Early 2009 iMac running hot. Hard drive problem?

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  If I run my hard drive recovery system I'll lose my hot mailand norton 360

  Hello

  ·         Are you referring to restoring the system or restore to factory setting?

  I suggest you visit the link provided below for more information on system recovery option in Windows Vista.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-are-the-system-recovery-options-in-Windows-Vista

  If you are recovering system of built-in hard drive, then you may lose all data on the system but you will not lose the hotmail account as it is stored on the server.

  If you are referring to the system restore option then you will lose all data in the system, but you may lose the application that you installed after the date to which you restored the system

  For more information about system restore, see the below given link

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-is-system-restore

  In case you're talking about restoring factory setting then you will lose all data on the system and your system would be restored to factory settings.

• HP Recovery, causing hard drive problem

  OK... Earlier I messed up my hard drive on my laptop. So I got the HP recovery discs, used... I thought that it fixed the problem... but now I look in the properties of my C: / drive & it says that my hard drive is only 25GB. Which is weird, because he used to say that he was of 250 GB. So now, he continues to tell me that I'm running out of space on my drive... Anyone has an idea as to why it is now only show my 25 GB hard drive instead of the real 250 GB is it? Can I completely format my hard drive and then use the recovery discs to fix? IM thinking that maybe that could be the problem... I don't know how to format, either... I have a HP Pavilion with Vista dv6653cl, any help is appreciated... because I was so excited I thought I fixed the drive then see this problem... knew it was too good to be true...
  
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• Having hard drive problems

  OK... Earlier I messed up my hard drive on my laptop. So I got the HP recovery discs, used... I thought that it fixed the problem... but now I look in the properties of my C: / drive & it says that my hard drive is only 25GB.

  Which is weird, because he used to say that he was of 250 GB.

  So now, he continues to tell me that I'm running out of space on my drive...

  Anyone has an idea as to why it is now only show my 25 GB hard drive instead of the real 250 GB is it?

  Can I completely format my hard drive and then use the recovery discs to fix?

  IM thinking that maybe that could be the problem...

  I don't know how to format, either...

  I have a HP Pavilion with Vista dv6653cl

  any help is appreciated... because I was so excited I thought I fixed the drive then see this problem... knew it was too good to be true...

  Help, please! Thank you

  Hello MissLaniS,

  I understand that you declare your drive hard shows that its only 25GB and not the 250 it is supposed to be, is - that correct? I'll be happy to help you.

  This looks like something of a large size is taking to much space or the disk is partitioned incorrectly. You can use the discs that you have to format the disc and that should remove and fix some additions or changes have been made. The recovery discs that you have should reformat your drive and it should return as if it was originally from the box.

  Please answer as soon as possible.

  Thank you

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• iMac hard drive problem

  My older iMac 8.1 (Intel Core 2), running OS x 10.9 ran slow, then a few application icons disappears from the display, after a restart, the application has stopped working completely. I tried to reinstall OSX, when this does not work, I did a full erase and reinstall it again, still none of my apps does not work. It manifests itself, and when I click it, it does nothing. I even went back to my original OSX 10.6 Snow Leppard and reinstalled drive and my desktop icons appeared for a few minutes and then everthing disappeared. Also, this has happened during execution of 10.9 as well. Now the only thing that the computer be used to mail is electronic and Safari. I can't run programs and do not have access to HD. If I tried to re - install 10.9, it tells me that it is impossible at this time. I think that my HD is dead? You wanted to check before I replaced it. It starts well, can run internet but not impossible to install, download or run programs. Disk First aid indicates that the computer is fine. Can not really afford to buy a new Mac now, so hoping that this can be a cheaper alternative.

  How much free space on the hard drive?

  There is no 100% way to check the health of a hard disk. Disk utility check alone is doing a part-time job to check the directory structure but not physical integrity of the reader. If you select the top level of a drive in disk utility and then file > retrieves the information of to half way down you can see the report of the SMART State which can indicate if a drive is having problems.  With one of my discs that I checked that feature, but it was not picking up on several defective sectors systematically producing errors.

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  I suppose there is also the possibility, it's another problem as the RAM.  A bad drive would be more consistent as to what elements show problems such as you see.

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  EtreCheck version: 2.7.8 (238)

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  Hardware Information: ⓘ

  iMac (20 inch, early 2009)

  [Data sheet] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

  iMac - model: iMac9, 1

  1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 strands

  2 GB RAM - Insufficient RAM! Extensible - [Instructions]

  BANK 0/DIMM0

  ok 1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz

  BANK 1/DIMM0

  ok 1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz

  Bluetooth: Old - transfer/Airdrop2 not supported

  Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

  Video information: ⓘ

  NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB

  iMac 1680 x 1050

  Software: ⓘ

  OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 (B 15, 42) - since startup time: less than an hour

  Disc information: ⓘ

  Hitachi HDT721032SLA380 disk0: (320,07 GB) (rotation)

  EFI (disk0s1) : 210 MB

  Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 319,21 go-go (152,26 free)

  HD (disk0s3) [recovery] recovery: 650 MB

  HL-DT-ST DVD - RW GA11N)

  USB information: ⓘ

  Computer, Inc. Apple IR receiver.

  Wacom Co., Ltd. Intuos PTM

  Datacolor Datacolor Spyder4

  Apple Inc. BRCM2046 hub.

  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB host controller.

  Built-in ISight from Apple Inc..

  Guardian: ⓘ

  Mac App Store and identified developers

  Kernel extensions: ⓘ

  / Library/Extensions

  com [no charge]. FTDI.driver.D2XXHelper (1 - SDK 10.11) [Support]

  / System/Library/Extensions

  com.elgato.driver.DontMatchAfaTech [no charge] (1.1) [Support]

  com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergy450 [no charge] (1.1) [Support]

  com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergyXS [no charge] (1.1) [Support]

  com.elgato.driver.DontMatchEmpia [no charge] (1.1) [Support]

  com.elgato.driver.DontMatchVoyager [no charge] (1.1) [Support]

  com.genaudioinc.driver.AstoundStereoDevice [no charge] (0.1) [Support]

  [no charge] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.52) [Support]

  [no charge] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.45) [Support]

  com.Wacom.kext.wacomtablet [no charge] (6.3.11 - 10.10 SDK) [Support]

  Startup items: ⓘ

  EyeConnect: Path: / Library/StartupItems/EyeConnect

  Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite

  Launch system officers: ⓘ

  com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist [killed]

  com.apple.BezelUI.plist [killed]

  com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist [killed]

  com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist [killed]

  com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist [killed]

  com.apple.FolderActionsDispatcher.plist [killed]

  com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.bird.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.CDPD.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.cloudd.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.cloudphotosd.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.cmfsyncagent.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.CoreServices.appleid.authentication.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.CoreServices.uiagent.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.followupd.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.gamed.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.icloud.fmfd.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.iconservices.iconservicesagent.plist [killed]

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  com.Apple.photolibraryd.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.pluginkit.PKD.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.QuickLook.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.spindump_agent.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.swcd.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist [killed]

  25 killed processes lack of RAM

  Launch system demons: ⓘ

  com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist [killed]

  com.apple.GSSCred.plist [killed]

  com.apple.MobileFileIntegrity.plist [killed]

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  com.Apple.audio.systemsoundserverd.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.awdd.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.cache_delete.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.coresymbolicationd.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.findmymac.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.iconservices.iconservicesagent.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.iconservices.iconservicesd.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.ifdreader.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.nehelper.plist [killed]

  [killed] com.apple.periodic - daily.plist

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  com.Apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.tccd.System.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.wdhelper.plist [killed]

  com.Apple.XPC.SMD.plist [killed]

  20 killed process lack of RAM

  Launch officers: ⓘ

  [loading] com.adobe.AAM.Updater - 1.0.plist [Support]

  [operation] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Support]

  com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [failure] [support] [details]

  [operation] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist [Support]

  [operation] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist [Support]

  Launch demons: ⓘ

  [loading] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Support]

  [operation] com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.agsservice.plist [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]

  [loading] com.malwarebytes.MBAMHelperTool.plist [Support]

  [loading] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]

  [operation] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist [Support]

  [loading] com.wacom.displayhelper.plist [Support]

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  [loading] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]

  Items in user login: ⓘ

  iTunesHelper Application (/ Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

  Request for SpyderUtility (/ Applications/Datacolor/Spyder4Pro/Support/SpyderUtility.app)

  Other applications: ⓘ

  [operation] com.adobe.acc.AdobeDesktopService.122592.FAB928BD-6EB4-4605-A8B8-B7104B90E0D0

  [ongoing] com.Adobe.accmac.8352

  [ongoing] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000004.Wacom Desktop Center

  [ongoing] com.Apple.XPC.launchd.oneshot.0x10000009.EtreCheck

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  [ongoing] com.google.Chrome.136992

  [ongoing] com.wacom.TabletDriver.121952

  [ongoing] com.wacom.WacomTouchDriver.119712

  Plug-ins Internet: ⓘ

  Easy-WebPrint EX: Version: 1.1.0 [Support]

  Web of Google Earth plugin: Version: 6.1 [Support]

  Default browser: Version: 601 - SDK 10.11

  Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.3.7 [Support]

  nppanda3d: Version: Unknown [Support]

  OVSHelper: Version: 1.0 [Support]

  WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.6 - SDK 10.9 [Support]

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  GarminGpsControl: Version: 2.9.1.0 output [Support]

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  DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.0r600 [Support]

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  DivX [Support]

  Flash Player [Support]

  Flip4Mac WMV [Support]

  Growl [Support]

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  Time Machine: ⓘ

  Skip system files: No.

  Automatic backup: YES

  Volumes to back up:

  Macintosh HD: Disc size: 319,21 GB disc used: 166,96 GB

  Destinations:

  Harris [network]

  Total size: 1.50 TB

  Total number of backups: 43

  An older backup: 2014-07-11, 12:46 AM

  Last backup: 2016-01-21, 11:13

  Size of backup drive: Excellent

  Backup TB 1.50 size > (disk size 319,21 GB X 3)

  Top of page process CPU: ⓘ

  4% WindowServer

  kernel_task 2%

  1% update_dyld_shared_cache

  0% diskimages-helper (2)

  0% node (2)

  Top of page process of memory: ⓘ

  Kernel_task 268 MB

  70 MB WindowServer

  47 MB Google Chrome Helper (3)

  Mdworker (4) 47 MB

  Mds_stores 43 MB

  Virtual memory information: ⓘ

  503 MB of free RAM

  1.76 GB used RAM (342 MB cache)

  548 MB used Swap

  Diagnostic information: ⓘ

  February 1, 2016, 10:03:15 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe CEF Helper_2016-02-01-100315_ [redacted] .crash

  / Library/Application Support/Adobe / * / Adobe CEF CEF Helper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe

  1 February 2016, 09:50:54 self-test - spent

  2 GB of RAM is the absolute minimum to install El Capitan. If you want to run all programs then you need to increase the amount of RAM.

• What SSD for early 2009 imac?

  Hello

  I have a question to choose the good ssd for my imac 7y/o (9.1) since early 2009.

  I found a few good SSD as the samsung 840 BX100 or critical, but I've also read several times that a ssd sata3 will use sata1 when installed on a sata2.

  And that is why it is better to install a sata2 ssd.

  IS that still the case today? Given that these messages are coming from 2013.

  Or is that I can put in an ssd sata3 and it will run on sata2?

  Kind regards

  Ivo

  SATA III drives that use the Sandforce controller will come back to SATA I speed if installed on a computer that uses the Nvidia MCP79 SATA controller. Samsung does not Sandforce. My Macbook in early 2009 with a Samsung 840 (pre Evo, not Pro) negotiates the SSD SATA II speed, connected to the MCP79.  OWC also still sells SATA II disks, I have one in my late 2009 iMac. I chose this drive, even if it was more expensive because OWC insisted that my model should have the Nvidia controller but in reality it has controller Intel 5 series. I didn't take my iMac except more than once.

  Confused? Yes I know...