Expectations for MacPro 2,1 with 16G of RAM?

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MacPRO 2,116G RAMATI Radeon X1900 XT 512 MB500G SS Boot DriveWhat expectations should I have for this machine working in iMovie?I want to take HD videos off of a camcorder (8G files) and load them into iMovie and create a movie out of a number of clips.It used to work well but now takes hours to import video from camera into iMovie and even longer to render the movies.Has time time come to dump this beast and go with a newer Mac?Appreciate all comments related to Tuning tipsupgrades (video card, etc)likely culprits I should look atThanks in advance.

Grant Bennet-Alder · Answer

It used to work well but now takes hours to import video from camera into iMovie and even longer to render the movies.Then it may have a failing Hard Drive, or you may have loaded it up with Junk that is slowing it down.The first candidate to be discarded is any so-called "anti-Virus" software. They are all junk. They slow down your Mac while making a Big Show of scanning every file they encounter (and more) for things that are not a threat to you. The warm fuzzy felling they give you (that you are protected because they checked "everything") encourages you to let down your guard, which makes you vulnerable to the real threats, which require you to be un-skeptical.

TSDVA · Answer

Thanks for the reply.I have not installed any AV software on it.I can see all 4 of my drives.Is there a simple way to see if there is an issue with one of them?Thanks-

lllaass · Answer

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

Grant Bennet-Alder · Answer

There are couple of quick checks:Launch Disk Utility, and sleet each drive in turn and inspect its SMART status. This is a very weak indicator, so if it shows anything other than "Verified", the drive has failed. The drive still may have problems.Select each Mac OS Volume on your non-boot drives, and run Disk Utility ( Repair Disk [directory]) I have taken to writing it that way because although it reads the entire Directory, and checks it for consistency, it does not read any data blocks from files at all. But passing that test will give you a warm feeling that the drive is probably OK. It should take a bout five minutes for a fairly fill drive. An hour for a typical drive is a problem indication.To Disk Utility ( Repair Disk [directory]) on the Boot drive, you can be content with (Verify Disk [directory]), or you can boot to the 10.6 Installer/Utilities DVD, and run Disk Utility from there; or you can restart in Safe Mode (which does the equivalent in the first five minutes while it is starting up, then loads a very minimal set of extensions, excluding all non-Apple extensions. If your Mac seems fast under Safe Mode, but slow under regular mode, it is likely dues to something your have added. Safe Mode requires you to provide your username and password, even if you normally auto-login.

TSDVA · Answer

EtreCheck version: 2.5.3 (206)Report generated 10/6/15 6:23 PMDownload EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheckClick the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.Hardware Information:(What does this mean?)    Mac Pro     [Click for Technical Specifications]    [Click for User Guide]    Mac Pro - model: MacPro2,1    2 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 8-core    16 GB RAM         DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1            2 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok        DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2            2 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok        DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1            2 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok        DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2            2 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok        DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3            2 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok        DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4            2 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok        DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3            2 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok        DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4            2 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported    Wireless:  en2: 802.11 a/b/g/nVideo Information:(What does this mean?)    ATY,RadeonX1900 - VRAM: 512 MB        HF289H 1920 x 1200 @ 60 HzSystem Software:(What does this mean?)    OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63) - Time since boot: less than an hourDisk Information:(What does this mean?)    WDC WD5000AAKS-41TMA0 disk3 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)        disk3s1 (disk3s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Mac Pro (disk3s2) /Volumes/Mac Pro : 499.25 GB (195.45 GB free)        Recovery HD (disk3s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB     ST4000DM000-1F2168 disk2 : (4 TB) (Rotational)        disk2s1 (disk2s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         WD 4TB (disk2s2) /Volumes/WD 4TB : 4.00 TB (2.97 TB free)    ST31000333AS disk4 : (1 TB) (Rotational)        disk4s1 (disk4s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 32 KB         Internal TB Drive 2 (disk4s3) /Volumes/Internal TB Drive 2 : 1.00 TB (118.82 GB free)    ST3500641AS  P disk1 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)        disk1s1 (disk1s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Mac Pro II (disk1s2) /Volumes/Mac Pro II : 499.76 GB (239.29 GB free)    Crucial_CT240M500SSD1 disk0 : (240.06 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: No)        disk0s1 (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Boot (disk0s2) / : 239.71 GB (128.49 GB free)USB Information:(What does this mean?)    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub         Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard     Western Digital My Passport 0820 1 TB        Trevors Driv (disk6s1) /Volumes/Trevors Driv : 1.00 TB (916.08 GB free)    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller Firewire Information:(What does this mean?)    WD My Book 800mbit - 800mbit max         disk7s1 (disk7s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Time Machine (disk7s2) /Volumes/Time Machine : 4.00 TB (1.56 TB free)Kernel Extensions:(What does this mean?)        /Applications/zoom.us.app    [not loaded]    zoom.us.ZoomAudioDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]        /System/Library/Extensions    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.2.61 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.97) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.97) [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryVirtualPrivateNetwork (1.0.15) [Click for support]        /System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.2.61 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.2.61 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.2.61 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.2.61 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]System Launch Agents:(What does this mean?)    [loaded]    com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist - /usr/libexec/SafariNotificationAgent: Executable not found!System Launch Daemons:(What does this mean?)    [loaded]    com.apple.devicemanager.plist - No signature!Launch Agents:(What does this mean?)    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist [Click for support]    [failed]    com.rim.PeerManager.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]    [running]    com.rim.blackberrylink.BlackBerry-Link-Helper-Agent.plist [Click for support]Launch Daemons:(What does this mean?)    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.bombich.ccc.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.rim.BBDaemon.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.rim.nkehelper.plist [Click for support]    [failed]    com.rim.tunmgr.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]User Launch Agents:(What does this mean?)    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]User Login Items:(What does this mean?)    Garmin Lifetime Map Updater    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)    AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)    Google Chrome    Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)    Spotify    Application Hidden (/Applications/Spotify.app)    Dropbox    Application  (/Volumes/Mac Pro/Applications/Dropbox.app)    fuspredownloader    Application Hidden (~/Library/Application Support/.FUS/fuspredownloader.app)Other Apps:(What does this mean?)    [running]    [0x0-0x15015].com.google.Chrome    [running]    [0x0-0x18018].OpenObject.fuspredownloader    [running]    [0x0-0x26026].com.microsoft.Powerpoint    [running]    [0x0-0x28028].com.microsoft.autoupdate.fba    [running]    [0x0-0x49049].com.etresoft.EtreCheckInternet Plug-ins:(What does this mean?)    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]    net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions: Version: Unknown [Click for support]    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.14 [Click for support]    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 19.0.0.185 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Silverlight: Version: 4.1.10329.0 [Click for support]    Flash Player: Version: 19.0.0.185 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.14 [Click for support]    GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.2.6 Beta - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check versionUser internet Plug-ins:(What does this mean?)    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]    WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    ZoomUsPlugIn: Version: 3.0.49042.1203 - SDK 10.10 [Click for support]3rd Party Preference Panes:(What does this mean?)    Flash Player  [Click for support]    Java  [Click for support]Time Machine:(What does this mean?)    Time Machine not configured!Top Processes by CPU:(What does this mean?)        37%    WebProcess        35%    PluginProcess         5%    fontd         2%    Google Chrome Helper(12)         2%    WindowServerTop Processes by Memory:(What does this mean?)    1.39 GB    Google Chrome Helper(12)    639 MB    WebProcess    262 MB    Google Chrome    246 MB    Safari    180 MB    MailVirtual Memory Information:(What does this mean?)    11.00 GB    Free RAM     5.09 GB    Used RAM     0 B    Swap Used Diagnostics Information:(What does this mean?)    Oct 6, 2015, 05:25:31 PM    Self test - passed    Oct 5, 2015, 09:16:56 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-05-211656_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 09:16:56 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-05-211656_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 09:02:53 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-05-210253_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 09:02:53 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-05-210253_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 08:31:25 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-05-203125_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 08:31:25 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-05-203125_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 07:22:51 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-05-192251_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 07:22:51 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-05-192251_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 06:42:42 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-05-184242_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 06:42:42 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-05-184242_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 05:38:42 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-05-173842_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 05:38:42 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-05-173842_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 05:17:39 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-05-171739_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 05:17:39 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-05-171739_[redacted].crash    Oct 5, 2015, 11:57:57 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/PluginProcess_2015-10-05-115757_[redacted].cra sh    Oct 4, 2015, 10:41:04 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-04-224104_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 10:41:04 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-04-224104_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 09:55:37 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-04-215537_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 09:55:37 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-04-215537_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 08:49:07 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-04-204907_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 08:49:07 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-04-204907_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 08:48:36 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-04-204836_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 08:48:36 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-04-204836_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 08:48:25 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-04-204825_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 08:48:25 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-04-204825_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 08:14:44 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-04-201444_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 08:14:44 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-04-201444_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 07:52:07 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mds_2015-10-04-195207_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 07:52:07 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds_2015-10-04-195207_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 07:52:00 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/mds_2015-10-04-195200_[redacted].crash    Oct 4, 2015, 07:52:00 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mds_2015-10-04-195200_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 08:52:37 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-03-205237_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 08:52:37 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-03-205237_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 08:44:44 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-03-204444_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 08:44:44 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-03-204444_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 08:12:46 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-03-201246_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 08:12:46 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-03-201246_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 07:27:58 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-03-192758_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 07:27:58 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-03-192758_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 06:29:11 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-03-182911_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 06:29:11 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-03-182911_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 06:26:26 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/tunmgr_2015-10-03-182626_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 06:26:26 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/tunmgr_2015-10-03-182626_[redacted].crash    Oct 3, 2015, 05:13:15 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-10-03-171315_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

lllaass · Answer

Over 70? of your CPU is being used by: 37%    WebProcess        35%    PluginProcessThat will slow down your MacI can&#x27;t tell what web processes are using the CPU. Look at Activity Monitor and see if you can tell.Similar for PlugIns You have a lot of plugins instaled.

Grant Bennet-Alder · Answer

You are showing a kernel panic from 3 October and about 20 or so panics of tunmgr. Crucial_CT240M500SSD1 disk0 : (240.06 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: No)        disk0s1 (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Boot (disk0s2) / : 239.71 GB (128.49 GB free)If you are running an SSD, you should be using TRIM with it, either all the time or scrub it from time-to-time.  -- (otherwise it can get slow and fail prematurely)