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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 702704" data-attributes="member: 56231">I'm not sure what Page Out count is, but from what you've posted, and without that extra 1 Gb RAM installed (as yet?), I suspect you may have a gradually failing hard drive. If it were me, my next moves would be to:1. buy a new hard drive (250 Gb is best value for $$)2. take the eMac to a Mac technician to a) format the new drive HFS+, then b) put the new drive into the eMac and c) reinstall the OS (which probably means buying retail Tiger or Leopard disks if you don't have them already),3. transfer all the software across to the new drive (ie. clone the old drive).Alternatively, depending on quantity, you can transfer all your software to flash drives, or burn to dvds or cds for reinstalling later. Not having the original application install dmgs is a complication.Unfortunately you cannot Archive &amp; Install on your present hard disk because, - if I'm understanding correctly - you don't have the original Apple disks for that eMac.Your Kingston RAM will not go to waste. With 2 Gb and a new hard drive, I think you'd find significant improvement in performance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 702704, member: 56231"] I'm not sure what Page Out count is, but from what you've posted, and without that extra 1 Gb RAM installed (as yet?), I suspect you may have a gradually failing hard drive. If it were me, my next moves would be to: 1. buy a new hard drive (250 Gb is best value for $$) 2. take the eMac to a Mac technician to a) format the new drive HFS+, then b) put the new drive into the eMac and c) reinstall the OS (which probably means buying retail Tiger or Leopard disks if you don't have them already), 3. transfer all the software across to the new drive (ie. clone the old drive). Alternatively, depending on quantity, you can transfer all your software to flash drives, or burn to dvds or cds for reinstalling later. Not having the original application install dmgs is a complication. Unfortunately you cannot Archive & Install on your present hard disk because, - if I'm understanding correctly - you don't have the original Apple disks for that eMac. Your Kingston RAM will not go to waste. With 2 Gb and a new hard drive, I think you'd find significant improvement in performance. [/QUOTE]

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