Narrow down start up issue need experienced/knowledgeble Mac Expert

Hi,
I have spoken with two level 2 mac specialists and both have concluded that I am having a 3rd party software issue with my Mac Pro 3.0. The issue is it takes 5 minutes for my Mac to boot up from start up/restart. Here is my question; in OS9 to narrow down an issue I could simply drag an Extension on to the desktop and restart to see if the issue continued. Since this issue that I am having is a 3rd party conflict in start up is there a way to remove or 'disable' 3rd party software so basically the system thinks it's not there so I can narrow this issue down to who is the problem child? I really don't want to trash all my 3rd party software to figure this out.
I have recently done a Archive and Install from the install CD 10.5 and the start up was fine. Then when I update to 10.5.4 or 10.5.5 the long start up issue is back. So I am concluding that something is not 10.5+ compatible.
Look forward to someone knowing the answer to my question.
Thanks.

Hi Francine thanks for your input. If I'm not mistaken the Shift key is 'Safe Mode' and that is great but I need to either remove one 3rd party software package at a time or be able to add one at a time until I find the ugly step child. And I don't think Safe Mode will allow that.
I did try the Verbose mode which was pretty cool to see however once it kicks on the video card and goes to the blue screen that is the transition screen after the Apple and before the desktop I lose the verbose read out and at the blue screen is where it hangs for 4 minutes. So unfortunately that didn't work. I really need to know if I can take out a key 'Component' from a specific folder that will not allow a 3rd party to register and then if it's not it simply place it back in the folder and that software is back in business. I am amazed that with today's technology first, that the computer doesn't tell you what the issue is and second that no one has come up with a way to trouble shoot when things do go as planned. Sigh. Any other recommendations? Anyone....Bueller....Bueller?

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System has had two panic attacks -trying to narrow down were the issue is , if its software or hardware.

Had two panic attacks the first on 12/01/2014, the other 12/02/2014.
Both times have happened when starting up from shutdown.
The message is:
When your computer spontaneously restarts or displays "Your computer restarted because of a problem."
System - 2010 MacBook Pro ,2.66 GHz Intel Core I7
8 GB memory 1067 MHz DDr3 OWC
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34)
Build 6.2
On 11/29/2014 installed a Logitech K750 wireless keyboard, along with their software. Could not get F3 key to work. On 11/30/2014 uninstalled everything.
The next day the panic attacks started.
In the "Problem Details and System Configuration" report do not see the term “machine check” so I do not think its hardware issue,but do not know if it can be ruled out.
Trying to narrow down were the issue is , if its software or hardware.

Hello Esuared
Looked at the the reports and could not decipher them. will attach both of them. Thanks for your rely .
Mon Dec 1 14:58:41 2014
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80132dc43e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff801364c77e, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000010a2ab418, CR3: 0x0000000015ed6000, CR4: 0x00000000000206e0
RAX: 0xffffff8028ef57c0, RBX: 0xffffff8013903638, RCX: 0xffffff8013869010, RDX: 0xffffff80252e4cf0
RSP: 0xffffff811f5c3c80, RBP: 0xffffff811f5c3ca0, RSI: 0xffffff8013903638, RDI: 0xffffff8028ef5740
R8: 0x0000000000000050, R9: 0xffffff8013801910, R10: 0x00000000000003ff, R11: 0xffffffffffffffff
R12: 0xffffff7f939ac54e, R13: 0xffffff8029e25200, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0xffffff8028ef5740
RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff801364c77e, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000
Fault CR2: 0x000000010a2ab418, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x2
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff8115f38df0 : 0xffffff8013222f79
0xffffff8115f38e70 : 0xffffff80132dc43e
0xffffff8115f39040 : 0xffffff80132f3976
0xffffff8115f39060 : 0xffffff801364c77e
0xffffff811f5c3ca0 : 0xffffff7f939878f3
0xffffff811f5c3cf0 : 0xffffff7f9398772e
0xffffff811f5c3d50 : 0xffffff7f93987c20
0xffffff811f5c3dc0 : 0xffffff7f93975d0e
0xffffff811f5c3e00 : 0xffffff7f9397fc5e
0xffffff811f5c3e40 : 0xffffff8013695719
0xffffff811f5c3ea0 : 0xffffff8013694f2a
0xffffff811f5c3f30 : 0xffffff80136910b9
0xffffff811f5c3f70 : 0xffffff8013696033
0xffffff811f5c3fb0 : 0xffffff80132d7607
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(2.0)[56DC13A6-5EE7-3089-9449-D5E3A8186C90]@0xffffff 7f93972000->0xffffff7f939e2fff
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore(28.30)[2A8A5F6B-0A7C-33A0-8E5B-4C10F646EC4F]@ 0xffffff7f93886000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
13F34
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.4.0: Sun Aug 17 19:50:11 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.115.4~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 9477416E-7BCA-3679-AF97-E1EAAD3DD5A0
Kernel slide:     0x0000000013000000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8013200000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 55883008713
last loaded kext at 50711244127: com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver 1.3.1 (addr 0xffffff7f94a89000, size 94208)
loaded kexts:
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver 1.3.1
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver 3.9.1
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC 4.2.1b5
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.34
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 2.6.3f4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.7f3
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 8.2.4
com.apple.GeForceTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 4.2.7f3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.3f4
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.4.11
com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup 8.2.6
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.6.22
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 8.2.4
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.5
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 325.7
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.7
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 683.4.0
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.0
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.8.1b2
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 656.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
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.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.1
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.6.22
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.3f4
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f3
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.3f4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.6.22
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.7.1d6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.12d1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.2.7f3
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.7f3
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 240.10
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 656.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.7
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b4
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 660.4.2
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 640.36
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 686.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.security.sandbox 278.11.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 23
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
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: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f17
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x85F7, 0x483634353155363446373036364700000000
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x85F7, 0x483634353155363446373036364700000000
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.2.7f3 14616, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: ST9500420ASG, 500.11 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: USB Receiver
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: Built-in iSight
Thunderbolt Bus:
Tue Dec 2 10:16:56 2014
panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff800e2dc43e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800e64c77e, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000102130000, CR3: 0x0000000010ed6000, CR4: 0x00000000000206e0
RAX: 0xffffff8024096c80, RBX: 0xffffff800e903638, RCX: 0xffffff800e869010, RDX: 0xffffff8020324cf0
RSP: 0xffffff811aa8bc80, RBP: 0xffffff811aa8bca0, RSI: 0xffffff800e903638, RDI: 0xffffff8024096c40
R8: 0x0000000000000000, R9: 0x00000000000003b6, R10: 0x00000000000003ff, R11: 0xffffffffffffffff
R12: 0xffffff7f8e9ac54e, R13: 0xffffff8023fc5c00, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0xffffff8024096c40
RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff800e64c77e, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000000
Fault CR2: 0x0000000102130000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x3
Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff8110f8ddf0 : 0xffffff800e222f79
0xffffff8110f8de70 : 0xffffff800e2dc43e
0xffffff8110f8e040 : 0xffffff800e2f3976
0xffffff8110f8e060 : 0xffffff800e64c77e
0xffffff811aa8bca0 : 0xffffff7f8e9878f3
0xffffff811aa8bcf0 : 0xffffff7f8e98772e
0xffffff811aa8bd50 : 0xffffff7f8e987c20
0xffffff811aa8bdc0 : 0xffffff7f8e975d0e
0xffffff811aa8be00 : 0xffffff7f8e97fc5e
0xffffff811aa8be40 : 0xffffff800e695719
0xffffff811aa8bea0 : 0xffffff800e694f2a
0xffffff811aa8bf30 : 0xffffff800e6910b9
0xffffff811aa8bf70 : 0xffffff800e696033
0xffffff811aa8bfb0 : 0xffffff800e2d7607
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(2.0)[56DC13A6-5EE7-3089-9449-D5E3A8186C90]@0xffffff 7f8e972000->0xffffff7f8e9e2fff
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore(28.30)[2A8A5F6B-0A7C-33A0-8E5B-4C10F646EC4F]@ 0xffffff7f8e886000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
13F34
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.4.0: Sun Aug 17 19:50:11 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.115.4~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 9477416E-7BCA-3679-AF97-E1EAAD3DD5A0
Kernel slide:     0x000000000e000000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800e200000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 49412724207
last loaded kext at 48868816195: com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0 (addr 0xffffff7f8fa8d000, size 45056)
loaded kexts:
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver 1.3.1
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver 3.9.1
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.34
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.7f3
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.GeForceTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 8.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 4.2.7f3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.3f4
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.3f4
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.4.11
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.7f3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.6.22
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.5
com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup 8.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 8.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 325.7
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.7
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 683.4.0
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.8.1b2
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN 1.0.0d1
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com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
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com.apple.security.quarantine 3
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com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 8.2.4
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com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.6
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Start up issues - need help desparately

i get a grey screen with the apple logo and spinning. then mbp just switches off.
I have attempt the leopard dvd boot. i couldnt run a repair with disk utility but it claims hard drive needs repairs with i verfiy.
does this mean its a hard drive failure or file corruption?
what i can i do? i ran through the instructions on the start up trouble shooter on the apple support site

You need to post in the MacBook pro forum.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1149
This is the iPod 5th gen forum.

Start up issues, need help!

So, my macbook pro wouldnt connect to the Internet last night, so I restart it, now at start up there is a loading bar (assuming it's an update) when the loading bar has filled the system just shuts down, this has happened numerous times since last night and I'm not sure what to do, any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm new to apple products.

It would be helpful if you indicated the EXACT MBP that you have and the OSX that is installed.
Ciao.

PLEASE HELP!! (May need super advanced mac experts)

One line sums it up: my MacBook won't start up.
It starts, because there's the "start up tone", or chime, whatever it's called. But after that, there's just this white screen (in the middle of which an Apple logo will appear under normal circumstances) and some noisy beeping. There's a pattern to the beeping: first one is 2 beeps, and then 3 beeps in every 2 or 3 seconds. Plus, when it beeps, the sleep light follows the pattern.
You may think I can boot from the Mac OS Installation Disc, or do a hardware test, or anything like that. I'm sorry, but I can't. I tried, but I can't.
But somehow, just this one time, I got into Target Disk Mode, using my old Powerbook as the host. Backed up everything to an external HD, and then I thought I could erase the HD on my MacBook, and everything would be fine. But the problem is still the same.
Now I can't boot from anything, can't perform hardware test (which I believe is pretty pointless anyway), can't boot in Safe Mode, etc etc. I can't even eject the Mac OS Installation disc because none of keys (including the eject key) have any effect during startup now.
Please help!!!
PS My MacBook is running on 10.5.3, but I think that's irrelevant now, because the HD is blank the moment.

If you cannot startup from the installation disc without the same problem occurring, then it would appear you have a serious hardware problem. The beeping suggests a possible problem with RAM, but generally the normal startup chime is replaced by the beeping. However, you may still have a RAM related problem.
In any event you will need to take the computer in for service. We cannot fix hardware.

Firefox starts but can't access any website.same issue is experienced with Chrome, not Explorer

Hello, I have an issue with surfing with Firefox. The browser starts but can't access any website. The same issue is experienced with Google Chrome. On the other hand, Internet Explorer works smoothly. Thanks

Some problems occurs when your Internet security program was set
to trust the previous version of Firefox, but no longer recognizes your
updated version as trusted. Now how to fix the problem: To allow
Firefox to connect to the Internet again;
* Make sure your Internet security software is up-to-date (i.e. you are running the latest version).
* Remove Firefox from your program's list of trusted or recognized programs. For detailed instructions, see
'''[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/configure-firewalls-so-firefox-can-access-internet Configure firewalls so that Firefox can access the Internet.]''' {web link}

Keyboard does not connect - have narrowed to a software issue as it works in safe mode, but do not know how to resolve the software issue

I was in the process of connecting a Razer Blackwidow USB keyboard to my iMAC and something went wrong.
The new keyboard doe not respond and now my bluetooth keyboard does not work either. No connectivity whatsoever.
I've tried a number of things, including resetting the PRAM / NVRAM and SMC (interesting that the computer responds to the keyboard commands that are required to reset the PRAM). I also checked all the universal access setting to make sure nothing was interfering with normal keyboard operation.
btw, blutooth seems to think the keyboard is connected I get a gree light. I can even go through the process of unpairing and pairing and it allows me to type in the numberical code to pair the keyboard, but after that, it still does not work.
When I start the machine in safe mode, the keyboard works fine. So I've narrowed this down to a software problem. I tried to go to another user account to see if it's just associated with the current user, but since I have no keyboard connection at all, I can't type in a password, so that's no good.
I've eliminated a number of applications that I have recently installed (including the Razer set up app) that might interfere with keyboard operation, but no luck.
Any suggestions on how to go about tracking down this software issue?
Thanks - musikman7

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.
☞ If you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the page that opens.
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” (without the quotes) 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.)
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 synchronize 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.

MAJOR Start-up Issues: Can my imac be saved?

Hello all-
I sure hope someone can help me. I am really worried about the state of my imac. It is only ONE YEAR old and has always been maintained with the latest updates.
Quick background: A few weeks ago, while in screensaver mode, I returned to my mac to find a white screen with a folder and a question mark. I had never seen this before! It was frozen. I had to force shut down by holding the button on back. Since that time, the same thing has sporadically happened when the computer was in screensaver mode. In the last few days the problem has worsened with start up issues. Yesterday, when i started up the computer I kept getting just a blank white screen and what sounded like "a slow revving" of the disc several times and then nothing. After continually trying to restart (including in Safe Mode) eventually I got the apple logo and it started. When that happened, I immediately backed up everything for fear my hard drive is dying and then began to troubleshoot.
What I've tried: After looking through the threads I have tried a number of suggestions.
- I repaired the Disk using First Aid (it says all was Okay)
- I repaired permissions
- I disconnected all cords & reset the SMC
- I booted from the disc & ran the Extended Apple Hardware Test (it said all appears Okay)
After doing these things last night, the computer started up several times just fine so I shut it down for the night.... which brings me to this morning!
Start up was MUCH worse than yesterday. Same slow revving sound, white screen and nothing (at least 10 times) - even when trying Safe Mode. Then it worsened to a black screen and no sound at all - as if nothing was happening. I thought it was dead! I unplugged the power cord for 15 seconds and tried again - this changed it back to the white screen and a sound of more revving power. After about 3 tries, I got the apple logo and the spinning wheel for about 2 minutes - then it started!
This is where I am now. I am afraid to turn it off and not sure what else to try. I thought after all I did last night, the problem was fixed. Why does the hardware test and repair disc say all is fine? And why after doing those things last night did it start up numerous times? (and speedy too!) But then this morning I'm back where i started.... ? How can I troubleshoot this problem further?
I would really like to try everything before resorting to taking it in. Money is tight right now.
GREATLY appreciate any advice!
Thanks a lot,
Karen

Warning!! ** (See bottom of post)
New Development: From Disk Utility, I chose to run "verify disk" again. (Somewhere I had read that sometimes, it needs to be run a few times before it will find a problem with the disk).
Sure enough! This time I got errors and it suggested I repair the disk!
Errors in verify mode were in RED as follows:
Invalid index key
The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired
Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed
I then restarted with the system disc, opened First Aid and chose Repair.
The following showed up in RED during the repair process:
Invalid index key
Incorrect number of thread records
Invalid directory item count
volume bit map needs minor repair
Invalid free block count
volume header needs minor repair
And finally in GREEN (after 10 min):
HD Repaired Successfully
** After doing this, and trying to restart, i get the white screen and the spinning wheel indefinitely. (even when i try Safe Mode) It appears I can no longer boot my HD. I wanted to share the errors above incase it brings anyone to any further insight, but I'm not so sure it helped my situation.
Suggestions?

Having start-up issues with my 1st gen Macbook Pro

Hi everyone. I just started having start-up issues with my first generation Macbook Pro. It was working fine the other day when I last used it, but today I went to use it and it wont load up to my desktop...? It starts up (grey screen with the little swirly bar under the apple,) then it goes to a blue screen, then my background and dock appear, then (before any of my desktop files even show up,) it goes to a blue screen (that brightens up and then dims a little,) and it just keeps showing this with a little swirly progress symbol (shows when the screen is darker blue, then disappears when the screen is a brighter blue.) I've included a video that I took with my iPhone to show it situation. Any ideas as to what's wrong with it? Thanks in advance!
http://youtu.be/oDCfHM-Zoes

Safe Boot by restarting your computer while holding down the "shift" key. Safe booting disables all nonessential processes, often times allowing you to start up when you would otherwise crash.
As of OS X 10.5.6 Safe Boot deletes the dynamic loader shared cache location in the /var/db/dyld directory. A corrupt cache here can cause the blue screen crash. Once you restart normally, the cache will be recreated. This should take care of the issue.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455
Use Software Update to update your os to 10.6.8 and anything else that needs to be updated.

Start up Issues with Mountain Lion?

Having start up issues with Mountain Lion. Gray Screen and nothing happens.

If you can't boot in the usual way, try a safe boot. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
If you are prompted to log in, type your password, and then hold down the shift key again as you click Log in.
During startup, you’ll see a progress bar, and then the login screen, which appears even if you normally log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin. Safe mode is slower than normal, and some things won’t work at all. Note: If FileVault is enabled under OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is on a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode. If you're able to boot, 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. Select the most recent panic log under System Diagnostic Reports. Post the entire contents — the text, please, not a screenshot. In the interest of privacy, I suggest you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header and body of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.) Please don't post shutdownStall, spin, or hang reports.

IMac shuts down - Is this issue being resolved?

Yes, so I had my this issue with my previous iMac and Apple replaced it with another that shuts down without warning. This second one came with 10.5 pre-installed. I had not even used it for more than 1 hour before it shutdown. It continued to shutdown spontaneously... I decided to reinstall the software and it shut down during each install after about 10 minutes. It took me two days to get software back on the machine. Yes, I did the PRAM and the power management resets. And it shut down again. I just installed the fan control and not have the HDD at 1860 and the CPU at 1760 to keep things cooler. What will happen when it is hot outside?

If it goes into overheat protection mode it goes to sleep and only wakes with the power button, but you won't see the start up animation or here the chime sound. Unless it is scheduled to wake up at a certain time I haven't had a Mac just wake up, so don't let that be your guide. As George said, either way it sounds like a warranty issue, but if you can narrow down exactly what is happening it might make getting that service easier/faster.

Power Mac G4 Start Up Help Needed

Hello All-
Our good old G4 Quicksilver is having some start up issues. Although we have multiple newer Macs for daily use, this tower still houses some older photos/music and is a great computer that we hope to keep running. It has a new hard drive and has been running well until yesterday.
On power up, two different things have been noted: sometimes a loud audible siren, followed by flashing power button, then black screen, then gray screen followed by the usual pleasant audible tone, then flashing file with face and question mark. Or, other times, boot up sounds normal after power on (ie, single pleasant tone), but still the gray screen with face/question mark folder.
After searching the support site, I've tried a few things as follows but to no avail:
1. unlplugged all USB peripherals (ie, speakers), and only left the apple keyboard/mouse - tried startup with no different results
2. tried to boot into Safe Mode unsuccessfully using Apple techinical procedure
3. booted from original Mac OS X Install Disc (10.1), and successfully accessed/run Disk Utility --> First Aid --> able to see and select the existing HD --> Verified the HD (did not have option to run disc Repair, as no listing of problems appeared, just "HD verified"). No changes, though, after trying to restart after this.
What should I do next? I have my original Apple store purchased OS X Tiger CDs if I need to eventually do an archive and reinstall. It seems like the computer just needs to be re-told which OS (9 vs. 10) to boot from.
Thanks for any concise help that can be offered!
Mark

Niel - I just tried Restart with Option key held down to no avail. Gray screen with blinking question mark folder.
When I did this maneuver, the install disc was still in the drive. I tried to eject it the way I got it in there in the first place: Control--Option--O--F at start up accessing Open Firmware and "eject cd" command (all which I had to do to remove a music CD to insert the OS X install CD earlier), but now I cannot seem to access Open Firmware - just the gray screen with question folder.
After either your suggested step or my attempt to go to OF, if I leave the gray screen with folder alone, that icon will change to the old Mac SE icon followed by an automatic boot to the Installer disc start screen.
What do you think?

HT2711 ry space available and I am told my start up disc need repairing-I don't know how to do this-also the trash wont empty - HELP

I have a OS X 10.6.8 Mini Mac - I cannot empty my trash so went to Disk Repair and had a message that my start up disc need repairing - do not know how to do this - also I have a message saying my Start Up disc has no more Memory Spave available for application memory. HELP - I am not very computer literate so please use simple language, thanks

One stage at a time!
1. Can't empty trash:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1526?viewlocale=en_US
2. Repairing permissions is important, and should always be carried out both before and after any software installation or update.
Go to Disk Utility (this is in your Utilities Folder in your Application folder) and click on the icon of your hard disk (not the one with all the numbers).
In First Aid, click on Repair Permissions.
Background information here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1452?viewlocale=en_US
and here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302672
An article on troubleshooting Permissions can be found here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2963
By the way, you can ignore any messages about SUID or ACL file permissions, as explained here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448?
If you were having any serious problems with your Mac you might as well complete the exercise by repairing your hard disk as well. You cannot do this from the same start-up disk. Reboot from your install disk (holding down the C key). Once it opens, select your language, and then go to Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Select your hard disk as before and click Repair.
Once that is complete reboot again from your usual start-up disk.
More useful reading here:
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417?viewlocale=en_US
For a full description of how to resolve Disk, Permission and Cache Corruption, you should read this FAQ from the X Lab:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/repairprocess.html
Apple's advice on general maintenance:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1147?viewlocale=en_US
3. Lack of free space on your hard drive: if this drops below about 15GB you can run into problems like data corruption and general slowness.
How big is your hard drive, and how much free space do you actually have?

How can I narrow down what's causing CRC errors over internet downloads?

I'm trying to determine if its something wrong with my hardware configuration, my software or my actual internet connection that is giving me trouble.
Recently with my new build I am noticing all my downloads being large or small ending up either not fully downloaded or just full with CRC errors.
I'm not even sure where to begin as I've been trying to troubleshoot this for a few days and it just seems to keep getting worse.
My initial problem was the new nforce ide drivers that didn't quite gel with my optical drives. I ended up unstalling the ide drivers and my optical drives worked correctly again. (problem with optical drive was when you put a dvd writer (lite on 411s) in the system would freeze and not play the movie until the disk was ejected - then everything would return to normal)
After trying to find a fix or someway to get the drivers to work I started to notice I had trouble downloading large files off news servers. For the past 3 days I just downloaded random stuff that looked to be complete as in all the files were there with pars. I download the files and the winrar gives me crc errors and the pars say the files are incomplete.
Then I start to try to download any large file off the internet - game demos mostly off gamespy.com and the downloads just stop midway.
All these problems just started to add up and I'm having a hard time trying to narrow down and knock off what it is and what not.
Basically to start is there a way I can see if it's something related to my ide drivers, aspi drivers, internet connection, cable problem etc. Please help, it's driving me nuts. =)
System
AMD 64 3000+
PQI Turbo 1 gig
Neo K8n Platinum (Bios 1.4)
Lite on DVD
Lite on 411s DVD writer
PNY 6800GT
Antec 420 TruPower (20amps on 12v)
Audigy 2
Help me please..

Are you running xp sevice pack 2? I was having issues with having to refresh my browser several times to get a page to load, and downloads sometimes stopped.
I downloaded the following sp2 patch from microsoft and it fixed the refresh issues,
http://www.winnetmag.com/windowspaulthurrott/Article/ArticleID/44014/windowspaulthurrott_44014.html
If you are browsing while the download runs, it could be sp2's new 10 connection limit. I tweaked it to 50 connections and fixed ie stalling when loading long forum pages with alot of signatures present. (I tweaked it with xp-anti spy)
Can you tell Im guessing?
Possibly a bad ide or sata cable?
Have you tried running memtest to test for errors? I prefer goldmemory as I believe it is more sensitive to errors with an a64. It found errors memtest didnt.
This system is giving you a much harder time than it should. Maybe you have a flaky board or memory errors.
good luck at any rate. (p.s. its 3 am here, couldnt sleep, prob not making alot of sense at this point. lol)

Start up issues error -9972

I sent an email with the Apple Mail app. When I clicked the send button, both the normal windows closed but the app still showed the open mark in the dock.I couldn't get the window to open, so I tried to quit. After a couple timed out messages, I got it closed only to have the same problem quiting Mozilla.I tried to shut down normally, but had to hold the power button in to turn it off. Now I'm having trouble starting up. I used the disk tools on the install disk which gave me a -9972 error. I tried Disk Warrior, but couldn't get it to boot. Is my hard drive done? I can't find an explanation for the code.

Read the following carefully. There are several suggested solutions that may or may not work:
How to Deal with a -9972 Error
Contributed by Fumiaki Kawashima
The error message, "Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit (-9972)" is a serious filesystem error in the Mac OS X Core Foundation. The problem can also lead to other critical errors such as "Keys Out of Order," "Invalid node structure" and/or "Invalid sibling link." The causes and scenarios vary. Troubleshooting a solution may depend upon computer configuration and whether the -9972 error is accompanied by other critical errors. This issue can also lead up to a kernel panic. If the error occurs when an external FireWire device is connected, disconnect it until you verify the device's compatibility.
Symptoms:
In most cases, you are unable to restart from Mac OS X.
* A volume is grayed out or not mounted with or without a kernel panic.
* A folder with a flashing question mark may appear.
* A bad partition map may be reported.
* A target disk mode solution may not work.
* Most likely, Disk Utility, Norton Utilities, TechTool and DiskWarrior cannot fix the issues.
* The high level disk format (Standard format) may unable to perform.
* You may unable to re-initialize the hard drive.
* A disk physically malfunctions in the worst case.
Example of an accompanied error message:
DiskWarrior normally fixes 1 to 6, but cannot fix errors 7 to 10 if the symptoms are very bad. There is no definite case.
01. Volume check failed
02. Invalid B-tree Header
03. Invalid map node
04. Invalid extents entry
05. Invalid clump size
06. Incorrect block count file
07. Invalid node structure
08. Overlapped extent allocation
09. Keys Out of Order
10. Invalid sibling link
Related documents:
What to Do When It Finds an Error
Technical overview of disk volume structures
Possible causes:
* Third-party FireWire device or enclosure, or other peripheral devices.
* Third-party mass storage drives or PCI card issues.
* Incompatible third-party kernel extensions.
* Mac OS X installer disc is improperly treated.
Solutions:
If possible and needed, back up data before troubleshooting. Methods (4) and (5) are for Power Mac desktop computers other than G5 models. The best bet is method (4) if you encounter multiple bad errors.
1. Unplug the power cord. Disconnect all third-party hardware except Apple keyboard and mouse before you start.
2. Do NOT re-install any third-party software/hardware until you completely solve the issue(s) and carefully investigate the compatibility with Mac OS X 10.3.x you install.
3. If another critical error "Invalid sibling link" is detected at any phases, disconnect and reconnect all internal power cords and data cables for hard drives and any ATAPI device. To do so, you may need to read the computer's CIP Instructions in advance. Normally, you do not need to remove third-party RAMs.
Method 1:
(1) Start up from Mac OS X 10.3.x Panther Full Install CD or DVD.
(2) Re-initialize and re-partition the hard drive. RECOMMENDATION: Select "Zero all data" option if "Invalid node structure" or "Keys Out of Order" error is detected.
If this method is of avail, go to Method 2 or greater.
Method 2:
(1) Start up in Mac OS 9.2.2 and shut down the computer.
(2) Start up from a copy of a Disk Warrior bootable CD for Mac OS 9.2.2.
(3) Run DW to fix the damage(s).
Method 3:
(1) Unplug the computer.
(2) Find a second ATA drive and jumper it as MASTER. Jumper the hard drive in question as SLAVE. Verify the jumper pin settings.
(3) Install Mac OS 9.2.x system on the MASTER drive, and update it to Mac OS 9.2.2.
(4) Start up from Mac OS 9.2.2. Re-initialize and re-partition the damaged hard drive with Drive Setup using the "Zero all data" option. Unplug the computer and reconfigure the jumper pin setting on the repaired drive for MASTER and the second drive for SLAVE.
(5) Restart from Mac OS X 10.3 Panther full install CD. Re-initialize and re-partition the repaired drive to install Mac OS X 10.3. Update to Mac OS X 10.3.7 via Software Update. Repair the disk permissions after each Mac OS X 10.3 installation and Mac OS X 10.3.7 update.
You may want to try starting up from Mac OS 9.2.x Full Install CD instead of from (2) to (4).
Method 4:
(1) Find a desktop computer that has an ATA controller PCI card (SCSI environment) and has two hard drive bays. This will make your damaged drive appear as a quasi-SCSI hard drive. Mac OS 9.2.2 must be pre-installed on the computer. I recommend a host computer that installs an Ultra DMA/xxx or xxx (ATA-x) interface equal to or better than the damaged drive with backwards compatible.
(2) Set the host computer's primary drive as MASTER and your damaged hard drive as SLAVE and install the damaged drive in the second drive bay of the host computer. Verify properly configured jumper pin settings in advance.
(3) Start up the host computer from Mac OS 9.2.2. Launch the "Drive Setup" utility. Re-initialize the damaged disk on the second drive using the "Low level format" option. It may take hours but less than "Zero all data" option. Note: Normally, a low level format with a quasi-SCSI drive takes much less (30 - 40%) time than an ATA configuration drive. Note that "Low level format" fixes all difficult logical damage.
(4) Put the fixed disk back in your computer's drive bay. Re-configure the jumper pin setting to MASTER before you place it into the drive bay of your computer.
(5) Restart from Mac OS X 10.3 Panther full install CD. Re-initialize and re-partition it to install Mac OS X 10.3. Update to Mac OS X 10.3.7 via Software Update. Repair the disk permissions after each Mac OS X 10.3 installation and Mac OS X 10.3.7 update.
Note that Panther's Disk Utility does not implement a "Low level format" option.
Method 5:
If Method 4 does not work or fix the damaged drive, let me know. You may need an advanced technique to fix it if the drive is physically not a problem.
OPTION:
Purchase a known good hard drive that conforms to your computer's ATA specification. Fix the damaged hard drive some other time. Nowadays, prices of hard drives are inexpensive.
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