Mid 2009 MacBook Pro Lion *****

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Mid 2009 MacBook Pro Lion *****

So I have had my MacBook Pro for just over 2 years, its the mid 2009 model. It was running sweet as a nut with Snow Leopard, no issues, very fast, the fan bearly used to go "mental" and it just was a breeze to use. Being an Apple fan I downloaded Lion as soon as it came out, with minuets of its release. I have 4GB RAM, 250GB HDD and a 2.26ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, so is not under powered by any means. Withing a week of having Lion my laptop became sluggish and really fustrating to use, running basic things like Sportify, iTunes, Chrome and Mail it seems to struggle with. I have to close down everything when Running Parrallels and Logic. I dont even attempt opening Final Cut any more. It sruggles to run iLife programmes such as GarageBand, iMovie and iPhoto and has just become a chore to use, most of the time it turns out with me getting angry and fustrated because the colourwheel of death appears more than the usual arrow cursor. The fan seems be at full chatter everytime I use it. The Hard Drive seems to be shrinking with space everytime I open up an application. Surely this isn't normal? Is there a solution to this?

Aware that Mountain Lion is rumoured to be released this week will that solve my problem or only make things worse?

Is this just Apples version of Vista or is my MacBook Pro just out dated now?

Your suggestions and thoughts about this issue would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Joe

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 13 2.26GHz 4GB

Posted on Jul 23, 2012 3:20 PM

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Linc Davis

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Jul 23, 2012 4:50 PM in response to JoeBeaumontA

First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive may be failing.

If iCloud is enabled, disable it.

Disconnect all wired peripherals except keyboard, mouse, and monitor, if applicable. Launch the usual set of applications you use when you notice the problem.

Step 1

Launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:

☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

☞ If you’re running OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the page that opens.

Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.

Select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.

Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for % User, % System, and % Idle at the bottom of the window.

Select the System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?

Step 2

You must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.

Launch the Console application in the same way as above. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left.

Post the 50 or so most recent messages in the log — the text, please, not a screenshot.

Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Edit it out before posting.

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