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    Keyboard and Mouse lag!!

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by TNWoodwright, Nov 17, 2008.

  1. TNWoodwright

    TNWoodwright Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm running a Macbook core Duo with 2GB ram. in the last few months my mouse and keyboard lag way behind and the hiding on the dock no longer works. I spend a whole lot of time with a beachball on the screen. ITs especially bad in forums like this when you are trying to type a message. Firefox seems to b e the worse. But it does it in Opera,Camino and Safari

    Can anyone help

    Thanks
     
    TNWoodwright, Nov 17, 2008
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    fastrandstrongr Notebook Evangelist

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    check what programs are running in system profiler. there might be something hogging your memory.

    if nothing works, maybe you could consider doing a system wipe (after backing up your data).
     
    fastrandstrongr, Nov 17, 2008
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    I think what fastrandstrongr means is Activity Monitor, not System Profiler.

    Try repairing disk permissions in Disk Utility and selecting your Mac HD.
     
    Budding, Nov 18, 2008
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    Yup. I was just testing you guys. :eek:
     
    fastrandstrongr, Nov 18, 2008
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    Did all that!! Thanks is there some kind of buffer someplace that this stuff goes through. thats the way it acts. Or a way of allocating more ram or something to this. Its driving me nuts!!
     
    TNWoodwright, Nov 18, 2008
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    Have you ever reinstalled OS X? Considering you have a core duo version, you've obviously had it for awhile. Since you tried the suggestions already put here and it didn't work, I would just reinstall OS X.
     
    talin, Nov 18, 2008
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    OK
    I'm not the smartest tool in the shed when it comes to reinstalls. Any pointers on how to do a back up
    I have a 250 G hard drive attached. Does Apple have a backup program. Do 10.4 updates automatically restore ??

    Thanks
     
    TNWoodwright, Nov 19, 2008
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    Do you have tiger or leopard?

    If tiger, you'll need to find a 3rd party backup program.

    If leopard, you can just use time machine.
     
    fastrandstrongr, Nov 19, 2008
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    I have 10.4.9. I downloaded "Backup 3.1.2" off the apple site. Its suppose to work. Your comments ??

    Thanks
     
    TNWoodwright, Nov 19, 2008
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