How can I make my machine run faster? The heaviest applications I have outside of the usual ones it comes with is MS Office. I've got smaller things but nothing huge like Ableton, Photoshop, etc.
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HARDWARE:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB
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I'd boost the MacBook up to 4GB of RAM if it were me. Should be around $60 to 75 depending on what shops you have locally and could be done cheaper online.
You would need 2 sticks of 2GB.
Your machine needs:
200-pin PC2-5300 (667 MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM
The max apple says it can take is 4GB (2 sticks of 2GB) but it apparently can 6GB ( 1 stick of 2GB, 1 stick of 4GB) however that can be difficult since 4 GB sticks are hard to come by for what you need.
I note that you do not mention running OnyX on your machine. I run it every few weeks to keep mine in tune. Download the proper version of OnyX for your OS here:
Launch it and allow it to run the two disk checks that open automatically when the app launches, the select "Automation" with the small green hammer icon and run the default set of checks. It will very likely improve the performance of your laptop.
A nuke and pave clean install of a fresh copy of the OS and all application has been shown to refresh a system.
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As suggested, 1 GB RAM is really almost the basic suggested minimum for running Leopard 10.5.x and the absolute minimum just for a basic SL 10.6.x install.
In the interim, try shutting down your Mac, wait 30 seconds of so and boot up using Safe Boot Mode by holding down the shift key until you see the spinning gear wheel.
Then run Disk Utility and repair permissions and verify disk.
If you get pages and pages of repair permissions, do the repair permissions maybe at leat two or thre moormr time.
It may take a while depending on various stuff, and then finally just restart normally and see if things have improved.
Then order and get at least 4GB RAM installed, but that Mac can use 6 GB RAM if you want.
Edit: check out the canadaram site and check his note:
"Macintosh intel MacBook Core2Duo 1.83, 2.0 and 2.16 GHz - MacBook2,1 black and white
Two sockets, can take 1 x 1 Gb + 1 x 2 Gb for 3 Gb total. With 2 x 2 Gb, 3.0 Gb is usable by the OS but you get Dual Channel memory access for a 6% - 8% speed improvement" Canada RAM sells memory in Canada - Apple MacBook Intel CoreDuo and Core2Duo SantaRosa and Penryn
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