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mariner9mike

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Jan 28, 2010
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This machine has periods of running slow and I wonder if some extra DIMMs would help? The HD is 250G and has 1 slot of 1G memory. I have run the disk utility, emptied the cache and re-set the pram. It seemed to help somewhat but still slows down occasionally. Any suggestions?:confused:
 
This machine has periods of running slow and I wonder if some extra DIMMs would help? The HD is 250G and has 1 slot of 1G memory. I have run the disk utility, emptied the cache and re-set the pram. It seemed to help somewhat but still slows down occasionally. Any suggestions?:confused:

OS version. Processor speed, how full is the hard drive? What do you run regularly? What is open all the time?
 
OSX 10.6.8
86G remaining from 250G
Processor: 2 Ghz Intel Duo Core 2
Usually has Safari or Firefox open
Entourage for email
Tons of photos on iPhoto.
 
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OSX 10.6.8
86G remaining from 250G
Not sure of the processor since I'm at work right now.
Usually has Safari or Firefox open
Entourage for email
Tons of photos on iPhoto.

Everything looks fine. Get your memory to at least 4GB and all should be better. 1GB for 10.6 is very limiting.
 
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