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G5 performance problems.
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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 845889" data-attributes="member: 56231"><p>You can safely cancel the SMART status of the OnyX process, and yes, it does seem to take forever. I think I used it once. All it does is verify the HD as the startup disk, checking the boot blocks etc. If your machine is booting okay, then SMART is superfluous.</p><p></p><p>There used to be an old adage "you can never have too much RAM". Mactracker says you have 8 slots in that PM G5, so the world is at your feet in terms of how much RAM you put in. Memory hungry apps will run better with more RAM, of that there is little or no doubt.</p><p></p><p>MacOS X will not need reinstalling unless you experience some serious OS failure(s). Using OnyX on a regular basis (eg. once a month) will keep the OS in tiptop condition.</p><p></p><p>Graphics memory - Mactracker states: "128 MB (6600 LE) or 256 MB (6600, 7800 GT) or 512 MB (Quadro FX 4500)". I'm no expert in the video field, but those figures suggest you can upgrade the video card in your G5.</p><p></p><p>One further suggestion, if you don't already have/use it, is to get <a href="http://mactracker.dreamhosters.com/" target="_blank">Mactracker</a>, a free knowledge base for every Mac ever made. From it you can learn just about everything you can do to enhance, improve and modify your PM G5.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 845889, member: 56231"] You can safely cancel the SMART status of the OnyX process, and yes, it does seem to take forever. I think I used it once. All it does is verify the HD as the startup disk, checking the boot blocks etc. If your machine is booting okay, then SMART is superfluous. There used to be an old adage "you can never have too much RAM". Mactracker says you have 8 slots in that PM G5, so the world is at your feet in terms of how much RAM you put in. Memory hungry apps will run better with more RAM, of that there is little or no doubt. MacOS X will not need reinstalling unless you experience some serious OS failure(s). Using OnyX on a regular basis (eg. once a month) will keep the OS in tiptop condition. Graphics memory - Mactracker states: "128 MB (6600 LE) or 256 MB (6600, 7800 GT) or 512 MB (Quadro FX 4500)". I'm no expert in the video field, but those figures suggest you can upgrade the video card in your G5. One further suggestion, if you don't already have/use it, is to get [url=http://mactracker.dreamhosters.com/]Mactracker[/url], a free knowledge base for every Mac ever made. From it you can learn just about everything you can do to enhance, improve and modify your PM G5. [/QUOTE]
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