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Mac Forum / Country Specific / Australian Mac Group / September 2003Okay, what should I do now?
No flames please. I can switch it on and prepare reports and print them out but I know diddely squat re software conflicts etc. I suspect I have a problem, because my iMac G3 seems to have slowed down a hell of a lot, and I get cut off a hell of a lot when online (much more often that six months or so ago). Is there something I can do to check out my system or whatever i need to check to see if everything is running as it should be? How can I find out if there is conflicting software? ronh  Signature"People do not make decisions on facts, rather, how they feel about the facts" Robert Consedine Hi, What OS are you running and what on earth is Macsoup? Have you checked for virii? Have u defragged lately, have you installed any background apps like SETI@home or similar? Have any of your memory setting changed in control panel, like has virtual memory changed or gone or a ram drive swallowed up more than it should ?(all these questions assuming u aren't running OSeX) With disconnections, they can be due to a number of factors (have you moved or changed telcos or ISPs, enabled call waiting ? Do you hear hiss on the line? Pick up the phone and dial one digit to get rid of dialtone and listen for hiss or crackle or both or crossed lines, ie faint voices) Is the modem internal or external and what flavour if external? look at www.modemhelp.net for scripts to help with disconnections. Check all things are connected firmly and no corrosion at connections or signs of damage on cables. If its free, call your ISP for tech support on D/C, but check what might be slowing the Mac down in general first, they might be related, particularly with internal modems that rely on software heavily (some do some don't, not sure with apple internal modems, hopefully someone else might know a bit about em. Hope some of this gives you ideas on a plan of attack to get things happening again. Regards, ManInBlackMac (Tim) maninblackmacNOSPAM@yahoo.com Remove NOSPAM to Reply http://maninblackmac.buildreferrals.com/ $$$ Make Money reading e-mails &lots more $$$ http://www.emailcash.com.au/join.asp?refer=F21750 > What OS are you running and what on earth is Macsoup? MacSoup is a Mac newsreader and a good one at that. Who?... DrWho > Hi, > What OS are you running and what on earth is Macsoup? 9.2 > Have you checked for virii? > Have u defragged lately, have you installed any background apps like > SETI@home or similar? Have any of your memory setting changed in control [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > $$$ Make Money reading e-mails &lots more $$$ > http://www.emailcash.com.au/join.asp?refer=F21750 Signature"People do not make decisions on facts, rather, how they feel about the facts" Robert Consedine > What OS are you running 9.2, with 576 megabite memory >and what on earth is Macsoup? MacSoup is a Mac newsreader I installed deliberately many years ago specifically because it didn't allow my then young, enquiring son to open attachments!! Very simple to use so I've carriued on with it. I only use OE if I know I am being sent attachments by someone I know, or need to send attachments myself. > Have you checked for virii? Yes > Have u defragged lately, Nope. Don't know how to, or why. > have you installed any background apps like > SETI@home or similar? Ahhh! My son was home some months back and installed SETI. I've no idea why. How do I uninstall it? Just biff the application and associated prefs into the bin? > Have any of your memory setting changed in control > panel, like has virtual memory changed or gone or a ram drive swallowed up > more than it should ? Virtual memory and RAM are both off. > With disconnections, they can be due to a number of factors (have you moved > or changed telcos or ISPs, enabled call waiting ? Do you hear hiss on the > line? Pick up the phone and dial one digit to get rid of dialtone and listen > for hiss or crackle or both or crossed lines, ie faint voices) Can't see any probs there. > Is the modem internal or external and what flavour if external? Internal. Thanks for your response Tim. ronh Signature"People do not make decisions on facts, rather, how they feel about the facts" Robert Consedine Hi, Defgamenting speeds up disk access to a certain extent by putting files contiguously on the disk instead of chunks here and there so the disk has to search for bits and pieces across the drive (its a bit like having a filing cabinet full of documents in no particular order) Some people might dispute the value of defragmenting your disk, but it works for me!! (older Mac OS's had an inbuilt fast defrag utility, but 9.2 doesnt seem to have a built in facility so its a 3rd party app like Norton or others) some ppl don't like Nortons but I think its mainly OSX users that have problems, it works fine on my 9.22 PM7600/200, besides defrag it has other goodies so have a look next visit to a software shop, or go to the Symantec website (not sure but probably www.symantec.com (.au as well, maybe ) Even though you have a large chunk of ram it might be worthwhile enabling virtual memory. And with SETI, it usually only comes on when your computer is idle and acts as a screen saver, unless you activate it yourself manually, check the options in SETI and maybe change the length of time before activating and the time it goes to a blank screen, then check energy saving options in Control panel for any conflicts in time (set energy saver to turn off screen after SETI goes to blank screen. You can also disable SETI by right clicking on the Icon next to the clock and choose preferences, then untick enable screensaver there or as I said before make the startup times longer. I will checkout the removal process of SETI and get back to you, but I think it has a Control panel item plus an extension I think, plus a folder in the User Information Folder in the System Folder, When SETI runs as a foreground app it seems to use 20MB RAM but no idea what it uses when a screensaver Hope this helps. Regards, ManInBlackMac (Tim) maninblackmacNOSPAM@yahoo.com Remove NOSPAM to Reply http://maninblackmac.buildreferrals.com/ $$$ Make Money reading e-mails &lots more $$$ http://www.emailcash.com.au/join.asp?refer=F21750 (smip) > And with SETI, it usually only comes on when your computer is idle and acts > as a screen saver, unless you activate it yourself manually, check the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > it uses when a screensaver > Hope this helps. Many thanks for your time. Got a new message on the screen this morning at startup. Said something about a system failure, showed a little bomb and I had to restart because it was frozen. Restarted ok!!!! So I have a conflict somewhere. I will junk SETI after you get back to me. Cheers ronh > (smip) > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > ronh You should always write down any on scren messages you get they can be very helpful in diagnosing the problem.Actually that's what they're there for. Sounds like it may be a good idea to start up your computer from your Norton Start up CD while holding down the "c"key. Run Nortons and permit it to do any necessary repairs(I think you denied it permision last time you ran it?)See how that goes. Failing that Re-Install your System Software. Signatureannieb anniebish@optusnet.com.au > Hi, > What OS are you running and what on earth is Macsoup? Where on earth have you been? Best newsreader ever written for the Mac,thank you Stefan Haller. > > what on earth is Macsoup? > > Where on earth have you been? > Best newsreader ever written for the Mac,thank you Stefan Haller. In the space bar? > > > what on earth is Macsoup? > > > > Where on earth have you been? > > Best newsreader ever written for the Mac,thank you Stefan Haller. > > In the space bar? LOL > No flames please. I can switch it on and prepare reports and print them > out but I know diddely squat re software conflicts etc. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > ronh Don't take this as a flame or an insult,but what may be helpful to you is to buy yourself a copy of "iMac for Dummies" It will give you an easy to read run down about exrensions,control panels and your system folder which may come in handy,it also has a trouble shooting section. You can get far more involved books but for a simple description as to how your machine works and what to do when it doesn't these type of books can be very helpful. annieb |
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