banks
threshold-based error status present
extended corrected memory error handling present
Machine-check status 0x0000000000000004:
machine-check in progress
MCA error-reporting registers:
IA32_MC0_STATUS(0x401): 0x0000000000000800 invalid
IA32_MC1_STATUS(0x405): 0xbe00000000400e0f valid
MCA error code:            0x0e0f
Model specific error code: 0x0040
Other information:         0x00000000
Threshold-based status:    Undefined
Status bits:
   Processor context corrupt
   ADDR register valid
   MISC register valid
   Error enabled
   Uncorrected error
IA32_MC1_ADDR(0x406): 0x0000000000000280
IA32_MC1_MISC(0x407): 0x0000000001061d50
IA32_MC2_STATUS(0x409): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC3_STATUS(0x40d): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC4_STATUS(0x411): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC5_STATUS(0x415): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC6_STATUS(0x419): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC7_STATUS(0x41d): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
Package 1 logged:
IA32_MC8_STATUS(0x421): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
Package 0 logged:
IA32_MC8_STATUS(0x421): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
panic(cpu 10 caller 0x2aaf41): Machine Check at 0x00f039c6, thread:0x198cdb7c, trapno:0x12, err:0x0,registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x000f7000, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000006, EBX: 0x16b18c00, ECX: 0x859250a8, EDX: 0x00000000
ESP: 0x93352680, EBP: 0x93352758, ESI: 0x16a2ca00, EDI: 0x00000003
EFL: 0x00000046, EIP: 0x00f039c6
Backtrace (CPU 10), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x85981fb8 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x85981fec 0x223ce1 0x0)
0x85982008 : 0x2aaf41 (0x59dfe4 0x59e0d1 0xf039c6 0x198cdb7c)
0x859820f8 : 0x2a29f2 (0x1 0x28 0xe8243489 0xfffeed30)
0x93352758 : 0xf04c58 (0x9fd722e8 0x76 0x3 0x2b1f6a)
0x93352858 : 0x2ad0c5 (0xffffffff 0x7fffffff 0x93352898 0x858ae000)
0x93352878 : 0x225bba (0x858ae49c 0x9fd6e6f1 0x76 0x858ae488)
0x933528d8 : 0x22698c (0x1 0x198cdb7c 0x16b030dc 0x0)
0x93352948 : 0x2275b0 (0x198cdb98 0x2198ae 0x0 0x0)
0x933529b8 : 0x227654 (0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x933529d8 : 0x2199ab (0x0 0x76 0x933529f8 0xbcb382)
0x93352a08 : 0x535547 (0xa 0x3e8 0x93352a58 0xbcb3d5)
0x93352a28 : 0xbcb348 (0xa 0x304 0x0 0x38377073)
0x93352a58 : 0xbcb6c5 (0x1791c300 0x93352a7e 0x0 0x93352b2c)
0x93352a98 : 0xbcb759 (0x1791c300 0x544d4133 0x93352df8 0x5526cf)
0x93352ab8 : 0x5542d0 (0x1791c300 0x544d4133 0x93352df8 0x0)
0x93352b08 : 0xbc742c (0x17760fc0 0xbcb726 0x544d4133 0x93352df8)
0x93352b48 : 0xbc98a7 (0x1791c300 0x544d4133 0x93352df8 0x2)
0x93352b98 : 0x56d196 (0x1791c300 0x18563c70 0x93352ddc 0x50)
0x93352bd8 : 0x56e2d8 (0xbcf570 0x19298700 0x18563c70 0x50)
0x93352c28 : 0x56eb59 (0x19298700 0x2 0x93352c70 0x0)
0x93352d48 : 0x286638 (0x19298700 0x2 0x18563c6c 0x0)
0x93353df8 : 0x21dbe5 (0x18563c44 0x191e05a0 0x8f9f0 0x6377)
0x93353e38 : 0x210a86 (0x18563c00 0x0 0x19815310 0x18717d90)
0x93353e98 : 0x216f84 (0x18563c00 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x93353f18 : 0x295914 (0x93353f44 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x93353fc8 : 0x2a20f8 (0x19274940 0x0 0x10 0x0)
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         com.apple.driver.AppleSMC(3.1.0d5)@0xbc6000->0xbcffff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.3.0)@0xbc2000
         com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(142.6.0)@0xf02000->0xf25fff
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: TemperaturMonito
Mac OS version:
10K549
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacPro4,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 509488144627
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet    2.1.3b1 (addr 0xee5000, size 0x118784) - last unloaded 126385491163
loaded kexts:
com.bresink.driver.BRESINKx86Monitoring    8.0 - last loaded 38786563416
com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic    6.0 11994.637263
com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge    6.0 11994.637263
com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect    6.0 11994.637263
com.parallels.kext.prl_hid_hook    6.0 11994.637263
com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor    6.0 11994.637263
jp.plentycom.driver.SteerMouse    4.0.3f1
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower    1.5.1
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothSCOAudioDriver    2.4.5f3
com.apple.filesystems.ntfs    3.4
com.apple.filesystems.autofs    2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver    1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AGPM    100.12.31
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor    1.9.3d0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.5.7
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.0.20
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver    2.0.5f14
com.apple.kext.ATIFramebuffer    6.3.6
com.apple.ATIRadeonX2000    6.3.6
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.57
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver    1.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelNehalemProfile    11
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    4.7.0a1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    1.5.1
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    2.6.8
com.apple.BootCache    31.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI    4.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    4.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    1.6.4
com.apple.driver.Intel82574L    2.1.8b1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub    4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    2.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI    4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI    4.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM    1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    1.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    142.6.0
com.apple.security.sandbox    1
com.apple.security.quarantine    0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    2.1.14
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    142.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard    141.5
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver    2.4.5f3
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction    17
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib    2.0.5f14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction    10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction    14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction    10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction    10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction    20
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.10d0
com.apple.kext.ATI4800Controller    6.3.6
com.apple.kext.ATISupport    6.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub    4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    74.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily    10.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    1.8.3fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    1.3
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com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    2.0.5f14
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily    41
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC    3.1.0d5
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily    4.7.0a1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI    1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController    2.4.5f3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController    2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    2.4.5f3
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    4.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite    3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice    2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily    1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily    1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily    1.6.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter    402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI    1.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily    2.6.8
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily    1.10
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient    4.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily    2.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    4.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime    1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily    1.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily    1.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch    1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    6
com.apple.driver.DiskImages    289
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily    1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform    1.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily    2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily    1.3.0
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Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4870, ATI Radeon HD 4870, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: global_name
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet 1, Ethernet, en0
PCI Card: pci1033,35, sppci_usbopenhost, Slot-3@4,1,0
PCI Card: pci1033,35, sppci_usbopenhost, Slot-3@4,1,1
PCI Card: pci1033,e0, USB Enhanced Host Controller, Slot-3@4,1,2
PCI Card: ATI Radeon HD 4870, sppci_displaycontroller, Slot-1
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH41N, 67.1 MB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD6400AAKS-41H2B0, 596.17 GB
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD6401AALS-00L3B2, 596.17 GB
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HDT721010SLA360, 931.51 GB
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HDT721010SLA360, 931.51 GB
Serial ATA Device: SAMSUNG HD103SJ, 931.51 GB
USB Device: Hub, 0x050d (Belkin Corporation), 0x0234, 0xfa200000 / 2
USB Device: iP4300, 0x04a9 (Canon Inc.), 0x10b6, 0x41400000 / 2
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x5a100000 / 2
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8215, 0x5a110000 / 4
USB Device: USB Receiver, 0x046d (Logitech Inc.), 0xc52b, 0x3d100000 / 2
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, Up to 800 Mb/sec[/COLOR]

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HT2090 External iSight camera video feed working fine but mic is not working Mac Pro 2009 and Mountain Lion 10.8.4

Finally I decided to move forward and installed Mountain Lion 10.8.4 (with all the updates). Now I am facing a dilemma, my external iSight Camera is working fine regarding the video fee but the Mic is useless. I am using a Mac Pro 2009 and a Apple Cinema Display 30". I checked all the trends about iSight External devices but no one has a really specific solution for my problem. Firewire is not longer supported with Mountain Lion? By the way my iSight was working perfectly before. So I am wondering if something wrong happened with the OS and the support for this kind of device?   I reset the PRAM, the SMC, even I reinstalled the MAC OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4) from scratch. So I am wondering if the problem is that ML is not longer supporting this device or what is the issue here.
Hope someone can help me with it!
Thanks
Jalcom

Jalcom wrote:... Firewire is not longer supported with Mountain Lion?...
Not true. External iSight works fine with my '09 Mac Pro and 10.8.4.
Jalcom wrote:... So I am wondering if something wrong happened ...
So it must have.
Jalcom wrote: ... help me with it!...
You have tried several good things, but there may be other suggestions from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090 that you have not yet considered. Be sure to check more than one Apple app in more than one user account to help you pinpoint the cause of your trouble. Then you will know what to fix.
In addition to the Apple troubleshooting, check your  > System Preferences... > Sound > Input to verify that your iSight's mic is selected, not muted, and that its volume setting is properly adjusted. You may need to check this again after restarting Mac or changing apps that use the mic.
Also, be certain that the apps you are testing are configured to use iSight's mic. Different apps select the mic in different ways. For example, QuickTime X allow selection among various microphone alternatives via one of its preferences as shown in the image below:
(I was using my Display microphone and did not have my external iSight connected when I made this image. Therefore, there is no iSight mic shown in my list of mic choices above. If your iSight's mic is properly connected, turned on, and recognized by your Mac, iSight will show in your QTX microphone preference choice list.)
If you are trying to use your iSight with a Flash based web site, also check your Mac's  > System Preferences... > Flash Player > Camera and Mic settings to verify that your Flash system preferences are not blocking your mic.
Some other apps may offer mic and or camera selection via their application menus. If you have trouble finding out how to select the iSight internal mic in other apps, check each apps' Help or post back the name of the app whose selector you cannot locate here so we can try to help.
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Mac Pro Quad Core (Early09) 2.93Ghz OSX 10.8.4 24" LED Cinema Display          External iSights

Sony DSR-1500a not recognized by Mac Pro 2009

My first post. Hope I'm doing this right....
I have been working with a Mac Pro 1,1 Quad (OS 10.5.6) using a Sony DSR 1500a DVCAM player/recorder with out any issue using firewire 400 and Adobe Premiere and FCS2. I have recently purchased a Mac Pro 2009 (OS 10.5.7) with FCS2 and with Avid MC 3.5.
I cannot get the DSR-1500a to be seen by the OS or FCS2. The only twist is that if I daisy chain my DSR-1500a thru my Avid DNA Mojo. I can capture into Avid Media Composer no problem. I use a FW400 (6pin) from the DSR to the Mojo and a FW400 (6pin) to FW800 cable from the Mojo to the Mac Pro.
I am starting to assume that using a FW400 (6pin) to FW800 cable does not work with the 1500a. I do not see it listed in system profiler when connect directly to the Mac Pro. I have adjusted the DSR setting to iLink and also have tried 9Pin setting but neither work. Tried more than one cable as well.
I can successfully connect my cheap Sony TRV38 via a FW400 (4pin) to FW800 cable but not the professional deck...Go Figure...
I know it's not the deck as it works with the Mac Pro 1,1 using the FW400. Is there an OS setting I am missing? Do I need to buy a FW 400 card? Please help! Thanks

As I suspected... I had to buy a 1394a firewire card to enable the communication between the Mac Pro and the Sony DSR-1500a. Apparently the DSR does not subscribe to the reverse compatibility that Apple has forced on us of going from a FW400 (6pin) to FW800 (9pin) in reverse compatibility mode. I guess Apple can take the Sony DSR-1500a off of their qualified hardware list. If I have missed something, someone please enlighten me. Until then, looks like Apple has struck again. Oh I know, I'll go out and buy a $1000 capture card. Wow! I thought I was getting a well engineered product, instead I got a money pit! Forcing a Mini Display Port down our throats, NO firewire 400 ports, 8 slots of ram on tri-channel memory...Who's the engineer that came up with that one? Screeeaaammm!!!
OK I feel better now... Who do I make the check out to? %#@^

Memory Upgrade for Mac Pro 1,1

Hello,
I have what I believe is a first generation Mac Pro. The system profiler says it's version 1,1.
When I bought it, I had an additional 2 GB of ram installed by the dealer for a total of 3GB.
Today I am trying to install a pair of 2GB DIMMS for a total of 7GB.
I bought the memory at my local mac dealer (Mac Enthusiasts in West LA). He asked what version of Mac I had and I said I thought it was first generation. He asked for the serial number, but I didn't know I needed one. I did however bring the manual and told him the date was 2006.
He assured me he had the right memory for my machine, despite my offering to get the serial number from home.
The point of all this is when I opened up my mac to install the memory, I was surprised to see that the original factory memory had HUGE BLACK HEAT SINKS on it. The second, dealer-installed memory had SLIM SILVER HEAT SINKS, and now finally the memory I bought today has NO HEAT SINKS WHATSOEVER.
Is it possible that memory technology has improved and newer DIMMS run cooler and don't need heat sinks? Or do I have the wrong memory? Is there any online guide or utility I can use to determine if I can use these modules?
Finally, here is the text on the sticker of the modules:
2GB PC2-5300 (667Mhz) DDR2 DIMM
The chips themselves appear to say "Lynnix" KOR
Please help.
Thanks,
P-FO

You indeed have the first generation Mac Pro. It can use up to 8 - 240-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 ECC fully-buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) in (matched pairs.) The modules should have an Apple certified or similar heat sink. Do not use DIMMs without heat sinks as they will not last and may be subject to frequent errors. The DIMMs must be fully buffered (FB) and must be error correcting (ECC) and installed in matching pairs.
Whatever your local dealer sold you if there's no heat sink, they aren't FB and ECC modules, then don't use them.
For proper installation see the following:
About RAM installation in the Mac Pro
Mac Pro memory arrangement photos
Mac Pro Memory Configuration
Memory Tests- "2008" Mac Pro
Ram should be installed minimally in matched pairs and optimally in matched quads. This means the memory modules are the same size and specifications. They should also be equipped with the Apple-certified style of heat sink.

UPGRADING AND MIXING MEMORY ON MY MAC PRO QUAD CORE DUAL 2.8 (Xeon)?

Hello,
I have a Mac Pro Quad Core Dual 2.8GHz (Xeons) with 4GB of memory (2 x 1GB Apple modules + 2 x 1GB other brand - Shown as "Manufacturer 0x855D") and now I want to fill the other 4 memory slots by adding an additional 16GB (4 x 4GB modules) for a total of 20GB of RAM.
My 2 questions are:
1.- In which order/pattern should I install these new 4 X 4GB modules along with my original Apple 2 x 1GB modules and the "Manufacturer 0x855D" 2 x 1GB modules the best way (for better performance)? - I have heard stories that if I do it improperly, I could slow down my Mac Pro...
This is how I have them configured right now:
Raiser A / DIMM 1 = 1GB (Manufaturer "0x830B") - I assume this is the Apple memory, right?
Raiser A / DIMM 2 = 1GB (Manufaturer "0x830B")
Raiser A / DIMM 3 = Empty
Raiser A / DIMM 4 = Empty
Raiser B / DIMM 1 = 1GB (Manufacturer "0x855D") - How can I find which manufacturer is this?
Raiser B / DIMM 2 = 1GB (Manufacturer "0x855D")
Raiser B / DIMM 3 = Empty
Raiser B / DIMM 4 = Empty
2.- What brand would be most compatible to work with my Apple 2GB (2 x 1GB) factory memory? Kingston? Crucial? Mushkin? iRam? Corsair? OWC? (Does OWC sell their own brand? or which one do they carry?-its not specified on their web)
Thank you so much in advance for all your help!

About RAM installation in the Mac Pro
Mac Pro memory arrangement photos
Mac Pro Memory Configuration
Memory Tests- "2008" Mac Pro
Ram should be installed minimally in matched pairs and optimally in matched quads. This means the memory modules are the same size and specifications. They should also be equipped with the Apple-certified style of heat sink.
Brand really doesn't mean much as long as they work.

How do I add memory to my mac pro

How do I add memory to my mac pro?

www.apple.com/support/macpro
www.macsales.com/memory/macpro
Find the Mac Pro model, type of RAM, then compatible RAM.
But you get further if you show some details of what you have now and plan for.
www.macperforomanceguide.com - check articles on memory and performance

Will Remote Desktop allow me to access and use my Mac Pro 2009 from my MacBook Pro 2011?

Own a small business, have two locations, I need to use Windows via Parallels on my Mac Pro 2009, but I am forced to spend most of my time at the other location which has a MacBook Pro 2011. Will Remote Desktop allow me to use the MacBook Pro 2011 to access the Mac Pro and use Windows via Parallels?

If all you need is to be able to control another computer, then ARD would be overkill. If the systems have Mac OS X 10.5 or later you can use the Screen Sharing built into those versions of Mac OS X to control the system.
Another and perhaps easier option is to use a service such as LogMeIn or TeamViewer. Either option may be significantly easier than dealing with screen sharing or ARD.
You'll want to confirm that any solution you choose will work with Parallels, of course. I haven't tried remote control of a system to use Parallals, so there may be special considerations there. If you don't get useful comments here, you might try Parallels' forums.
Regards.

Mac Pro 2009 won't boot.

Hello,
Since yesterday my computer simply refuse to boot (Mac Pro 2009, Quad-Core 2.93 with a flashed Radeon 5870).
It was working fine the day before, I shut it down, unpluged it and when I came back the following day it wasn't working anymore.
When I try to boot it I can hear the fans but not the starting "DONG" it should do.
I tried to replace the graphic card with my old ATI 4870, tried to switch with some old RAM I had and tried to disconnect my hard drives one by one but it did nothing at all.
The only thing I have is this red dignostical LED you can see on this picture. I tried to find it's meaning but I wasn't able to find anything.
It would be nice if someone was able to tell me what this LED meant (and even nicer if it wasn't something expensive to replace !).
Thanks !

Hello once again,
So, I finally had time to look a little deeper into this processor board and after removing the heatsink and cleaning the processor I noticed two little plastic screws (the ugly little red arrow on the picture I took from macbidouille.com, not the nice and big one) maintaining another heatsink on the board.
I'm not sure what is the component under this heatsink but one of these screws was broken (they aren't really screws but I don't know how to explain in English) and the heatsink wasn't correctly positioned anymore so I replaced these two screws, put everything back in order (with some thermal grease on the processor and the unknown component) and everything worked like a charm when I was done.
Thanks everyone for your help !

Mac Pro 2009-2010 firmware tool

Has anyone tried the Mac Pro 2009-2010 firmware tool hack that is floating around out there? It seems to work with no problems. A cheap way to turn your 2009 quad core into a 2010 hexacore. The price on the Xeon W3680 3.33Ghz Westmere has come down out of the stratosphere into the $500 range. $500 for that kind of speed improvement and the ability to run 1333Mhz RAM seems like a no brainer if one were thinking about upgrading. Have other people tried this?

This is not the place and no I have not heard, if there is/was it would be talked about on MacRumors, netkas or others. And I don't think it would be just firmware update. OWC Turnkey program involves more than just firmware change.
The W33680 was $590 but has gone up (popularity and supply/demand) to $620. Not $500 (though if you sell your cpu later then the out of pocket might be more like $400).

Mac Pro 2009 won't boot after airport installation

Hey everyone, looking for some insight here.
I recently bought a Mac Pro 2009 running Mavericks (at time of receipt). It didn't come with an airport card so I purchased one to install myself. The Mac was running fine until this evening when I finally got around to installing the card, however since then it won't get past the grey boot screen with apple logo. I've tried disconnecting the airport card to see if that reverted it, but no change. I also can't boot into safe mode, so that's no good. The only thing I can do is bring up the giant padlock with the option key held, which I saw elsewhere was connected with a firmware password (my admin doesn't work).
Any advice here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

It wouldn't be much of a lock if you could circumvent it with advice from a forum.
Obviously a valid point, although possibly somewhat niaive where forums are concerned (no disrespect intended).
It was more an expression of frustration than anything else, to be honest, though. It's kind of absurd that this happened following a simple hardware upgrade. Most people I know aren't even aware they can set a firmware password, so basically what it means is don't upgrade a machine that's intented to be upgraded (I'm aware of the hyperbole here).
Looks like it will be a Mac store trip, though, yes. A pain in the arse since even my nearest authorised technician is miles away.

Mac Pro 2009 8 core with an endless cycle while booting up

Dear all,
My Mac Pro 2009 edition (2.26 GHz,8-cores) is suffering from a weird situation which I can't solve, so I post the message and hope someone can help me to find a solution.
On Monday Morning, I found the rainbow cycle is running behind the screen saver after shifting my mouse. The Mac Pro was not responding (can move mouse), so I pressed the button for 5 secs to shut it down. Then, I pressed the start button and saw there is a folder with question mark on the screen. After looking several web pages, I realized that it might be the RAID is failed for some reasons. I used the OS X installation disc to boot up and found that the RAID card was not recognizing the original RAID 0 build while the RAID card was shown to be healthy. I decided to restore my system from the time machine (WD Green 2TB x2, RAID0), so I checked the content of the time machine and hoped that I can find since when the machine is not responding. Then, it was 5:36PM on Friday, the last backup (backup per hour). So, it has been freezed for more than 2 days right after I left my office! Anyways, I used RAID utility to rebuild the RAID 0 (1TB x 4) and started recovering the last backup. After 11 hrs, the restore had been successfully done, so I clicked the restart button. However, after booting up, I got a grey apple and a running circle below it. The loading screen remained for 10 hrs and wouldn't get in.
I sensed that there is something wrong. It couldn't be fixed by simply restoration by time machine. Therefore, I started exhaustively surffing the internet and looking for an answer. Here are things I have tried but didn't work:
1. Restoring from three different time points: last time point, 1 hour before the last time point, and midnight on Thursday. Not working.
2. Remove Mac Pro RAID Card and use Disk Utility to build SoftRAID 0. Not working.
3. Remove ATI Raedon 5770 and replace with the original GT120. Not working.
4. Use Apple Hardware Test from Application installation disc to perform both default and extended tests. Found no problems.
5. Replace SDRAM with the originial 6GB (1GB x 6) SDRAM.
6. Tried reseting PRAM (3 to 4 times each)
7. Tried reseting logic board by following the instructions from macusersguide (http://www.macusersguide.com/2009/06/reseting-the-logicboard/).
(*)8. I tried to boot from another HardDisk, which I installed Win7 on it a few months ago (including all needed drivers for the Mac Pro). It is an originial Win 7 and it works! I also tried to test the 4 HDs by using the windows experience index. I tried 5 times (1 disks individually and all 4 disks enabled). All tests passed.
So far, I can only conclude that the hardware seemed fine, and it could be a software thing which blocks me from getting into the Mac OS.
I have been working on this for 3 days, and I am really tried. Could someone help me addressing this issue? Is there anything I can do to test which part is doing wrong? Should I test more time points in the time machine? Should I just hand my Mac Pro to Apple retail stores and asking for fixing (apple care expired and they would charge fees..)?
Thank you so much

Frankly, if you want a reliable backup from which you can boot the computer, then don't use TM. Use a backup utility that makes bootable backups starting with the Restore option of Disk Utility. Here are others:
Backup Software Recommendations
Carbon Copy Cloner
Deja Vu
Silver Keeper
MimMac
Retrospect
Super Flexible File Synchronizer
SuperDuper!
Synchronize Pro! X
Synk Pro
Synk Standard
Tri-Backup
Others may be found at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.

Mac Pro 2009 audio problems

Hi there.
I have a mac pro 2009 quad-core intel xeon and since i've updated to 10.7.3 i've started to have problems with audio.
Sometimes when i turn on the mac, the audio doesn't work (the audio icon in the menu bar is shown grey, and if i try to rise the volume using the keyboard it doesn't work.
I've tried to get inside the audio preferences and select a different audio output like the internal speakers (i currently have speakers connected into the jack output) but it doesn't work too.
The only way to resolve this seems to do a RAM reset during the boot, but it's very annoying do this every time.
Anyone can help me to resolve this? Is it a software problem? Or my logic board is going to die?
It never did anything like this before the update.
Thanks for the support and forgive me for my bad english.
Greetz,
Lorenzo

I'm having similar problems with a brand-new Mac Pro 8-core. Mouse cuts out (I'm using a wired keyboard thankfully) and my Jawbone headset will work wonderfully with my old MacBook Pro but will only pair (maybe) on my Mac Pro.
Called and spoke with an expert and feel I get the run around. He had me shut down and unplug everything for 30 seconds. I did it but felt he was just having me "do something" to get me off of the line.
Apple has a problem with Bluetooth on their Mac Pros and isn't dealing with it.

10.8.2 Mac Pro 2009 4 Apple Monitors = doesn't keep the display order and configuration. Please Help me!!

Guys i have a Mac Pro 2009 with 4 monitors attached.
Since i upgrade to 10.8, then to 10.8.1 and now to 10.8.2 my Mac Pro every time it starts, cannot remember the order and appearance of my displays so ihave to reorder them every single time.
Can somebody tell me what to do???
Please help me either wise i ma going to burn it!

I have brand new 10.8.2 Mac Tower with two matching video cards ordered from Apple directly and have the same problem. It wont save the display settings and also cant seem to tell which video card is which either.
In addition, the screen display images if loaded from a personal folder, is also not remembered after startup.
Please advise us what to do, Apple!!!! This is urgent for me. I am proifessional user and this machine is for use on live projection shows. We put a ton of money into this machine and it can't even remeber the displays! Not very amusing.

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