New G5 Quad running slow in general

My computer is very new...and it has been running slowly (the rainbow circle appears quite often) from day 1. It's not specific to any one program, and it happens when I am searching the web too. I bought and installed Disk Warrior, but I don't really understand the program. Why would such a kick-butt, new computer run slow?
Advice appreciated

You might want to post this in the Using your Power Mac G5 section, which is
the right section for your computer.
In the menatime, how have you used Disk Warrior ? How
long have you been using your computer ? Do you have
a lot of important files on it ?
There are things you might want to try before taking
measures such as running DW. Yasu is a nice and easy-to-use
maintenance/troubleshooting utility which will clear
cache files and font caches that might have become
corrupted and could slow the computer down, as well
as clearing logs, etc.
thanks.

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New G5 Quad running slow...why?

My computer is very new...and it has been running slowly (the rainbow circle appears quite often) from day 1. It's not specific to any one program, and it happens when I am searching the web too. I bought and installed Disk Warrior, but I don't really understand the program. Why would such a kick-butt, new computer run slow?
Advice appreciated

danabell,
Apple sells a sort of bare bones computer and it takes a bit more money and knowledge to leverage it's full capabilites.
Disk Warrior will not give you much of any performance benefit, in fact at your current learning curve I don't recommend you using it or much of anything else.
What you need is someone who a Mac mechanic, that can trick out your Quad with more RAM, faster hard drives etc., much like a car mechanic. They can also take a look how and what your using that Quad for and best tailor a backup and software utilization method so your getting the most out of that beast and protecting your data from loss.
You have a Quad processor machine, it's potentially very powerful provided the other requirements of the computer are met. Especially more RAM, then faster video cards and hard drives.
Only someone who can observe what your using this for can tailor your machine, that's why Apple sells a bare box at the Apple Stores, because so many people's needs are different that tricking out each machine would set the average price well over $5000.
Now you can take the machine back to a Apple Store and they can install RAM for you, but they charge so much it's insane. You'll do better having someone install it for you and buy it off a website like Crucial.com and save hundreds of dollars.
If you don't know anyone nearby that can help you with your Mac, you can search Apple's main page for "Mac User Group" and by finding a local group they most likely can help you.
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4/8/15 8:13:04.538 PM WindowServer[95]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Console" after 1.89 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
4/8/15 8:13:05.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4902 [SleepServicesD]
4/8/15 8:13:08.000 PM kernel[0]: (default pager): [KERNEL]: ps_select_segment - send HI_WAT_ALERT
4/8/15 8:13:08.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4895 [cfprefsd]
4/8/15 8:12:18.359 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.cfprefsd.xpc.daemon[20]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:12:18.441 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[4666]: (com.apple.cfprefsd.xpc.agent[4673]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:12:18.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4673 [cfprefsd]
4/8/15 8:12:18.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 20 [cfprefsd]
4/8/15 8:12:22.943 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[4887]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:12:22.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4887 [SleepServicesD]
4/8/15 8:12:28.162 PM WindowServer[95]: disable_update_likely_unbalanced: UI updates still disabled by application "Console" after 15.00 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds). Likely an unbalanced disableUpdate call.
4/8/15 8:12:29.822 PM WindowServer[95]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Console" after 16.66 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
4/8/15 8:12:33.681 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[4891]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:12:33.000 PM kernel[0]: Google Chrome He (map: 0xffffff8026e87d98) triggered DYLD shared region unnest for map: 0xffffff8026e87d98, region 0x7fff88600000->0x7fff88800000. While not abnormal for debuggers, this increases system memory footprint until the target exits.
4/8/15 8:12:33.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4891 [SleepServicesD]
4/8/15 8:12:38.517 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[4666]: (com.rosettastone.rosettastonedaemon) Throttling respawn: Will start in 5 seconds
4/8/15 8:12:43.982 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[4894]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:12:44.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4894 [SleepServicesD]
4/8/15 8:12:44.339 PM Google Chrome Helper[4890]: CGSShutdownServerConnections: Detaching application from window server
4/8/15 8:12:44.339 PM Google Chrome Helper[4890]: CGSDisplayServerShutdown: Detaching display subsystem from window server
4/8/15 8:12:48.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4896 [cfprefsd]
4/8/15 8:12:50.544 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[4666]: (com.apple.tccd[4892]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:12:50.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4892 [tccd]
4/8/15 8:12:51.460 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[4666]: (com.rosettastone.rosettastonedaemon) Throttling respawn: Will start in 3 seconds
4/8/15 8:12:55.118 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[4899]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:12:55.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4899 [SleepServicesD]
4/8/15 8:12:56.624 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[4666]: (com.rosettastone.rosettastonedaemon) Throttling respawn: Will start in 8 seconds
4/8/15 8:12:58.666 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[4666]: (com.apple.printtool.agent[4900]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:12:58.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4900 [printtool]
4/8/15 8:12:59.764 PM Google Chrome Helper[4818]: bootstrap_look_up2 failed with 0x44c
4/8/15 8:12:59.765 PM Google Chrome Helper[4818]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1100)
4/8/15 8:12:59.766 PM Google Chrome Helper[4816]: bootstrap_look_up2 failed with 0x44c
4/8/15 8:12:59.766 PM Google Chrome Helper[4816]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1100)
4/8/15 8:13:03.652 PM WindowServer[95]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Console" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
4/8/15 8:13:04.538 PM WindowServer[95]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Console" after 1.89 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
4/8/15 8:13:05.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4902 [SleepServicesD]
4/8/15 8:13:05.794 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[4902]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:13:08.000 PM kernel[0]: (default pager): [KERNEL]: ps_select_segment - send HI_WAT_ALERT
4/8/15 8:13:08.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4895 [cfprefsd]
4/8/15 8:13:09.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4889 [cfprefsd]
4/8/15 8:13:14.000 PM kernel[0]: (default pager): [KERNEL]: System is out of paging space.
4/8/15 8:13:22.000 PM kernel[0]: (default pager): [KERNEL]: ps_vstruct_transfer_from_segment - ABORTED
4/8/15 8:13:20.211 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.cfprefsd.xpc.daemon[4895]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:13:22.000 PM kernel[0]: (default pager): [KERNEL]: Failed to recover emergency paging segment
4/8/15 8:13:22.000 PM kernel[0]: macx_swapon SUCCESS
4/8/15 8:13:22.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4906 [SleepServicesD]
4/8/15 8:13:21.296 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[4906]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:13:21.940 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[4666]: (com.apple.cfprefsd.xpc.agent[4889]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:13:32.875 PM WindowServer[95]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Console" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
4/8/15 8:13:46.132 PM WindowServer[95]: disable_update_likely_unbalanced: UI updates still disabled by application "Console" after 15.99 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.99 seconds). Likely an unbalanced disableUpdate call.
4/8/15 8:14:12.302 PM WindowServer[95]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Console" after 42.17 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.99 seconds)
4/8/15 8:14:13.914 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.cfprefsd.xpc.daemon[4907]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:14:13.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4907 [cfprefsd]
4/8/15 8:14:14.069 PM WindowServer[95]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Console" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
4/8/15 8:14:14.662 PM WindowServer[95]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Console" after 1.59 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
4/8/15 8:14:19.335 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.sleepservicesd[4908]) Exited: Killed: 9
4/8/15 8:14:19.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 4908 [SleepServicesD]

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Feb 22 21:34:16 Stacys-MacBook-Pro kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to c0:c1:c0:23:ed:6a
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Hello @Cmal89,
I understand that your new HP 110-210 Desktop PC has been running very slow out of the box. Given how new your computer is I would suggest you 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.
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It was working beautifully until a month ago when it suddenly had a problem where the trackpad, the keyboard and the left had USB port stopped working, but it would work with an external keypad and mouse through the right hand USB port.
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Hey there! I purchased a 15'' Macbook Pro about two months ago. I tried running Starcraft II on it, and it performed great.
Then, while I was playing, it started running -really- well. I had maxed out all the settings, and somehow the framerate was a constant 90-100. Now if I do this I get about 10 frame rate or less, maybe. If I run on even the lowest settings I can't get higher than 65 or so.
I know it's not related to an SMC reset or anything like that. I think there must be some setting on the mac that I'd enabled to cause the game to run so well. It's really a great machine- i7 core processor, 8 gigs of ram, a gig of video memory- and it can barely run this game at all, now. This surprises me because my friend's older macbook, which doesn't even have a graphics card, runs the game better than mine does. I think he's on an i5 or i3 processor, with 256 MBs of video memory on an Nvidia card. I'm on an ATI card.
I've tried reinstalling Lion OSx, I've tried going into Bootcamp, and I've tried all the SMC reset tricks and Disk Repair tricks out there; I've also reinstalled and repaired the game. Another problem is that no drivers seem to work for my graphics card in Windows 7; they all say they're not compatable. Actually, if I run a program called AT Monitor, in OSx, I see that apparently my GPU usage is "0". Does this make sense to anybody?
And then, if I run my video card in Windows 7, for some reason my computer throttles it to 100hz/150hz.
Finally, the charger seems to be running really hot, like really hot. I started noticing the heat in the battery/charger around when the computer started not working well.
I would really appreciate any help! Thanks in advance.

Third-party system modifications are a common cause of instability and poor performance. The following procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed. Don’t be alarmed by the complexity of these instructions -- they’re easy to carry out and won’t change anything on your Mac.
Launch the Terminal application, copy or drag -- do not type -- the line of text below into the window, and press return:
kextstat -kl | awk ' !/apple/ { print $6 $7 } '
Post the lines of output (if any) that appear below what you just entered (the text, please, not a screenshot.)
Next, do the same thing with this line:
sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|com\.vix|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '
That's one line, not two. You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. You don't need to post the warning.
Next, this command:
launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '
Again, one line. Finally, one more:
ls -1A {,/}Library/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Sta}* 2> /dev/null
Important: If you synchronize with a MobileMe account, your me.com email address will appear in the output of the above command. Change it to something like “[email protected]” before posting.
Remember, this is all drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste, whichever you prefer -- no typing, except your password.
You can then quit Terminal.

New - Macbook Pro - Running slow, beach ball spinning all the time

I've had my Macbook pro about 3 weeks and the beach ball is constantly spinning and I'm constantly having to force quit programs. Between Mail, Safari, and Aperture. Any ideas?
Robin

ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION:
I've recently had the beach ball appearing every 30 seconds or so and then the Mac totally freezes.
After trying all the suggestions online, the solution that fixed my problem was to reset the SMU. It basically forces the fan to maximum power and cools your mac down. The problems I had were being caused by an overheating Mac, even though it looked like a system software issue!
The reset the SMU:
Shut your Mac down.
Unplug the power cable from the back of the mac and any other devices (keyboard, etc).
Leave the mac for at least 10 seconds.
Hold down the power button on the back of the mac.
Keep holding down the power button and re-attach the power cable.
Once the power cable is in place, release the power button.
Now press the power button again to start-up your mac. (You can plug your devices back in now).
You should now hear the fan at maximum levels (it's very noisy!).
If you have the same problem that I had, your mac should start to cool and your mac should start operating preperly again (it may take a few minutes).
If this works, you'll then need to download FAN CONTROL FOR MAC.
It's a control panel that better regulates the temperature of your mac than the standard settings.

Satellite C50-A628 running slow

Good day everyone.
Sorry if this post is in the wrong section, but, please help.
I know that maybe some people might think this as a waste of time or just something you could search in google, but, for about *7 months*, I've been trying to figure out why my new laptop is running slow.
As this laptop comes without any pre-installed operating system, there is no restore disk or factory reset disc. For the first few months of using my laptop, it's been running +windows 8.1 pro+.
Every time I use it, it opens everything okay, except when my browser is open. everything becomes unstable and doesn't respond. after a few seconds of not responding, I can use it again as long as I don't multi-task. I've installed the latest graphics drivers and some apps, but that's it. I thought that it was a problem with windows 8 about 5 days ago, so I downgraded to +windows 7 ultimate 64 bit+.
Now, i'm starting to think that maybe the problem is because of the drivers since I didn't install the drivers required for the laptop since it doesn't come with the drivers and reset disk.
So now, I'd like to ask for support on this matter. Please show the proper installation of windows 7 and the all the drivers required for my laptop which is the *TOSHIBA SATELLITE C50-A628 RUNNING WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE 64-bit*. (Or any idea on why this problem is occuring)
Thank you and have a nice day.
-George B.

One note: the system performance, especially the internet browser issues has NOTHING to do with drivers preinstalled on your notebook. Mostly drivers are not the reason why the notebook runs slow (open software slowly, etc)
Fact is that your Satellite C50-A628 was equipped with 2GB RAM.
Additionaly an part of this 2GB RAM is shared with GPU: Intel HD Graphics
Therefore less than 2GB are used for system and applications.
To be honest; this is not enough to run system smoothly!
I recommend you to upgrade the RAM at least to 4GB/6GB or better 8GB RAM to get better performance.
Regadign the drivers download:
The Win 7 driver can be downloaded here:
http://www.toshiba.eu/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp?service=EU
Choose: Satellite C50-A PSCJGF

New 8core mac pro, photoshop CS5 running slow

Hi all
I recently decided to switch from PC to MAC. I used to work on a quad core Dell XPS 710 which was very good but decided that an 8core mac would improve the performance of my work flow.
My new mac is a 2x2.26 quad core xeon with 8 gigs of ram and running the latest Mac OS. The computer itself runs fine but photoshop seems very laggy doing simple tasks such as moving images on layers etc. I've tried allocating up to 85% of the memory to photoshop in the preferences but nothing seems to make any difference.
At the moment I would say it runs at 3-4times slower than my old PC which seems madness to me
Any help, tips or advice would be much appreciated
Thanks
Trevor

Yes, something is wrong if it is running slower.
Did you install the 12.0.1 update?
Have you tried disabling third party plugins?
Have you tried updating your wacom tablet drivers?
Have you tried font cleanup as suggested in the other topics on slowdowns?

Premiere Pro CC running slow on my new Mac Pro

I just upgraded my system to the new Mac Pro(Darth Vader Helmet) and its running slower then my 5 year old tower!? Ill take 15-20 seconds to save a project(small project). The playback is still a bit jerky. Overall it just seems to be lagging a bit.
Here are my comp specs:
OS 10.9.2
3GHZ 8-Core Intel eon 5
64 GB 1867 MHz DDR2
Does anyone have any idea why Premiere isnt blazing!?
Thanks
R

Jim Curtis wrote:
Thanks, Jason, that's what I was wondering about. Generally, people post to forums when they have problems.
Yep. That's usually what happens. My review will be centered around my usual "benchmark" of editing 2 AVCHD inputs, one PiP'd into the other, synced with an external audio source, and then exported to an h.264 MP4. CC on my current Mac Pro (modified dual 3.46Ghz Xeon, 48G, nVidia GTX570) takes that task about 1/2t, if t = length of video. Which is pretty damned good. I'm hoping the dual GPUs will help scale that export task down a bit more. I don't expect it to hit 1/4t, but.. hey, maybe I'll be surprised?
I make about 60% of my living from Pr, and the rest from Ae and other apps (mostly Adobe).
Given the lack of CUDA, at the moment, I don't expect the new Mac Pro to be a stellar performer with Ae specifically. I assume that Adobe is working on OpenCL'ing Ae as much as they possibly can. But from what I understand, it ain't there yet.
(I'd need a TB monitor and PCI extender, too).
I can understand the need for the PCI extender, but why the TB monitor? I'd in no way even remotely consider one of those, just given how ridiculously priced they are. There's no need for one. Does your display have a DP input? You're all set. No? It has HDMI instead? Still all set. It's dual-linked DVI that becomes problematic.

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