Cpu Drop-in Snow Leopard

My friend's mac came with 10.5.8 and he has a lot of files.. and his mac brought the disc..
If I put it in.. Will everything delete? Or can he keep the files?
Thanks

PLease clarify what you're asking.
I think you want to know about updating from Leopard to Snow Leopard using a retail SL disc?
If so, then just insert the SL disc and run the installer; it will replace the system files without disturbing your applications or data. Note that the restart will take some time, and it may restart twice.
Precautions; Always back-up important data to an external drive (preferably a bootable clone) before running any updates. Be aware that SL may require updated drivers for printers and scanners; check with the manufacturer if these are available. Some third-part applications may require updates; once again, check with the vendor. If you're currently using legacy PPC apps (e.g. Appleworks, older versions of some Adobe stuff) you'll need to select the custom install option to install Rosetta (this is there by default in 10.5, but needs to be selected for 10.6)

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I uninstalled every third-party widget that I had and it still used to happen, on occasion.
After that, I decided to wipe out my hard disk and did a fresh install of Snow Leopard. Updated it to 10.6.1 and still have the same issue from time to time.
This is very annoying and eats up my battery when I'm away from the desk or on the go.
Any ideas on that? Thanks a lot.

You might want to check in on the MB forums for suggestions on how to best configure that computer under SL.

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unfortunately it looks that way!
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I have recently downgraded my iMac 8,1 back to Snow Leopard due to an unsupported video card in Lion. Not soon after I downgraded, I started experiencing high cpu usage when the machine would run for long periods of time without being rebooted (6-7 hours).
Currently, the machine has 8GB of RAM (which is all recognized in spite of the documentation stating the max ram on this machine is 6GB). I run, on average 8-10 applications at the same time throughout the day. It appears that the offending application that takes up cpu usage varies throughout the day. This morning, it is iTunes using 85%. Other times, it's Apple Mail. Even others, it's MDWorker (which I'm not confident I know what that is).
What doesn't make sense is that the offending application changes throughout the day. As time passes, sometimes when I attempt to launch a video on a website, it gets real choppy and will not run normally until I reboot. The audio cuts in and out and the frame rate is horrible.
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RevJoel wrote:
On a hunch, I ran ClamXAV from Safe Mode and found 8 emails with Trojans. While not critical, I moved them to the trash and emptied it. One of the 8 was in my Mail folder. The rest were in SPAM. I rebooted after that was complete and have been running better since the above screenshot was taken. I cannot imagine that a trojan was clicked on as it was probably an attachment unless someone I regularly email with accidentally sent me one since that's how they work.
There are no known Trojans spread through e-mail that affect the Mac and without knowing the infection name I can't really say, but suspect they were all Windows. Most Mac malware detected by ClamXav have "OSX" as part of the infection name.
It's never a good idea to move e-mail files around using the finder or any AV software. This will most certainly corrupt the mailbox index file which could result in the loss of additional e-mail. You should repair the damage by running "Rebuild" from the Mailbox menu of Mail on both your Inbox and Junk folders. It's also possible that you didn't delete the oriinal mail from your e-mail ISP's server and it will just be downloaded to your computer again the next time you check for mail. Depends several settins in Mail and on your ISP's server.
You should always use the "Reveal in Finder" option to locate the e-mail in the finder, then double-click it to open it in Mail, then use Mail's delete key (and empty the trash folder if you use it). There may be one more step to permanently delete it if the e-mail is from a gmail account.

How do I get MBP back to factory condition then reinstall snow leopard?

I have a new Macbook Pro that came with Leopard installed and the Drop-in Snow Leopard dvd. I upgraded to Snow Leopard as soon as I got it home and then used migration assistant to migrate from a cloned back up of my old macbook which was running Tiger. I have also installed Logic Express and subsequently now seem to have a number of problems that make me think that the best thing to do would be to get everything back to the factory condition and start again. The only thing I need to preserve are my emails as I haven't really put anything else on the computer yet as all my photos and music are on an external drive. I have Mobile Me so my emails should all be stored on that somewhere ( I think?)
Should I do a erase and install from the original Leopard discs that came with the computer and then upgrade to Snow Leopard again from the drop-in dvd and then set everything up from fresh?
Or...should I just wait until I can get an appointment with a Genius at my local Apple Store? They are booked up until the middle of the week!

There is no reason to wait for a genius. Some say that you can do an erase and install with your Sno drop-in DVD. I would try that first. Then, if no luck, I'd reinstall Leo via erase and install and upgrade to Sno. I would not migrate from the Tig clone again. I'd just drag and drop my data and reinstall my apps by hand. Leave all peripherals disconnected during whichever install you do. But, stay connected to the internet. Doing so will facilitate joining your network, getting to the internet, and connecting with MobileMe. You MobileMe mail will show up when you start using mail; it may take awhile though. You will need to use your supplementary Leo DVD to reinstall iWork and iLife. Also, use your Leo install DVD to install QT 7 and Rosetta if you want them.

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I just installed Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and it doesn't recognize the hp laserjet 2100M that has been connected for years using 10.5. Nothing shows up when I go to add printers.

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Appletalk network support protocol was dropped with Snow Leopard 10.6.
You might find this thread helpful:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/10076597#10076597
siu-85's post in that thread gives comprehensive instructions on how to add the printer, if your printer includes an Ethernet card (EIO adapter).
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Apologies if this seems overly simplistic, but just to be very sure: you say "only one Mac OS X is enabled". Enabling is an active process, you have to do it. I'm on vaca, so this is from memory, but I think in server admin, selecting netboot, then the far right icon which I think is settings gives you a sort of matrix of images. On that page is a list of tabs across the top - again I think it is labeled images and is the far right, but one of them gives a page where there is a check box for enabling images. you check that box and click save. you are able to see the image on that page, check the enable box, click save and yet it still is not enabled?

Updating 2008 white MacBook from snow leopard to lion

The tech guy on the phone said once I update my Mac to snow leopard I could use the App Store and update it to lion but I can't find lion in the App Store only mountain lion, and he said my Mac could only be updated to lion. Do I need to buy a disc to update it to lion or can I just purchase mountain lion and that would work?

If it's running Snow Leopard and has a Core 2 Duo or better processor, phone the online Apple Store and order a download code for Lion.
If it's running Snow Leopard and has a Core Duo or Core Solo processor, it can't be upgraded further.
If it's running Leopard and has an Intel CPU, purchase a Snow Leopard DVD from the online Apple Store.
The Mac App Store won't allow Mountain Lion to be purchased on a Mac which can't run it.
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Leopards and Snow Leopards

Some of my office is using Leopard. I have a 4Tb Capsule that receives back ups from both Ls and SLs. The SLs leave a simple computer name sparsebundle file eg ADVERTISING.sparsebundle and follow the Time Machine editor's instructions for hourly back ups.
The Leopards, however, leave computername and long number sparsebundle: eg ADVERTISING_001ec20db251.sparsebundle and have to be forced to manually update. The modified date doesn't seem to change, and I suspect that the update isn't happening.
Anyone else see this sort of thing and know a work around?
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Vincenze wrote:
Some of my office is using Leopard. I have a 4Tb Capsule that receives back ups from both Ls and SLs. The SLs leave a simple computer name sparsebundle file eg ADVERTISING.sparsebundle and follow the Time Machine editor's instructions for hourly back ups.
The Leopards, however, leave computername and long number sparsebundle: eg ADVERTISING_001ec20db251.sparsebundle and have to be forced to manually update. The modified date doesn't seem to change, and I suspect that the update isn't happening.
The difference in the names is correct; the number (the Mac's hardware address) was dropped in Snow Leopard.
Most likely, Time Machine Editor was used to tell those Macs not to do automatic backups. Time Machine Editor is a 3rd-party app that changes the way Time Machine works. If you want to stop using it, and revert to the normal behavior, you must use TME to set the scheduling back to the defaults.
See #13 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).

HT1544 Leopard CPU "Drop in" DVD upgrade

I have a PowerBook G4 (17" HiRes, 1.67GHz Power PC) running Mac OS10.4.11. I have purchased the Mac OS X Leopard CPU "Drop in" DVD in order to upgrade my system from "Tiger" to "Leopard."
QUESTION: After I upgrade, what will happen to my current Tiger applications (iDVD, iMovie, DVD player, iPhoto, Preview, etc.)? Will I need to purchase new applications? What about movie bookmarks, etc? Will I need to start from scratch?

If you have sufficient disk space (either internal or external) it is probably best to put a bootable clone of your existing OS onto a separate disk or partition before you do anything else. In this way you will preserve a working OS that you can return to. Please excuse my standard blurb below - it probably has sufficient information on how to do this.
Backup first
It is always best to have a full bootable backup before you upgrade. If you fail to do this you will be unable to return to this OS if you decide you don't like the new OS. Also there is a slight chance that an install could lose everything on the Mac. The backup must be to an external hard disk. Preferably use Carbon Copy Cloner to make a bootable backup of the whole disk.
Erase before the install
Once you have a bootable backup on an external disk it is best to erase the internal disk with the new installer DVD before you install.
During the install
Preferably do not import any data or preferences from earlier OSs during the install process as this can reintroduce bugs.
OS numbers and names
OS X 10.4.x - Tiger
OS X 10.5.x - Leopard
OS X 10.6.x - Snow Leopard
OS X 10.7.x - Lion
OS X 10.8.x - Mountain Lion
More about Macs
The Apple History site has specifications for every Mac ever produced: http://www.apple-history.com/
Upgrade to Leopard
Those wishing to upgrade to Leopard should be aware that install disks can be expensive unless you contact Apple. Details: http://lowendmac.com/deals/best-os-x-leopard-prices.html Standard Leopard installers impose several hardware limitations including speed and RAM size but all these restrictions can be overcome. Google for details. Leopard works well at 500 MHz with 1 GB of RAM and many happy users have less than this.
Upgrade beyond Leopard
OSs beyond OS X 10.5.8 require an Intel processor. If in doubt check this: Click the apple at the top left of your screen and select 'About this Mac'. This will give you your OS number. Then click 'More Info' to see which processor you have. If it says PowerPC you cannot upgrade to Snow Leopard and above. If you have an Intel Mac it is well worth upgrading to Snow Leopard now and then considering other options after that. You can buy Snow Leopard here: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A
Upgrade beyond Snow Leopard
Information about upgrading Snow Leopard to Lion or Mountain Lion: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD256Z/A
Important
Check that your Mac complies with any requirements. If you are not in the US you should use the Change Country link at the bottom of Apple pages.

CPU runs hot after Snow Leopard upgrade

I upgraded to SL last weekend and noticed the next day that the fans were constantly running really loud. After extensive research (there are some other threads about this, but no solutions) and troublshooting, here's what I've learned:
- It's not related to Spotlight indexing, as the problem continues after indexing is complete
- PMC and PRAM resets don't fix the problem
- Activity Monitor shows a process in the root called "ptmd" (platform thermal monitor daemon) consuming over half of my CPU. Killing the process resolves the issue, and the system still seems stable, but I don't know what it is, why it's running, and if it's really ok to kill it. I've read that some computers run it at startup and then automatically kill it, and others constantly run it. But I don't know which category my computer falls under. Either way, I've never had to kill it before upgrading to 10.6 and shouldn't have to kill it after every restart now.
- iStat shows my CPU getting to around 80°C+, and my fan running at 6000rpm+. Once I kill ptmd, the CPU temp will gradually drop below 50°C and the fan drops to under 2K rpm.
I don't remember if the problem started right after the upgrade or only after running software updates in Snow Leopard... But I started fresh -- I erased my HD and installed SL fresh. No problem until I ran the 10.6.3 combo software update, then the ptmd problem came back. I've since done another fresh install and am doing a step-by-step software update. I have 10.6.1 installed with no trouble, even after a restart. I'm currently downloading 10.6.2, which I expect will introduce the issue again, based on the fact that that's where people started having problems in the forums that I've read. I suppose I could just find the most recent "safe" version (probably 10.6.1) and stick with that one, but I would like to make sure that the other important updates are installed. Has anyone else heard of this? Is there anything else I can try?
A secondary concern is that I only ran a Time Machine backup after installing 10.6.3 (I know, stupid to not backup before the upgrade). If I restore my backup with Migration Assistant, am I going to just re-introduce the problem on my computer?

According to the man page for ptmd, the ptmd daemon "relays to hardware any OS notifications effecting thermal conditions." IOW, it is just the messenger sending messages from the OS to the hardware. If it is using a lot of CPU time, the OS apparently very frequently thinks thermal conditions are changing & that the hardware should know about it. Thus, high ptmd activity would seem more a symptom than a cause.
Also, while my MacBook is a 4,1 model & not a 2,1 one like yours, the ptmd process terminates after startup, so assuming they are sufficiently similar in terms of thermal management it may be that whatever is failing to tell the process on your MB to terminate after startup is part of the culprit.
This is unlikely anything in 10.6.3 -- on all my Macs, the modification date of the /usr/libexec/ptmd file suggests that it has not been changed since 10.6.2. In fact, it is unlikely anything in any Snow Leopard update, since most users do not have this problem, regardless of model or 10.6 version.
I realize you said you did a fresh install & the problem disappeared, but for this kind of test to be definitive, you cannot allow any preexisting file that might have an adverse effect on system operation to remain active. Unfortunately, there are many types of files that can do this. Sometimes these files affect nothing besides the update process itself, making it seem as if the update is the cause when it actually is an effect.
Since there are so many kinds of files that can have adverse effects, it can be difficult to identify the offending one without first doing some diagnostic detective work to determine where it might be lurking in your Mac. A good way to start is to start up in Safe Mode, which loads only essential system components (see Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? for more about this). If the Mac doesn't heat up in Safe Mode, then you know one of the non-essential items is the cause.
You can determine if the problem file is in the user or system domain by creating a new, temporary user account. If automatic login is enabled, temporarily disable it -- it is important for this test that you log into this account for the first time immediately after restarting the Mac, before logging into any other account. If the Mac doesn't overheat now, then you know the problem is somewhere in the normal user account's home folder.
If you are willing, try these tests & let us know your results. That will make it much easier to suggest where the offending file might be & what to do about it.

I have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 on my MacBook. Constantly dropping internet connection or message "error connecting to the network" comes up. No wireless connectivity issues with windows 7 laptop or iphone.

I have a MacBook with Snow Leopard 10.6.8. The last few weeks it has been constantly dropping internet connection, and one of these messages appear on the page: "Safari cannot open this page because the server where this page is located isn't responding" or "Safari cannot open this page because you are not connected to the internet" comes up. I will check Wifi and I am connected. No wifi connectivity issues with iphone or windows 7 laptop, this doesn't happen with either of those devices. I have unplugged and reset router, cleared cache, still happening. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Hi BCLor!
Try using the suggested steps in the following article to help you troubleshoot this issue with your Wi-Fi connection:
Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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In 10.5, you could drag a vcard from the Address Book application, drop it on the Mail icon on the dock, and the vcard would be automatically attached to a new mail message. This no longer works in 10.6. Tested on a G4 iMac running Leopard and a Mac Pro on Snow Leopard. Kind of a bummer, as I used to send new contacts to business partners all the time this way.

There have been other reports of drag and drop to the icon not working like it did/should.
I imagine rewriting it for Docksposé caused a lot of code changes. Hopefully, they will fix the things that have fallen through the cracks.
I forgot to mention the only workaround I can find is to create the new message first, and then use Docksposé to drop the vCards onto the new message.
Message was edited by: Barney-15E

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Even the iPhone, iPod and iPad seems to be fine. It is just the dang gam it Macbook pro and it is driving me crazy.
All fixes tried, changing wireless mode, security, PRAM ... only thing left is to rebuild the mac which i was hoping I can avoid somehow.
Any ideas to fix this would be great!
RK

Change your router channel. Sometimes this all you will have to do.
System Preferences/Internet & Network/Network
Unlock the padlock
Locations: Automatic
Highlight Airport
Click the Assist Me button
In the popup window click the Diagnostic button.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1920 Mac OS: How to release and renew a DHCP lease
No internet connection (wireless)
Check to see if an extra entry is present in the DNS Tab for your wireless connection (System Preferences/Network/Airport/Advanced/DNS).
Delete all extra entries that you find.
Place a check mark next to "Remember networks this computer has joined."
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Macbook Pro, Snow Leopard , can't drag and drop?

I have a 13" Macbook Pro and I am unable to drag and drop with my trackpad but I can with a wired mouse. I have reinstalled Snow Leopard and checked every conceivable setting and checked the trackpad. The trackpad will do everything else but 'drag and drop". Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Sounds as if it may be a hardware issue with your trackpad - I would take it into your local Apple Store or an AASP and let them run diagnostic tests on the trackpad. If you've already reinstalled SL, that would be my suggestion.
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