On Apr 11, 2011, at 12:13 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Apr 11, 2011, at 11:47 AM, Dan Ziegler wrote: > >> Well the RAM amount is possible, I know it needs more... but it has >> worked great for 1.5 years until about 2 weeks ago this started. (And >> will Dad want to spend $70, hmm...) This is really really really slow >> - I'm talking slower than my old Sawtooth, 10.4.11 with 384 MB! Maybe >> the install is old with age? I'd hate to have to do a clean install. > > No that won't be it. The OS doesn't 'age'. $70 would be a well-spent upgrade. > > Look in the System log at the time it starts slowing down, see if you have > errors being reported. (use the Console app in Utilities) > > A long time ago I had a similar thing happen when a USB device went flaky.
That stirs a memory. I was having a big slow down on my MBP. I finally fixed it by running Disk Repair which fixed a bad directory or something such. I don't know why but something would hit that bad directory and sit there twiddling it's thumbs retrying. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
