My IMAC died for no apparent reason

I have an Indigo Imac G3 with 500Mhz Processor, 20GB Hard drive, 256Kb of ram, plain old CD ROM and the latest update to OS10.2.
This past weekend was the last time I used my computer. It is always shut down since it is never continuously in use. There was an electrical storm Monday night, but the computer was off and the surge protector was not tripped. Tuesday, my wife went to turn it on and nothing happened. It was completely dead. I attempted to plug it into a different outlet that I was certain worked. I made certain to check both ends of the cord to ensure that they were secure. I even tried another cord. The only sign of life I ever saw was a brief flash of white light in the power button up front each time I plugged in the computer. But when the button was touched, nothing happened. I suspected that maybe the battery was dead, so I replaced it with a fresh one that was manufactured this year according to the date stamp and I touched the little gray button according to the instructions I found in a post here. Still nothing happened.
Any suggestions why a fully functioning computer with no previous signs of trouble that hadn't been moved from its spot in two years would suddenly die? And Can any one suggest any other troubleshooting ideas that I haven't tried yet?

Hello Darin,
Welcome To Apple Discussions!
Did you update your Firmware to 4.1.9 before OSX? if not read this,
Hello,
Before you update to OSX on any CRT iMacs you must be sure to update your Firmware to the correct one. In this post it will tell you what update you will need, and if needed Firmware problem correctors. You must first know your model of iMac look at this link or look at this website to determine your model of iMac . For 333mhz and slower, 1.2 is needed. These are the iMacs with the tray loading CD room drive (where the optical drive allows you to insert the disk in a tray and push the tray in). For 350mhz and faster, 4.1.9 is needed. These are the iMacs with the Slot loading CD room drives (where you stick the CD/DVD disk into a "slot" on the front panel of the computer). To check and see if your Firmware is correct, you go to Apple system profiler Production information Boot Rom Version
For 333mhz and slower the Firmware will look like this if correct,
* Boot ROM 3.0.f3 - this is the 1.2 firmware update
For 350mhz and faster this is what it will look like,
*Boot ROM $0004.19F1 this is the 4.1.9 firmware update
For slot loaders, you have to install Mac OS 9 (or any other OS9 versions) or later first on your computer before installing firmware update 4.1.9.
For tray loaders you need OS8 I believe.
If you already got a Firmware problem, black screen, no start up, start up for 5sec and shut down. You can still update the firmware after the fact by attaching a VGA display on any iMac DV or newer iMac model through the VGA port connector in back. Then doing the update.
For 333mhz and slower and you have a Firmware problem black screen, no start up, start up for 5sec and shut down. you can fix it by unplugging the monitor witch is shown in this link pic three then connecting an external monitor and then doing the update. You can also check any of the links to fix the problem. This is also a great link to repair the Firmware problem and Giles - Fixing iMac(CRT) firmware/OS X problems . HTH
If the Firmware you are looking for is not shown look in this link.
- Terry
With thanks to all contributors

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OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 0:59:10
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD ST3000DM001 disk1 : (3 TB)
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk2) / : 3.11 TB (2.05 TB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 120.99 GB Online
Core Storage: disk1s2 3.00 TB Online
APPLE SSD SM128E disk0 : (121.33 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
Macintosh HD (disk2) / : 3.11 TB (2.05 TB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 120.99 GB Online
Core Storage: disk1s2 3.00 TB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. MacBook Air SuperDrive
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Support]
[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.FTDI.driver.FTDIUSBSerialDriver (2.2.18 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (4.1.46f67) [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.displaylink.useragent.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.logmein.LMILaunchAgentFixer.plist [Support]
[running] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist [Support]
[running] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist [Support]
[running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.cyberghostsrl.CyberghostPrivilegedHelper.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.displaylink.usbnivolistener.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.fernlightning.fseventer.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.gopro.stereomodestatus.plist [Support]
[running] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.logmein.raupdate.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.megacloud.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.noiseindustries.FxFactory.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist [Support]
[failed] com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist [Support]
[running] com.slinkware.slinkDaemon.plist [Support]
[running] com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.littleknownsoftware.MailPluginTool-Watcher.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Slink Application (/Applications/Slink.app)
XMenu Application (/Applications/XMenu.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Alfred Application (/Applications/Alfred.app)
BitTorrent Sync Application (/Applications/BitTorrent Sync.app)
Google Chrome ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
XtraFinder Application (/Applications/XtraFinder.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 [Support]
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.0.0r112 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.94 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
OpenIE [Installed]
Facebook Cleaner [Installed]
Ghostery [Installed]
Dr.Web LinkChecker [Installed]
Search Virustotal.com [Installed]
Translate [Installed]
SPOI Options [Installed]
Awesome Screenshot [Installed]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) [Support]
GoPro [Support]
Java [Support]
Slink Agent [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 3.11 TB Disk used: 1.06 TB
Destinations:
Data [Network]
Total size: 3.00 TB
Total number of backups: 40
Oldest backup: 2014-11-07 18:15:55 +0000
Last backup: 2014-12-29 10:55:00 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 3.00 TB < (Disk used 1.06 TB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      4% WindowServer
      1% Google Chrome
      1% launchd
      1% Transmission
      0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
344 MB Safari
344 MB MailTab Pro for Gmail
309 MB mds_stores
206 MB Microsoft Outlook
172 MB SophosScanD
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
25.21 GB Free RAM
4.58 GB Active RAM
2.62 GB Inactive RAM
1.94 GB Wired RAM
3.05 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 29, 2014, 06:19:18 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-181918_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 06:17:58 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-181758_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 06:17:19 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-181719_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 06:16:38 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-181638_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 06:14:38 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-181438_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 06:09:52 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2014-12-29-180952_[redacted].panic [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 06:09:45 PM Self test - passed
Dec 29, 2014, 08:14:42 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Outlook_2014-12-29-081442_[redacted].hang
Dec 29, 2014, 07:43:00 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-074300_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:42:23 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-074223_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:41:48 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-074148_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:41:11 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-074111_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:40:36 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-074036_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:39:20 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-073920_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:38:45 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-073845_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:38:09 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-073809_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:37:33 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-073733_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:36:58 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-073658_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:36:22 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-073622_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:35:46 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-073546_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:35:10 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-073510_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:34:34 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-073434_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 29, 2014, 07:33:58 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2014-12-29-073358_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:53:53 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.iTunesLibraryService_2014-12-28-20535 3_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:02:27 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2014-12-28-200227_[reda cted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 07:59:33 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2014-12-28-195933_[reda cted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 07:59:24 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2014-12-28-195924_[reda cted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 07:58:10 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2014-12-28-195810_[redacted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 07:57:49 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2014-12-28-195749_[redacted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 07:53:02 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2014-12-28-195302_[redacted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 07:52:38 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2014-12-28-195238_[reda cted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 07:52:23 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2014-12-28-195223_[redacted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 07:52:10 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2014-12-28-195210_[redacted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 05:45:45 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/MailTab Pro for Gmail_2014-12-28-174545_[redacted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 09:56:22 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/InterCheck_2014-12-28-095622_[redacted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 08:20:22 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-082022_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:19:45 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-081945_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:19:09 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-081909_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:18:31 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-081831_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:17:55 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-081755_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:17:17 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-081717_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:16:42 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-081642_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:11:46 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-081146_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:11:09 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-081109_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:10:32 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-081032_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:09:55 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-080955_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:09:18 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-080918_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:08:40 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-080840_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:08:04 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-080804_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:07:27 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-080727_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:06:50 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-080650_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:06:14 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-080614_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:05:37 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-080537_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:05:01 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-080501_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 28, 2014, 08:01:26 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2014-12-28-080126_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
Dec 27, 2014, 09:52:10 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-215210_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:52:00 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-215200_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:51:27 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Opera_2014-12-27-215127_[redacted].hang
Dec 27, 2014, 09:51:27 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2014-12-27-215127_[redacted].hang
Dec 27, 2014, 09:51:26 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-215126_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:51:16 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-215116_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:51:06 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-215106_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:50:56 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-215056_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:48:16 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-214816_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:48:05 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-214805_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:47:55 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-214755_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:47:45 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-214745_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:45:33 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-214533_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:45:23 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-214523_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:45:13 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-214513_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:45:02 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-214502_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:44:52 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-214452_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 09:44:42 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CVMCompiler_2014-12-27-214442_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 07:30:16 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker_2014-12-27-193016_[re dacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 07:30:15 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker_2014-12-27-193015_[redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 07:29:05 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Viber_2014-12-27-192905_[redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 07:29:04 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ReportCrash_2014-12-27-192904_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 06:32:36 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Outlook_2014-12-27-183236_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]
Dec 27, 2014, 05:45:37 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2014-12-27-174537_[redacted].panic [Details]
Dec 27, 2014, 04:12:07 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iTunes_2014-12-27-161207_[redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 04:12:06 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ReportCrash_2014-12-27-161206_ [redacted].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 11:20:54 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/droplet_2014-12-27-112054_[redacted].hang
Dec 27, 2014, 07:39:54 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Tomb Raider_2014-12-27-073954_[redacted].hang
Dec 27, 2014, 07:38:49 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Tomb Raider_2014-12-27-073849_[redacted].crash
Dec 26, 2014, 08:17:03 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2014-12-26-201703_[reda cted].crash
Dec 20, 2014, 02:33:48 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2014-12-20-023348_[redacted].panic [Details]
Last Crash Report
Anonymous UUID:       08B8710D-70AF-18EF-1543-8FCE673E89AD
Mon Dec 29 18:09:52 2014
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff8003b7a49d): "a freed zone element has been modified in zone vm object hash entries: expected 0xffffff8062a4acf8 but found 0xffffff80625eacf8, bits changed 0xfa0000, at offset 0 of 40 in element 0xffffff80625ead20, cookies 0x3f0011568608351c 0x5352142a4c3301d"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2782.1.97/osfmk/kern/zalloc.c:496
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff83c4bcb1c0 : 0xffffff8003b3a811
0xffffff83c4bcb240 : 0xffffff8003b7a49d
0xffffff83c4bcb2b0 : 0xffffff8003b79fa1
0xffffff83c4bcb2f0 : 0xffffff8003b78de7
0xffffff83c4bcb420 : 0xffffff8003bc19c6
0xffffff83c4bcb490 : 0xffffff8003bc2e4d
0xffffff83c4bcb4d0 : 0xffffff8004001df0
0xffffff83c4bcb6c0 : 0xffffff8003d44a27
0xffffff83c4bcb750 : 0xffffff8003f35ce2
0xffffff83c4bcb860 : 0xffffff8003f59608
0xffffff83c4bcba30 : 0xffffff8003f59a2e
0xffffff83c4bcba80 : 0xffffff8003d3e6ed
0xffffff83c4bcbbb0 : 0xffffff8003d52005
0xffffff83c4bcbc00 : 0xffffff8003d5fcc7
0xffffff83c4bcbf20 : 0xffffff8003d54f0a
0xffffff83c4bcbf50 : 0xffffff800404dcb2
0xffffff83c4bcbfb0 : 0xffffff8003c3ac46
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mds
Mac OS version:
14B25
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Sep 19 00:26:44 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2782.1.97~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 89E10306-BC78-3A3B-955C-7C4922577E61
Kernel slide:     0x0000000003800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8003a00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8003900000
System model name: iMac13,2 (Mac-FC02E91DDD3FA6A4)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 41065023422333
last loaded kext at 3960164916150: com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 11.0 (addr 0xffffff7f867a3000, size 364544)
last unloaded kext at 106546892171: com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.20.24 (addr 0xffffff7f85a9f000, size 2043904)
loaded kexts:
com.sophos.kext.sav 9.2.50
com.sophos.nke.swi 9.2.50
com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver 4.1.46f67
com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 11.0
com.apple.nke.asp-tcp 8.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 85.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.1.0d1
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.37
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 267.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 267.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.GeForce 10.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics 10.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.4.12
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.10
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 10.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 2.0.2
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBODD 3.5.0
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 2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.6.5
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 10.1.2b3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 705.4.1
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4360 901.19.10
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 705.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 705.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 3.1
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com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 161
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 218.0.0
com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword 1.0
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com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.3.1f2
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com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 267.0
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.15
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com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 97
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com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.1f2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.3.1f2
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com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 267.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 705.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.13d1
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 156.4
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.7.21
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.8.0d49
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink 4.0.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.0
com.apple.driver.CoreStorage 471
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 705.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 705.4.9
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 4.0.6
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter 4.0.6
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 4.0.6
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 2.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 3.1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 4.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b3
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 700.52
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.7.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 705.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 389.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
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com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
com.apple.kec.Libm 1
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
Model: iMac13,2, BootROM IM131.010A.B05, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 3.4 GHz, 32 GB, SMC 2.11f16
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX, PCIe, 2048 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434314753364D465238432D50422020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434314753364D465238432D50422020
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434314753364D465238432D50422020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D5434314753364D465238432D50422020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xF4), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.15.124.12.10)
Bluetooth: Version 4.3.1f2 15015, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: APPLE HDD ST3000DM001, 3 TB
Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SM128E, 121.33 GB
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Apple USB SuperDrive
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Bus: iMac, Apple Inc., 23.4

Mike,
I have MS Office for Mac and, lately, while I'm using Excel some of my spreadsheets at freezing up and crashing. I just did a report from etresoft, which is below. Do you see what my issue is?
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated December 29, 2014 at 11:36:55 AM CST
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac10,1
1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
empty empty empty empty
BANK 1/DIMM0
empty empty empty empty
BANK 0/DIMM1
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 1:19:59
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HDT721050SLA360 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (53.35 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
PIONEER DVD-RW DVRTS09
USB Information: ℹ️
LaCie d2 THB USB3 3 TB
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
LaCie (disk1s2) /Volumes/LaCie : 3.00 TB (1.96 TB free)
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
EPSON USB2.0 MFP(Hi-Speed)
The Neat Company Neat ADF Scanner
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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WD My Passport 071D 800mbit - 800mbit max
disk2s1 (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
Mac Solo Passport (disk2s3) /Volumes/Mac Solo Passport : 1.00 TB (1.56 GB free)
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Incompatible Software/Parallels Service.app
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[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor (6.0 11994.637263) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge (6.0 11994.637263) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect (6.0 11994.637263) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic (6.0 11994.637263) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.2 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.2 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
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Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
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[running] com.paragon.NTFS.vendor.plist [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist [Support]
[running] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist [Support]
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[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[running] com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
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[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
HP Product Research Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Customer Participation/HP Product Research.app)
HPEventHandler UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Support]
WebEx: Version: 1.0 [Support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) [Support]
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: YES - System files not being backed up
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 445.89 GB
Destinations:
Data [Network]
Total size: 2.00 TB
Total number of backups: 118
Oldest backup: 2012-09-02 13:08:25 +0000
Last backup: 2014-12-29 16:39:35 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk size 499.25 GB X 3)
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      4% WindowServer
      1% NeatScannersICDriver
      0% fontd
      0% loginwindow
      0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
283 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
150 MB Finder
99 MB Safari
82 MB mds_stores
77 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
919 MB Free RAM
1.95 GB Active RAM
433 MB Inactive RAM
728 MB Wired RAM
2.04 GB Page-ins
123 KB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 29, 2014, 10:17:38 AM Self test - passed

My ipad went blank last night for no apparent reason. It was on one minute, and then completely dark. I didn't touch it, it just seemed to have died. I tried turning it back on/off, but nothing happens. Anyone else have a similar situation?

My ipad went blank last night for no apparent reason. It was on one minute, and then completely dark. I didn't touch it, it just seemed to have died. I tried turning it back on/off, but nothing happens. Anyone else have a similar situation?

Thansk for the reply King_Penguin...let me elaborate and see what you think...I had the ipad2 in the office and saw the battery was getting really low. I tried charging it with the iphone charger (connects to my pc at work). It took a while, but it got enough juice in the ipad2 to bring it back to life. when I got home, I hooked it up, and got to about 50%. All was fine, then I was attempting to hook it up to my TV with the AV adapter (or VGA adapter, whatever it is), left the ipad alone for a minute, came back to it, and that's when it went dark. I tried the home/sleep buttons, but only for about 5 seconds...any other suggestions in case that doesn't work? Thanks again...

HT1937 I have an imac and an iPad. emails are synched but suddenly, last night, the calendar on my imac was erased for no apparent reason but it is still on my iPad. what has happened and can how do I resynch calendars?

I have an imac and ipad. Last night the calendar was erased for no apparent reason. It remains on my ipad. what happened and how can I get the calendar dates back on my imac?

Hello Chisels,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. If you want to get content from your iPad to you iMac, there are a few things to try.
First check to the iPad to see if it is syncing with iCloud. To do this, go to Calendar app and click the Calendars button in the upper left hand corner. If it says iCloud, then all you need is to enable iCloud on your iMac if you are running 10.7 Lion or later. That preferences is System Preferences > iCloud, if you are
If on the iPad it says “On my iPad”, the following steps will guide you to get it back your iMac.
First, in iTunes, go to the preferences by clicking in the drop down menu iTunes > Preferences… Go to the device tab and make sure to check the box that says Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from Syncing automatically.
Then follow the steps in the following articles to make a backup and the sync the data.
For backup instructions.
iOS: How to back up
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
This one will assist with syncing your iPad to the iMac.
iOS: How to transfer or sync content to your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1296
Regards,
-Norm G.

IMac G5 2.1Ghz iSight sleeps for no apparent reason

My iMac G5 2.1Ghz iSight (EMC 2082) sometimes goes to sleep while i am using it for no apparent reason, even when I am using the keyboard and mouse and even when the Energy Saver settings are both set to 'never'. The screen saver has no 'hot-corners' set. It usually happens after I have been using the computer for an hour or more. The computer always wakes from sleep by tapping the keyboard (and entering my password), but then goes to sleep again soon afterwards (within a minute). This has been happening for about 2 weeks. I have reset the PRAM and SMU. Anyone have a similar problem and fix?
iMac G5 2.1Ghz iSight EMC 2082 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Noticed this in the system.log:
Apr 28 19:22:49 iMac-G5-2-1Ghz kernel[0]: IOSMUPwrController:: OverTemp notification
Apr 28 19:22:49 iMac-G5-2-1Ghz kernel[0]: Power Management received emergency overtemp signal. Going to sleep.AirPort: Link DOWN (Client disAssoc 0)
What does this mean?
Don't think it is peripherals, haven't changed them in ages, only change has been to switch to a faster broadband speed (512k to 1.5m).
Seems to happen when CPU use is intensive. In X Resource Graph I noticed the CPU T-Dio temp and Nb Temp (whatever that is) go up to 175ºF -181ºF when CPU is 100%.
iMac G5 2.1Ghz iSight Mac OS X (10.4.9)

My iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) has rebooted twice now for no apparent reason, since the successful install of Yosemite.

My iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) has rebooted twice now for no apparent reason, since the successful install of Yosemite.

These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
If you don't see any reports listed, but you know there was a panic, you may have chosen Diagnostic and Usage Messages from the log list. Choose DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION instead.
In the Console window, select
DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION ▹ System Diagnostic Reports
(not Diagnostic and Usage Messages) from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
There is a disclosure triangle to the left of the list item. If the triangle is pointing to the right, click it so that it points down. You'll see a list of reports. A panic report has a name that begins with "Kernel" and ends in ".panic". Select the most recent one. The contents of the report will appear on the right. Use copy and paste to post the entire contents—the text, not a screenshot.
In the interest of privacy, I suggest that, before posting, you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.)
Please don’t post other kinds of diagnostic report.
I know the report is long, maybe several hundred lines. Please post all of it anyway.

Desktop appearance problem: For no apparent reason my Mac running OSX 10.4.11 imposed a mesh-like pattern over the folders on my desktop and also across the top of the screen and down the right-hand side where I have the dock. How do I remove it?

For no apparent reason my Mac (2 GHz PowerPC G5) running 10.4.11 has put a mesh-like pattern over the folders on my desktop and also a band of the same pattern across the top of the screen and down the right-hand side over the dock. (See screen grabs below.)
It doesn't affect any operations but makes folder names and drop-down menus difficult to read through the pattern.
I'm not aware of changing any settings so suspect I must have clicked on something without noticing. How do I get rid of the overlaid pattern, please?

Information about my computer is as follows:
Machine Name:          iMac G5
Machine Model:          PowerMac8,2
CPU Type:          PowerPC G5 (3.1)
Number Of CPUs:          1
CPU Speed:          2 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU):          512 KB
Memory:          1 GB
Bus Speed:          667 MHz
Boot ROM Version:          5.2.5f1
It looks like this at the back:

Time Machine Backup cancels for no "apparent" reason

Hello,
I am using Time machine with Snow Leopard and an external WD My Book 1TB HD - I am using the very latest WD firmware/software (made for Snow Leopard) and was making successful automatic backups for several days until recently when the backup started canceling for no apparent reason. I installed the Time Machine buddy widget and found this message:
Starting standard backup
Backing up to: /Volumes/GPL III BACKUP/Backups.backupdb
No pre-backup thinning needed: 1.80 GB requested (including padding), 894.51 GB available
Error: Flushing index to disk returned an error: 0
Copied 7393 files (997.6 MB) from volume GPL III HD.
Backup canceled.
I tried a manual backup and the same message. I waited until the next automatic backups and got the same message - each and every time.
I have searched the Time Machine section and nothing specifically addresses the error message.
Any ideas on what is wrong and how to resolve it? I thought about erasing the HD and starting over but that seems draconian.
Thanks!

GPL3 wrote:
I checked the set-up and it looks fine except the Tips note that a GUID partition is preferred for some purposes (whatever that means) on Intel Macs (such as mine) rather than the Apple Partition Map which is what the WD HD has - although it does note that either will work. Could this be the problem?
No, I guess I need to try to reword that somehow. Was trying to keep it short. It only matters, under some circumstances, on a drive with OSX installed on it.
Jan 30 08:57:02 Peter-Lambs-iMac virusbarriers[54]: Child scanner 211 exited with exit code: 1
Jan 30 08:57:02 Peter-Lambs-iMac virusbarriers[54]: Child scanner 270 exited with exit code: 1
Jan 30 08:57:10 Peter-Lambs-iMac mdworker32[263]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
mdworker is used by the mds process (MetaData server); Spotlight is it's main client, but Time Machine also uses it, as do some anti-virus apps. Hard to tell just what sort of problem that was.
Jan 30 08:57:20 Peter-Lambs-iMac mds[34]: (/Volumes/GPL III BACKUP/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/291AAEE8-0631-48A0-AAC8-679C66732217)(Er ror) IndexSDB in dbflushdatastore:/Volumes/GPL III BACKUP/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/291AAEE8-0631-48A0-AAC8-679C66732217/sto re.db : dbsyncdatastore: !WARNING! prior write-errors invalidate sync.
Jan 30 08:57:20 Peter-Lambs-iMac mds[34]: (/Volumes/GPL III BACKUP/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/291AAEE8-0631-48A0-AAC8-679C66732217)(Er ror) IndexCI in _ContentIndexSyncIndexBulk:preSync error:22 12
Jan 30 08:57:20 Peter-Lambs-iMac mds[34]: (/Volumes/GPL III BACKUP/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/291AAEE8-0631-48A0-AAC8-679C66732217)(Er ror) IndexSDB in dbflushdatastore:/Volumes/GPL III BACKUP/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/291AAEE8-0631-48A0-AAC8-679C66732217/sto re.db : dbsyncdatastore: !WARNING! prior write-errors invalidate sync.
Jan 30 08:57:20 Peter-Lambs-iMac mds[34]: (/Volumes/GPL III BACKUP/.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Stores/291AAEE8-0631-48A0-AAC8-679C66732217)(Er ror) IndexCI in _ContentIndexSyncIndexBulk:preSync error:22 0
These are all mds having problems in the Spotlight index on your TM drive.
Could my anti-virus SW be an issue (I am using VirusBarrier X6)?
Quite possibly. Exclude your TM disk from it, or turn it off.
Also exclude your TM disk from Spotlight indexing, at least temporarily, via SYstem Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy.
That will likely fix the backup problem.
You really don't need much, if any, anti-virus on a Mac; and many anti-virus products are actually worse than a virus! For more detail, see this post by Klaus1: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10942146&#10942146 or: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2307964
If you're running Windoze, of course, the Windoze side needs all the usual anti- stuff of a PC.

New to Macbook Air. Screen suddenly expands to 4-500% for no apparent reason. Have to use back arrow to return but lose what I've been typing. What am I doing to cause this?

New to Macbook Air. Screen suddenly expands to 4-500% for no apparent reason. Have to use back arrow to return but lose what I've been typing. What am I doing to cause this?

Next time you want to put your iMac screen to sleep, try switching off the Magic Mouse, wait for the notification to come up on the screen telling you the Magic Mouse has been disconnected, wait for it to disappear then press the keyboard shortcut to put the screen to sleep. See if that helps and we'll go from there. If that doesn't help, can you just say wether the screen always turns back on the same time every time?
Hope that helps
David

External disks spinning up for no apparent reason.

Hi.
As long as I have had this iMac 27" i7 my external disks will at random intervals spin up for no apparent reason.
One is set as a TimeMachine disk, the other is just for storage.
I run iStat Pro, but have uninstalled it to see if it made any difference, all to no avail.
There is no program I know of trying to acsess them.
I have lost a TimeMachine disk before, and are therefore a tad conserned when it comes to life expectancy.
Any pointers will be greatly appreciated.
P.J.Berg

I roll my own. I have two Macally GS350SUAB Hi-Speed eSATA/1394A/1394B/USB2.0 Storage Enclosures for 3.5inch SATA HDD
One with an Hitachi 1TB HD31000 IDK/7K Deskstar SATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Internal Hard Drive
One with a Seagate 2TB ST32000542AS Barracuda® Green SATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive

Wifi signal drops to two bars for no apparent reason

Possibly since the last Apple system upgrade, the Airport signal to my Airport Extreme just drops down to two or three bars often, sometimes off, for no apparent reason.
My set up is
imac Intel (n) ->
Airport Extreme Base Station (n) ->
Printer (wifi) and modem (ethernet)
The connection was very bad when we bought the airport, eventually we had it replaced, it was then mostly OK, recently it's started acting up again.
I have tried turning off the computer and Base Station and modem and printer and restarting. Doesn't help. Right now it's just jumped up to 5 bars again. Neither computer nor base station ever move. The base station is one room away (about 9m). There is no change in the obstacles between the computer and the base station. The temperature of the airport card, according to istat pro, is 66°C - the weather is hot here.
To get the replacement from Apple last time, we had to spend about ten hours on the phone, repeating the problem over and over again, resetting the Airport countless times, creating new accounts, and even reinstalling the system (none of which helped).
So I was wondering if this is a known problem, or if anyone had any solutions to offer other than obvious resetting of the base station etc.
Many thanks for your help - this is a wonderful machine but an annoying problem.
Alexia
Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x88)
Wireless Card Locale: Worldwide
Wireless Card Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (4.170.46.7)
Airport model number: A1143
Serial number: 6F7.........EW

Hi Brandon - thanks for the suggestion!
Funnily enough - ever since writing that message the Airport has been on 5 bars continuously ! I simply have no idea why - unless there was some kind of delayed action of a few hours after restarting everything…
Anyway, I had a look at Airport Utility out of interest - I am on 100% and 2MB. Should I be on 5.5 or 11 MB ?
Also a screen came up saying there was a firmware update available, and then a second one. So I updated - so far so good - maybe that was somehow blocking things ?

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