Macbook A1181 Slow Response Problem Diagnosed

After much searching on-line and fumbling my way through OS 10.4.11 on a used black mac (2007 build, 2gHz, Intel Core 2 Duo, 1g RAM) I was considering, I came to the conclusion that it was all caused by a HD in pre-fail. The owners had given up on it. Upon power on, a gray screen would appear and the spinning 'wheel' would spin for 2 minutes before the OS X loading screen would appear. The OS would load for one minute, then the desktop would appear 25 sec. later. Though all would appear normal, safari, mail, iphoto and others would fail to open. The icon would just bounce on the dock, then stop. With no other browser, there was no other way (that I knew) to get on the net to dwnld any diagnostics.
I verified the disk; there were a few volume errors. I soon discovered I needed to reboot using the original disk and use the Apple disk utility to verify & repair them that way. I verified, repaired, the SMART status for the HD indicated "verified" then rebooted to perform a hardware test. Both simple & extensive tests revealed all was well.
However it was only well intermittenly as I frequently encountered the spinning multi-colored beach ball. I finally took it to an Apple store, a tech booted off of an external HD, ran a more extensive HD diagnostic (SMART Utility) and it found numerous errors! Obviously that the Apple disk utility had not found, nor repaired. I was told that SMART Utility goes into much further detail than Apple's.
So if you're encountering this problem, you've run the recommended tests and they all report "Happy!", don't be so sure. To rule out your HD, you need a better HD diagnostic. And for a preventative measure, it would be a good idea to run it periodically to detect errors below the threshold of Apple's Disc Utility so your Mac doesn't wake you up one day with a rude surprise!
Laptop user beware!

Interesting story - thanks. I wonder where one can get hold of the HD diagnostic software and how much costs?
Were you able to repair the original HD or did you decide to replace it?
Bob

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======= POSTED to Application Server - General forum ============
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A few people have asked this question, my macbook is running very slow and the mouse spinning circle comes up quite a lot. I am unsure of why it is doing this.
I have attached a copy of the EtreCheck I have done on my system.
Can you please have a look and see if you can see if there is anything wrong, as I am unsure of what I am looking at.
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Problem description:
Macbook running slow
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 25 November 2014 11:54:22 GMT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
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    1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
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        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
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    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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System Software: ℹ️
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Either update or remove the Vodafone software and see whether there's an improvement.
Any third-party software that doesn't install by drag-and-drop into the Applications folder, and uninstall by drag-and-drop to the Trash, is a system modification.
Whenever you remove system modifications, they must be removed completely, and the only way to do that is to use the uninstallation tool, if any, provided by the developers, or to follow their instructions. If the software has been incompletely removed, you may have to re-download or even reinstall it in order to finish the job.
I never install system modifications myself, and except as stated in this comment, I don't know how to uninstall them. You'll have to do your own research to find that information.
Here are some general guidelines to get you started. Suppose you want to remove something called “BrickMyMac” (a hypothetical example.) First, consult the product's Help menu, if there is one, for instructions. Finding none there, look on the developer's website, say www.brickmymac.com. (That may not be the actual name of the site; if necessary, search the Web for the product name.) If you don’t find anything on the website or in your search, contact the developer. While you're waiting for a response, download BrickMyMac.dmg and open it. There may be an application in there such as “Uninstall BrickMyMac.” If not, open “BrickMyMac.pkg” and look for an Uninstall button. The uninstaller might also be accessed by clicking the Customize button, if there is one.
Back up all data before making any changes.
You will generally have to restart the computer in order to complete an uninstallation. Until you do that, there may be no effect, or unpredictable effects.
If you can’t remove software in any other way, you’ll have to erase and install OS X. Never install any third-party software unless you're sure you know how to uninstall it; otherwise you may create problems that are very hard to solve.
Trying to remove complex system modifications by hunting for files by name often will not work and may make the problem worse. The same goes for "utilities" such as "AppCleaner" and the like that purport to remove software.

Slow response using internet, just hangs

Not the best at IT and just clicked update when it came up as available without realising what I was doing! Turns out it was an upgrade to os x 10.9.4. Since then the laptop has been practically unusable particularily when it comes to safari, it is either really slow getting to a particular page or just doesnt do anything, no matter how long you wait. Restarting doesnt seem to help, reload view fails as well. Its strange as sometimes its ok for 10 minutes then starts doing this. I know this is bad but I have never backed the laptop up so cant restore to previous version. I am currently looking into which external hard drive to buy so I can start doing regular back ups. I have run EtreCheck in the hope somebody can help!! Results below
Problem description:
Very slow responses on internet, just hangs for ages
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated 25 October 2014 13:18:22 BST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0:42:39
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9500325ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (392.13 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
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LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.730 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      6% WindowServer
      1% fontd
      0% AppleSpell
      0% Safari
      0% imagent
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
159 MB Safari
103 MB pploader
73 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
47 MB WindowServer
34 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.53 GB Free RAM
1.14 GB Active RAM
655 MB Inactive RAM
971 MB Wired RAM
624 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

Not the best at IT and just clicked update when it came up as available without realising what I was doing! Turns out it was an upgrade to os x 10.9.4. Since then the laptop has been practically unusable particularily when it comes to safari, it is either really slow getting to a particular page or just doesnt do anything, no matter how long you wait. Restarting doesnt seem to help, reload view fails as well. Its strange as sometimes its ok for 10 minutes then starts doing this. I know this is bad but I have never backed the laptop up so cant restore to previous version. I am currently looking into which external hard drive to buy so I can start doing regular back ups. I have run EtreCheck in the hope somebody can help!! Results below
Problem description:
Very slow responses on internet, just hangs for ages
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated 25 October 2014 13:18:22 BST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0:42:39
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9500325ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (392.13 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.97) Support
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.97) Support
/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/PeerGuardian.app
[not loaded] xxx.qnation.PeerGuardian (1.1.11 - SDK 10.2) Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] xxx.qnation.PeerGuardian.locum.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.amazon.cloud-player.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Android File Transfer Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)
pploader Application (/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/PeerGuardian.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/pploa der.app)
pplogger Application (/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/PeerGuardian.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/pplog ger.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Cannot contact Adobe
LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.730 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.730 Support
LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.730 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      6% WindowServer
      1% fontd
      0% AppleSpell
      0% Safari
      0% imagent
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
159 MB Safari
103 MB pploader
73 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
47 MB WindowServer
34 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.53 GB Free RAM
1.14 GB Active RAM
655 MB Inactive RAM
971 MB Wired RAM
624 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

Extremely Slow Response when attempting to display files on Windows Server

I have set up File Sharing on my MacBook Pro using SMB and defined the folders that are available to be shared. When I look at the Network Neighbourhood in Windows Explorer the Macbook appears listed with all the other PCs on the network. When I try to open the Macbook in Explorer it takes a very long time to open (about 2 minutes or so) and shows me the list of folders. When I try to open a folder the exact same thing happens - it opens after a couple of minutes, this continues for every folder that I try to open. I thought it might be that Explorer needed to "catalog" the files in the folders but the same thing happens each time - if I close the connection and try again it takes the same amount of time. What is very strange is that if I connect to the Windows Server from the Mac opening and looking at shared folders/files is instantaneous so clearly this is not a network problem. If I use the Win2K3 server to look at other computers/files the result is the same - instantaneous access, so it has nothing to do with the Win2K3 server - clearly the problem is with the MacBook serving up the file information to the Win2K3 server. I have tried with AFP on and off and the result is the same. The user name/pwd is the same on both the Win2K3 and the Macbook - and I have tried with a different username on the Win2K3 - no difference. Anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening?

Yes they are on the same workgroup, on ethernet, plugged into the same switch. The Mac can read and copy files of the Win2K3 server with no problem. The problem is clearly at the Mac end as the Win2K3 server can view files on any machine on the network without the slow response, the Mac can view files on the Win2K3 server without the slow response, it is only when the Win2K3 server tries to view files on the Mac.

Macbook to tv display problem

I have a macbook, white one, I have been using it just fine with and hdmi adapter cord. All was well until I decided to upgrade my safari browser with a free download and had to shut down the computer. when I restarted it. my tv was displaying my old screensaver without any files on it. I navigated to the displays menu and tried to line it up and look for the tv model, but the tv still just displayed the old screensaver i had before it shut down. I unplugged the tv, the mac, and took out the hdmi cord and tried a no power reboot. and when i plugged them back in, same deal, just my old screen saver.
side notes... this is a new tv magnavox 32 inch,
is it the tv? is it the cord? or is it the new safari download? is there any hidden method of fixing this, help!

found the problem,
...... mirror display. lol
slow *** response time by everyone else tho jeez, had to answer my own question

Macbook Pro weird boot problems

Hello!
I have a macbook Pro (late 2012) with OS X Yosemite (latest update) and I have some weird stuff going on in it...
2 days ago, I was using normally it, as I use it for work, when it suddenly freezes (never happened before). when i turn it on again, a empty symbol shows instead of the grey apple until i turn it off.
then, when i opened the recovery mode to see if my HD was damaged or something, it just do not shows my HDD at all to verify for integrity. I trun it off and let it be.
After several hours later, i decided to try to boot it again, and, for my surprise, it boots normally and all my files are normal. But after 10-15 minutes backing up all my important files to cloud services, it begins to be really slow. The spinning disk is shown even when i tried to close a finder window, move simple pages files or even to open the top menu to shut it down. The weird part is going even crazier: when i put a freezing gel (a gel packet that freezes and thaw without water is involved) under the macbook, the slowness is off and it works almost at normal speed. when the freezing effect is off, the slowleness is back
All this parts repeats very often.. sometimes the empty symbol appears when booting, sometimes it boots normally and after several minutes it becomes really slow. I tried to diagnose if a hardware problem was involved (pressing "D" after pushing the power button), but no problems were found at all.
what is going on? do you guys even had this? I hope it´s not the logic board!
(Sorry for my bad english)

The startup drive is failing, or there is some other internal hardware fault.
Back up all data on the drive immediately if you don't already have a current backup. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional—ask if you need guidance.
Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider.
If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
Keeping your confidential data secure during hardware repair
Apple also recommends that you deauthorize a device in the iTunes Store before having it serviced.
*An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

MBP - Slow Response - Rainbow Wheel constantly

Problem description:
MBP - very slow response and rainbow wheel shows up every time i do an action. this started happening after upgrade to Yosemite, on thing i noticed is: after the upgrade there is a progress bar that come after i enter the login details. i did disk verify and it all seems ok. safe boot also same rainbow wheel problem
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated 22 October 2014 17:52:24 BST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1680 x 1050
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:6:26
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS725050A9A362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Prithi (disk1) / [Startup]: 498.88 GB (387.14 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS UnlockedConverting
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/hosts - Count: 15
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/Roxio
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.NovatelWireless.driver.NovatelWirelessUSBCDCECMControl (3.0.9) Support
[not loaded] com.NovatelWireless.driver.NovatelWirelessUSBCDCECMData (3.0.9) Support
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[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBMassStorageFilter (1.3.4) Support
[not loaded] com.novamedia.driver.IceraUSB_MSD_Bypass (1.3.0) Support
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (3.0.9) Support
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.DisableAutoInstall (2.0.6) Support
[not loaded] com.option.driver.Option72 (2.15.0) Support
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionHS (3.26.0) Support
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionMSD (1.21.0) Support
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionQC (1.11.0) Support
[not loaded] com.vodafone.driver (3.0.9) Support
[not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_ecm_qmi (1.0.0d1) Support
[not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_usb_bus (1.0.0d1) Support
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[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMSamsung (0.0.2) Support
[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMSmartplugSCSIDevice (1.0.1) Support
[not loaded] de.novamedia.oem.vodafone.vtp.huawei.cdc (0.0.2) Support
/System/Library/Extensions/NMHuaweiPhonesVTPCDC_106.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMUSBCDCACMControl (3.2.12) Support
/System/Library/Extensions/NMSamsungDriver_106.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMUSBCDCACMData (3.2.12) Support
/System/Library/Extensions/NovatelWireless3G.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (3.0.9) Support
/System/Library/Extensions/Vodafone.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.vodafone.driver.Data (3.0.9) Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[failed] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[invalid?] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Android File Transfer Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)
Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.3.1164 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.7 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
PSPlugin: Version: (null) Support
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
iTube Studio
GoPhoto.it V9.0
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Growl Support
Java Support
MusicManager Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      6% WindowServer
      0% Google Drive
      0% AppleSpell
      0% opendirectoryd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
112 MB Safari
103 MB Finder
86 MB Google Drive
77 MB Dock
77 MB Spotlight
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
69 MB Free RAM
1.57 GB Active RAM
1.50 GB Inactive RAM
1.12 GB Wired RAM
1.10 GB Page-ins
696 KB Page-outs

I'm having the exact same problem. Since installing Yosemite, my iMac (late-2013 model with 32GB of RAM) is constantly hanging ... the spinning beach ball pops up constantly. It pops up when I open files, it pops up when I open windows, it pops up when I close apps, it pops up when I open apps, etc., etc., etc. I've tried everything and can't get it to stop. And to make matters worse, I'm having the exact same problem on my 2010 iMac. It's driving me nuts.

Sound issues; slow response; usb ports unreliable and sd reader not working

The PC is a HP TouchSmart envy about 18 months old. Soon after purchasing I upgraded to Win 8.1.
About three or four months -ago probably after a Win update was installed- I began to have Sound issues (including not able to conect my external powered speakers any more- they used to work brilliantly and initially no sound at all but I went into settings and changed something and every now and again I have to do that again to get the PC speakers to work) ; slow response; usb ports unreliable, sd reader not working- as well as issues with the internet - the modem actually. It is easier to get on to a tablet and use the internet as my PC can be really slow. As well I have uninstalled Chrome and am using Explorer as this seems a little better but I miss Chrome.
I was advised by tech at Hervey Norman that I had to do a complete system restore but in order to do that I would need the recovery discs from HP? Is that correct? How do I do this?
PS I did not make recovery discs when I first purchased the machine. (Very sad!!!)
Help!!!
Alfriston

Hi again Alfriston,
Thank you for the clarification!
To return your computer's audio back to functional order, I recommend removing the audio driver from the operating system previous to upgrading to Windows 8.1, and installing the driver provided in this link.
If re-installing the driver does not resolve the issue, I suggest following the steps in this document on No Sound from the Speakers (Windows 8).
In regards to the USB ports, I recommend following this resource on Troubleshooting USB Connections (Windows 8), which should help consistently connect your USB devices to your computer.
To prevent your computer from lagging or responding in a slow manner, please follow the step in this document on Resolving Slow System Performance (Windows 8) to help improve the speed and efficiency of the operating system.
To further diagnose the issue with your desktop's SD card reader, I recommend following this resource on Using and Troubleshooting Memory Card Readers (Windows 8).
If your desktop still experiences issues with the audio, USB connections, speed and performance, as well as the SD card reader, I recommend returning your system back to a previous restore point. This can be done by following the steps in this document on Using Microsoft System Restore (Windows 8).
Should the problem continue, I suggest performing a backup and recovery of your operating system. This can be done by following the steps in this resource on Backing Up Your Files (Windows 8), as well as Performing an HP system recovery (Windows 8). This should return your system back to factory defaults.
If the issue persists, please call our technical support at 800-474-6836. If you live outside the US/Canada Region, please click the link below to get the support number for your region.
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-phone-assist.html
I hope this helps!
Regards
MechPilot
I work on behalf of HP
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Despite large free space, my McBook pro is slow response. How can I do?

Despite large free space, my McBook pro is slow response. How can I do?

this user tip may be helpful in diagnosing your problem
I don't usually like recommending that particular guy's user tips. He has some very strange ideas, and they creep into his user tips. Some have some very questionable advice.
Try my Mac Performance Guide, the XLab's FAQ or the Mac OS X Speed FAQ instead.

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