my 1 year old MBP is running like --.. really slow.. get the beach ball a lot.. the wall paper changes itself.. the sleep time changed itself.. i dont have anti virus but i use onyx 1/week and clean the cache.. was thinking of bringing to the genuis bar while still under warranty.. getting to the point i dont wanna use it
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Have a look at Activity Monitor (Applications / Utilities /) and select All Processes and sort by CPU to see what the culprit may be.
Also check the "System Memory" tab to see what your "Page ins:", "Page outs:" and "Swap used:" are.
image below uses sorting by CPU as an example
Further reading:
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Have a look at Activity Monitor (Applications / Utilities /) and select All Processes and sort by CPU to see what the culprit may be.
Also check the "System Memory" tab to see what your "Page ins:", "Page outs:" and "Swap used:" are.
image below uses sorting by CPU as an example
Further reading:
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ugh i'm sorry i am not a techie person.. you lost me sorry
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and my wall paper should noty change by itself.. the sleep time shoukd not change by itslef
Search for activity monitor in the search thing on the top right, then open it and select memory and tell us what the pages outs are
I told you where it is located and what you have to click, how much simpler can it get, except a video maybe (hmm, idea)?
You could check those things by going to System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Desktop and System Preferences > Energy Saver.
Also have a look here to learn more about Mac OS X:
How do you use the computer? Mac HD is your "Hard Drive" or where all your files are stored.
If you click the Finder Icon (should be on your dock all the way on the left) you should see Macintosh HD come up on the left panel. If this doesn't work for some reason
you can always use Spotlight. Spotlight is the magnifying glass in the top right corner of your screen. Type in what you are looking for ("Macintosh HD" or "Utility") and it will pop right up.
And what does the CPU activity have to say?
PS: Maybe it is your hDD? Have you tried AJA System Test yet to benchmark your HDD?
what am i looking for on the cpu?
I will try the other thng - hold on pls
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YES I KNOW HOW.. please can we keep this professional
what am i doing with this app? i downloaded it- read write tests? other settings?
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ok then what?
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it says enter url for image?
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this is very overwhelming
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ok then what?
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it says enter url for image?
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this is very overwhelming
Just select your internal HDD, probably named "Macintosh HD" and press START.
Report the READ and WRITE speeds.
We can take a pause. Or can be slower, it seems, this is all to technical (computer wise) for you, but these steps can be used to trouble shoot.
Or if you still have warranty or Apple Care, and an Apple Store or authorised Apple Repair Shop is in your area, you can visit them.
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That is a problem with AJA System Test, nothing to worry about, sometimes it just doesn't do the test with the HDD the Mac OS X lives on.
Go here to check you warranty status via your serial number.
guess i will have to try tmrw- just keep spinning
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still spinning..
new symptom.. i never use battery power only ac..
says battery 0% please change/replace
so to also recap:
wall paper changes itself
sleep time changes itself
slow/ beach ball..
says battery 0% please change/replace
going to bed now.. any last thoughts?
