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<blockquote data-quote="pm-r" data-source="post: 1616970" data-attributes="member: 175845"><p>I have to admit that saying that iMac is choked on it's lack of memory would be an huge understatement!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>For the interim, try shutting down and restarting more often, that will help purge wasted memory and any memory leaks and some surplus stuff. OS X SL 10.6.8 would be a better choice and cleans up better when you get there. I assume it's running OS X 10.5.x at present.</p><p></p><p>Also with only 2GB RAM, you can only run one or two apps at once, any more and it will no doubt hang and cause the hard drive noise you're hearing as it tries to use it to store memory.</p><p></p><p>That iMac can use Maximum RAM: 6 GB, and even though Apple says it supports the latest OSX, I wouldn't suggest doing so, and maybe even just get Snow Leopard and stick with that. Definitely NOT Yosemite OS X 10.10.</p><p></p><p>For more details, see this for your particular iMac model:</p><p><a href="http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=iMac8,1" target="_blank">Lookup Mac Specs By Serial Number, Order, Model & EMC Number, Model ID @ EveryMac.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pm-r, post: 1616970, member: 175845"] I have to admit that saying that iMac is choked on it's lack of memory would be an huge understatement!! ;) For the interim, try shutting down and restarting more often, that will help purge wasted memory and any memory leaks and some surplus stuff. OS X SL 10.6.8 would be a better choice and cleans up better when you get there. I assume it's running OS X 10.5.x at present. Also with only 2GB RAM, you can only run one or two apps at once, any more and it will no doubt hang and cause the hard drive noise you're hearing as it tries to use it to store memory. That iMac can use Maximum RAM: 6 GB, and even though Apple says it supports the latest OSX, I wouldn't suggest doing so, and maybe even just get Snow Leopard and stick with that. Definitely NOT Yosemite OS X 10.10. For more details, see this for your particular iMac model: [url=http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=iMac8,1]Lookup Mac Specs By Serial Number, Order, Model & EMC Number, Model ID @ EveryMac.com[/url] [/QUOTE]
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