On Feb 27, 2013, at 6:43 PM, JohnV wrote:

> MAIL will run OK, but APPLEWORKS can;t get but 1/2 started and hang,
> SAFARI works at first but then takes MINUTES to get the home URL up and on 
> screen. Any function makes the HD seem to work itself a LOT.
> And in SAFARI it gets worse until there are 10's of minutes between  any 
> input (mouse or keyboard) till you suddenly see the screen effect of it.
> when it hangs up during a LOGIC audio project, it will continue to play back 
> the  audio but nothing on the screen moves.
> 
> COMMAND-OPTION-ESC to bring up the FORCE QUIT box can take seconds or minutes 
> to happen.
> 
> How can I check for RAM problems?

Install Applejack, boot in single-user mode and press X after starting 
Applejack to get to the memory test menu

> 
> All of this coupled with the CARBON COPY consistent warning (it runs every 
> midnight) that it has about 10 files on what it calls a bad disc area makes 
> me think I should replace the 200GB  #1 drive ASAP.

Run disk repair.


> 
> Never done this one before, I'll admit.
> I assume the $80 SEAGATE 7200's at BEST BUY are adequate?

Yep/

> Do I want to get something small, or to partition a 2T drive?

No, I see no reason to partition drives unless you have need for multiple OS'es 
or a dedicated scratch partition.

> How do I prep things for this? CCC has been backing this #1 drive to the #2 
> (2T) drive  for the last few days.

If this is a straight-up volume-volume copy in CCC (and the 'Make Bootable' 
option is checked), just boot holding down the option key, select the CCC 
backup to boot from it. run CCC to restore everything to the new drive and 
you're good to go. If it isn't, and you're insistent on sticking with 10.4 then 
it's a more difficult proposition, since you cannot use Migration Assistant.

-- 
Bruce Johnson

"Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai,  PhD

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