> At 12:05 PM -0500 11/2/2008, Isaac Smith wrote: >> I knew that getting 2GB of RAM at an auction for only $20 (in a >> working Sawtooth!) was too good to be true. > > Check the manufacturer's web site. Many sticks come with "life time" > warranties these days, so maybe they'll just replace it ...
Checked the manufacturer's website, and they do offer "Lifetime warranties," but I don't know if I'm covered (since I bought the computer second-hand). I'll investigate that further. Having 1.5GB would be nice. > > >> But, there's still a big problem. The computer is running incredibly >> slow. Activity Monitor reports 100% of the CPU being used at all >> times, but when you add the percentages of the tasks visible in the >> Activity Monitor window, it's barely 15%. > > You're viewing ALL processes, sorted by CPU usage, or just your own? It was only viewing "My Processes." I didn't even know Activity Monitor had that menu there. Shows how infrequently I use it. Anyway, I changed it to "All processes," and found out that the thing with the most processor usage was a Virus scanner that my dad had installed, thinking that the reason for the crashes was a virus. Uninstalled that, and things are much faster. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
