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nickerjones · 11-19-2011, 01:32 PM

Hey guys ,

I need some help. I bought a Black Macbook in Sept, 2008. When I view about this mac these are the specs:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB

Lately in addition to seeming to run slower in general I have been getting the pinwheel of death a lot and safari will become unresponsive and close. A few other programs have been doing this too. I am not sure why. I know the computer is getting old and will eventually need to be replaced. However I am trying to find ways of prolonging its life for 6 months or so. I figured maybe I could add more Ram? I searched around and think I have found that I could double the ram on this model by buying 2 x 2GB sticks. I am also going to buy a TB external HD to back up everything and clean out the Harddrive . Will either of these help? Any other suggestions?

11-19-2011, 01:32 PM	#1
nickerjones Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oklahoma - Where they call a puck a ball... Exp:	MacBook Help Hey guys , I need some help. I bought a Black Macbook in Sept, 2008. When I view about this mac these are the specs: Model Name: MacBook Model Identifier: MacBook4,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 3 MB Memory: 2 GB Lately in addition to seeming to run slower in general I have been getting the pinwheel of death a lot and safari will become unresponsive and close. A few other programs have been doing this too. I am not sure why. I know the computer is getting old and will eventually need to be replaced. However I am trying to find ways of prolonging its life for 6 months or so. I figured maybe I could add more Ram? I searched around and think I have found that I could double the ram on this model by buying 2 x 2GB sticks. I am also going to buy a TB external HD to back up everything and clean out the Harddrive . Will either of these help? Any other suggestions? __________________ Beer League Players Association - Home of the adult "athlete"