[Ti] Re: New subscriber with some questions

[Kynan Shook]

As has already been mentioned - go buy memory from Crucial.  I used  
to work at an Apple Authorized Service Provider, and they quickly  
became the only manufacturer I would trust, just by seeing how  
frequently other memory would fail.  Unfortunately, when RAM isn't  
working properly, it doesn't keep your computer from running - often  
causing lasting damage to your files.
As far as slowness, it could be due to lack of memory, but it can  
sometimes also be related to having bad memory.  Personally, I would  
recommend a few things once you get some new memory; first, boot from  
an OS X Install CD and run Disk Utility; it's in one of the menus.   
Then, I'd recommend an Archive and Install of OS X; this will install  
a new version of the OS, but keep all the files from the old version,  
in case you need something that was previously installed.  You may  
then need to reinstall some applications, though most applications  
will be fine.  You may also lose some of your preferences.   
Hopefully, however, that will fix some of your problems.  You might  
also consider clearing out the Preferences folder in your home  
folder.  (/Users/username/Library/Preferences)  Some of those may be  
corrupt, preventing applications from launching.  You can choose only  
the applications that are causing problems, or you can get rid of  
everything - you can test your applications by creating a new user in  
the Accounts System Preference pane, and launch the application there  
- if you no longer have troubles with a particular application,  
there's something corrupted in your User folder.

HTH,

Carole Franklin <carizma22 at sbcglobal.net> writes:
> Also I have just had a 256 Ram chip go bad--second party. I had it  
> installed
> by PowerMax form whom I bought the computer. The same genius told  
> me that
> they couldn't replace it with Apple chips because they aren't  
> available for
> this computer any more. So what would you guys suggest I get  
> instead, and
> form whom?
>
> I am experiencing very slow loading of programs and restarting when  
> I open
> the lid after the machine has been idle for bit. I am also having  
> to force
> quit programs a lot and recently when I restart, I get a message that
> programs that I am trying to quit have unexpectedly quit. Would  
> these things
> be because of lack of memory?