USB Devices lock-up iMac 2011

2011 iMac 3.4Ghz i7 SSD+2TB 2GB AMD 16GB Corsair RAM
I noticed I was experiencing random lock-ups and freezes during the first few weeks of owning the iMac.
I went down the line of changes I made to the system.
RAM Upgrade, software installs.
I went with a bare OS, stock memory, still experiencing lock-ups.
added everything back, still experiencing lock-ups.
kept everything unplugged for two weeks, played itunes movies in quicktime on loops (10 total, 5 form the ssd and 5 from the hdd) to see if one or the other would crash the system. Two weeks straight no crash.
Plugged my iPhone in to sync and update, after a few hours over 8hours) i came back to the system froze & locked. no mouse movement or keyboard input (caps lock key wont turn on and the seconds in the top clock were stuck).
hard restarted, left it run for a week nothing, plugged in my apple wired keyboard, the next day hard freeze/lock-up.
this was repeated with each usb port, within a few hours to a few days the system lock-up freeze with any usb devices plugged in.
it would not do this with FIreWire devices or audio cable or ethernet cable attached just USB.
is there any way to resolve this without getting the logic board replaced? or is this a firmware/software issue?
other than that the system is amazingly fast and one of the best.

This is the error protocol I get in Console:
8/17/11 6:10:01 AM          com.apple.usbmuxd[38]          HandleUSBMuxDictionary client 0x10030a560-iTunes/com.apple.iTunes using library usbmuxd-211 built on Jan 13 2011 at 04:19:31, running usbmuxd-211 built on Feb  8 2011 at 13:49:43
8/17/11 6:11:01 AM          com.apple.usbmuxd[38]          HandleUSBMuxDictionary client 0x10030a560-iTunes/com.apple.iTunes using library usbmuxd-211 built on Jan 13 2011 at 04:19:31, running usbmuxd-211 built on Feb  8 2011 at 13:49:43
8/17/11 6:12:01 AM          com.apple.usbmuxd[38]          HandleUSBMuxDictionary client 0x101d00920-iTunes/com.apple.iTunes using library usbmuxd-211 built on Jan 13 2011 at 04:19:31, running usbmuxd-211 built on Feb  8 2011 at 13:49:43
8/17/11 6:38:53 AM          DirectoryService[11]          Improper shutdown detected
8/17/11 6:38:52 AM          com.apple.launchd[1]          *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
8/17/11 6:38:53 AM          blued[17]          Apple Bluetooth daemon started
8/17/11 6:38:55 AM          mDNSResponder[18]          mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-258.21 (May 26 2011 14:40:13) starting
8/17/11 6:38:55 AM          configd[15]          network configuration changed.
8/17/11 6:38:55 AM          configd[15]          setting hostname to "Anexometas-iMac.local"
8/17/11 6:38:56 AM          com.apple.kextd[10]          Can't load /System/Library/Extensions/IOSerialFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/InternalModemSu pport.kext - no code for running kernel's architecture.
8/17/11 6:38:56 AM          com.apple.kextd[10]          Failed to load /System/Library/Extensions/IOSerialFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/InternalModemSu pport.kext - (libkern/kext) requested architecture/executable not found.
8/17/11 6:38:56 AM          com.apple.kextd[10]          Load com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport failed; removing personalities.
8/17/11 6:38:56 AM          fseventsd[48]          event logs in /Volumes/Macintosh HD 2/.fseventsd out of sync with volume.  destroying old logs. (249678 1 251431)
8/17/11 6:38:56 AM          fseventsd[48]          log dir: /Volumes/Macintosh HD 2/.fseventsd getting new uuid: 129AD7BD-08D0-46CC-BA19-0949EEA1F589
8/17/11 6:38:56 AM          fseventsd[48]          event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume.  destroying old logs. (249828 4 251431)
8/17/11 6:38:56 AM          /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[44 ]          Login Window Application Started
8/17/11 6:38:56 AM          bootlog[55]          BOOT_TIME: 1313588332 0
8/17/11 6:38:57 AM          com.apple.usbmuxd[36]          usbmuxd-211 built on Feb  8 2011 at 13:49:43 on Feb  8 2011 at 13:49:43, running 64 bit
8/17/11 6:38:57 AM          fseventsd[48]          log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: FCEA12C2-52A7-426E-93BD-6FF4A42D4221
8/17/11 6:38:58 AM          airportd[66]          failed to snag beacon
8/17/11 6:38:58 AM          loginwindow[44]          Login Window Started Security Agent
8/17/11 6:38:59 AM          loginwindow[44]          Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
8/17/11 6:38:59 AM          loginwindow[44]          USER_PROCESS: 44 console
8/17/11 6:38:59 AM          com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[98]          (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
8/17/11 6:39:01 AM          configd[15]          network configuration changed.
8/17/11 6:39:01 AM          UserEventAgent[118]          **** ERROR: SCNetworkSignatureCopyActiveIdentifiers returned nil
8/17/11 6:39:01 AM          com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[98]          (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[124]) Exited with exit code: 1
8/17/11 6:39:01 AM          com.apple.usbmuxd[36]          HandleUSBMuxDictionary client 0x101c043b0-iTunesHelper/com.apple.iTunesHelper using library usbmuxd-211 built on Jan 13 2011 at 04:19:31, running usbmuxd-211 built on Feb  8 2011 at 13:49:43
8/17/11 6:42:52 AM          com.apple.usbmuxd[36]          HandleUSBMuxDictionary client 0x101c045e0-iTunes/com.apple.iTunes using library usbmuxd-211 built on Jan 13 2011 at 04:19:31, running usbmuxd-211 built on Feb  8 2011 at 13:49:43
8/17/11 6:42:52 AM          WindowServer[73]          kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
8/17/11 6:42:52 AM          com.apple.WindowServer[73]          Wed Aug 17 06:42:52 Anexometas-iMac.local WindowServer[73] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
8/17/11 6:49:00 AM          /System/Library/CoreServices/CCacheServer.app/Contents/MacOS/CCacheServer[ 130]          No valid tickets, timing out
8/17/11 6:55:09 AM          [0x0-0x19019].com.apple.iTunes[173]          Successfully connected to the Intel plugin
8/17/11 6:55:09 AM          [0x0-0x19019].com.apple.iTunes[173]          Version from driver for Certificates 1
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[98]          (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[126]) Exited: Killed
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[98]          ([0x0-0xb00b].com.apple.iChatAgent[134]) Exited: Killed
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          loginwindow[44]          DEAD_PROCESS: 44 console
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          shutdown[208]          halt by maxstanley:
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          shutdown[208]          SHUTDOWN_TIME: 1313589312 459712
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          mDNSResponder[18]          mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-258.21 (May 26 2011 14:40:13) stopping
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          DirectoryService[11]          BUG in libdispatch: 10K549 - 1960 - 0x10004004
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          imagent[127]          Quit - notifying about shutdown
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          WindowServer[73]          hidd died. Reestablishing connection.
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          imagent[127]          Quit - shutting down daemon
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          imagent[127]          [Warning] imagent shutting down
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          imagent[127]          Unable to create APS daemon connection: (ipc/mig) server died
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          imagent[127]          Unable to set enabled topics: (ipc/send) invalid destination port
8/17/11 6:55:12 AM          /Applications/FaceTime.app/Contents/PrivateFrameworks/IMCore.framework/ima gent.app/Contents/MacOS/imagent[127]          BUG in libdispatch: 10K549 - 1960 - 0x10004004
8/17/11 6:56:38 AM          com.apple.launchd[1]          *** launchd[1] has started up. ***
8/17/11 6:56:39 AM          blued[17]          Apple Bluetooth daemon started
8/17/11 6:56:39 AM          mDNSResponder[18]          mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-258.21 (May 26 2011 14:40:13) starting
8/17/11 6:56:39 AM          configd[14]          network configuration changed.

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