Issues with my Mac Mini.....

geek71 · geek71 #1 (**permalink**)

08-13-2011, 08:39 PM

HI all,

I have a Mac-mini (the previous generation - not the newest one the one before).

Lately it has been taking forever to do simple tasks like open an application like Word, also when I am change pages in Safari it 'whites out' momentarily then changes pages and sometimes when I go to the 'Top Sites' page and click on one of my top sites I view a corrupt page (a bunch of jumbled sites..the best way I can describe it) for a moment and then goes to the page I originally clicked on.

I would appreciate some input on this.

Thanks

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #2 (**permalink**)

08-13-2011, 08:50 PM

This is juqt a guess, could be the hard drive dying as your symptoms indicate that as a possibility for sure. Run disk utility and look at the bottom and see if the drive passes the SMART.

geek71 · geek71 #3 (**permalink**)

08-13-2011, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtravis7

This is juqt a guess, could be the hard drive dying as your symptoms indicate that as a possibility for sure. Run disk utility and look at the bottom and see if the drive passes the SMART.

I did verify and repair disk permissions about a week ago and the report said the disk was fine.

I am not sure what you mean by SMART?

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #4 (**permalink**)

08-13-2011, 10:10 PM

Look at my screenshot. It should say Verified!

geek71 · geek71 #5 (**permalink**)

08-13-2011, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtravis7

Look at my screenshot. It should say Verified!

I checked and it is verified....Thanks

Bob_Stan · Bob_Stan #6 (**permalink**)

08-13-2011, 11:05 PM

How full is your hard drive?

geek71 · geek71 #7 (**permalink**)

08-13-2011, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob_Stan

How full is your hard drive?

It's only about 25% full.

TattooedMac · TattooedMac #8 (**permalink**)

08-14-2011, 12:07 AM

Umm are we talking 10.7 or 10.6 0r 10.5 here ??

geek71 · geek71 #9 (**permalink**)

08-14-2011, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TattooedMac

Umm are we talking 10.7 or 10.6 0r 10.5 here ??

We are talking 10.6

geek71 · geek71 #10 (**permalink**)

08-14-2011, 08:17 PM

Update:

I decided to take it to the Apple Store. They told me the Hard Drive is fine but I need to get more memory. So I ordered an 8 Gig memory upgrade kit. This is what I ordered:

Amazon.com: Kingston Apple 8GB Kit (2x4GB Modules) 1066MHz DDR3 SODIMM iMac and Macbook Memory (KTA-MB1066K2/8G): Electronics

Thanks for all your input!

Ttaylor394 · Ttaylor394 #11 (**permalink**)

08-15-2011, 10:45 AM

Did that help?
Did you jump from 2 to 8, or 4 to 8?

geek71 · geek71 #12 (**permalink**)

08-15-2011, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ttaylor394

Did that help?
Did you jump from 2 to 8, or 4 to 8?

I will find out. It is in transit - bought the upgrade online.

I am going from 2 to 8. I am expecting a big improvement.

I will keep you guys updated.

geek71 · geek71 #13 (**permalink**)

08-24-2011, 11:25 PM

Update:

I just installed the kit the other day. So I went from 2 gigs to 8 gigs. So far, I only noticed that I am able to surf the net quicker - pages load faster. I will know more as I use my computer more in the weeks to come.

Thanks all for your input!!

dtravis7 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,777 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	08-13-2011, 08:50 PM This is juqt a guess, could be the hard drive dying as your symptoms indicate that as a possibility for sure. Run disk utility and look at the bottom and see if the drive passes the SMART. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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TattooedMac #8 (permalink)
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geek71 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 13, 2011 Posts: 34	08-13-2011, 08:39 PM HI all, I have a Mac-mini (the previous generation - not the newest one the one before). Lately it has been taking forever to do simple tasks like open an application like Word, also when I am change pages in Safari it 'whites out' momentarily then changes pages and sometimes when I go to the 'Top Sites' page and click on one of my top sites I view a corrupt page (a bunch of jumbled sites..the best way I can describe it) for a moment and then goes to the page I originally clicked on. I would appreciate some input on this. Thanks
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Bob_Stan #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 17, 2011 Posts: 219 Mac Specs: iMac 27" 3.4 Ghz Quad Core,SSD,1TB,12GB memory. MBPro Quad Core 2.2Ghz 128GB SSD, 500GB HD, 8GB	08-13-2011, 11:05 PM How full is your hard drive?
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geek71 #10 (permalink)
Member Since: May 13, 2011 Posts: 34	08-14-2011, 08:17 PM Update: I decided to take it to the Apple Store. They told me the Hard Drive is fine but I need to get more memory. So I ordered an 8 Gig memory upgrade kit. This is what I ordered: Amazon.com: Kingston Apple 8GB Kit (2x4GB Modules) 1066MHz DDR3 SODIMM iMac and Macbook Memory (KTA-MB1066K2/8G): Electronics Thanks for all your input!
	QUOTE Thanks

geek71 #13 (permalink)
Member Since: May 13, 2011 Posts: 34	08-24-2011, 11:25 PM Update: I just installed the kit the other day. So I went from 2 gigs to 8 gigs. So far, I only noticed that I am able to surf the net quicker - pages load faster. I will know more as I use my computer more in the weeks to come. Thanks all for your input!!
	QUOTE Thanks

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