Hello,
I have an iMac 21.5 inch, Mid 2011 running OS X 10.8.4, 16 GB memory. It has been shutting down without any warning. It seems to happen when iPhoto is open. It also happened with iMove open. Please provide any suggestions that could be helpful. Reports are automatically sent into Apple, but it seems like they are going into a black hole.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Could be a thermal shutdown from overheating. We need to know the temps when it has been running for a while. Get the iStat Pro widget and post the temps in Celsius as well as the fan speeds (in order to rule out a malfunctioning fan.) Yes, the reports to Apple won't do you any immediate good.
When was the last time you vacuumed all of the air intakes, air exhaust, vents , slot, holes and ports all over your the outside of your iMac?
Shutdown your iMac disconnect everything, even power, lay your iMac screen down on a heavy, but soft surface like a heavy towel or blanket and vacuum every opening, slots and ports around your entire iMac. Not just the upper back vent.
Also, it wouldn't hurt to open the access plate where the RAM slots are and do a very light vacuum over that area, as well in case there is dust buildup there,too!
Then reconnect everything, power back up and install a temperature monitor like iStat Pro or iStat menus and report back with the temps.
Good Luck!
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out these instructions.
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 the heading System Diagnostic Reports on the left. If you don't see that heading, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar. Post the entire contents of the panic report — 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.
Hello, I see this is an old thread and I have the same problem. Although the original requestor didn't seem to respond, I hope you don't mind if I ask your assistance?
Here is the post of my panic report. My iMac seems doomed to possibly "die" any moment, but I hope that's not the case. I've had repeated shutdowns lately. I recently (yesterday) upgraded the operating system via the "App Store" update for free. OS X El Capitan. iMac (27-inch, Late 2009). Processor 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Memory: 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3. Graphic ATI Radeon HD 4670 256MB.
Upgrading seemed to help some. Before that, the machine would often get "stuck" and not be able to do anything (spinning rainbow cursor). Then suddenly wake up and be able to resume normally.
****** Panic Report:
Fri Oct 9 00:35:25 2015
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff800d99ea74): launchd exited (signal 9, exit status 0 CS_KILLED)
uuid info:
0x7fff6313f000 uuid = <df977301-4a63-32ed-9939-1ee3122d18d4>
0x10f870000 uuid = <13d08717-b23a-38be-85a6-085b051f8322>
Thread 4 crashed
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x00007fff6317e5f8, RCX: 0x000000010f870a00, RDX: 0x000000010f8b7790
RSP: 0x0000700000116a40, RBP: 0x0000700000116ac0, RSI: 0x00000000000001b1, RDI: 0x00007fff6317e5f8
R8: 0x00007fff8d039119, R9: 0x0000000000000005, R10: 0x00000000001f7800, R11: 0x000000010f8af170
R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0x000000010f8b5839
RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0x00007fff631592e0, CS: 0x000000000000002b, SS: 0x0000000000000023
Thread 0: 0xffffff80184c8000
0x00007fff87d8fe15
0x0000000000000000
Thread 1: 0xffffff801854c6d0
0x00007fff87d9e7b5
0x0000000000000000
Thread 2: 0xffffff801854c240
Could not read LR from frame at 0x000070000021cd48
Thread 3: 0xffffff80271ef000
0x00007fff87d9a675
0x00007fff87d8eacb
0x00007fff87d8f248
0x00007fff87d956c9
0x00007fff87d8dd9b
0x00007fff87d8db48
0x00007fff87e954f2
0x00007fff87e93375
0x0000000000000000
Thread 4: 0xffffff8028c63490
0x00007fff63143063
0x00007fff8d039262
0x000000010f8af170
0x000000010f89cc72
0x00007fff87d8a453
0x00007fff87d9a675
0x00007fff87d8eacb
0x00007fff87d8f248
0x00007fff87d956c9
0x00007fff87d8dd9b
0x00007fff87d8db48
0x00007fff87e954f2
0x00007fff87e93375
0x0000000000000000
Thread 5: 0xffffff801e9aa490
0x000000010f89a527
0x00007fff87da2324
0x00007fff87d8a453
0x00007fff87d8f083
0x00007fff87d956c9
0x00007fff87d8dd9b
0x00007fff87d8db48
0x00007fff87e954f2
0x00007fff87e93375
0x0000000000000000
Mac OS version: 15A284
Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 15.0.0: Wed Aug 26 16:57:32 PDT 2015; root:xnu-3247.1.106~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 37BC582F-8BF4-3F65-AFBB-ECF792060C68
System model name: iMac10,1 (Mac-F2268DC8)
System Profile:
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x8F), Atheros 9280: 4.0.74.0-P2P
Bluetooth: Version 4.4.0f4 16320, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Thunderbolt Bus:
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Built-in iSight
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Card Reader
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: USB Bus
USB Device: IR Receiver
Serial ATA Device: ST31000528AS, 1 TB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GA11N
Model: iMac10,1, BootROM IM101.00CC.B00, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.06 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.53f13
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4670, ATI Radeon HD 4670, PCIe, 256 MB
iMac Shuts Down without Warning
