On Saturday, July 10, 2004, at 07:52 PM, Patrick McCarthy wrote:
Hi all, New to the list but not to the Mac. I bought a used G4 500 that opens some windows quickly and others, a little slower.
specs: Power Mac G4 500 system 9.2.1 40 g maxtor 1 gig of RAM
More details, please: what programs are you using? What do you mean by 'opening windows'? Starting programs? Getting new windows in already open programs? Navigating the Finder? Are the slowdowns consistently in one program over another?
Some programs seem to have problems with 1 gig of Ram. Make sure all your apps are as up-to-date as possible.
The 5 minute startup is because you have the memory check on. With a Gig o' Ram that takes quite a while. Disable it by starting the Memory control panel with (IIRC) the option, or perhaps the option-command keys down. They you get the normally hidden checkbox to turn off the startup memory check.
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