Q: Powerbook 540c lagging
I have received a Powerbook 540c that has received a PowerPC 603e upgrade a while back, ridding of the older, slower, Motorola 680LC40 processor. Every time I start it up, it seems as if it takes longer and longer to start up. It is currently running Mac OS 8.1, and has all the bells and whistles when it comes to software and specs. Ram is 40MB, HDD is at 250MB, Mac OS 8.1, and has not a single scratch. I know Older Mac OS (Pre-OS X) Os's can be very slow during startup, but mine takes more time than it does for my Macbook Pro to do a complete startup and shutdown 3 times. I do notice alot of extensions loading up at the beginning, so how do I turn them off? Also, I want to find a way to make it startup faster. It lags sooooo slowly when starting up, as if unresponsive almost. When fully loaded, however, it is speedy. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
G4 Sawtooth Sonnet 1.6, iMac G4 800 700, iMac G3 23, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.2.3, Mac OS X 10.4.6, 10.4.11, Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6.4
Posted on Feb 19, 2011 5:54 PM