Slow Macbook Pro after clean install Mavericks

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joaomalveiro Author

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Slow Macbook Pro after clean install Mavericks

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2

1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

4 GB RAM

Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB

Audio Plug-ins:

BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0

AirPlay: Version: 1.9

AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0

iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3

System Software:

OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 6:40:46

Disk Information:

SAMSUNG SSD 830 Series disk0 : (256,06 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

MAIN (disk0s2) /: 255,2 GB (233,2 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N

USB Information:

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Razer DeathAdder

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

Problem System Launch Daemons:

[failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist

[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

Launch Agents:

User Launch Agents:

User Login Items:

iTunesHelper

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player

Internet Plug-ins:

Default Browser.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Bad Fonts:

None

Time Machine:

Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU:

11% WindowServer

9% PluginProcess

5% Safari

2% com.apple.WebKit.Networking

1% EtreCheck

1% fontd

1% coreaudiod

0% ps

0% configd

0% networkd

Top Processes by Memory:

213 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

123 MB Safari

82 MB WindowServer

70 MB Finder

45 MB EtreCheck

43 MB PluginProcess

41 MB mdworker

41 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking

37 MB ubd

37 MB System Events

Virtual Memory Statistics

1.14 GB Free RAM

1.09 GB Active RAM

382 MB Inactive RAM

735 MB Wired RAM

838 MB Page-ins

13 MB Page-outs

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 25, 2013 11:37 AM

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Answer 1

Ratz227

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Oct 25, 2013 12:26 PM in response to joaomalveiro

What OS were you previously running?

When did you upgrade?

Maverick's like Snow Leopard moves files around a bit. Performance at first may be a little erratic, but should improve at the OS gets comfortable.

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Answer 2

joaomalveiro Author

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Oct 25, 2013 12:57 PM in response to Ratz227

i was running Montain Lion with the very last update, i did a fresh install of Mavericks on October 22 from USB drive and on October 23 i used recovery partition to do another fresh install directly from the internet.

The system is running slow, apps take longer to open, animations are choppy, for instance opening Lauchpad its not smooth like before, opening Disk utility it breaks, changing between tabs on Safari it takes like 2 seconds.

Everything is messed up, i think this is somekind of hardware incompatibility, as i mentioned on another topic this Macbook Pro model had some serious issues before and they got worse with the arrival of OS X Lion, he had a free Logic board replacement due to graphical issues. I believe history is repeating itself.

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Answer 3

John Galt

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146,576 points

Oct 25, 2013 2:57 PM in response to joaomalveiro

Hi joaomalveiro

The aftermarket SSD complicates matters, since its firmware may require an update for Mavericks compatibility. All the ones I use required firmware updates, but they are not Samsung SSDs like yours.

Is it possible for you to reinstall your MacBook Pro's original hard disk? If you still have it, that would be an excellent opportunity for you to compare performance between the two.

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Answer 4

joaomalveiro Author

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16 points

Oct 25, 2013 5:28 PM in response to John Galt

Look what just hapened to me, i had to logout and login again to fix this

http://oi40.tinypic.com/27zdb2x.jpg

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Answer 5

Oct 26, 2013 2:27 PM in response to joaomalveiro

Ok I will do.bu what you mean about message anerror one, warning?

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Answer 6

Miska_FL

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390 points

Oct 26, 2013 2:33 PM in response to joaomalveiro

Hey Joao,

Have you tried a hardware test to make sure everything checks out? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509

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Answer 7

Oct 26, 2013 2:40 PM in response to Miska_FL

I had boot the system on safe mode, and tried a benchmark I get no increase in Performance but now the system boot in 55s which is much better(boot several times to be sure), may safe mode start up erase caches, thanks I will try the hardware test iA

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Answer 8

joaomalveiro Author

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Oct 27, 2013 5:17 AM in response to Miska_FL

I can't open hardware test, i boot holding 'D' it takes a while but in the end it goes to the login screen, i tried 'Option' + 'D' the AHT appears but late it says that my machine is not supported.

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Answer 9

John Galt

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Oct 27, 2013 8:00 AM in response to joaomalveiro

You need to use the original grey Applications Install DVD that shipped with your Mac to run Apple Hardware Test. There is no other AHT option for your MacBookPro6,2.

With that disc inserted in the optical drive, start your Mac while holding the d key.

The problem you describe is almost certainly hardware - related. Check with your aftermarket SSD's manufacturer for the possibility of a firmware update, install a hard disk known to work, or make a Genius Bar appointment. Apple Hardware Test performs cursory tests that may not be sufficient to diagnose what's wrong.

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Answer 10

joaomalveiro Author

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Oct 27, 2013 9:20 AM in response to John Galt

My SSD is Samsung 830 (MZ-7PC254N) with CXM03B1Q firmware.

This is the product page: http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/MZ-7PC256N/EU-downloads

Last update released on 19 January 2012

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Answer 11

John Galt

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Oct 27, 2013 9:27 AM in response to joaomalveiro

Last update released on 19 January 2012

Thanks. That was well before Mavericks was released to developers, in fact it was well before Mountain Lion, and the only firmware updates appear to be for Windows.

Hardware modifications complicate troubleshooting. The only SSDs I have used and can recommend are sold by OWC / MacSales.

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Answer 12

joaomalveiro Author

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Oct 27, 2013 10:02 AM in response to John Galt

everything was running great with Montain Lion, it was even faster than when running Snow Leopard, i just updated to Mavericks because of this new features that "increase" performace and battery life.

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Answer 13

John Galt

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Oct 27, 2013 10:25 AM in response to joaomalveiro

I understand. If your SSD is not compatible with Mavericks, I suggest you replace it with one that is.

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Answer 14

joaomalveiro Author

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Oct 27, 2013 11:12 AM in response to joaomalveiro

About that graphics glitches i mentioned before (http://oi40.tinypic.com/27zdb2x.jpg) i found out that it only occurs when automatically switches back to Integrated Intel HD Graphics atfer an intensive use of my dedicated graphics card. Forcing it to work with NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M fix it. I used gfxCardStatus v2.3 to manually control what card MBP should use.

This must be some bug from Mavericks, nothing of this ever happened using Montain Lion, thats why i suspect that all this issues with Mavericks are programmers fault. Not all Macs have this automatically graphics switch. I hope an update fix all this issues so we can keep using Mavericks.

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Answer 15

Eric Root

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Oct 27, 2013 11:25 AM in response to joaomalveiro

Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem solved sooner.

Feedback

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