Thanks for the replies. (BTW, I think the 4" dropsy was operator error - sorry).
Assuming my hard drive is failing, what about the feasibility of replacing it, having regard to cost and whether other components could fail soon after? Guess I need to get more RAM too. I've also been thinking about getting a CD burner to back-up. Could I get my CD player replaced by a CD-RW or would an external one be better/cheaper? I do have a 2 port USB card installed. The alternative is to save up for, say an eMac, but I hate the thought of throwing out the 8500 if it can be refurbished and/or upgraded economically. Ralph <Your email looked like it had dropsy as it started 4" down below the subject line. <Smacks of corrupt finder prefs. and/or Finder file? <Terry <How much memory do you have? <Kill virtual memory if you can, I believe it trashes your hard drive constantly with no benefits if you have enough ram. <Also your hard drive may be going south... <Dono' <Could be a dying hard drive. Back up any important data. -Ben <<I have a PowerPC 8500/150 - 56MB/2GB - system 8.6. Recently it has begun to pause for a second or so when opening or closing a window, or I get the spinning ball for a few seconds when moving around folders etc. CDs take quite a while to appear on the desktop. The hard disk sounds like it's working much harder than previously ... _________________________________________________________________ Get a speedy connection with MSN Broadband.� Join now! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
