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Macbook Pro runs SLOW SLOW SLOW help please!!!

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Eazkk123

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Jan 17, 2007
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I have a 17" intel core 2 duo macbook pro with 3gb ram and 160hd.

It seems to be running really really slow in general but especially in the startup. I have a lot of programs in the dock, would this significantly effect the speed?

I download oynx and used it, checked every setting so it would do a thorough clean. There is nothing on the startup on my account, i used techtool deluxe and there is no problem encountered. I used netshred to clean all my history, and still it is slow. When i run front row at the startup of my mac it is really slow and the sound, is all fuzzy and out of paste.

Please Help i am really considering formatting my mac and starting a fresh, which i really don't want to do, but the speed of my mac is stupidly slow.

Eazk123
 
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Create a new user ... see if that user also has a problem.

Also have you run update_prebinding yet?

If you don't know how, a quick search on Apple/Support will give you the means to do it.
 
it shouldnt be running that slow (depending on your definition of slow). I have a 1.6ghz PMG5 with 1GM ram (just upgraded to 2GB 3 days ago) and on my tray, I have probably 20 applications and boot up has never been an issue for me.
 
No, the ram was installed by apple computers, i brought it from there site with 3gb as an option, so it should run at lightning speed, but sadly this is not the case. I created a new user and ran update_prebinding but still my laptop runs really slow.

Help Please

Eazk123
 
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it takes at least 5 solid mins to startup, and when i multi task applications, it takes ages than sometimes suddenly freezes
 
Start up Activity Monitor in the Utility folder and see if there are any processes eating a lot of processor time, if so, what are they. Look at your disk activity and see if there's a lot of I/O going on, if so, try to identify the source of the I/O. Do the same for network activity. Also, check to see if you are doing a lot of paging, although I can't see why with 3 GB.
 
i have repaired permissions and run update_prebinding?, but still it runs slow. I don't want to download software because the mac should be blazing without it. I also checked my activity monitor and the only thing taking a lot of processor time is the finder which is understandable.

Help Please.

Eazk123
 
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Your situation is very odd, indeed...
Try starting from your Install CD ... then run Disk Utility from there.
This will rebuild/rebinb everything.
Then run Benchmark.app and compare your MacBook with all others...
if yours' is still way too slow then send that sucker back and get a new one .. NOW !
 
Quick questions. Does it boot up from the CD straightaway or do i need to whole down a certain key? and where do you get benchmark.app? i searched on my mac and i seem not to have it?! and also where can i compare it to, is there any site or place(e.g. in forum) with stats?


islandmonusvi said:
Your situation is very odd, indeed...
Try starting from your Install CD ... then run Disk Utility from there.
This will rebuild/rebinb everything.
Then run Benchmark.app and compare your MacBook with all others...
if yours' is still way too slow then send that sucker back and get a new one .. NOW !
Click to expand...
 
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