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iMac SLOW After Snow Leopard Upgrade
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1228573" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Let's see if we can help:</p><p></p><p>1. Boot with SL DVD.</p><p></p><p>2. Do not proceed with the install. Click on the top menu, "Utilities", click on "Disk Utility".</p><p></p><p>3. Highlight your hard drive on the left side. Click on the line that shows capacity.</p><p></p><p>4. Click erase at the top of the screen.</p><p></p><p>5. Select the format - Mac OS Extended</p><p></p><p>6. Name the hard drive "MacIntosh HD" (no quotes)</p><p></p><p>7. Click erase at the bottom of the screen, then click erase again on the second window. It make take a bit to finish.</p><p></p><p>8. After that's completed, continue with the Snow Leopard install.</p><p></p><p>9. Here is where you will be asked about the backup. Make sure your external hard drive is attached and contains the backup you made with Time Machine.</p><p></p><p>10. Your backup will be restored minus any fragmentation.</p><p></p><p>11. Reboot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1228573, member: 46727"] Let's see if we can help: 1. Boot with SL DVD. 2. Do not proceed with the install. Click on the top menu, "Utilities", click on "Disk Utility". 3. Highlight your hard drive on the left side. Click on the line that shows capacity. 4. Click erase at the top of the screen. 5. Select the format - Mac OS Extended 6. Name the hard drive "MacIntosh HD" (no quotes) 7. Click erase at the bottom of the screen, then click erase again on the second window. It make take a bit to finish. 8. After that's completed, continue with the Snow Leopard install. 9. Here is where you will be asked about the backup. Make sure your external hard drive is attached and contains the backup you made with Time Machine. 10. Your backup will be restored minus any fragmentation. 11. Reboot. [/QUOTE]
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