Why would my iMac suddenly start freezing?

Why would my iMac (less than one year old) suddenly start freezing? This is the 3rd time in a week. Thanks for any help.

Other than the ones that came on the computer I've only added Quicken and MahJong game. I was looking at some other questions and I guess I should have put more info about Mac in my question. I am running OSX Mavericks 10.9.2 Computer purchase new in May, 2013.

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All right, I followed your instructions...I had to click Verify Disk first because Repair Disk was grayed out. The problem is, I got an error that says:
"First Aid Failed.
Disk Utility stopped verifying "Macintosh HD" because the following error was encountered:
Filesystem verify or repair failed."
Then, in the Disk Utility window it says:
"Verifying Volume 'Macintosh HD'
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Invalid sibling link
Volume check failed.
Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed."
I'm trying to again right now...now in the Disk Utility window it says:
"Verifying Volume 'Macintosh HD'
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Invalid node structure
The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired.
Error: filesystem verify or repair failed."
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Finally a Minecraft server update
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Buggy687

sorry i found one from october 26th it was just farther down the list.
Fri Oct 26 21:29:31 2012
Panic(CPU 0): Unresponsive processor (this CPU did not acknowledge interrupts) TLB state:0x0
RAX: 0x00000000ffffffff, RBX: 0x0000000000002710, RCX: 0x0000000000007000, RDX: 0xffffff80948d4078
RSP: 0xffffff8028f1bc1c, RBP: 0xffffff8028f1bc20, RSI: 0x0000000000007000, RDI: 0xffffff808c0c1004
R8: 0xffffff80214bec60, R9: 0x7fffffffffffffff, R10: 0xffffff80214bdc20, R11: 0x0000000000000246
R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x0000000000000003, R14: 0x0000000000000066, R15: 0xffffff808c0c1004
RFL: 0x0000000000000292, RIP: 0xffffff7fa1d99e52, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80948d3f50 : 0xffffff8020ebd371
0xffffff80948d3f80 : 0xffffff8020eb7203
0xffffff80948d3fd0 : 0xffffff8020ece6a8
0xffffff8028f1bc20 : 0xffffff7fa1d766c1
0xffffff8028f1bc80 : 0xffffff7fa1dc18b9
0xffffff8028f1bcb0 : 0xffffff7fa1dc1a28
0xffffff8028f1bce0 : 0xffffff7fa1dc34c6
0xffffff8028f1bda0 : 0xffffff7fa1d7389f
0xffffff8028f1be20 : 0xffffff7fa1d65099
0xffffff8028f1be60 : 0xffffff7fa1d9c300
0xffffff8028f1be80 : 0xffffff7fa1d67a9a
0xffffff8028f1bec0 : 0xffffff7fa1d135c2
0xffffff8028f1bef0 : 0xffffff80212472a8
0xffffff8028f1bf30 : 0xffffff8021245daa
0xffffff8028f1bf80 : 0xffffff8021245ed9
0xffffff8028f1bfb0 : 0xffffff8020eb26b7
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         com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40(600.70.23)[2E6077DF-D532-357F-8107-F23BC2C10 F2F]@0xffffff7fa1d05000->0xffffff7fa1e4dfff
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         com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40(600.70.23)[2E6077DF-D532-357F-8107-F23BC2C10 F2F]@0xffffff7fa1d05000->0xffffff7fa1e4dfff
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(3.0)[28575328-A798-34B3-BD84-D708138EBD17]@0 xffffff7fa1629000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
12C60
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
Kernel slide:     0x0000000020c00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8020e00000
System model name: iMac12,1 (Mac-942B5BF58194151B)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 16072330456813
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last unloaded kext at 4560368305262: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.1.22 (addr 0xffffff7fa3105000, size 12288)
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Panic(CPU 1): Unresponsive processor (this CPU did not acknowledge interrupts) TLB state:0x0
RAX: 0xffffff809a99d100, RBX: 0xffffff802cf13100, RCX: 0xffffff802cce8550, RDX: 0xffffff802ced16b0
RSP: 0xffffff8028f63ed0, RBP: 0xffffff8028f63f10, RSI: 0x00000000283baec0, RDI: 0xffffff802cf17800
R8: 0xffffff809a935078, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0xffffff80214bdc21, R11: 0x0000000000000201
R12: 0xffffff802cf17800, R13: 0xffffff802cf13200, R14: 0xffffff802cf13148, R15: 0x0000000000000008
RFL: 0x0000000000000246, RIP: 0xffffff7fa2afbb21, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff809a95ef50 : 0xffffff8020ebd371
0xffffff809a95ef80 : 0xffffff8020eb7203
0xffffff809a95efd0 : 0xffffff8020ece6a8
0xffffff8028f63f10 : 0xffffff7fa2afe195
0xffffff8028f63f30 : 0xffffff8021245daa
0xffffff8028f63f80 : 0xffffff8021245ed9
0xffffff8028f63fb0 : 0xffffff8020eb26b7
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort(2.4.1)[5862FD1F-7B54-3DBE-9BD4-7C318F4B7F94]@0xf fffff7fa2af5000->0xffffff7fa2b0dfff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily(2.2.1)[D3335620-56DB-3A33-B51A-6DADD0F20E87]@0xfff fff7fa1c50000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7fa14e0000
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort(2.4.1)[5862FD1F-7B54-3DBE-9BD4-7C318F4B7F94]@0xf fffff7fa2af5000->0xffffff7fa2b0dfff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily(2.2.1)[D3335620-56DB-3A33-B51A-6DADD0F20E87]@0xfff fff7fa1c50000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7fa14e0000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Panic(CPU 3): Unresponsive processor (this CPU did not acknowledge interrupts) TLB state:0x0
RAX: 0x0000000000000001, RBX: 0xffffff802cd86000, RCX: 0x0000000000301085, RDX: 0xffffff802cd72250
RSP: 0xffffff8028f8be70, RBP: 0xffffff8028f8be80, RSI: 0xffffff7fa16a6460, RDI: 0xffffff802cd86000
R8: 0x0000000000000032, R9: 0x00000000000003ff, R10: 0xffffffffffffffff, R11: 0x00000000ffffffff
R12: 0xffffff802cd86000, R13: 0xffffff802cc06080, R14: 0x0000000000000002, R15: 0x0000000000000000
RFL: 0x0000000000000246, RIP: 0xffffff7fa17f9c44, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff809aa0af50 : 0xffffff8020ebd371
0xffffff809aa0af80 : 0xffffff8020eb7203
0xffffff809aa0afd0 : 0xffffff8020ece6a8
0xffffff8028f8be80 : 0xffffff7fa17f9b10
0xffffff8028f8bed0 : 0xffffff7fa1689a13
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      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(5.4)[C3094550-7F58-3933-A4F7-CD33AE83F8B9]@0xffffff 7fa1668000->0xffffff7fa16befff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7fa14e0000
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Sometimes the display jumps back and forth horizontally for a few seconds. It moves about an inch or so, not just one pixel. While that's happening the cursor is visible but the magic mouse doesn't affect it.
It usually happens while I'm editing text and I'm using the mouse to move the cursor to a new place in the text. However, I'm almost always editing text so I can't be sure it's associated with that. I use the iMAC for software development. I never play music or videos.
Do other people have this problem? Can anybody say why it's happening? Is there a way to keep it from happening? In mouse preferences all the options are checked, which is the setting I want.

I gave up on the magic mouse a long time ago. Partly because of this "stray finger touch" issue and also because mine would occassionally disconnect for a while. No matter what I did (reboot, fiddle with the bluetooth control, turn the mouse off and on, etc.) it wouldnt' come back. And then a few minutes later it would suddently come back and act normal for another few weeks or month. Two Apple guys and the local apple store said "yeah sometimes they do that.. it's a pita". So I switched to a wired mouse that I had on hand and no problems since (except it uses up one of the USB connectors, or which there are only 4).

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Had difficulty booting up system one day. Screensaver comes on after period of non-use, then black screen when display goes away, However, I no longer get "breathing" white light at right hand corner of screen, even though the screen goes black. Tech support instructed me to perform start, apple key, options p, then r. ( In order to reset PRAM.) Light will only "breathe" when it is manually placed into sleep mode; NOT when it is left alone to do it by itself. Does anyone know why this is occuring? Many thanks
Maxsgirl
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FIXED!
The IP address of the printer had changed. I printed a new Configuration Page from the printer, which contains the IP address. I then entered the new IP address into my iMac. The iMac was then able to 'see' the printer and I can now print.
The HP forums solved this for me.

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Also, some songs which I've had on there for ages and worked fine now play like 7-8secs and then the sound goes off but continues to play!! other times the screen just freezes. If anyone could help I'd be very greatful!! i have 1006 songs on it also if that helps. cheers
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Hello!
i'm using IMac OSX mountain lion 10.8.5 and when I started up my computer today it didnt enter my desktop like it should.
Instead it started up OSX Utilities with the option to use ''Time mascine backup, Reinstall OS X, Get help online and Disk Utility''.
All I have tried so far is to repair my main harddrive by entering disk utility, selecting Macintosh HD (1TB APPKE HDD) and then verify and repair disk. Both times I did this it said that the disk was fine.
I DID NOT repair the Mac OS X Base System (under disk1) though since i don't dare to touch it before i was sure. Should I try to repair it? might this be the problem?
(When selecting it the only option is to ''Verify Disk'').
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I tried holding it down but it seems kinda pointless since nothing happens, so I release it and the OS X utilities loads up again.
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/André

Yes I have an external disk.
But I might wanna buy another one tommorow just to be safe. Maybe use an 32gb USB that I have.
My current external harddrive has backups but that was maybe 1-2 weeks ago and I have done a lot of important stuff that I need.
Its a matter of a couple folders that I need so its not the whole computer, so the 32GB USB will do just fine. Does it work with a small USB like this or do I need a big one?
And yes when I start my computer it automaticly enters the ''OSX Utility'' screen with ''Time mascine backup, Reinstall OS X, Get help online and Disk Utility'', instead of entering the login and desktop.
So all I have to do now is to connect the external backup harddrive (in this case my little USB), start up the computer (without any CD:s) choose Disk Utility and go from there?
And i'm a bit confused with 11. and 12.
11. When the imaging process is complete, select the newly created disk image in the device pane. Then, chooseImages > Scan Image for Restore... from the menu bar, and let the scan complete.
!Question here! : Will this restore everything from the newly created backup, or does it just scan?
12. Quit Disk Utility (press Command-Q). Then press Command-Q to quit the Mac OS X installer; you will be prompted to restart.
Are these last steps for a complete backup Restore only?
Is it possible to just backup the small files I need with my 32GB Usb and then reinstall OS X Mountain Lion.
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