My MacBook (10.5.8) is very slow and has significant problems loading will Snow Leopard (10.6.3) help or make my computer slower?
My MacBook (10.5.8) is very slow and has significant problems loading will Snow Leopard (10.6.3) help or make my computer slower?
Also why does my Macbook make so much noise (The noise concerns me because it is so loud it sounds like the laptop will break down or something at any point)?
It depends on your Macbook model how to open the bottom case.
Anyway you need to open up the buttom case or keyboard panel to access the CPU fan like following.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hHA4DDEvZA
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Core+2+Duo+Lower+Case+Replacement/537
If you think you can't do that by yourself, you'd better bring it to Apple Store Genius Bar or Authorized Servce Shop to tell them about the problem.
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I have a MacBook that is running 10.5.8 and I cannot update it to Snow leopard
I have a MacBook that is running 10.5.8 and meets the tech specs for Snow Lepoard. I am attempting to upgrade to SL using a "Mac OS X Install DVD version 10.6.3". However, when attempting to run the installer from the disc I recieve an error stating "This Mac cannot be upgraded to this version of OS X." No further information is given nor are there any buttons or clicks to recieve additional info. I receive the same error whether I'm running the installer when the Mac is already running or when holding down the C key as the computer starts up.
Does anyone know why this issue is occurring or how to resolve it?
ThanksStart by checking if you can run Snow Leopard:
Requirements for OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
(NB: PowerPC applications can still be run in Snow Leopard using Rosetta, but they will not work in later versions of OS X.)
The OS 10.6 Snow Leopard install DVD is available for $19.99 from the Apple Store:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
and in the UK:
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
When you have installed it, run Software Update to download and install the latest updates for Snow Leopard to bring it up to 10.6.8, or download the combo update from here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
Check via Software Update whether any further updates are required, particularly to iTunes.
You should now see the App Store icon in iTunes, and you now need to set up your account:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4479
You can now upgrade to Mavericks OS 10.9 for free IF you have one of the following Macs, with not less than 2GB of RAM, and at least 8GB of available space on your hard drive:
iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)
iCloud system requirements:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4759
If you cannot run Mavericks you can purchase the code to use to download Lion from the App Store (Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM, running the latest version of Snow Leopard):
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
or Mountain Lion:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion -
Brand new Macbook Pro 10.8.2 very slow wifi
All of my other wireless devices are very quick on my home wifi. I am using a macbook pro, 2.5 GHz i5, 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3.
I have installed all updates, tried making a new network location, still very slow. 8 hours to download a 4.6 GB app from the store. My 06 iMac will download files this size in minutes and it's still running pre snow leopard OSX. Anyone know whats going on here? I'm very disappointed so far. Hope there is a fix.My new 2013 MacBook Pro 13" retina had same WiFi issue. Please go to this Website and follow the instructions to change your router's settings. http://www.s0hel.com/blog/401/fixed-slow-wifi-issue-with-new-macbook-pro/
Yesterday I changed my router's settings and now I don't see any WiFi issues.
I hope this works for you. -
My macbook pro (2011) starts up very slow and has other startup resolution
I have two problems:
My Macbook pro (Lion) starts up very slow. Many things seem to happen during startup. The screen goes small, blue, back and many times the loginscreen is coming up in a lower resolution. When I do a Pram reset it starts up with the correct resolution but after a couple of startups it goes back to 800x600 resolution (I guess). When I Log in the resolution is ok so only the login screen is a lower resolution.
Can anybody tell me what can be wrong here?
And if there is a solution beyond resetting the PRAM?Hello,
For the screen resloution problem:
I don't know if you have solved your problem yet but i had the same exact problem this morning and was able to find the solution and fix it.
All you have to do is safe-boot your machine (hold shift key during restarting/booting) and after the next restart it should be fine.
Hope it helps. -
My MacBook pro continues to be very slow after downloading Yosemite. It keeps referring to MacBook Pro (2). It's like there are two version running side by side. Any ideas?
It is now running Yosemite 10.10.1. I seem to have plenty of memory but the machine still runs slower than before installing Yosemite. Excel has a very noticeable lag when opening and loading files.Hi,
Thanks for the reply. I ran through the various steps as suggested including resetting the SMC.
I would say that there was about a 10% improvement. Although one of the icons still bounced for the count of 40
I'm still wondering why from the About this Mac, then System Report. it refers to my name MacBook Pro (2).
All the various problems seem to have started with the upgrade to Yosemite. -
My Macbook Pro's speed is very slow and frustrating.
My Macbook Pro is about 3 years old and has gotten incredibly slow. I have some movies, pictures, and a bunch of PDF files saved to it but it doesn't seem like that should slow the computer that much. What should I do to speed it up? Is a full Factory reset in order? And, if so, would that fix the issues I am having? Any suggestions are appreciated.
A factory restore erases all your personal data on the disk and hopefully you have backed up everything to an external source just in case.
Not enough free space on the disk can slow your Mac down.
Control click your MacintoshHD icon on your desktop then click Get Info.
You'll see: Available and Capacity
Make sure there's at least 15% free disk space.
More tips here > Mac troubleshooting: What to do when your computer is too slow | Macworld -
SLOW download on Airport Extreme wifi. Wired is great. The download speeds are next to nothing above 25 feet away. When i stand next to the AEB it is fine. Anyone know why? Doubt ill get another AEB, very unreliable and has been for some time.
No cordless phone (two iPhones and two iPads though). It does have one or two walls on line of sight. A few wireless door security zones. And a large china cabinet that my wife sure wouldn't let me move. Do any of these sound significant enough to drop the dowload from 30Gb to .1GB...while upload stays consistent. I have had better signal strength through two walls 100 feet out from my house, havent tried recently though. I am suddenly aware as my switch is acting up and i had to use wifi on my xbox.
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im pretty sure i have a very old software version for my macbook pro, how do i buy or download os x mountain lion or snow leopard?sof
Make sure you read the system requirements. Also install Rosetta if you want Power PC applications to run.
Snow Leopard Purchase
Check that your computer is compatible with Mountain Lion/Mavericks.
To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System Information.
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher
Your Mac needs:
OS X v10.6.8 or OS X Lion already installed
2 GB or more of memory (More is better - 4 GB minimum seems to be the consensus)
8 GB or more of available space
If your computer isn’t compatible, you might be able to upgrade to Lion.
Computer Compatibility - Lion Lion
Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported after 10.6.
Application Compatibility
Applications Compatibility (2)
Do a backup before installing. -
My MacBook's fan is operating very high and I am able to hear it. Also my battery will not charge. I am told that there are no batteries available
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
For the fan running continually, first try an SMC (System Management Controller) reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Since you did not mention which model of MacBook you own, it's impossible to answer your battery question.
Apple still sells original-equipment batteries for most models from the Apple Store online.
Another reliable source of Mac products is OtherWorldComputing (www.macsales.com).
And some people choose to purchase batteries from what I consider to be less-reliable sources such as eBay. -
Since Firefox update (6.0.2) many sites load very slowly and some do not load at all (green circle rotates infinitely) until "Reload Current Page" is clicked on 2 to 12 times.
Returned to version 5. No more slow load.
Automatically re-updated me to 6.0.2 and now slow again.
Returned to FF 5 again and turned off automatic update.
Downloaded 7.0.1 and the problem seems to be solved.Same here, only that updating to 7.0 or 7.0.1 doesn't seem to solve this issue. Seems to have something to do with loading images (e.g: adobe.com stops loading when "wwwimages.adobe.com" is being loaded. imdb.com, on the other hand, seems to load images very slowly and not all of them).
Safe-mode. disabling add-ons, clearing cache and cookies and checking for malware doesn't help. -
I upgraded to Lion and then all video clips on for instance Youtube freeze every tenth second to buffer more data. I have a MacBook Pro and never had any problems when using Snow Leopard. Has Lion problems with this?
Ulf, SwedenUse the trackpad to scroll, thats what it was designed for. The scroll bars automatically disappear when not being used and will appear if you scroll up or down using the trackpad.
This is a user-to-user forum and most people will post on here if they have problems. You very rarely get people posting to say there update went smooth. The fact is the vast majority of Mountain Lion users will not be experiencing any major problems with the OS, or maybe with apps which are not compatible, but thats hardly Apple's fault if developers don't update their apps. -
PREVIEW and QUICKTIME slow to load in SNOW LEOPARD
I've just started having a problem (after years of working perfectly) where files are taking FOREVER (up to 30 seconds anyway) to load in both PREVIEW and QUICKTIME.
This occurs both when opening files fully with double-clicking - and when wanting to Preview by just pressing the space bar. I utilise the latter frequently to audition samples (as I work with music/Logic). This used to be an instantaneous process but can now take up to 30 seconds with the "Loading Preview" message before finally loading.
It seems to be happening with all files, irrespective of size or type (ie mp3/WAV/AIFF/MOV etc)
Very ocasionally - and apparently randomly - a file will load quickly.
I've tried reparing Permissions, running Disk Warrior, reinstalling Preview, uninstalling Perian, opening another User account (in case there was a software conflict of some kind), and cloning my System onto a brand new HD with lots of free space. But none of these have made any difference.
Anyone have any other ideas as to what this might be?
Cheers in advance:)hey andy
yeah there definitely appears to be some kind of issue (with core audio?) when i check out Console as this happens.
i've looked at the subsequent diagnostic report but not sure how to interprete it.
wold it be useful to post it here?
cheers
duane
10/07/13 11:15:20 AM
com.apple.launchd[1]
(com.apple.audio.coreaudiod[547]) Job appears to have crashed: Segmentation fault
10/07/13 11:15:20 AM
com.apple.launchd[1]
(com.apple.audio.coreaudiod) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
10/07/13 11:15:20 AM
com.apple.ReportCrash.Root[548]
2013-07-10 11:15:20.419 ReportCrash[548:2703] Saved crash report for coreaudiod[547] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/coreaudiod_2013-07-10-111520_localhost.crash
10/07/13 11:15:30 AM
com.apple.launchd[1]
(com.apple.audio.coreaudiod[549]) Job appears to have crashed: Segmentation fault
10/07/13 11:15:30 AM
com.apple.ReportCrash.Root[548]
2013-07-10 11:15:30.556 ReportCrash[548:1407] Saved crash report for coreaudiod[549] version ??? (???) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/coreaudiod_2013-07-10-111530_localhost.crash -
I will use my 110V MacBook in the Philippines which has 220V sockets. Will the World Travel Adapter Kit help me?
Assuming you're in North America now, you probably won't need any sort of plug adaptor there; most sockets in the Philippines are the same as those in North America. In case you do, it doesn't contain the correct adaptor.
Voltage conversion is handled by the MacBook without any additional components.
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Macbook Air first generation able to upgrade to Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard
Macbook Air first generation able to upgrade to Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard? Some web sites open a bit on the evaluation, said that the first generation of Air not suitable to install Snow Leopard, click here to collect the views of Members, thank you ~
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Macbook Air 第一代能否升级到 Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard？有些网站上开了一下测评，说第一代的Air不适合安装Snow Leopard，在这里想征集一下各位的意见，谢谢～HI,
Check out this thread.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2129230&tstart=0
Carolyn -
PixelGrabber is too slow and has memory problems!
Have any of you figured out a way to get pixels from an Image
WITHOUT using PixelGrabber??
PixelGrabber is really slow -- is a memory hog -- and has other problems
that cause me to need another way to get pixels from an image.
Does anyone else have a way to get the pixels directly from an Image
without using PixelGrabber?
Ken WarnerHi, there are ways to do it if you can live with certain restrictions.
BufferedImage img=new BufferedImage(32,32,BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
img.setRGB(10,15,0x01020304); // a=1 r=2 g=3 b=4
WritableRaster r=img.getRaster();
DataBuffer db=r.getDataBuffer();
if (db.getDataType() != DataBuffer.TYPE_INT)
throw new IllegalStateException("Hey that must be a int!");
if (db.getNumBanks() != 1)
throw new IllegalStateException("Uh - Someone else got to do this job!");
DataBufferInt dbi=(DataBufferInt)db;
int[] data=dbi.getData();
System.out.println(" Pixel (10,15) = "+Integer.toHexString(data[10+32*15]));
// Test: No coy
data[10+32*15]=0xaabbccdd;
System.out.println(" Pixel (10,15) = "+Integer.toHexString(data[10+32*15]));As you see it works best if you can set the pixel format and if it only contains a single array of data (i.e. bank).
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