Mid 2011 rebooting by itself

I have a mid-2011 iMac (2.8GHz i7, 8GB RAM) with a recent installation of Yosemite. I have now had two occurrences where the machine has spontaneously rebooted - both seem to be sleep/hibernate related, though a search of the literature hasn't turned up too many suggestions that seem to lead me anywhere. Here's an extract of the system logs based in Linc's script; also happy to pull anything else out.
Start time: 15:37:58 03/05/15
Revision: 1241
Model Identifier: iMac12,1
System Version: OS X 10.10.2 (14C109)
Kernel Version: Darwin 14.1.0
Time since boot: 1:12
UID: 501
SerialATA
    ST31000528AS                           
USB
    CRCA102#BJ1 (Cyber Power Systems, Inc.)
    USB Audio CODEC (Texas Instruments Japan)
Bluetooth
    Apple Wireless Trackpad
    Apple Wireless Keyboard
System errors (per sec)
    Google Chrome H (UID 501, error 35): 130
    Google Chrome (UID 501, error 35): 101
Firewall: On
Listeners
    kdc: kerberos
    launchd: afpovertcp
    launchd: microsoft-ds
    launchd: ssh
Diagnostic reports
    2015-02-11 garcon crash
    2015-02-17 Splashtop Personal hang
    2015-02-17 mdworker32 crash x2
    2015-02-23 garcon crash
    2015-02-24 FindSystemFiles crash
    2015-02-27 Finder hang
    2015-03-05 Finder hang
Kernel log
    Mar  3 23:09:51 AFP_VFS afpfs_DoReconnect:  Primary Reconnect failed 5 on /Volumes/Backups
    Mar  3 23:10:49 32311.775815: setPOWERSAVE ****SYNC SCAN CANCEL FAILED 
    Mar  4 08:29:58 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  4 10:34:49 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  4 12:27:55 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  4 13:26:26 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  4 14:23:38 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  4 16:00:47 Limiting closed port RST response from 440 to 250 packets per second
    Mar  4 16:04:48 Limiting closed port RST response from 396 to 250 packets per second
    Mar  4 16:05:02 Limiting closed port RST response from 387 to 250 packets per second
    Mar  4 16:44:40 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  4 19:12:47 Limiting closed port RST response from 290 to 250 packets per second
    Mar  4 19:34:43 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  4 21:09:16 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  4 22:28:56 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  5 06:39:37 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  5 09:43:29 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  5 11:57:14 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  5 13:32:18 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  5 14:20:35 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  5 14:26:52 Sleep failure code 0x00000040 0x14006900
    Mar  5 14:26:52 System was rebooted due to Sleep/Wake failure
    Mar  5 14:26:53 ** GPU Hardware VM is disabled (multispace: disabled, page table updates with DMA: disabled)
    Mar  5 14:42:28 Failed to get hibernate image filename
    Mar  5 15:27:06 Failed to get hibernate image filename
System log
        label = "2.5.4.6";
        "localized label" = "2.5.4.6";
        type = string;
        value = US;
        label = "2.5.4.8";
        "localized label" = "2.5.4.8";
        type = string;
        value = California;
        label = "2.5.4.7";
        "localized label" = "2.5.4.7";
        type = string;
        value = Cupertino;
        label = "2.5.4.10";
        "localized label" = "2.5.4.10";
        type = string;
        value = "Apple Inc.";
        label = "2.5.4.3";
        "localized label" = "2.5.4.3";
        type = string;
        value = "courier.sandbox.push.apple.com";
Console log
    Feb 27 08:04:05 nsurlstoraged realpath() returned NULL for /Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd
    Feb 27 08:04:05 nsurlstoraged The read-connection to the DB=/Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd/Cache.db is NOT valid.  Unable to determine schema version.
    Feb 27 08:04:05 nsurlstoraged realpath() returned NULL for /Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd
    Feb 27 08:04:05 nsurlstoraged realpath() returned NULL for /Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd
    Feb 27 08:04:09 nsurlstoraged realpath() returned NULL for /Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd
    Feb 27 08:04:14 nsurlstoraged realpath() returned NULL for /Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd
    Feb 27 08:05:12 ReportCrash Invoking spindump for pid=248 wakeups_rate=542 duration=84 because of excessive wakeups
    Feb 28 06:38:59 nsurlstoraged realpath() returned NULL for /Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd
    Mar  4 20:51:19 ReportCrash Invoking spindump for pid=4914 wakeups_rate=190 duration=237 because of excessive wakeups
    Mar  4 22:04:11 ReportCrash Invoking spindump for pid=249 thread=4856 percent_cpu=56 duration=161 because of excessive cpu utilization
    Mar  5 11:32:58 ReportCrash Invoking spindump for pid=5203 wakeups_rate=168 duration=268 because of excessive wakeups
    Mar  5 14:54:26 nsurlstoraged realpath() returned NULL for /Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd
    Mar  5 14:54:26 nsurlstoraged The read-connection to the DB=/Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd/Cache.db is NOT valid.  Unable to determine schema version.
    Mar  5 14:54:26 nsurlstoraged realpath() returned NULL for /Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd
    Mar  5 14:54:26 nsurlstoraged realpath() returned NULL for /Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd
    Mar  5 14:54:29 nsurlstoraged realpath() returned NULL for /Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd
    Mar  5 14:54:35 nsurlstoraged realpath() returned NULL for /Users/USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.icloud.fmfd
    Mar  5 14:55:44 ReportCrash Invoking spindump for pid=279 wakeups_rate=536 duration=84 because of excessive wakeups
Daemons
    com.apple.Kerberos.kdc
    - status: 1
    com.apple.watchdogd
    com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon
    com.google.keystone.daemon
    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
    com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.backup-auto
    com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.helper
Agents
    2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits.onepassword4-helper
    com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent
    com.apple.photostream-agent
    com.bjango.istatmenusagent
    com.bjango.istatmenusnotifications
    com.google.keystone.system.agent
User login items
    iTunesHelper
    - /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app
    Dropbox
    - /Applications/Dropbox.app
    BetterSnapTool
    - /Applications/BetterSnapTool.app
User crontab
    0 6,18 * * * curl -o /dev/null --user uuuuuuuu:pppppppp https://dynamic.zoneedit.com/auth/dynamic.html?host=myhost.mydomain.com > /dev/null
Widgets
    App Update
    Delivery Status
    PEMDAS
iCloud errors
    bird 57
    cloudd 29
    CallHistorySyncHelper 1
Restricted files: 71
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
    - mod date: Jan 27 13:43:40 2015
    - checksum: 1701899968
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
    <string>Aqua</string>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.bjango.istatmenusagent</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Library/Application Support/iStat Menus 5/iStatMenusAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/iStatMenusAgent</string>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.bjango.istatmenusnotifications.plist
    - mod date: Jan 27 13:43:40 2015
    - checksum: 3879995847
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
    <string>Aqua</string>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.bjango.istatmenusnotifications</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Library/Application Support/iStat Menus 5/iStat Menus Notifications.app/Contents/MacOS/iStat Menus Notifications</string>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
    - mod date: Jan 27 13:43:40 2015
    - checksum: 3935573610
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Library/Application Support/iStat Menus 5/iStatMenusDaemon</string>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.backup-auto.plist
    - mod date: Feb 12 07:52:44 2015
    - checksum: 530410832
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.backup-auto</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.helpe r</string>
    <string>--backup</string>
    </array>
    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <dict>
    <key>Hour</key>
    <integer>1</integer>
    <key>Minute</key>
    <integer>0</integer>
    </dict>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.helper.plist
    - mod date: Jan 29 12:49:52 2015
    - checksum: 933387316
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.helper</string>
    <key>MachServices</key>
    <dict>
    <key>com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.helper</key>
    <true/>
    </dict>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.helpe r</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.helpe r</string>
    </array>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /System/Library/Security/authorization.plist
    - mod date: Oct  9 02:17:00 2014
    - checksum: 2720110640
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>comment</key>
    <string>The name of the requested right is matched against the keys.  An exact match has priority, otherwise the longest match from the start is used. Note that the right will only match wildcard rules (ending in a ".") during this reduction.
    allow rule: this is always allowed
    &lt;key&gt;com.apple.TestApp.benign&lt;/key&gt;
    &lt;string&gt;allow&lt;/string&gt;
    deny rule: this is always denied
    &lt;key&gt;com.apple.TestApp.dangerous&lt;/key&gt;
    &lt;string&gt;deny&lt;/string&gt;
    user rule: successful authentication as a user in the specified group(5) allows the associated right.
    The shared property specifies whether a credential generated on success is shared with other apps (i.e., those in the same "session"). This property defaults to false if not specified.
    The timeout property specifies the maximum age of a (cached/shared) credential accepted for this rule.
    The allow-root property specifies whether a right should be allowed automatically if the requesting process is running with uid == 0.  This defaults to false if not specified.
    See remaining rules for examples.
    </string>
    <key>rights</key>
    <dict>
    <key></key>
    <dict>
    <key>class</key>
    <string>rule</string>
    <key>comment</key>
    ...and 1850 more line(s)
Applications
    /Applications/ACSLogo/ACSLogo.app
    - com.acsmith.acslogo
    /Applications/Carbon Copy Cloner.app
    - com.bombich.ccc
    /Applications/Crayon Physics Deluxe.app
    - com.yourcompany.Crayon
    /Applications/H&R Block 2009.app
    - com.hrblock.tax.2009
    /Applications/H&R Block 2010.app
    - com.hrblock.tax.2010
    /Applications/H&R Block 2011.app
    - com.hrblock.tax.2011
    /Applications/HandBrake.app
    - fr.handbrake.HandBrake
    /Applications/Microsoft Messenger.app
    - com.microsoft.Messenger
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
    - com.microsoft.ASApplication
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Equation Editor.app
    - com.microsoft.EquationEditor
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Office Setup Assistant.app
    - com.microsoft.office.setupassistant
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Query.app
    - com.microsoft.Query
    /Applications/Remote Desktop Connection.app
    - com.microsoft.rdc
    /Library/Application Support/Script Editor/Templates/Cocoa-AppleScript Applet.app
    - com.apple.ScriptEditor.id.cocoa-applet-template
    /Library/Application Support/Script Editor/Templates/Droplets/Droplet with Settable Properties.app
    - com.apple.ScriptEditor.id.droplet-with-settable-properties-template
    /Library/Application Support/Script Editor/Templates/Droplets/Recursive File Processing Droplet.app
    - com.apple.ScriptEditor.id.file-processing-droplet-template
    /Library/Application Support/Script Editor/Templates/Droplets/Recursive Image File Processing Droplet.app
    - com.apple.ScriptEditor.id.image-file-processing-droplet-template
    /Library/Application Support/iStat Menus 5/iStat Menus Notifications.app
    - com.bjango.iStat-Menus-Notifications
    /Library/Application Support/iStat Menus 5/iStatMenusAgent.app
    - com.bjango.iStatMenusAgent
    /Users/USER/Applications/Chrome Apps.localized/Default iabmpiboiopbgfabjmgeedhcmjenhbla.app:® Viewer for Google Chrome™:
    - N/A
    /Users/USER/Documents/Parallels/Windows 7.pvm/Windows 7.app
    - com.parallels.winapp.UUID.UUID.fs
    /Users/USER/Downloads/Aquaria.app
    - com.bit-blot.aquaria
    /Users/USER/Downloads/DEFCON.app
    - uk.co.introversion.Defcon
    /Users/USER/Downloads/Darwinia.app
    - uk.co.darwinia
    /Users/USER/Downloads/mule.app
    - N/A
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Web Applications/_crx_aapocclcgogkmnckokdopfmhonfmgoek/Default aapocclcgogkmnckokdopfmhonfmgoek.app
    - com.google.Chrome.app.Default-aapocclcgogkmnckokdopfmhonfmgoek-internal
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Web Applications/_crx_aohghmighlieiainnegkcijnfilokake/Default aohghmighlieiainnegkcijnfilokake.app
    - com.google.Chrome.app.Default-aohghmighlieiainnegkcijnfilokake-internal
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Web Applications/_crx_apdfllckaahabafndbhieahigkjlhalf/Default apdfllckaahabafndbhieahigkjlhalf.app
    - com.google.Chrome.app.Default-apdfllckaahabafndbhieahigkjlhalf-internal
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Web Applications/_crx_blpcfgokakmgnkcojhhkbfbldkacnbeo/Default blpcfgokakmgnkcojhhkbfbldkacnbeo.app
    - com.google.Chrome.app.Default-blpcfgokakmgnkcojhhkbfbldkacnbeo-internal
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Web Applications/_crx_coobgpohoikkiipiblmjeljniedjpjpf/Default coobgpohoikkiipiblmjeljniedjpjpf.app
    - com.google.Chrome.app.Default-coobgpohoikkiipiblmjeljniedjpjpf-internal
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Web Applications/_crx_felcaaldnbdncclmgdcncolpebgiejap/Default felcaaldnbdncclmgdcncolpebgiejap.app
    - com.google.Chrome.app.Default-felcaaldnbdncclmgdcncolpebgiejap-internal
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Web Applications/_crx_gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp/Default gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp.app
    - com.google.Chrome.app.Default-gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp-internal
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Web Applications/_crx_iabmpiboiopbgfabjmgeedhcmjenhbla/Default iabmpiboiopbgfabjmgeedhcmjenhbla.app:® Viewer for Google Chrome™:
    - N/A
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Web Applications/_crx_nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda/Default nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda.app
    - com.google.Chrome.app.Default-nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda-internal
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Web Applications/_crx_pjkljhegncpnkpknbcohdijeoejaedia/Default pjkljhegncpnkpknbcohdijeoejaedia.app
    - com.google.Chrome.app.Default-pjkljhegncpnkpknbcohdijeoejaedia-internal
Bundles
    /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
    - com.microsoft.sharepoint.browserplugin
    /Users/USER/Library/Widgets/App Update.wdgt
    - com.gck.app_update_widget
    /Users/USER/Library/Widgets/CBSNews.com Breaking News.wdgt
    - com.cbsnews.breakingNews
    /Users/USER/Library/Widgets/Delivery Status.wdgt
    - com.junecloud.widget.deliverystatus
    /Users/USER/Library/Widgets/PEMDAS.wdgt
    - com.donkeyentertainment.widget.PEMDAS
Bundles (new)
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Web Applications/_crx_nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda/Default nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda.app
    - com.google.Chrome.app.Default-nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda-internal
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Web Applications/_crx_pjkljhegncpnkpknbcohdijeoejaedia/Default pjkljhegncpnkpknbcohdijeoejaedia.app
    - com.google.Chrome.app.Default-pjkljhegncpnkpknbcohdijeoejaedia-internal
Library paths
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/MicrosoftSetupUI.framework/Libraries/mbupgx.dylib
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/OPF.framework/Versions/14/Resources/OPF_Common.dylib
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Visual Basic for Applications.framework/Versions/14/Frameworks/Fm20.dylib
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Visual Basic for Applications.framework/Versions/14/Frameworks/MicrosoftOLE2TypesLib.dylib
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Visual Basic for Applications.framework/Versions/14/Frameworks/RefEdit.dylib
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Visual Basic for Applications.framework/Versions/14/Frameworks/RichEdit.dylib
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/WidevineCDM/1.4.7.771/_platform_specific/mac_x64/libwidev inecdm.dylib
App extensions
    com.getdropbox.dropbox.garcon
    com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.Repair-Tool-Action-Extension
Installations
    Microsoft Office for Mac 2011: 1/27/15, 3:16 PM
    Splashtop 2: 1/27/15, 1:41 PM
    Liquid Legacy: 1/27/15, 1:39 PM
    Pixelmator: 1/27/15, 1:38 PM
    BetterSnapTool: 1/27/15, 1:36 PM
Elapsed time (sec): 224

I don't recommend posting the output of that script unless asked to do so by me, as I can't vouch for what kind of advice you may get from others. That said, there was a recall program (now ended, apparently) for that model because of defective hard drives. That or some other hardware fault is the likely cause of your problem. Take the machine to an Apple Store for testing.

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    locationd[54] locationd was started after an unclean shutdown
    kernel[0] Previous shutdown cause: 3
    Yosemite is installed. But the problem has happened with every operating systems.
    Disk utility can't find any problems.
    No usb or other devices are connected.
    I deleted the file: com.apple.PowerManagement.plist (someone suggested that it may help)
    I think it's not the matter of heat, because the problem occurs right away when starting my comp.
    With a safe mode it sometimes stays up for hours. So could it be a problem with applications, rather than hardware?
    Help is highly appreciated!
    Thank you!

    Thank you, I did ran etrecheck.
    Here's the result.
    Now my computer did shuts down even in safe mode, sometimes in seconds.
    So I have to keep this short.
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
        iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
        iMac - model: iMac12,2
        1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
        4 GB RAM Upgradeable
            BANK 0/DIMM0
                2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
            BANK 1/DIMM0
                2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
            BANK 0/DIMM1
                Empty  
            BANK 1/DIMM1
                Empty  
        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
        AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 512 MB
            iMac 2560 x 1440
    System Software: ℹ️
        OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 0:2:47
    Disk Information: ℹ️
        ST2000DM001-1CH164 disk0 : (2 TB)
            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 2.00 TB (1.68 TB free)
            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
        OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H 
    USB Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
        Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
        Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
        Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
            /Library/Extensions
        [not loaded]    com.wacom.kext.ftdi (1 - SDK 10.9)
            /System/Library/Extensions
        [not loaded]    com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.3.10 - SDK 10.9)
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [failed]    com.apple.systemstatsd.plist
        [failed]    com.apple.ucupdate.plist
        [failed]    com.apple.watchdogd.plist
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist
        [not loaded]    com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
        [not loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
        [not loaded]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        iTunesHelper    Ohjelma  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
        Spotify    Ohjelma  (/Applications/Spotify.app)
        SpyderUtility    Ohjelma  (/Applications/Datacolor/Spyder4Pro/Support/SpyderUtility.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6
        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6
        Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6
        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0
        Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6
        WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.6 - SDK 10.9
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        WacomTablet  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Mobile backups: OFF
        Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
        Volumes being backed up:
            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 2.00 TB Disk used: 316.51 GB
        Destinations:
            My Book [Local]
            Total size: 2.00 TB
            Total number of backups: 8
            Oldest backup: 2013-11-03 12:06:31 +0000
            Last backup: 2015-02-17 10:06:36 +0000
            Size of backup disk: Adequate
                Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk used 316.51 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
             2%    WindowServer
             0%    AppleSpell
             0%    ps
             0%    fontd
             0%    launchd
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        94 MB    Finder
        86 MB    WindowServer
        73 MB    Spotlight
        69 MB    com.apple.internetaccounts
        64 MB    NotificationCenter
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        589 MB    Free RAM
        1.91 GB    Active RAM
        1.34 GB    Inactive RAM
        451 MB    Wired RAM
        1.04 GB    Page-ins
        193 KB    Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        Feb 27, 2015, 12:16:17 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WacomTabletDriver_2015-02-27-121617_[redacted]. crash
        Feb 27, 2015, 12:08:32 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/fontd_2015-02-27-120832_[redac ted].crash
        Feb 26, 2015, 08:19:12 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WacomTabletDriver_2015-02-26-081912_[redacted]. crash
        Feb 27, 2015, 12:46:20 PM    Self test - passed

  • IMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) Constantly Crashing to Black Screen, Has Troubles Rebooting

    I have an iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) with a 3.4 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, and AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1GB of memory.
    Every day since Tuesday, the computer has been randomly crashing once or twice a day to a black screen. It doesn't matter what I am doing (surfing the web in Safari, listening to music in iTunes, etc). If there is music playing, I will get a constant stutter of audio in addition to the black screen.
    When restarting the computer, it instantly goes back to either a black or gray screen after the Apple logo passes. Attempting to reset the PRAM or SMC does not fix the issue from reoccuring and I usually have to keep the computer unplugged for an extended period of time before I can get it back up and running. Sometimes I have to boot the computer up into AHT (Apple Hardware Test) or Internet Recovery to get the computer running back to normal.
    When running both a normal or extended AHT, all of the hardware that is tested ends up passing. When running Disk Utility, it shows there are no hard drive related issues.
    The question that I have is this an issue related to the AMD Radeon 6970M Video Card?
    Back in March, my iMac's display began suffering issues with greyish smudge marks behind the glass alongside issues where it would freeze and become distorted alongside the black screen. When I brought it into an Apple Authorized Service Provider back in March of this year to have everything checked out, they replaced the display and nothing else as they could not replicate any of the graphical issues despite numerous calls to AppleCare. I ended up doing an erase and install of Mavericks and the 10.9.2 update ended up being a temporary fix for the issue.
    Should I call back AppleCare and tell them I need my video card replaced or is it something else?

    The last panic log was from 05/15/2014:
    Thu May 15 14:19:02 2014
    panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff800bfe3321): "mount_common(): mount of udf filesystem failed with 6, but vnode list is not empty."@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.100.13/bsd/vfs/vfs_syscalls.c:975
    Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff81f8f13700 : 0xffffff800be22fa9
    0xffffff81f8f13780 : 0xffffff800bfe3321
    0xffffff81f8f13ae0 : 0xffffff800bfe3e6d
    0xffffff81f8f13f10 : 0xffffff800bfe3a09
    0xffffff81f8f13f50 : 0xffffff800c240653
    0xffffff81f8f13fb0 : 0xffffff800bef3c56
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mount_udf
    Mac OS version:
    13D65
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.2.0: Thu Apr 17 23:03:13 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.100.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: ADD73AE6-88B0-32FB-A8BB-4F7C8BE4092E
    Kernel slide:     0x000000000bc00000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff800be00000
    System model name: iMac12,2 (Mac-942B59F58194171B)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 11136484219679
    last loaded kext at 7539731810245: com.apple.filesystems.udf          2.5 (addr 0xffffff7f8e64e000, size 262144)
    last unloaded kext at 7793663834795: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter          104 (addr 0xffffff7f8e646000, size 32768)
    loaded kexts:
    com.cyberic.SmoothMouse          9
    com.driver.LogJoystick          2.0
    com.logitech.driver.LogiGamingMouseFilter          1
    com.apple.filesystems.udf          2.5
    com.apple.filesystems.afpfs          11.1
    com.apple.nke.asp-tcp          8.0.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          80.14
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.14.15
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.6.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.4f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.13
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.6.1f2
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics          8.2.4
    com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer          1.2.2
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.4f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.4d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.12
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          8.2.4
    com.apple.AMDRadeonX3000          1.2.2
    com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller          1.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP          1.1.2
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.6.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          325.7
    com.apple.driver.Oxford_Semi          3.4.1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          35
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          666.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.8.1b2
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          5.0.2
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40          700.74.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          3.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          660.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          2.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          217.92.1
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          153
    com.apple.security.quarantine          3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          217.92.1
    com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword          1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.2.4f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          245.13
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          91.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.7
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.6.1f2
    com.apple.vecLib.kext          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.9.7fc2
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.14
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.2.4f1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.4f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.6.1f2
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.6.1f2
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d1
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.7.0d11
    com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily          98.20
    com.apple.kext.AMDSupport          1.2.2
    com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl          3.5.26
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.4.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.12d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink          2.1.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter          3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.4.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          660.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport          2.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSBP2          4.2.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          650.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          656.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          2.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          3.2.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          660.4.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.3b4
    com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient          1.0.1b5
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          630.35
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.6.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          677.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          2.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          278.11
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          2
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          371.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily          23
    com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.pthread          1
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
    System Profile:
    Model: iMac12,2, BootROM IM121.0047.B1F, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 3.4 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 1.72f1
    Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6970M, AMD Radeon HD 6970M, PCIe, 1024 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463531323634485A2D3147344431
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463531323634485A2D3147344431
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x859B, 0x435435313236344243313333392E43313646
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x859B, 0x435435313236344243313333392E43313646
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x9A), Atheros 9380: 4.0.74.0-P2P
    Bluetooth: Version 4.2.4f1 13674, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: ST31000528AS, 1 TB
    Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-STDVDRW  GA32N
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: External
    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: G9x Laser Mouse
    USB Device: IR Receiver
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
    FireWire Device: d2 quadra (button), LaCie, Up to 800 Mb/sec
    Thunderbolt Bus: iMac, Apple Inc., 22.1
    There was a crash posted on 05/29/2014:
    Process:         Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon [1146]
    Path:            /Applications/Nike+ Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon
    Identifier:      Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon
    Version:         ???
    Code Type:       X86 (Native)
    Parent Process:  Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon [1142]
    Responsible:     Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon [1142]
    User ID:         501
    Date/Time:       2014-05-29 13:51:14.144 -0700
    OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.3 (13D65)
    Report Version:  11
    Crashed Thread:  0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
    Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
    Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x000000000000010c
    VM Regions Near 0x10c:
    --> __PAGEZERO             0000000000000000-0000000000001000 [    4K] ---/--- SM=NUL  /Applications/Nike+ Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon
        __TEXT                 0000000000001000-0000000000003000 [    8K] r-x/rwx SM=COW  /Applications/Nike+ Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon
    Application Specific Information:
    *** multi-threaded process forked ***
    crashed on child side of fork pre-exec
    Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
    0   libdispatch.dylib                       0x948e8444 _dispatch_wakeup + 113
    1   libdispatch.dylib                       0x948e8b08 _dispatch_resume_slow + 24
    2   libcache.dylib                          0x96f00467 _cache_init_globals + 211
    3   libsystem_platform.dylib                0x9a566a86 _os_alloc + 90
    4   libsystem_platform.dylib                0x9a5669b0 _os_once + 143
    5   libsystem_platform.dylib                0x9a566a23 _os_alloc_once + 56
    6   libcache.dylib                          0x96efdf22 cache_create + 574
    7   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9abe8352 -[NSCache init] + 130
    8   libobjc.A.dylib                         0x92bed47c +[NSObject new] + 52
    9   com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9ac0b995 __26+[__NSTimeZone initialize]_block_invoke + 37
    10  libdispatch.dylib                       0x948e7319 dispatch_once_f + 150
    11  libdispatch.dylib                       0x948e81bd dispatch_once + 31
    12  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9ac0b965 +[__NSTimeZone initialize] + 53
    13  libobjc.A.dylib                         0x92bd7eb6 _class_initialize + 526
    14  libobjc.A.dylib                         0x92bddde1 lookUpImpOrForward + 109
    15  libobjc.A.dylib                         0x92bd7ca3 _class_lookupMethodAndLoadCache3 + 55
    16  libobjc.A.dylib                         0x92bd74e1 objc_msgSend + 81
    17  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9ac10aa0 -[__NSPlaceholderTimeZone initWithName:] + 48
    18  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9ac10a4b +[NSTimeZone timeZoneWithName:] + 59
    19  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9ac10891 +[NSTimeZone systemTimeZone] + 849
    20  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9ac10427 +[NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone] + 231
    21  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9ac1031d CFTimeZoneCopyDefault + 45
    22  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9ac101b0 CFCalendarCreateWithIdentifier + 544
    23  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9ac275fc __CFLogCString + 124
    24  com.apple.CoreFoundation                0x9ac2753e _CFLogvEx + 270
    25  com.apple.Foundation                    0x9a7dc5ca NSLogv + 137
    26  com.apple.Foundation                    0x9a7dc537 NSLog + 27
    27  Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon             0x00002497 0x1000 + 5271
    28  Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon             0x00002870 0x1000 + 6256
    29  Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon             0x0000293c 0x1000 + 6460
    30  Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon             0x00002a8d 0x1000 + 6797
    31  Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon             0x0000242d 0x1000 + 5165
    Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
      eax: 0x00000100  ebx: 0x0052a41c  ecx: 0x0052a404  edx: 0x00000002
      edi: 0x0052a400  esi: 0xa0899500  ebp: 0xbffff238  esp: 0xbffff220
       ss: 0x00000023  efl: 0x00010206  eip: 0x948e8444   cs: 0x0000001b
       ds: 0x00000023   es: 0x00000023   fs: 0x00000000   gs: 0x0000000f
      cr2: 0x0000010c
    Logical CPU:     4
    Error Code:      0x00000006
    Trap Number:     14
    Binary Images:
        0x1000 -     0x2fff +Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon (???) <4C53F440-37C7-3352-B96E-789BE2BB27EA> /Applications/Nike+ Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Nike+ Connect Helper Daemon
        0x6000 -    0x6eff3 +libc++.dylib (1) <EFDC98D8-79DC-3E1E-A9E9-9360BEA8164C> /Applications/Nike+ Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/libc++.dylib
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    * is there any way to recover a EFI firmware on the most recent Mac models, like my Mid 2011 Mac Mini Server?
    (if not this sounds a bit broken by design)
    * Any other suggestions what I could do to bring the Mac Mini back to life?
    Thx, mek!

    I have the same problem with the Mac mini in mid-2011, the newestmodel. After the EFI firmware update 1.3, the Mac will not start well,and fan speed up to full speed Increasing but the mac does nothing.
    I called Apple and they don`t give me another solution to get him tofix. From what I've seen the most likely have to change the logicboard.
    My is a brand new Mac Mini 2,3 GHz i5 with 2 GH mem
    If anyone has another solution please comment on it.
    My mac mini only has 20 days
    Sorry for my poor English

  • Windows 8 on macbook air (mid 2011) dark screen

    I downloaded the windows 8 retail edition from dream spark and wrote the iso file into a usb drive. I installed the windows 8 using GUID partition map successfully and the windows 8 was bootable. But when it's first booted, it says "getting ready for the devices (some percentages)" and it went dark later. The laptop rebooted itself and went to the booting screen of windows 8. But after that the screen went dark again and I couldn't even set up the account. I tried to close and reopen the lid but the screen remained dark; also tried to refresh my pc in the efi menu but it couldn't fix the problem either. (I assume it had something to do with the drivers. I downloaded the latest bootcamp drivers into the usb drive but I don't think windows 8  would retreive that automatically after the installation.)

    How do you install using Windows 8 RTM? Actually, what is RTM?
    I have an EFI version I think and I've tried numerous times and it does not work. After researching, it has to do with the partition map and such as you guys talked about.
    I used rEFIt and magically, Windows 8 started to install then an error happened and I was not able to see what happend. Thereafter, I could not install it on my mid 2011 mac air due to the partition map.
    I even tried repeating the steps for it to install again (after I installed rEFIt) but that didn't work either.

  • Mid-2011 iMac - black screen, no chime

    My iMac has been working like a charm all the time except a few months back it started to reveal symptoms on each boot. I keep iMac turned on all the time, so it hasn't bothered me much, only on software update when you have to reboot the machine.
    Every time I had to boot iMac it hangs on the grey start-up screen with Apple logo and spinning wheel. I can get through it pressing C while booting (C is the key to boot from external device, such as DVD or USB) without having any discs inserted or devices connected. Yesterday I installed the 10.8.4 Combo update and booted with Cmd-V to access the verbose boot mode. I managed to get there 3 times in a row, every time it freezed on the line:
    AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement
    Two times only partly printed "AppleIntelCPUPowerM". Now I'm stuck with a black screen and no start-up chime. I can hear the fans are spinning slowly and the hard drive and the optical drive both at least get's power. No other marks of life here. Did the SMC reset - nothing. No response on keyboard (tried to boot to safe mode, make a PRAM reset, boot from external device.. everything).
    Then I tried to remove all the RAM banks and boot. One beep constantly repeating with a delay of a second which means "No RAM installed". Then I started to put in one bank at a time and some of them got three beeps ("No RAM banks passed memory testing"). Then I started to put multiple banks at the same time, on some booting trials the same RAM bank was resulted as faulty, on some trials as functional.
    Based on this information from the verbose boot and the experience with RAM, is it..
    a) the power supply (because it froze on AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement)
    b) the logic board (same RAM banks are faulty and functional on different boots)
    c) OS X kernel (while AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement is a kext)
    or something else?
    Is there anything I can do? Do I have to take it to the Apple repair service?
    If it's the logic board, can I ask for a newer replacement board, let's say, I want to switch the mid-2011 logic board to an early-2013 logic board, is it possible?

    Took it to the repair service, it was the logic board that was broken.
    With a price tag half of a brand new iMac, I started wondering, do I have any chance of compesation from Apple referring to consumer protection? The iMac was bought on December 2011, so it's only 1½ years old machine - the logic board of this fresh computer is not meant to broke.. At least I think so? Of course the basic warranty is 1 year and I didn't have AppleCare 'cause I bought it used last summer.
    I know I'm on a thin ice with this, but this amount of money drives a man to a  far-fetched actions.. I even didn't get to break it myself, it just fell apart by itself.. That's just wrong.

  • Mid 2011 Macbook Air Painfully slow.

    Mid 2011 Macbook Air Painfully slow.
    Hey everyone.  I am writing about my 13 inch Mid 2011 Macbook Air. 
    Recently it has been extremely slow and on occasion has not started up.
    I have reset the PRAM and SMC already, yet it is still very slow.  I have a couple theories about what might have caused it, are they plausible?
    Theory 1:  It’s a software problem. I tried to upgrade to 10.8.2 but halfway through the upgrade the computer restarted and somehow I was still on 10.8.1.  For fear of a big issue happening I didn’t try to upgrade again. Perhaps it is a flaw in Apple’s software update? 
    The important thing to note about this update is that I tried to install 10.8.2 around a month or two weeks BEFORE I started having problems.  So if these issues were due to 10.8.2’s failed update then it certainly was a delayed reaction. 
    I would of course like to update to 10.8.2 BUT as my computer is acting EXTREMELY slow and having trouble turning on occasionally I am worried the software update will completely brick the machine.  Is that possible?  Should I actually finish through with the software update?
    Theory 2:  It was an electricity problem. 
    The computer died when I was sitting at a café plugged into their wall sockets.  A few days later when I came back to the same spot with my old macbook which is now being used in lieu of the Air it suddenly turned black for a little while. Sensing it might be an electricity surge or something with their system I unplugged the cable.  I am not sure if that was paranoia though. 
    Can an electricity surge or a bad outlet fry a computer?  Can it fry the ram so the computer is extremely slow? Does that theory hold any water? 
    Thanks for your help diagnosing this problem.
    All the best. 

    Please read this whole message before doing anything.
    This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
    Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software — potentially for the worse. The following procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed. Don’t be alarmed by the complexity of these instructions — they’re easy to carry out and won’t change anything on your Mac. 
    These steps are to be taken while booted in “normal” mode, not in safe mode. If you’re now running in safe mode, reboot as usual before continuing. 
    Below are instructions to enter some UNIX shell commands. The commands are harmless, but they must be entered exactly as given in order to work. If you have doubts about the safety of the procedure suggested here, search this site for other discussions in which it’s been followed without any report of ill effects. 
    Some of the commands will line-wrap or scroll in your browser, but each one is really just a single line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, and you can then either copy or drag it. The headings “Step 1” and so on are not part of the commands. 
    Note: If you have more than one user account, Step 2 must be taken as an administrator. Ordinarily that would be the user created automatically when you booted the system for the first time. The other steps should be taken as the user who has the problem, if different. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply. 
    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. 
    When you launch Terminal, a text window will open with a line already in it, ending either in a dollar sign (“$”) or a percent sign (“%”). If you get the percent sign, enter “sh” and press return. You should then get a new line ending in a dollar sign. 
    Step 1 
    Copy or drag — do not type — the line below into the Terminal window, then press return:
    kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}' 
    Post the lines of output (if any) that appear below what you just entered (the text, please, not a screenshot.) You can omit the final line ending in “$”. 
    Step 2 
    Repeat with this line:
    sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix)|edu\.mit|org\.(amavis|apache|cups|isc|ntp|postfix|x)/{print $3}' 
    This time, you'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. You don't need to post the warning. 
    Note: If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before taking this step. If that’s not possible, skip to the next step. 
    Step 3
    launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|edu\.mit|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}' 
    Step 4
    ls -1A /e*/mach* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo,Sta}* L*/Fonts 2> /dev/null  
    Important: If you formerly synchronized with a MobileMe account, your me.com email address may appear in the output of the above command. If so, anonymize it before posting. 
    Step 5
    osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of every login item' 2> /dev/null 
    Remember, steps 1-5 are all drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste, whichever you prefer — no typing, except your password. Also remember to post the output. 
    You can then quit Terminal.

  • IMac (Mid 2011) Constantly Crashing

    Hi Everyone!
    I have a mid 2011 iMac and (27 inch, 2.7 i5, 4gb RAM) and it has started crashing regularly on start up/wake and (recently) when I open apps. I don't think it is app specific.
    I've tried reinstalling OSX, I've scanned the entire system for viruses, and I've run a "TechTool DeLux" scan, which came up good.
    When it crashes, I have to force shutdown and reboot. If it gets as far as the log in screen (which sometimes takes a few attempts), I get a message box that says "Ypy shut down your computer because of a problem" and it then prompts me to either re-open the applications that were open when it crashed or log in nromally.
    I disabled all my login items and it still happens.
    Any help would be much appreciated!
    (It's exam time and I can't deal with constant crashes!)
    Thanks,
    LachMott.

    Hello,
    Have you blown the dust out lately?
    Get Temperature Monitor to see if it's heat related...
    http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12381/temperature-monitor
    See if the Disk is issuing any S.M.A.R.T errors in Disk Utility...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH7029
    Open Activity Monitor in Applications>Utilities, select All Processes & sort on CPU%, any indications there?
    How much RAM & free Disk space do you have also, click on the Memory & Disk Usage Tabs.
    Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
    One way to test is to Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, Test for problem in Safe Mode...
    PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive
    Reboot, test again.
    If it only does it in Regular Boot, then it could be some hardware problem like Video card, (Quartz is turned off in Safe Mode), or Airport, or some USB or Firewire device, or 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts (Users & Groups in later OSX versions)>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed.
    Check the System Preferences>Other Row, for 3rd party Pref Panes.
    Also look in these if they exist, some are invisible...
    /private/var/run/StartupItems
    /Library/StartupItems
    /System/Library/StartupItems
    /System/Library/LaunchDaemons
    /Library/LaunchDaemons

  • Mid-2011 27" iMac constantly freezing/ restarting

    Hey there, so I'm at the end of my tether here because I've barely been able to do anything on my iMac as of late because I've been experiencing severe freezing issues.
    I'll start from the beginning:
    I've had the iMac since mid-2011. It's a 27" iMac with a 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 memory, and AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2048 MB graphics. It's served me so well over the years, but 2015 has been the start of something hellish.
    I first noticed it a month or so having upgraded to Warlords of Dreanor in World of Warcraft. This is the game I primarily play, and have played for years. The graphics have consistently been played on 'ultra' (the highest setting) and have been as smooth as butter since I can remember. But as I say, a month or so into this new expansion I notice that everything's loading up a lot slower than previously. Previously when I minimised the game into windowed mode, it would work in a flash, now it would be sluggish it resets the game's UI overtime I did so. I lowered the graphics thinking perhaps this was the problem, but it wasn't. Then the crashing started happening.
    I would be playing, and suddenly my iMac would crash. The screen would look like it glitches out with an array of pixelated colours, then turn one of a numerous amount of colours with a corresponding colour repeating as vertical stripes. It would remain this way until I had to hard reset it with the power switch. This persisted even when not gaming now. I would be watching a youtube video, or refresh tumblr, and the same thing would happen.
    I took it upon myself to see what could be up and I found this iMac (27-inch): AMD Radeon 6970M Video Card Replacement Program - Apple Support
    Thinking this was the problem, I booked my iMac to be seen with a genius.
    Now with my iMac infant of a genius, he ran whatever stand tests they do with iMacs on my type, and said the graphics card wasn't showing up with any particular problems. Nor anything else. He took it in though so they could run further testing. A week or so later I am told there's nothing wrong with the graphics card but a fan doesn't seem to be working and they can replace that at a cost & labour charge. My receipt lists the part as "FAN, HARD DRIVE", it was only cheap (£13).
    I get my iMac home, thinking it's all good to go! and... it's bad. It's really, really bad guys.
    Now for whatever reason I do not know, my iMac starts glitching out on me for what seems like nothing!
    I startup the iMac and it will always spend a minute or two on the white screen with the loading apple. Once I'm logged in, it may only be a minute or so until I'm hit with the screen turning one of a numerous amount of colours with a corresponding colour repeating as vertical stripes. If I'm logged in for long enough to have opened iTunes and got some tunes playing - the music will stutter in the background on the crash and within a minute or so the iMac will restart itself.
    Here's the thing though, this crashing is so sporadic. I've kept a log in my iOS notes of when it happens, what I had open when it did, and what I was doing, and there's nothing of any correlation! In fact, the longest time period I didn't experience a crash was during a few hours long session of Diablo 3 (graphics high).
    Unfortunately it's not a technical log of any sort, all my logs are akin to:
    12/02/15 21:16 watching Netflix full screen through chrome, Netflix was paused, when going to unpause screen goes a cardboard orange colour with faint grey vertical lines. After less than a minute iMac restarts itself.
    Taking photos whenever I could of said crash, like so:
    I was at the point this evening where I tried on 4 consecutive restarts to get a game of Diablo 3 going and couldn't get more than 1 minute into playing before this crash happens.
    What on Earth could be the issue? Because the Genius guys certainly didn't find any problems after their week long 'intensive' checkup...
    Thanks all!

    I've got the exact same machine and I also had a graphics card issue.
    When the Mac starts-up, the graphics card on the Intel processor does
    all the initial work. If you get to the stage when you see your user accounts
    you know that the graphics processing has been delegated to the on-board
    dedicated graphics card.
    If you do get to this stage and it holds steady, it's probably not the graphics
    card that is causing the problem. When mine crashed, it also took out my
    USB ports and I also had a corrupt hard drive! Don't judge a underlying
    issue by it's apparent symptoms.
    My problems started in September 2014. If you are in the UK, judging by the
    £13, you have 6 years for your machine to function reasonably properly and
    for the reseller directly (Apple indirectly) no fix any issues free of charge.
    Apple does advertise it's 6 year liability to comply with the Sale Of Goods Act
    which is unprecedented in the commercial world so five stars their! But your
    legal contract is with the reseller. You are also entitled to any costs you
    incurred like delivery of the machine.
    I wrote to my reseller and they agreed without question. After signing some
    papers to agree with the Apple part replacement program or something it's
    been running as new.
    If you haven't done so already, contact the re-seller and explain the problems
    and show them the evidence you have. If that fails then you should be able to
    take the machine to a Apple specialist for it to be diagnosed with all costs
    covered by the Apple programme.

  • Mid 2011 Macbook Air won't boot after installing Little Snitch 3. Grey Screen.

    Hi all
    I think the answer is probably that my SSD is toast but here's the symptoms in case anyone else has experienced this.
    I installed Adobe Lightroom and also got round to upgrading my Little Snitch license and finally putting it on my 11" Air (mid 2011, latest version of Lion) as I use the computer more often than my Pro. After restarting as LS requires I was met with the grey Apple logo screen with no spinning gear. I forced a shut down and started again, again the logo screen, no spinning gear. I tried booting in to safe mode and got only a grey screen, then I tried booting in to recovery mode and got the Apple Logo again. I also tried cmd + C and alt/option with an external DVD drive and Snow Leopard with no luck
    Then I tried a SMC reset, after that I started up and only got the Logo again. I reset the PRAM and the main effect of that was to reset the system volume to max so now I can hear the POST chime but also since the PRAM reset I get only the grey screen and no further. I tried to boot from a USB Lion recovery but only the grey screen. I have also tried booting with cmd +S with no luck either. Internet recovery doesn't work either.
    The keyboard seems to be completely unresponsive, the caps lock key doesn't light up at all and I've a feeling that it's either something as simple as a problem with the keyboard or the SSD is kaput. I think that Little Snitch is a coincidence as there's nothing like this anywhere on the web as far as I can tell with Google and there doesn't appear to be anything on these forums that quite matches, especially the part about not being able to use and alternative boot method.
    Anyone out there got any ideas?
    Cheers
    John

    Hi and thank you for your response.
    The fans only kick in when the machine freezes.
    I updated from Snow Leopard to Lion using the App Store. The install was successful and worked for about 30 mins then the unresponsive behavior started. Once I rebooted, I received the issue previously stated above (i.e., the trackpad and keyboard is unresponsive).
    I've also tried booting using the Option key and choosing the Recovery Mode. Once in Recovery Mode the same crash happens  (i.e., the trackpad and keyboard is unresponsive)

  • Mid 2011 Macbook Air - Yosemite keyboard and trackpad stopped working, the only button that worked was the power button, only one USB port works.

    I have a Mid 2011 Macbook Air.
    Upgraded to Yosemite last week.
    Three days ago I was using my Macbook Air for the first time since upgrading to Yosemite. I had been using my Macbook Air for approximately 30 minutes, I was using safari and the keyboard and trackpad stopped working (would not respond). The only button that worked was the power button.
    I rebooted and they were still not working. I plugged in a USB mouse and external USB keyboard, only one USB port would work (the Left USB port if looking at the screen) so I had to swap between keyboard and mouse.
    After logging in there is a bluetooth icon at the top of the screen with a sawtooth line through it. Bluetooth is unavailable and the bluetooth icon is missing from the system preferences menu.
    If I run a hardware test by holding D (on USB keyboard) at startup it says that no problems are found and at the conclusion of the test the keyboard and trackpad start working again. When I log on the bluetooth is working again.
    I shut down the Macbook Air and when I started it again the keyboard and trackpad and right side USB ports were all not working again. I logged in using the USB keyboard and mouse and the bluetooth not available sawtooth icon had returned.
    I ran the hardware test again and at the conclusion of the test the trackpad and keyboard started working again.
    I have tried deleting com.apple.Bluetooth.plist and com.apple.Bluetooth.plist.lockfile from /Library/Preferences/ and tried resetting SMC and Power Functions but this did not fix the issue. The only thing that seems to work is running a hardware test - obviously I don't want to do this every time I use the computer.
    I do not believe any hardware is faulty/damaged - I think it has something to do with bluetooth/Yosemite.
    I do not have the Macbook with me at the moment, if you have suggestions that I can try or additional checks/info you require please let me know and I can get back to you.
    Thanks,
    John

    Hi!
    I have exactly the same problem, and I can't find any solution.
    I can't even track down the root of the problem: the Bluetooth/Wifi module? The trackpad? The keyboard/top case? The logicboard?
    I've tried all the usual: SMC/PRAM reset, clean install, kext cache clearing.
    Any suggestion is greatly appreciated!

  • Slow internet on mid 2011 macbook air

    So my internet is intermittently slow on my macbook air. This has been happening for many months although I cannot remember if it corresponded with upgrading to OS X 10.9. It is sporadic and I cannot identify any precipitating causes or solutions. My internet speed will just randomly drop and then eventually will correct itself where I will have the 15mbps download speed that I am paying for through my ISP. When the internet speed drops I will average 0.6 - 1.5mbps on speediest.net. This seems to be only isolated to my mid 2011 macbook air as my other laptop - a PC, and my iPhone show regular speeds. I have called my ISP and router customer service departments many times with no help. I have replaced my wireless router. Please help. 
    Nothing has worked. I have tried everything that I can think of including:
    1. Installed all OS updates - this seemed to work for about a day and then back to the same slow internet speed
    2. restarting the computer
    3. restarting in safe mode
    4. uninstalled and reinstalled the wifi network
    5. restart modem and router
    6. replaced router with a new model
    7. changed wireless security settings on wireless router and channels'
    8. changed DNS to google 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
    9 installed onyx and cleaned system
    10. ran virus check
    11. disabled safari plugins
    12. deleted preferences.plist and networkinterfaces.plist
    13 turned off bluetooth on mac
    14. turned off wifi on all other devices
    15. disabling and enabling wifi networks
    16. run diagnostics on wifi - normal

    run diagnostics on wifi - normal
    It's not clear if that was the result of using Apple's Wireless Diagnostics. It may supply some additional helpful information.
    To use it, hold an option key while you click your Mac's Wi-Fi icon, and choose Open Wireless Diagnostics...
    The following authentication dialog will appear:
    Authenticate with your Admin password, then click the Continue button in the following:
    The network analysis and diagnostic tests will take several minutes to complete:
    When it completes, if your wireless network is functioning properly the following will result:
    If something is amiss, supposedly the results will be different and you will be presented with helpful information.
    Assuming your connection is "working as expected" select Continue to summary and click Continue:
    Ignore the pre-populated text field, which is provided as a place for you to type in additional information should Apple ask for it in the course of obtaining technical assistance from them. Apple has no way of knowing where your router is located in your home, and certainly doesn't know if you even have an upstairs bedroom closet.
    Click Continue.
    The next step will also take a few minutes:
    When it finishes, you will be presented with a summary that may or may not be useful to you. Let me know if it is.
    The WirelessDiagnostics-xxx.tar.gz file deposited on your Desktop can be dragged to the Trash, or you may wish to expand it and examine its contents. It's up to you.

  • Getting Windows 7 on the Mid 2011 MacBook Air EASILY *TESTED*

    Greetings!
    As this is my first post, I wanted to make it count. Thus I have decided to compile a simple guide on EASILY getting Windows 7 installed on to your mid-2011 MacBook Air.
    I have been following the many threads around here regarding the trouble people are having getting Windows 7 installed on to their Mid-2011 MacBook Air's. I have read complaints of Windows Support Software (drivers) downloads taking too long, of not being able to save the Windows Support Software correctly to a USB key, etc, etc.
    The following process is relatively simple, but not as simple as it should be. I'm quite certain as Lion matures, some of the Bootcamp issues we have been having will be remediated.
    This procedure has been tested on the following platform:
    Mid-2011 11" MacBook Air ~ 1.6GHz i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB Flash (SSD) HDD
    What's Wrong?:
    1. On the MacBook Air platform specifically, users are expected to have a Windows 7 ISO before beginning. Some users have stated that this can be accomplished easily using the DISK UTILITY ISO CREATION FEATURE. THIS WILL NOT WORK. THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF PUTTING THE WINDOWS 7 ISO ONTO A USB KEY IS MAKING IT BOOTABLE! You need to make the USB key you're installing to bootable, plain and simple.
    2. I tested the Windows Support Software drivers after downloading them and the Intel HD3000 GPU and Sound Drivers do not install properly.
    3. Creating a Windows 7 Startup Disk through Bootcamp hangs.
    What You'll Need:
    1. A Windozzze box
    2. A DVD-ROM Drive
    3. Internet Access (for downloading a Win7 ISO in case you don't have a Win7 install DVD and other necessary utilities)
    4. ISODisk - http://www.isodisk.com/ - 100% FREE
    5. Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool - http://download.cnet.com/Windows-7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool/3000-18513_4-10972600.h tml- 100% FREE (you may also acquire this tool from Microshaft)
    6. A little patience
    7. A LEGAL Windows 7 license to activate Windows 7 after 30 days.
    8. 2 FORMATTED USB DRIVES.
    NOTE: Technically you only need 1 USB drive, however, you will need to get the Bootcamp drivers from OS X onto a USB key. To make this easy, the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool will format one drive as an NTFS partition and the other drive should be formatted as a simple MS-FAT partition (can do this through DISK UTILITY, if you don't know how, Google it, very simple).
    Let's Get'r Done:
    1. Boot up your Windoze box.
    2. Insert your Windows 7 Install DVD into your DVD-ROM.
    3. (OPTIONAL) This step may be performed in lieu of step #2 if you don't have a Windows 7 Install DVD, download a Windows 7 ISO (don't download illegaly) from Microsoft. You may skip to step #6 if this is how you're to proceed.
    4. Download and install ISODisk.
    5. Create an ISO of your Windows 7 Install DVD - Select the DVD within the ISODisk app, choose a name and save location, create your ISO. *This takes a bit to complete*.
    6. Download and install the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.
    7. Open the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, ensure you have inserted the USB key you intend to use for Windoze 7, once the ISO has been created from step #5 or you already have one from step #2, select the USB button and create your USB/Windows 7 ISO Disk (all this does is place the necessary Windows 7 boot files on the USB key so that the Windows 7 ISO may be booted from the USB key).
    8. Once complete, safely eject your Windows 7 USB key and move on over to your beautiful Mac. Place the Windows 7 USB Key aside for the time being.
    9. Once booted, place the second USB key (the USB key you intend to use for your Bootcamp drivers) into your beautiful Mac. Ensure that it's formatted as MS-FAT, you can do this via DISK UTILITY, Google it if you don't know how.
    10. Navigate to Mac HD --> Library --> Application Support --> Bootcamp --> Here you will find a BootCamp DMG file, this is a large file that contains the necessary Windoze 7 Drivers for the MacBook Air, DOUBLE-CLICK IT TO MOUNT IT, a FINDER window will appear revealing its contents. Perform a Shift-A to select all files, RIGHT-CLICK and select COPY.
    11. DOUBLE-CLICK your MS-FAT USB key, PASTE the files from step #10 onto the drive. You now have your Windows 7 Driver disk. Place the Bootcamp Drivers USB Key aside for the time being.
    12. Open the BOOTCAMP ASSISTANT, this is located in your Mac HD --> Applications --> Utilties Folder.
    13. IMPORTANT!!!
    Uncheck "CREATE A WINDOWS 7 INSTALL DISK"
    Uncheck "DOWNLOAD THE LATEST WINDOWS SUPPORT SOFTWARE FROM APPLE" - At least for now to get you up and running.
    14. Ensure that "INSTALL WINDOWS 7" is SELECTED and click continue.
    15. Insert your Windows 7 ISO USB Key into your beautiful Mac.
    16. Partition your drive accordingly, create the Windows 7 partition (the Windows 7 USB Key needs to be in the Air for this).
    17. As soon as the partition is created, your air WILL REBOOT, the Windows 7 install will begin.
    18. You will be prompted that the BOOTCAMP parition is not NTFS and needs to be in order to install Windows 7, THIS IS FINE.
    19. Click FORMAT, the BOOTCAMP partition will be formatted as NTFS. Select the same partition number and continue. NOTE: The Windows install IS VERY fast on your beautiful SSD equipped Mac.
    20. Once the installation completes, insert your USB Bootcamp key.
    21. Navigate to the Setup.exe file on the key and double-click.
    22. Sitback and let the Bootcamp drivers load. Windows 7 will reboot.
    23. Install your Windows updates and reboot.
    24. Reboot again and HOLD THE OPTION KEY, this will allow you to get back into your Mac.
    25. Once in OS X, click settings and STARTUP DISK, select OS X (unless you want to mainly run Windoze).
    26. Finished.
    Please let me know if you should have any questions.
    You should now have a fully functioning Windows 7 Bootcamp install with all drivers properly installed. You can check this by navigating to Device Manager within Windows and ensuring that you have no yellow exclamation marks.

    Sorry, must have been the crackpipe I smoked last night! LOL
    You won't see anything in the Application Support --> Bootcamp folder unless you have previously downloaded the Windows Support Software. Good find.
    ADDENDUM STEP:
    This step should be placed between 9-10.
    Open Bootcamp Assistant. Uncheck everything BUT, "DOWNLOAD THE LATEST WINDOWS SUPPORT SOFTWARE FROM APPLE". You will be prompted to burn the image to a CD/DVD or save to a USB Key. Save the image to a USB key. This will format your USB key properly in preparation for the files. The download commences and if you're lucky, the files will simply be saved to your USB key without having to manually copy them over to the key using the steps above.
    IMPORTANT - Even if the support software hangs when its being saved to the USB key, you should now be able to navigate to the directory and see the image. Follow the steps above.
    Apologies for missing this.
    Best,
    WBN

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