Urgent help Mac mini MEGA slow

scratchfee · Nov 18, 2009, 03:23 PM

Hi someone please help having major probs with my mac mini.. Spinning multi coloured ball spins for 20 secs everytime i open a new web page. System seems really slow like everything snail pace opening mail from system start up takes approx 15secs. Download speed on apple software update are around 4-5kbs when run on 4500kbs line on ethernet..

Done a full system install 10.5 last weekend.

Twice verified disk and repaired..

System seems to get slower day by day..

Can post up results from any test or info u need

Thanks James

Bennieboy© · Nov 18, 2009, 03:27 PM

how much ram is in the system? have you checked system profiler to make sure it's picked up by the system?

hard drive? how full is it?

system specs and OS?

scratchfee · Nov 18, 2009, 03:27 PM

Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: PowerMac10,1
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Processor Speed: 1.5 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.8.9f1
Serial Number (system):
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-000D935F3860

scratchfee · Nov 18, 2009, 03:28 PM

80gb hard drive 38.7 remaining.

stridemat · Nov 18, 2009, 03:28 PM

Has it been running slowly since you installed 10.5? Or has it just started to happen?

Bennieboy© · Nov 18, 2009, 03:30 PM

have you tried running 10.4 on it, 1 gig of ram isnt much, and given it's a G4 im guessing it's DDR?

scratchfee · Nov 18, 2009, 03:34 PM

bought it of a friend, was running slow so re-installed disc. i have the original 10.3.7 osx disc...

and yup 1gb DDR SD RAM

Bennieboy© · Nov 18, 2009, 03:41 PM

try re-installing 10.3 in that case and see if the problem persists, if it does then it's possibly a hardware problem, or it could just be that your little system hasnt got the poke to run 10.5 and everything else your trying to do

scratchfee · Nov 18, 2009, 03:48 PM

all i run is safari itunes the odd day and utorrent!

stridemat · Nov 18, 2009, 04:12 PM

Its not just about the programs you run. Leopard uses more resources than tiger, tiger more than Panther etc etc.

If you do not want to run Panther why not try Tiger?

scratchfee · Nov 18, 2009, 05:49 PM

running panther now seems alot better but god does it seem dated ha.. might try and get hold of tiger

Bennieboy© · Nov 18, 2009, 05:51 PM

hmmmm yeah thought it might of been leopard,
just out of interest what version of 10.5 were ya running, the .8 variant usually runs really fast, even on my old iBook G4, that only had a 1.33Mhz and 512Mb of ram :S

chown33 · Nov 18, 2009, 06:24 PM

Run Activity Monitor.app.

Click the System Memory tab.

Observe Page ins, Page outs, and Swap used. Rapidly increasing Page outs in particular suggests inadequate amount of RAM.

Also click the Disk Activity tab.

Is the disk almost constantly working?

Nov 18, 2009, 03:23 PM	#1
scratchfee macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Urgent help Mac mini MEGA slow Hi someone please help having major probs with my mac mini.. Spinning multi coloured ball spins for 20 secs everytime i open a new web page. System seems really slow like everything snail pace opening mail from system start up takes approx 15secs. Download speed on apple software update are around 4-5kbs when run on 4500kbs line on ethernet.. Done a full system install 10.5 last weekend. Twice verified disk and repaired.. System seems to get slower day by day.. Can post up results from any test or info u need Thanks James

Nov 18, 2009, 03:27 PM	#2
Bennieboy© macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: england	how much ram is in the system? have you checked system profiler to make sure it's picked up by the system? hard drive? how full is it? system specs and OS? __________________ Cod biscuits bright my trousers :O looking for an answer? MROOGLE IT!

Nov 18, 2009, 03:28 PM	#5
stridemat macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Plymouth, UK	Has it been running slowly since you installed 10.5? Or has it just started to happen? __________________ matthewstride.co.uk Search before you post: MRoogle

Nov 18, 2009, 03:30 PM	#6
Bennieboy© macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: england	have you tried running 10.4 on it, 1 gig of ram isnt much, and given it's a G4 im guessing it's DDR? __________________ Cod biscuits bright my trousers :O looking for an answer? MROOGLE IT!

Nov 18, 2009, 03:41 PM	#8
Bennieboy© macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: england	try re-installing 10.3 in that case and see if the problem persists, if it does then it's possibly a hardware problem, or it could just be that your little system hasnt got the poke to run 10.5 and everything else your trying to do __________________ Cod biscuits bright my trousers :O looking for an answer? MROOGLE IT!

Nov 18, 2009, 03:27 PM	#3
scratchfee Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Model Name: Mac mini Model Identifier: PowerMac10,1 Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.2) Processor Speed: 1.5 GHz Number Of CPUs: 1 L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 1 GB Bus Speed: 167 MHz Boot ROM Version: 4.8.9f1 Serial Number (system): Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-000D935F3860

Nov 18, 2009, 03:34 PM	#7
scratchfee Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	bought it of a friend, was running slow so re-installed disc. i have the original 10.3.7 osx disc... and yup 1gb DDR SD RAM

Nov 18, 2009, 03:48 PM	#9
scratchfee Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	all i run is safari itunes the odd day and utorrent!

Nov 18, 2009, 04:12 PM	#10
stridemat macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Plymouth, UK	Its not just about the programs you run. Leopard uses more resources than tiger, tiger more than Panther etc etc. If you do not want to run Panther why not try Tiger? __________________ matthewstride.co.uk Search before you post: MRoogle

Nov 18, 2009, 05:49 PM	#11
scratchfee Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	running panther now seems alot better but god does it seem dated ha.. might try and get hold of tiger

Nov 18, 2009, 05:51 PM	#12
Bennieboy© macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: england	hmmmm yeah thought it might of been leopard, just out of interest what version of 10.5 were ya running, the .8 variant usually runs really fast, even on my old iBook G4, that only had a 1.33Mhz and 512Mb of ram :S __________________ Cod biscuits bright my trousers :O looking for an answer? MROOGLE IT!

Nov 18, 2009, 06:24 PM	#13
chown33 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2009	Run Activity Monitor.app. Click the System Memory tab. Observe Page ins, Page outs, and Swap used. Rapidly increasing Page outs in particular suggests inadequate amount of RAM. Also click the Disk Activity tab. Is the disk almost constantly working?

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