OS 10.5 - Macbook is VERY SLOW with 10.5

Arnosti · Arnosti #1 (**permalink**)

10-26-2007, 08:05 PM

Hi!

I received my copy of leopard today

I have this macbook : White 2.16ghz C2D 2gb ram , 120gb
and since I have installed Leopard, everything is sluggish and slow

The dock isn't smooth. Loadings aren't smooth

Am I the only one to have this problem?

amrk47 · amrk47 #2 (**permalink**)

10-26-2007, 08:13 PM

did you try restarting it a couple times

Arnosti · Arnosti #3 (**permalink**)

10-26-2007, 08:17 PM

Is there anyway I can clear the cache or memory?

Kash · Kash #4 (**permalink**)

10-26-2007, 08:28 PM

Did you upgrade or do a clean install?

Arnosti · Arnosti #5 (**permalink**)

10-26-2007, 08:29 PM

I upgraded

Kash · Kash #6 (**permalink**)

10-26-2007, 08:30 PM

Archive and Install or Simple Upgrade?

Arnosti · Arnosti #7 (**permalink**)

10-26-2007, 08:33 PM

Simple upgrade

But I restarted a few times it seems ok now.
I downsized my dock so it don't goes sluggish.

jbarrack · jbarrack #8 (**permalink**)

10-26-2007, 09:41 PM

Hey guys! Im having the same problems too. When click on a program in the dock it is very slow and almost non responsive. Also my Macbook is heating up very fast and the far is on constantly. Its worrying me. My fan NEVER came on before unless I was running a ton of stuff ... Any suggestions?

Arnosti · Arnosti #9 (**permalink**)

10-26-2007, 09:45 PM

Yeah, that's totally what happened (is now less happening) to me.
I restarted a few times and it is less "extreme".
But yeah, i still get a few framerate drops with the dock and spaces.

jbarrack · jbarrack #10 (**permalink**)

10-26-2007, 09:53 PM

Yeah same thing here the fan is going on less and less and the machine is getting cooler. I guess it was just trying to get used to the new OS ...

DavisCollins · DavisCollins #11 (**permalink**)

10-26-2007, 10:43 PM

This is caused by the Indexing of you system for Spotlight, just let it finish and it will start to show its 'snappy' Leopard self!

Trust me I thought this same thing until I realized that it stopped once Spotlight was done Indexing.

kali4nia58 · kali4nia58 #12 (**permalink**)

10-27-2007, 01:42 AM

im having the same issue. my MB is extremely slow. i just shut down my MB twice because it was taking longer than 10 minutes to open iCal. still havent opened it. how long does it take for indexing to finish? ive been trying to use my computer for 5 hours and even now i can only type 4 words before it freezes.

Osiris22x · Osiris22x #13 (**permalink**)

10-27-2007, 01:58 AM

DavisCollins is right, that's just the mdimporter (spotlight) indexing your drive for the first time. Once it's done, your fans will quiet down. It only has to be done once, and dynamically updates after that...

kali4nia58 · kali4nia58 #14 (**permalink**)

10-27-2007, 02:50 AM

im not 100% convinced. indexing stops after a bit and then i try to use a program and the computer seems to almost freeze. i wait 15 minutes for the app to open but end up shutting down and restarting. i keep going through this process.

WindyMan · WindyMan #15 (**permalink**)

10-27-2007, 03:14 AM

wow, macbook seems a bit faster. Esp Safari!

Kash #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	10-26-2007, 08:28 PM Did you upgrade or do a clean install? June 2007 July 2009
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Kash #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	10-26-2007, 08:30 PM Archive and Install or Simple Upgrade? June 2007 July 2009
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Osiris22x #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 25, 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 475 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro, 13" MacBook Black, 15" iMac G4, 24" iMac (soon!)	10-27-2007, 01:58 AM DavisCollins is right, that's just the mdimporter (spotlight) indexing your drive for the first time. Once it's done, your fans will quiet down. It only has to be done once, and dynamically updates after that... Roger Michaels Apple Certified Consultant
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Arnosti #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 24, 2007 Location: Levis / Quebec Posts: 23 Mac Specs: Macbook 2.16gh 2gb ram	10-26-2007, 08:05 PM Hi! I received my copy of leopard today I have this macbook : White 2.16ghz C2D 2gb ram , 120gb and since I have installed Leopard, everything is sluggish and slow The dock isn't smooth. Loadings aren't smooth Am I the only one to have this problem?
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amrk47 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 17, 2007 Posts: 213 Mac Specs: Silver MB 2Ghz Core2Duo 2GB RAM	10-26-2007, 08:13 PM did you try restarting it a couple times
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Arnosti #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 24, 2007 Location: Levis / Quebec Posts: 23 Mac Specs: Macbook 2.16gh 2gb ram	10-26-2007, 08:29 PM I upgraded
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Arnosti #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 24, 2007 Location: Levis / Quebec Posts: 23 Mac Specs: Macbook 2.16gh 2gb ram	10-26-2007, 08:33 PM Simple upgrade But I restarted a few times it seems ok now. I downsized my dock so it don't goes sluggish.
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jbarrack #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 26, 2007 Posts: 3	10-26-2007, 09:41 PM Hey guys! Im having the same problems too. When click on a program in the dock it is very slow and almost non responsive. Also my Macbook is heating up very fast and the far is on constantly. Its worrying me. My fan NEVER came on before unless I was running a ton of stuff ... Any suggestions?
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Arnosti #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 24, 2007 Location: Levis / Quebec Posts: 23 Mac Specs: Macbook 2.16gh 2gb ram	10-26-2007, 09:45 PM Yeah, that's totally what happened (is now less happening) to me. I restarted a few times and it is less "extreme". But yeah, i still get a few framerate drops with the dock and spaces.
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jbarrack #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 26, 2007 Posts: 3	10-26-2007, 09:53 PM Yeah same thing here the fan is going on less and less and the machine is getting cooler. I guess it was just trying to get used to the new OS ...
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DavisCollins #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 13, 2006 Location: a house Posts: 114 Mac Specs: MacBook - White - 2.0GHz C2D - 2GB RAM - 120GB HD	10-26-2007, 10:43 PM This is caused by the Indexing of you system for Spotlight, just let it finish and it will start to show its 'snappy' Leopard self! Trust me I thought this same thing until I realized that it stopped once Spotlight was done Indexing.
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kali4nia58 #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 19, 2007 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 8 Mac Specs: Macbook 80GB 2GHz 1GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, iPhone 4GB, iPod Classic 80GB	10-27-2007, 01:42 AM im having the same issue. my MB is extremely slow. i just shut down my MB twice because it was taking longer than 10 minutes to open iCal. still havent opened it. how long does it take for indexing to finish? ive been trying to use my computer for 5 hours and even now i can only type 4 words before it freezes.
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kali4nia58 #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 19, 2007 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 8 Mac Specs: Macbook 80GB 2GHz 1GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, iPhone 4GB, iPod Classic 80GB	10-27-2007, 02:50 AM im not 100% convinced. indexing stops after a bit and then i try to use a program and the computer seems to almost freeze. i wait 15 minutes for the app to open but end up shutting down and restarting. i keep going through this process.
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WindyMan #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 16, 2007 Posts: 6	10-27-2007, 03:14 AM wow, macbook seems a bit faster. Esp Safari!
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