08-15-2006, 01:06 AM

Have any tips for me to keep it running smooth and nice?
And about how loud are iMac's?

08-15-2006, 01:07 AM

onyx, available at versiontracker.com is a very nice utility to run maintence scripts and things like that. repairing permissions, using disk utility, is good after installs and anytime you notice your computer getting sluggish. If you dont mind paying the money, techtool pro is a very nice suite for diagnosing hardware problems and running a disk defragments to really help keep performance high.

08-15-2006, 01:10 AM

Thanks for the info menace!

08-15-2006, 01:22 AM

I know it's itching. I registered here a year before I got the mac, too. Almost a year. And I also started asking all those questions, not knowing what it all meant. But hey, in german they say "Vorfreude ist die schönste Freude" - The enjoyment in waiting for something is the best enjoyment.

08-15-2006, 03:02 AM

Originally Posted by Nate

And about how loud are iMac's?

They're not loud at all. I think the only time I've heard my fans spin was when they released a firmware update that purposely spun the fans to max to fix some problem.

08-15-2006, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by menace3054

onyx, available at versiontracker.com is a very nice utility to run maintence scripts and things like that. repairing permissions, using disk utility, is good after installs and anytime you notice your computer getting sluggish.

Hi,

I run my iMac G5 24/7 and was of the belief that these maintenace scripts ran automatically, usually overnight, and that they repaired permissions too.

Now, for the life of me I can't recall where I heard it or read it and I stand corrected if I'm wrong, but before I started leaving my G5 on 24/7 my Permissions were in a shambles.....

08-15-2006, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by yogi

I know it's itching. I registered here a year before I got the mac, too. Almost a year. And I also started asking all those questions, not knowing what it all meant. But hey, in german they say "Vorfreude ist die schönste Freude" - The enjoyment in waiting for something is the best enjoyment.

Cool, thanks for the inspiration!

08-15-2006, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by dohidied

They're not loud at all. I think the only time I've heard my fans spin was when they released a firmware update that purposely spun the fans to max to fix some problem.

Cool, thanks for info! Because my Gateway is SOOO loud! I can hear it right now VROOOM! Its a 04' too!

08-15-2006, 04:26 PM

No dude, my iMac just purrs sometimes when it seems to be doing some cleanup, bt initially I couldn't make out whether it was on in the first place unless I saw the screen. Sometimes I thought it was off, coz the screen had blanked and I movded the mouse to find out it was already on.

08-15-2006, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by Pulse-8

Hi,

I run my iMac G5 24/7 and was of the belief that these maintenace scripts ran automatically, usually overnight, and that they repaired permissions too.

Now, for the life of me I can't recall where I heard it or read it and I stand corrected if I'm wrong, but before I started leaving my G5 on 24/7 my Permissions were in a shambles.....

Permissions Repair is not part of the nightly maitenance. That only runs the cron scripts. You must run Permissions Repair manually. Outside of that, yes there really is no need for Onyx, MacJanitor...etc. if you leave your Mac on 24/7.

08-15-2006, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by Nate

Have any tips for me to keep it running smooth and nice?
And about how loud are iMac's?

I've got a PowerMac G5 Dual. I bought it refurbished about 2 years go and saved a chunk of cash (when you buy refurbished from Apple, it carries the same warranty, in addition, as long as the warranty is not expired, you can buy additional years -- TRY THAT with a Dell.) I've never had to do any maintenance on the system -- it just runs smooth, quiet and coming from the PC world -- um, when things work & quietly, that is really scary (with Windows this means you just spent the weekend getting CTS rather than spending some time with your girlfriend or the guys).


Bascially, after 19 years of dealing with PC's, building, repairing, fixing, I really focused on building a web development business about 10 years ago. The great thing I found, is that after you have "geek-fun" tweaking systems, playing games and the such, when you want to sit down and seriously run a business, for PROFIT, you can fire your Mac up and "get all of the business done" without all the hassles you get out of a pc.

In short, if your someone that gets off on spending your days fixing, hacking and tweaking up your computer to get another 1% out of the CPU a MAC is not for you, if you want a system that you can fire up and let it run for months (even a year or two) while you get some real work done, that makes you some money, you need a MAC. But, then again, under the hood you have Darwin Linux - when you want to get in a freaky-SuperGod-mode you'll easly find that playing with XP's pseudo command line prompt was a joke.

08-15-2006, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by dohidied

They're not loud at all. I think the only time I've heard my fans spin was when they released a firmware update that purposely spun the fans to max to fix some problem.

You are seriously joking, right?

CPU & System Fan Firmware Update 1.2.3 - Don't think I've ever seen that on any computer. Oh, I get it, it runs a program that activates the mini Dremel which keeps the ball bearings round & slick-ah-dee like.

08-16-2006, 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by ngcomputing

You are seriously joking, right?

CPU & System Fan Firmware Update 1.2.3 - Don't think I've ever seen that on any computer. Oh, I get it, it runs a program that activates the mini Dremel which keeps the ball bearings round & slick-ah-dee like.

What? It was the SMC Firmware Upgrade in May.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303725

08-16-2006, 02:29 AM

Originally Posted by ngcomputing

I've got a PowerMac G5 Dual. I bought it refurbished about 2 years go and saved a chunk of cash (when you buy refurbished from Apple, it carries the same warranty, in addition, as long as the warranty is not expired, you can buy additional years -- TRY THAT with a Dell.) I've never had to do any maintenance on the system -- it just runs smooth, quiet and coming from the PC world -- um, when things work & quietly, that is really scary (with Windows this means you just spent the weekend getting CTS rather than spending some time with your girlfriend or the guys).


Bascially, after 19 years of dealing with PC's, building, repairing, fixing, I really focused on building a web development business about 10 years ago. The great thing I found, is that after you have "geek-fun" tweaking systems, playing games and the such, when you want to sit down and seriously run a business, for PROFIT, you can fire your Mac up and "get all of the business done" without all the hassles you get out of a pc.

In short, if your someone that gets off on spending your days fixing, hacking and tweaking up your computer to get another 1% out of the CPU a MAC is not for you, if you want a system that you can fire up and let it run for months (even a year or two) while you get some real work done, that makes you some money, you need a MAC. But, then again, under the hood you have Darwin Linux - when you want to get in a freaky-SuperGod-mode you'll easly find that playing with XP's pseudo command line prompt was a joke.

Wow, thanks alot ng, thats alot of info, +Rep for all that info! :black:

08-16-2006, 03:52 AM

Originally Posted by D3v1L80Y

Permissions Repair is not part of the nightly maitenance. That only runs the cron scripts. You must run Permissions Repair manually. Outside of that, yes there really is no need for Onyx, MacJanitor...etc. if you leave your Mac on 24/7.

Thanks for clarifying that, D3v1L80Y.

One question tho', when I go to Disc Utility and am asked to select the disc to "repair" and there are 2; the 1st is a name I don't recognize but the one below and indented is the name I've given my Hard Disc......

Well, I know I only have the one HD but I've never really been sure if I need to repair each seperately or just repair the recognisably named disc?

Logic tells me that as I've only 1 HD that repairing either is one and the same, but as I said I've never really been 100% sure......?