Il giorno 24/11/13 13.38, "N. Shani" ha scritto: > Need your collective wisdom to identify what is causing the above to slow > down. > > The particulars are: > - late 2006 17" model 5,1 > - OS is 10.6.8, with current updates
Apart from Jim's excellent troubleshoot guide, the only things that comes off the top of my mind, is possibly some peripheral error (especially USB): sometimes peripherals act weirdly, this create troubles to the system, but you don't get any hint. Thus, try booting your iMac after having disconnected any peripherals - save for mouse and keyboard, and connect them directly to the USB ports (no USB hub) - then check if anything has changed. (BTW, are your mouse and kb the original Apple ones?) Although unlikely, another cause might be overheating due to dust accumulation inside the iMac. You could download and test internal temps with Temperature Monitor (free): http://www.bresink.com/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html If you see excessive temps, you could use something like smcFanControl: http://www.eidac.de/ to run the fans at their maximum speed, hence moving out (some) dust. HTH, Valter -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
