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Any troubleshooting suggestions?
After upgrading my MacBook Pro (mid-2009, 15-inch) with 8GB RAM for $82, and 1TB internal drive 7200 RPM for $98, and replaced one damaged keycap for $7, it runs a lot peppier now. Feels almost like a new machine. Looking at a new battery... $120. for A1321, 77.5-73wh.
What I did:
Installed 8GB RAM, ran memtest, five passes overnight, after changing the RAM, and it found no errors.
Installed new internal hard drive, formatted and installed OS X 10.6.8 from flash drive.
Restored from Time Machine backup; the boot drive name was "Mac750GB" which I renamed to "Mac1TB" on a whim.
The Finder has been running at 70-90% CPU for many, many days now. I have rebooted once every few days. I am guessing that the Finder is rebuilding the Spotlight index for the boot drive, because I had renamed it.
However, there is another anomaly, which causes problems.
What happens now:
Every 20-30 minutes the entire system hangs for about 30 seconds.
The mouse pointer continues to move, but the menu bar clock FREESES (no flashing ":" and no seconds counting) for thirty seconds.
Typing ceases, the keyboard is frozen, and mouse clicks usually cause a SBBOD (Beachball.)
Any ideas what is going on with these freezes?
Could it have anything to do with the Finder 90% CPU for days?
How to troubleshoot this?
Should I just be patient and let the Finder run for a few more days?
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (getting ready to update to Mavericks when the system is stable.)
Macbook Pro Core2Duo Mid-2009 2.53GHz MC118LL/A 15.4 inch, MacBookPro5,4.
Activity Monitor screenshots attached.
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,4
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.53 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP53.00AC.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.49f2
Power On Self-Test:
Last Run: 11/16/13 5:22 PM
Result: Passed
Memory Slots:
ECC: Disabled
BANK 0/DIMM0:
Size: 4 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x859B
Part Number: 0x435434473353313036374D2E4D3136464D44
Serial Number: 0x00000000
BANK 1/DIMM0:
Size: 4 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x859B
Part Number: 0x435434473353313036374D2E4D3136464D44
Serial Number: 0x00000000
Internal boot drive:
HGST HTS721010A9E630:
Capacity: 1 TB (1,000,204,886,016 bytes)
Model: HGST HTS721010A9E630
Revision: JB0OA3B0
Serial Number: JG4........U8C
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Rotational Rate: 7200
Medium Type: Rotational
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)
Writable: Yes
BSD Name: disk0s1
Mac-1TB:
Capacity: 999.86 GB (999,860,912,128 bytes)
Available: 460.5 GB (460,497,285,120 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /
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After upgrading my MacBook Pro (mid-2009, 15-inch) with 8GB RAM for $82, and 1TB internal drive 7200 RPM for $98, and replaced one damaged keycap for $7, it runs a lot peppier now. Feels almost like a new machine. Looking at a new battery... $120. for A1321, 77.5-73wh.
What I did:
Installed 8GB RAM, ran memtest, five passes overnight, after changing the RAM, and it found no errors.
Installed new internal hard drive, formatted and installed OS X 10.6.8 from flash drive.
Restored from Time Machine backup; the boot drive name was "Mac750GB" which I renamed to "Mac1TB" on a whim.
The Finder has been running at 70-90% CPU for many, many days now. I have rebooted once every few days. I am guessing that the Finder is rebuilding the Spotlight index for the boot drive, because I had renamed it.
However, there is another anomaly, which causes problems.
What happens now:
Every 20-30 minutes the entire system hangs for about 30 seconds.
The mouse pointer continues to move, but the menu bar clock FREESES (no flashing ":" and no seconds counting) for thirty seconds.
Typing ceases, the keyboard is frozen, and mouse clicks usually cause a SBBOD (Beachball.)
Any ideas what is going on with these freezes?
Could it have anything to do with the Finder 90% CPU for days?
How to troubleshoot this?
Should I just be patient and let the Finder run for a few more days?
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (getting ready to update to Mavericks when the system is stable.)
Macbook Pro Core2Duo Mid-2009 2.53GHz MC118LL/A 15.4 inch, MacBookPro5,4.
Activity Monitor screenshots attached.
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,4
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.53 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP53.00AC.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.49f2
Power On Self-Test:
Last Run: 11/16/13 5:22 PM
Result: Passed
Memory Slots:
ECC: Disabled
BANK 0/DIMM0:
Size: 4 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x859B
Part Number: 0x435434473353313036374D2E4D3136464D44
Serial Number: 0x00000000
BANK 1/DIMM0:
Size: 4 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1067 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x859B
Part Number: 0x435434473353313036374D2E4D3136464D44
Serial Number: 0x00000000
Internal boot drive:
HGST HTS721010A9E630:
Capacity: 1 TB (1,000,204,886,016 bytes)
Model: HGST HTS721010A9E630
Revision: JB0OA3B0
Serial Number: JG4........U8C
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Rotational Rate: 7200
Medium Type: Rotational
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)
Writable: Yes
BSD Name: disk0s1
Mac-1TB:
Capacity: 999.86 GB (999,860,912,128 bytes)
Available: 460.5 GB (460,497,285,120 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /
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