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i redid the 10.5.2 combo install, and that fixed nothing. Right now i'm leaving it to see if it'll repair any permissions, it's been about ten minutes so far with "less than 1 minute" remaining, so we'll see. I can't access the finder right no…
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Quote: Originally Posted by s.metcalf As has been mentioned numerous times in other forums, permissions are rarely (if ever) the cause of system problems...repairing them is not likely to achieve anything...It's completely normal for permissions …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin I remember seeing benchmarks showing the 8600M GT was around 3 times faster than the X1600 but there were some driver issues on the Mac side. Here's a video of the 8600M GT playing Bioshock: http://www.youtub…
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My girlfriend is considering buying me a new laptop for christmas (my current computer has a cracked motherboard and only works when the temperature's low enough ), but i'm worried that I would regret getting a new Macbook Pro right now because of …
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I guess this probably answers the problem - and frankly, I'm pissed I didn't think of this sooner. I loaded up the OS from an external hard drive (running Leopard), and lo and behold, my fans are running completely normally and automatically. So…
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Ok, i'm going to post everything I know about my computer, mostly for my benefit but for anyone else who wants more concise of a summary regarding my computer and its utter failurisms. Symptoms:Intermittent, random, cyclic freezing of application…
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*sigh* i can't get the install to work. I turn off the power button, hold on the power button for 10 seconds, then when the light starts flashing, i put in the CD. I hear the loud tone, then my computer restarts. Instead of doing the Apple logo…
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After all of the stuff going on today with the firmware updates, etc., I started to wonder if maybe my firmware is part of the problem. I looked at my ROM info, and it says that my computer is: Model NametMacBook Pro 15" Model IdentifiertMac…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Taskiss When you put the new drive in, did you do a new install of the OS? No, I just restored an image of my previous harddrive, but a ) I don't have the install disks, and b ) I reinstalled recently via the App…
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The Hard Drive did basically nothing. It's going through a freezing cycle as we speak - 43 degrees Celcius, five apps running (Mail, Camino, Newsfire, Azureus, and Pages), the freezes first started while running Pages and then spread to happen in…
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Alas, I think the reply of confidence jinxed me. Only a half hour after posting that, I was flipping through one of my iphoto albums and began to experience intermittent freezes culminating from one every 15-20 pictures to the point where it would …
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All seems well! I'll post back here if the problem arises again (it sometimes lies dormant for up to a week before striking again), but for now it looks like it was definitely a hard drive problem. Thanks everyone for the help!
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Quote: Originally Posted by SDW2001 I really think this is an HDD problem. My ex's ibook use to have beach ball spinning and all kinds of weird stuff when it's hard drive crashed. See what happens with the new drive. After that I'd try taking …
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wth? Not sure what this is about... I should add that sometimes my computer runs GREAT. Not once today has my computer frozen up yet *knock on wood*, even when I didn't keep an eye out on my fans and the temperature rose to 68 degrees C…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Taskiss Quote: Originally Posted by Dave K. Quote: I believe, given your synopsis, that it's the hard drive that is the cause of your problems. Why do you think that? His hard drive was replaced? It ran fine…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rich-Myster Try dropping it off your bed again? Ah yes - the simplest solution is usually the correct one. Quote: It can't be a software issue seeing as you reformated. mabye you need some more ram, or you ne…