Mac book pro slowing down by cinema display
when using cinema display it is slowing down terribly my mac book pro! how can I restore the speed it had when I bought it 2 years ago?
when using cinema display it is slowing down terribly my mac book pro! how can I restore the speed it had when I bought it 2 years ago?
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i purchased new mac book pro exactly one year back, upgraded to mountain lion few months back, since last few days it ahs slowed down so much that it is difficult to work on the same. last programme i used for cleaning was iBoostup. pl. help me in speeding the mac.
"Cleaning" apps are useless - there's no need to clean anything from your Mac (save for files that you no longer use). OS X does a very good job of maintenance.
See ds store's Why is my computer slow? Some excellent tips there.
Clinton -
Why has my mac book pro slowed down after installing lion?
How do I get my mac book pro back up to seepd after installing lion?
How much free space do you have on your system drive?
Allan -
Please Help, Heres the details
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 2:26:18
Disk Information:
TOSHIBA MK5055GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
c (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (350.45 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
Apple Inc. iPhone
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Internet Plug-ins:
FolxNetscapePlugIn: Version: Unknown
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 3rd-Party support link
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 3rd-Party support link
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
Folx3Plugin: Version: 3.0.1 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
FolxNetscapePlugIn: Version: Unknown
3rd Party Preference Panes:
DivX 3rd-Party support link
Growl 3rd-Party support link
Tuxera NTFS 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
None
Old Applications:
None
Time Machine:
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
c: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 138.58 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine Backups [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 2
Total number of backups: 17
Oldest backup: 2012-11-28 08:11:07 +0000
Last backup: 2013-11-26 17:25:41 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2 > (Disk size 464.96 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
1% EtreCheck
1% sysmond
1% Google Chrome
1% WindowServer
1% Microsoft Excel
Top Processes by Memory:
193 MB Viber
115 MB Google Chrome
86 MB Microsoft Excel
86 MB mds_stores
74 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
1.00 GB Free RAM
1.73 GB Active RAM
303 MB Inactive RAM
862 MB Wired RAM
872 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsThings You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs
If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
Start with visits to: OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney;
The X Lab: The X-FAQs;
The Safe Mac » Mac Performance Guide;
The Safe Mac » The myth of the dirty Mac;
Mac maintenance Quick Assist.
Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
Repair the Hard Drive - Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilites Menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD disk icon and click on the arrow button below.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible.
Note: Alsoft ships DW on a bootable DVD that will startup Macs running Snow Leopard or earlier. It cannot start Macs that came with Lion or later pre-installed, however, DW will work on those models.
Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger. These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard or later and should not be installed.
OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive.
Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection
An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.
Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.
See these Apple articles:
Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection
OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
About file quarantine in OS X
If you require anti-virus protection I recommend using VirusBarrier Express 1.1.6 or Dr.Web Light both from the App Store. They're both free, and since they're from the App Store, they won't destabilize the system. (Thank you to Thomas Reed for these recommendations.)
Troubleshooting Applications
I recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX, Mavericks Cache Cleaner, or Cocktail that you can use for removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Corrupted cache, log, or temporary files can cause application or OS X crashes as well as kernel panics.
If you have Snow Leopard or Leopard, then for similar repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. Applejack does not work with Lion and later.
Basic Backup
For some people Time Machine will be more than adequate. Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:
1. A Time Machine preferences panel as part of System Preferences;
2. A Time Machine application located in the Applications folder. It is
used to manage backups and to restore backups. Time Machine
requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the
drive being backed up.
Alternatively, get an external drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Get Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. For help with using Time Machine visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
Referenced software can be found at MacUpdate.
Additional Hints
Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity as free space.
Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:
Pre-Mavericks
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Mavericks and later
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the View menu. Click on the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Often this problem occurs because of a corrupted cache or preferences file or an attempt to write to a corrupted log file.
Or you can simply do this:
Reinstall Mavericks without erasing drive
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
Reinstall Mavericks
OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
if possible because it is three times faster than wireless. -
Mac book pro not projecting on cinema display
Mac book not projecting same image as cinema display - any troubleshooting ideas to help?
Hello Christina,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!
It sounds like the cinema display is not showing the same image that the Macbook.
If by that you mean it shows the desktop wallpaper, bit does not mirror the computers monitor, then take a look at this article.
How to use multiple displays with your Mac
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5019
If there is no video at all from the computer to the display, then I suggest the troubleshooting outlined in this article named Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays found here http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1573.
All the best,
Sterling -
New Mac Book Pro slows down to a drip then drops downloads
Bought my new MBP about a month ago. I love everything about it other than the fact that I can't download music anymore. This is a necessity for any computer that I own. I'm on a Wifi home network with a Linksys (N) router. Every download goes well for about 10 MB. After that, d/l speed drops quickly, then the download is dropped completely because of a "lost internet connection". I've read similar things in other threads, but see no fix. My anger grows.
Could you briefly describe the symptoms you had before they replaced the card? My internet would work for pretty much 3-4 seconds at a time before cutting out for 20-30 seconds (complete packet loss) while the AirPort indicator still showed 4 bars. But, it worked perfectly in Windows 7. What ended up fixing it for me was A) installing 10.6.7 and B) disabling IPv6 in my Airport preferences.
Even now when I'm in OS 10.6.7 and I ping, say, a DNS server like 4.2.2.2, my ping latencies will range from 13ms to 140ms and everywhere in between, almost at random. When I boot into Win 7 via Bootcamp, pinging 4.2.2.2 again gives me consistent latencies of 13ms, with the occasional 14ms.
My thoughts are that Apple is having a software-related driver issue with the new Broadcom wireless cards they've introduced in the 2011 MacBook Pros on the OS X side (but not on the Win 7 side). -
How can i force my mac book pro to use an external display
how can i force my mac book pro to use an external display
my screen is blackWhat sort of adapter are you using?
Clinton -
my mac book pro 17 inch , 2008 year , display went dark after rebooting from origianl disc, and the steps in "everthing Mac" book did not work, any ideas?
The router might be bad or incompatible, but let's be optimistic.
On System Preferences, go to Network/Advanced/PPP. Only two items should be checked: Connect Automatically When Needed and Disconnect when switching user accounts. Uncheck everything else. Now, click Okay on the end of the page. The next time you're online, you shouldn't be disconnected.
If you still get disconnected like before, we might be dealing with a router issue - which can get rather complicated. -
My Mac book pro shuts down after starting
My Mac book pro shuts down after a few second. I have to press the start button multiple time before uploading
MacBook Pro (17 -inch, Mid 2009) OS X Yosemite Version 10.10.2
Processor 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Startup Disk Macintosh HD
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB
Serial Number W8******8YB
Disk Utility Message:
Repairing permission for "Macintosh HD"
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOSARDAge nt" has been modifiedand wil not be repaired
Group differs on "Library/Printers/InstallerPrinters.plist";should be 80; group is 0.
Permission differs on "Library/Printers/InstalledPrinters.plist" should be -rw-rw-rw ; tey are -rw-r---r--
Repaired "Library/Printers/InstalledPrinters.plist"
Group differs on " Library/Preferences/com.apple.alf.plist" should be 80; group is 0.
Repaired "Library/Prefernces/com.apple.alf.plist"
User differs on "private/var/db/displaypolicyd"; should be 0; user is 244
Group differs on "private/var/db/dispaypolicyd:; should be 0 group is 244
Repaired "private/var/db/displaypolicyd"
Permission repair complete
I was not able to fix the problem,
TinTin 15
<Personal Information Edited by Host> -
My Mac book pro shut down after getting a low battery message and now it won't start. Any ideas?
Hey Citrinesky,
Thanks for the question. I understand your MacBook Pro is not responding. The following resource may provide a solution:
Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1367
Thanks,
Matt M. -
When I begin to play Diablo 3 with my fairly new 15" mac book pro with retina display, every now and then my computer will be really laggy when playing it (frame rate of under 5). Normally its performance is really fast with a frame rate of about 40-60 frames per second depending on the resolution used. When this happens I have performed a SMC reset and it fixed the problem. However, every few days it will act up again and I will have to do an SMC reset again. It has now happened again for the third time and I am affraid to continue to perform an SMC reset, is this bad for my computer? Should I take it in and have them trouble shoot it? Any help would be greatly appreciated to figure out what is wrong. Thanks.
So this is what I got when I took my computer into the apple store to have it diagnosed.
After the apple technician performced several tests, the only thing that fixed the issue was an SMC reset. Based on this he figures it is probably a software or firmware issue that is going on. He is a little concerend how ever that the fans of the comupter don't reach maximal rpm when the computer is displaying the issue. So he recorded the problem, and told me to just perform the SMC reset as needed for the next couple months and wait for a new update from apple. If the issue persists I am to go back to the apple store and they will take the appropriate steps.
He said an SMC reset doesn't hurt the computer in any way, so its safe to do. I am gonna contact blizzard and let them know about the issue as well because if it is software, it could be their game (Diablo 3) that is causing the issue as well. If I hear of anything new i will let you know. So get on the blizzard form and let them know of the issue to fix the problem faster.
Thanks for your help,
Tetrault -
Problem with the Mac Book Pro 13 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM
I have imported quite a lot of photographs to my HDD library and before I noticed, I had less that 2GB space left and my mac seriously slowed down.
After a short while it crashed and then it took around three hours to reboot and to see the desktop again.
I removed some data and now have 40GB space left on my disc, also downloaded and installed latest OSX Mountain Lion. It is a little bit better it takes around one hour to restart my laptop now but now I am not sure what to do next. How and where to check where is the issue?
I have used a Blackmagic Disk Speed Test and it tells me that my SATA disk performance is both write and read around 70Mb/s.
Your advice would be really appreciated. Ola ZDid you do a clean install or an upgarde of the OS?
I would do the following
1) Open Disk Utility
2) Check Disk for errors
3) Repair Permissions
4) Reboot
5) Reboot again.
6) If it isn't better, backup everything and do a clean reinstall of Mountain Lion -
Mac Book Pro slow with boot up since Mavericks upgrade
Hi folks,
my mac book pro is booting up very slow and running slow as well since I upgraded to Mavericks.
Tried cleaning up, booting in safe mode, veryfying disk utility but nothing detected.
Can someone check my ETRE or does anyone have another idea what I can do to better the overall performance of my mac?
Thanks and cheers
EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated 10 June 2014 1:19:56 pm GMT+2
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,3
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 0:14:20
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (91.53 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
User Login Items:
Skype
Dropbox
Internet Plug-ins:
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.50826.0 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Safari Extensions:
DuckDuckGo: Version: 1.6.1
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 212.05 GB
Destinations:
My Passport for Mac [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 931.16 GB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2014-05-15 12:51:17 +0000
Last backup: 2014-05-30 21:29:41 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 931.16 GB > (Disk size 297.29 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
3% WindowServer
3% Dropbox
1% fontd
0% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
0% Skype
Top Processes by Memory:
172 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
143 MB Safari
82 MB Skype
78 MB Dropbox
66 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information:
1.90 GB Free RAM
1.18 GB Active RAM
190 MB Inactive RAM
495 MB Wired RAM
273 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
Western Digital Software and Mavericks
Remove the software.
Activity Monitor - Mavericks
Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes
Performance Guide
Why is my computer slow
Why your Mac runs slower than it should
Slow Mac After Mavericks
Things you can do to resolve slowdowns see post by Kappy -
Mac Book pro slow to wake from sleep
Hi , Sometimes when I leave my mac book pro and it goes to sleep (screen goes black when lid open) it takes a while to wake from sleep again - sometimes up to 30-40 seconds? This seems very odd for an expensive machine that is around 6 months old and something that never used to happen with my old powerbook G4. It doesn't happen all the time but regularly. Should I be worried? Any help greatly appreciated!
I'm curious if you ever found a solution for this issue. I recently purchased the SanDisk Extreme II 480GB, replacing my OWC Extreme Pro 240GB. The OWC never experienced the "slow to wake" issue whereas the SanDisk drive does, consistently. To make sure I'm having the same symptoms, this is what happens to me: Put the mac to sleep (either manually or letting it do it on its own, waiting for the led to pulse showing that it is asleep), then wake it up (press a key on the keyboard), the logon screen shows almost immediately but as soon as I try to type the pinwheel/beach ball shows up, I wait between 20 and 30 seconds and then I'm able to type and all is well.
I contataced SanDisk and their support was horrible. They simply told me "contact MAC for this issue" (no joke, not "contact Apple" but "contact MAC", in all caps). I explained that it works fine with the OWC drive just not the SanDisk. They replied with another article showing that all macs have trouble waking from sleep (not true). I replied again indicating that I've never had this issue with any of my 3rd party drives, only this SanDisk. Then the replied simply stating that all mac's have issues with 3rd party hard drives when waking from sleep. At this point I threw a fit and yelled at my screen, even though it wasn't my screens fault.
In any case, their support has not been willing to do any actual troubleshooting. I'd love to return it and I might have to - but as you stated, it's annoying to have this issue but the performance is fine the rest of the time.
Thanks for any input you have.
Bryan -
My Mac book pro Shuts down unexpectedly
This problem started barely last night, when I was using my Mac book pro when suddenly it shut down. The first thing that came up to my mind was that it was a battery issue, but I have notice that the laptop only shuts down when I type something in the keyboard. Could this be caused by the keyboard, or is a battery issue, or is it something else more serious?
Try resetting your SMC and PRAM.
Resetting the System Management Controller >>
Also, note the exact time the issue happens and check your System logs in your Console application for clues to the cause.
Dave M.
MacOSG Founder/Ambassador An Apple User Group iTunes: MacOSG Podcast
Macsimum News Associate Editor Creator of 'Mac611 - Mobile Mac Support'
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Hi, Today, my SL510 stopped working, when I press the power button it does not turn on. However, when I plug in the power the battery light comes on. I've tried taking out the ram and inserting it back in, that did not help. Please suggest. Dave