HT202593: Mac mini (Late 2012): Memory specifications and upgrades

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deborahfromspotsylvania
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Q: Upgraded 2010 Mac mini to 8GB of memory but still receiving the spinning wheel

I just upgraded my 2010 Mac mini to 8GB of memory and I still receive the spinning wheel.  Why is this still happening?

Mac mini, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Mar 11, 2016 4:22 PM

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Q: Upgraded 2010 Mac mini to 8GB of memory but still receiving the spinning wheel

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 11, 2016 4:56 PM in response to deborahfromspotsylvania
    Level 10 (207,963 points)
    Applications
    Mar 11, 2016 4:56 PM in response to deborahfromspotsylvania

    When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.  

    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 one 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 and start typing the name.

    The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select

              SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages

    from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select

              View ▹ Show Log List

    from the menu bar at the top of the screen.

    Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.

    Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.

    Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.

    The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.

    Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.

    Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.

    Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

    When you post the log extract, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "The message contains invalid characters." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the text on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.

    If you have an account on Pastebin, please don't select Private from the Paste Exposure menu on the page, because then no one but you will be able to see it.

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Mar 12, 2016 1:10 AM in response to deborahfromspotsylvania
    Level 10 (188,858 points)
    Desktops
    Mar 12, 2016 1:10 AM in response to deborahfromspotsylvania

    Run this and post the results here so we know more about your configuration.

      EtreCheck

  • by deborahfromspotsylvania,

    deborahfromspotsylvania deborahfromspotsylvania Mar 13, 2016 4:09 PM in response to deborahfromspotsylvania
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    Mar 13, 2016 4:09 PM in response to deborahfromspotsylvania

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  • by deborahfromspotsylvania,

    deborahfromspotsylvania deborahfromspotsylvania Mar 13, 2016 4:04 PM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Mar 13, 2016 4:04 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Hello,

     

    I am no computer genius so I went with the more simple approach which was EtreCheck.  Please feel free to see the below.  Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

     

    EtreCheck version: 2.9.9 (260)

    Report generated 2016-03-13 17:36:12

    Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

    Runtime 3:39

    Performance: Good

     

    Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.

    Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.

    Click the [Check files] link for help with unknown files.

     

    Problem: Beachballing

    Description:

    Upgraded 2010 mac mini to 8GB, however I still receive the beach ball.  Thanks.

     

    Hardware Information: ⓘ

        Mac mini (Mid 2010)

        [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

        Mac mini - model: Macmini4,1

        1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

        8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

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

     

    Video Information: ⓘ

        NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB

            SMB2030 1600 x 900 @ 60 Hz

     

    System Software: ⓘ

        OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 (15D21) - Time since boot: about 2 days

     

    Disk Information: ⓘ

        ST9320325ASG disk0 : (320.07 GB) (Rotational)

            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.21 GB (258.94 GB free)

            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

     

        OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H   ()

     

    USB Information: ⓘ

        Canon MX340 series

        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

        Logitech USB Receiver

     

    Gatekeeper: ⓘ

        Mac App Store and identified developers

     

    Unknown Files: ⓘ

        /Library/LaunchDaemons/net.homepipe.agent.plist

        One unknown file found. [Check files]

     

    Kernel Extensions: ⓘ

            /System/Library/Extensions

        [not loaded]    com.aliph.driver.jstub (1.1.2 - 2016-02-28) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.3 - SDK 10.4 - 2016-02-28) [Support]

     

            /System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns

        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.3 - SDK 10.4 - 2013-05-08) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.3 - SDK 10.5 - 2013-05-08) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.3 - SDK 10.4 - 2013-05-08) [Support]

     

    System Launch Agents: ⓘ

        [not loaded]    7 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    152 Apple tasks

        [running]    65 Apple tasks

        [killed]    12 Apple tasks

        12 processes killed due to insufficient RAM

     

    System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

        [not loaded]    46 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    151 Apple tasks

        [running]    79 Apple tasks

        [killed]    12 Apple tasks

        12 processes killed due to insufficient RAM

     

    Launch Daemons: ⓘ

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-03-07) [Support]

        [failed]    net.homepipe.agent.plist (2010-08-05) [Support]

     

    User Launch Agents: ⓘ

        [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist

        [not loaded]    jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist (2009-12-15) [Support]

     

    User Login Items: ⓘ

        iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN  (missing value)

        HomePipe    Application  (/Applications/HomePipe.app)

        GrowlHelperApp    Application  (/Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/GrowlHelperApp.app)

        ZumoDrive    Application  (/Applications/ZumoDrive.app)

        ZumoCast    Application  (/Applications/ZumoCast.app)

        Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2    Application Hidden (/Library/Printers/Canon/IJScanner/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2.app)

     

    Other Apps: ⓘ

        [running]    jp.co.Canon.bj.scan.network.scannerselector2.73632

        [running]    jp.co.canon.cijscannerregister.69792

        [running]    jp.co.canon.ijscanner1.scanner.ica.75552.0AE60EA1-6678-417A-918A-B0E90151820D

        [running]    net.homepipe.HomePipe.32

        [loaded]    386 Apple tasks

        [running]    167 Apple tasks

        [killed]    23 Apple tasks

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

        JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 - SDK 10.11 (2012-06-14) Check version

        FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.182 - SDK 10.6 (2016-03-12) [Support]

        QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-01-28)

        Flash Player: 21.0.0.182 - SDK 10.6 (2016-03-12) [Support]

        EPPEX Plugin: 3.0.5.0 (2009-07-30) [Support]

        Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-01-28)

        OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: 12.3.6 (2014-03-16) [Support]

        Silverlight: 4.0.51204.0 (2010-12-20) [Support]

        DirectorShockwave: 11.6.5r635 (2012-05-29) [Support]

        iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (2010-04-27)

     

    Safari Extensions: ⓘ

        Awesome Screenshot (2015-09-21)

        Firebug Lite for Safari (2011-07-16)

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

        Flash Player (2016-03-07) [Support]

        Growl (2011-11-14) [Support]

        HomePipe (2010-12-14) [Support]

        MacFUSE (2015-02-20) [Support]

        Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X (2013-05-08) [Support]

     

    Time Machine: ⓘ

        Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

            24%    kernel_task

            11%    WindowServer

             4%    system_profiler

             2%    HomePipeAgent

             1%    sh

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

        1.36 GB    kernel_task

        467 MB    QuickLookSatellite(2)

        451 MB    com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64

        418 MB    softwareupdated

        205 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(2)

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

        58 MB    Free RAM

        8.19 GB    Used RAM (760 MB Cached)

        321 MB    Swap Used

     

    Diagnostics Information: ⓘ

        Mar 11, 2016, 05:59:50 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64_2016-03-11-175950_[r edacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

            /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.We bKit.Plugin.64.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64

        Mar 11, 2016, 05:32:40 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GrowlHelperApp_2016-03-11-173240_[redacted].cr ash

            com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp - /Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/GrowlHelperApp.app/C ontents/MacOS/GrowlHelperApp

        Mar 11, 2016, 05:29:57 PM    Self test - passed

        Mar 3, 2016, 09:01:23 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-03-03-090123_[redacted].panic [Details]


  • by deborahfromspotsylvania,

    deborahfromspotsylvania deborahfromspotsylvania Mar 13, 2016 4:13 PM in response to lllaass
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Mar 13, 2016 4:13 PM in response to lllaass

    Hello please see the below from EtreCheck.  Thanks for any assistance.

     

    EtreCheck version: 2.9.9 (260)

    Report generated 2016-03-13 17:36:12

    Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

    Runtime 3:39

    Performance: Good

     

    Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.

    Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.

    Click the [Check files] link for help with unknown files.

     

    Problem: Beachballing

    Description:

    Upgraded 2010 mac mini to 8GB, however I still receive the beach ball.  Thanks.

     

    Hardware Information: ⓘ

        Mac mini (Mid 2010)

        [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

        Mac mini - model: Macmini4,1

        1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

        8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

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

     

    Video Information: ⓘ

        NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB

            SMB2030 1600 x 900 @ 60 Hz

     

    System Software: ⓘ

        OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 (15D21) - Time since boot: about 2 days

     

    Disk Information: ⓘ

        ST9320325ASG disk0 : (320.07 GB) (Rotational)

            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.21 GB (258.94 GB free)

            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

     

        OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H   ()

     

    USB Information: ⓘ

        Canon MX340 series

        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

        Logitech USB Receiver

     

    Gatekeeper: ⓘ

        Mac App Store and identified developers

     

    Unknown Files: ⓘ

        /Library/LaunchDaemons/net.homepipe.agent.plist

        One unknown file found. [Check files]

     

    Kernel Extensions: ⓘ

            /System/Library/Extensions

        [not loaded]    com.aliph.driver.jstub (1.1.2 - 2016-02-28) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.3 - SDK 10.4 - 2016-02-28) [Support]

     

            /System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns

        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.3 - SDK 10.4 - 2013-05-08) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.3 - SDK 10.5 - 2013-05-08) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.3 - SDK 10.4 - 2013-05-08) [Support]

     

    System Launch Agents: ⓘ

        [not loaded]    7 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    152 Apple tasks

        [running]    65 Apple tasks

        [killed]    12 Apple tasks

        12 processes killed due to insufficient RAM

     

    System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

        [not loaded]    46 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    151 Apple tasks

        [running]    79 Apple tasks

        [killed]    12 Apple tasks

        12 processes killed due to insufficient RAM

     

    Launch Daemons: ⓘ

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-03-07) [Support]

        [failed]    net.homepipe.agent.plist (2010-08-05) [Support]

     

    User Launch Agents: ⓘ

        [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist

        [not loaded]    jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist (2009-12-15) [Support]

     

    User Login Items: ⓘ

        iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN  (missing value)

        HomePipe    Application  (/Applications/HomePipe.app)

        GrowlHelperApp    Application  (/Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/GrowlHelperApp.app)

        ZumoDrive    Application  (/Applications/ZumoDrive.app)

        ZumoCast    Application  (/Applications/ZumoCast.app)

        Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2    Application Hidden (/Library/Printers/Canon/IJScanner/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2.app)

     

    Other Apps: ⓘ

        [running]    jp.co.Canon.bj.scan.network.scannerselector2.73632

        [running]    jp.co.canon.cijscannerregister.69792

        [running]    jp.co.canon.ijscanner1.scanner.ica.75552.0AE60EA1-6678-417A-918A-B0E90151820D

        [running]    net.homepipe.HomePipe.32

        [loaded]    386 Apple tasks

        [running]    167 Apple tasks

        [killed]    23 Apple tasks

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

        JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 - SDK 10.11 (2012-06-14) Check version

        FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.182 - SDK 10.6 (2016-03-12) [Support]

        QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-01-28)

        Flash Player: 21.0.0.182 - SDK 10.6 (2016-03-12) [Support]

        EPPEX Plugin: 3.0.5.0 (2009-07-30) [Support]

        Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-01-28)

        OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: 12.3.6 (2014-03-16) [Support]

        Silverlight: 4.0.51204.0 (2010-12-20) [Support]

        DirectorShockwave: 11.6.5r635 (2012-05-29) [Support]

        iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (2010-04-27)

     

    Safari Extensions: ⓘ

        Awesome Screenshot (2015-09-21)

        Firebug Lite for Safari (2011-07-16)

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

        Flash Player (2016-03-07) [Support]

        Growl (2011-11-14) [Support]

        HomePipe (2010-12-14) [Support]

        MacFUSE (2015-02-20) [Support]

        Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X (2013-05-08) [Support]

     

    Time Machine: ⓘ

        Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

            24%    kernel_task

            11%    WindowServer

             4%    system_profiler

             2%    HomePipeAgent

             1%    sh

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

        1.36 GB    kernel_task

        467 MB    QuickLookSatellite(2)

        451 MB    com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64

        418 MB    softwareupdated

        205 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(2)

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

        58 MB    Free RAM

        8.19 GB    Used RAM (760 MB Cached)

        321 MB    Swap Used

     

    Diagnostics Information: ⓘ

        Mar 11, 2016, 05:59:50 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64_2016-03-11-175950_[r edacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

            /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.We bKit.Plugin.64.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64

        Mar 11, 2016, 05:32:40 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GrowlHelperApp_2016-03-11-173240_[redacted].cr ash

            com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp - /Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/GrowlHelperApp.app/C ontents/MacOS/GrowlHelperApp

        Mar 11, 2016, 05:29:57 PM    Self test - passed

        Mar 3, 2016, 09:01:23 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2016-03-03-090123_[redacted].panic [Details]


  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 13, 2016 4:51 PM in response to deborahfromspotsylvania
    Level 10 (207,963 points)
    Applications
    Mar 13, 2016 4:51 PM in response to deborahfromspotsylvania

    I didn't ask for that information and I have no use for it. If you'd like me to comment on your problem, please post the information I did ask for.

  • by 10newsrox,

    10newsrox 10newsrox Mar 13, 2016 4:52 PM in response to deborahfromspotsylvania
    Level 1 (28 points)
    Apple Music
    Mar 13, 2016 4:52 PM in response to deborahfromspotsylvania

    When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.  

    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 one 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 and start typing the name.

    The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select

              SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages

    from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select

              View ▹ Show Log List

    from the menu bar at the top of the screen.

    Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.

    Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.

    Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.

    The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.

    Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.

    Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.

    Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

    When you post the log extract, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "The message contains invalid characters." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the text on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.

    If you have an account on Pastebin, please don't select Private from the Paste Exposure menu on the page, because then no one but you will be able to see it.