8 core with Issues

Looking for some tech support here. My Early 2008 Mac Pro 8cx takes over 5 minutes to reboot consistently. Now Eve-online application will not launch. Even after fixing permissions and restarting.

Could my harddrive be having issues?

The desktop wallpaper is also loading covered in repeating static.

I have seen the icon for the main drive disappear from the desktop also.

Any halp is appreciated... I do not have Applecare.

Thanks,

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No, this has only been happening for the last 8 weeks or so. I am wondering why only Eve Online is being affected too. I have the install disks, but they are for Leopard... apparently my copy of Tiger was still in my laptop box when I got rid of it after the powerbook was stolen.

My hope was for a nod towards what component I could replace to reduce this lag, or explain why the main game I play is not even launching ... ;-(

Thanks,
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I will, however some of my apps require Tiger... and I am currently running 10.5. So you think it's the OS?

 

FIXED - 8 core Mac Pro issues

Symptoms:

Very long reboot.
Graphics on desktop became distorted.
Unable to launch newer installations.

Fix:

WD Caviar Black 1 TB Drive

Results:

Snappier response, ~20 second reboot.

Thanks to all who responded.

Happy Holidays.
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