Dottyc
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Q: Why is my iMac so slow? OSX 10.5.8.

Frustrating frequently I get the color wheel when opening simple email, also when scrolling web pages on Firefox. 2008 Computer has 500GB of memory with 150GB available; 2GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM. I try to run with very few programs open, but still quite slow. I've run Repair Disk Permissions successfully to no avail. I've been told that the hard drive might be dying, which I hope is not the case, but I don't know how to confirm one way or the other. Any help would be appreciated.

Posted on Aug 17, 2012 1:16 PM

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Q: Why is my iMac so slow? OSX 10.5.8.

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    Dottyc Dottyc Aug 27, 2012 5:32 PM in response to rack0 tack0
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    Aug 27, 2012 5:32 PM in response to rack0 tack0

    I'm going to try everything I can before I reformat. It's been a while since I could even get on the desktop. I'm working now from my laptop. I think it may have to do with Firefox and I am now trying Safari. But only after waiting (hours, maybe) can I even get the desktop open. Even tried starting up with the CD and it gave me a runaround wanting endlessly to restart. All the systems check out with Verifying Disk and using the Apple Hardware Test from the startup disk. I think I'm going to have to take it in for service, but I'm a long ways away from anyone who works on Apple. I appreciate all you help and advice.

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