Cmputer Slow as hell... PLEASE HELP!!!

Discussion in 'macOS' started by zaprutertape, Jul 11, 2009.

Most Liked Posts
  1. zaprutertape, Jul 11, 2009

    zaprutertape macrumors newbie

    Joined:
    Jul 11, 2009
    #1
    hey this is my first ever post, and i made my account specifically for this reason... so please... someone out there, help me by god!!!

    alright... i got my MB in october 2007, and it ran great for about a year and half, but just recently, its been dogging and lagging so much, its bugging the crap out of me to the point where i borrowed my friends external HD and put all my important stuff on there, and erased and reinstalled mac OSX on there, and it still behaves the same way. my specs are in my signature so let me explain...

    ill be running just itunes, ichat, and safari watching youtube videos or something, and the youtube vids just start skipping, and then the sound gets all distorted like it sounds like its underwater gargling. then i shut the macbook, reopen it, and its fine for about 2 or so minutes and then it does it again. or ill be listening to music via itunes, and reading some forums or the news or something, and when i scroll down, the music skips. its really annoying. i rarely get beach balling, but safari, or firefox, or itunes takes an eternity to load. and my fan allways seems like its on, and running hot as hell.

    cpu user runs about 63% to 70% all the time
    system about 15%

    memory: active- .98 gb to 1gb
    wired: 319 mb

    temps: allways around 150 F or a little higher.

    fans exaust- 6192 rpm


    as you can see... my computer is a beast right now, and im not even pushing it that hard to preform!! i got the fan controll utility, and it doesnt seem to do anything for the temp. someone out there must have a great solution for me!! as i stated before, i reformatted like a week ago, and its still the same!! please please please help meeee!!!! thanks in advance!

    --Ricky L.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  2. Freyqq, Jul 12, 2009

    Freyqq macrumors 601

    Joined:
    Dec 13, 2004
    #2
    download and run onyx and see if that helps any

    it might still be indexing your drive since you recently reformatted also
    open activity monitor and post what processes are using up the cpu
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  3. dmmcintyre3, Jul 12, 2009

    dmmcintyre3 macrumors 68020

    Joined:
    Mar 4, 2007
    #3
    Can we have screenshots of activity monitor? Especially the system memory tab down at the bottom?
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  4. zaprutertape, Jul 12, 2009

    zaprutertape thread starter macrumors newbie

    Joined:
    Jul 11, 2009
    #4
    two shots, the top of the monitor, then scrolled down. let me know what to do. k thanks.

    here it is.
     

    Attached Files:

    share
    + Quote Reply
  5. Freyqq, Jul 12, 2009

    Freyqq macrumors 601

    Joined:
    Dec 13, 2004
    #5
    flash player is eating 75% of your cpu for some reason. Also, it is the old powerpc version. In activity monitor, click flash player and hit quit process. Download and install the new version of flash and reboot.

    http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  6. brop52, Jul 12, 2009

    brop52 macrumors 68000

    brop52

    Joined:
    Feb 26, 2007
    Location:
    Michigan
    #6
    share
    + Quote Reply
  7. Freyqq, Jul 12, 2009

    Freyqq macrumors 601

    Joined:
    Dec 13, 2004
    #7
    HD youtube is already h.264 with flash player since h.264 is integrated into flash already
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  8. zaprutertape, Jul 12, 2009

    zaprutertape thread starter macrumors newbie

    Joined:
    Jul 11, 2009
    #8
    flash player

    the flash player that im using there is a game called N- the way of the ninja. its a game. and i like to play it. lol. what else should i do now? what about the fan issue? and the heat?
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  9. Freyqq, Jul 12, 2009

    Freyqq macrumors 601

    Joined:
    Dec 13, 2004
    #9
    install the flash player i linked and the game will not take up as much resources. Your flash player atm is powerpc based which means it is being emulated to run on an intel machine. That is hte source of your problem.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  10. zaprutertape, Jul 13, 2009

    zaprutertape thread starter macrumors newbie

    Joined:
    Jul 11, 2009
    #10
    more help!

    what about my fan and the temp being ridiculous?
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  11. lee.anderson, Jul 13, 2009

    lee.anderson macrumors regular

    lee.anderson

    Joined:
    Aug 28, 2006
    Location:
    UK
    #11
    The flash player is causing your computer to run hot because it has to emulate the PowerPC version, so you need to update the flash player to an intel version, that will solve the heat and fan issues.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  12. zaprutertape, Jul 14, 2009

    zaprutertape thread starter macrumors newbie

    Joined:
    Jul 11, 2009
    #12
    fan

    still runs hot as a mother f-
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  13. dukebound85, Jul 18, 2009

    dukebound85 macrumors P6

    dukebound85

    Joined:
    Jul 17, 2005
    Location:
    5045 feet above sea level
    #13
    share
    + Quote Reply
  14. xIGmanIx, Jul 18, 2009

    xIGmanIx macrumors 6502a

    Joined:
    Dec 21, 2008
    #14
    I refuse to believe that a Mac has any slowdown what so ever. Try finally fast.com :eek: ahhh, i like beer
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  15. SnowLeopard2008, Jul 19, 2009

    SnowLeopard2008 macrumors 604

    SnowLeopard2008

    Joined:
    Jul 4, 2008
    Location:
    Silicon Valley
    #15
    Seriously, installing a new version of flash won't hamper your ability to play that game. It will just relieve your poor MacBook of emulating a PPC and choking on its deathbed. And maybe upgrading your memory (RAM) will help a bit. But the main problem is the flash.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  16. Amdahl, Jul 19, 2009

    Amdahl macrumors 65816

    Joined:
    Jul 28, 2004
    #16
    If the new version is already installed, perhaps Rosetta is turned on for that app, or the new version isn't replacing the Flash Player program that goes along with the game.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  17. California, Jul 19, 2009

    California macrumors 68040

    California

    Joined:
    Aug 21, 2004
    #17
    Hey OP, do you understand what the problem is?

    You have the wrong version of Flash installed. It is killing your processor.

    Upgrade your hard drive and can't you put more ram in it, too?
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  18. zaprutertape, Jul 23, 2009

    zaprutertape thread starter macrumors newbie

    Joined:
    Jul 11, 2009
    #18
    alright, i downloaded the flash player 10, and when i open the game, it still says flash player 7. how do i make the game run on flash player 10 and not 7? i dont want to loose my progress.

    seriously.... i need some help here... i keep getting a....."YOU NEED TO RESTART YOUR COMPUTER.. PUSH DOWN THE ON BUTTON FOR 5 SECONDS OR PRESS THE RESTART BUTTON" all the time and the screen freezes and wont let me do ****... a grey square comes up in the middle of the screen and pisses me off... i would do a screen shot... but it wont ****in let me.. someone please help me!!! give me some serious advice.. like some honest **** here.... ok thanks!!
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  19. atlanticza, Aug 2, 2009

    atlanticza macrumors 6502a

    atlanticza

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2008
    Location:
    Cape Town
    #19
    Uninstall Flash and the game altogether. Do a clean install of both, Flash first.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  20. zaprutertape, Aug 2, 2009

    zaprutertape thread starter macrumors newbie

    Joined:
    Jul 11, 2009
    #20
    oh glory the heat!!!

    oh!

    thats btw, k cool. Ferinheight
     

    Attached Files:

    share
    + Quote Reply
  21. applebook, Aug 2, 2009

    applebook macrumors 6502a

    applebook

    Joined:
    Jul 21, 2009
    #21
    Plenty of helpful advice has already been offered.

    Your temperatures and fans are going to be high when your CPUs are so heavily taxed.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  22. dylanweber, Aug 3, 2009

    dylanweber macrumors newbie

    Joined:
    Jul 14, 2009
    Location:
    USA
    #22
    Its as slow as hell because

    THE HARD DRIVE FAILED...
    The same thing happened to my moms Macbook Pro she bought in 2007. It will cost 130 dollars to change your hard drive to 500 GB! You might save a hell of a lot of money upgrading. People will transfer your files. HOPE THAT HELPS:apple:
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)

Share This Page