Old G5 veryyyy slow

[Mr. Shiver]

I have a imac G5 that I purchased in what I want to believe is 06, and I recently got a brand new 2009 imac G5, its amazing and very fast. This imac how ever is sooooo slow with the internet, online games, and generally anything you do on the computer. the specs are:


Model Name: iMac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac12,1
Processor Name: PowerPC G5 (3.1)
Processor Speed: 1.9 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 2.5 GB
Bus Speed: 633 MHz

How can I improve the speed of the internet(this computer is connected wirelessly with the newest airport). And generally the speed of the computer, because it used to run most everything well.
Should I delete and clean out the computer to free up space? How would I go about doing this?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Originally Posted by Mr. Shiver

I have a imac G5 that I purchased in what I want to believe is 06, and I recently got a brand new 2009 imac G5, its amazing and very fast. This imac how ever is sooooo slow with the internet, online games, and generally anything you do on the computer. the specs are:
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What? There is no such thing as a "2009 imac G5" computer. Do you mean an Intel-based 2009-era model iMac?

Also, you mention two iMacs in your first sentence, then go on to say "This imac how ever is sooooo slow..." Which exact iMac are you referring to here -- the 2006 one, or the 2009?

[MisterMe]

Your specifications could have been an iMac G5 fresh out of the box. Such a machine is not inherently slow. This means that something unique to your machine is slowing it down. However, you have not given a hint as to what this may be.

Let me begin by stabbing in the dark. How much free capacity does your hard drive have? It should be at least 10% of the total capacity.

Which version of MacOS X are you running? Have you run Software Update to update your version to its most recent revision?

[Mr. Shiver]

Originally Posted by MisterMe

Your specifications could have been an iMac G5 fresh out of the box. Such a machine is not inherently slow. This means that something unique to your machine is slowing it down. However, you have not given a hint as to what this may be.

Let me begin by stabbing in the dark. How much free capacity does your hard drive have? It should be at least 10% of the total capacity.

Which version of MacOS X are you running? Have you run Software Update to update your version to its most recent revision?

I am running 10.5.7 and run software update every once and a while.
I have 7.1GB remaining, which isn't much, since my new imac has probably 20x that left.

[Giaguara]

1. Clear more space on that slooooooow Mac. Minimum to keep free at all times for system to function properly is 15 %.
2. Run system maintenance, e.g. with OnyX or Yasu.
3. If it's still slow, give more specifics what is slow. Opening big apps and stuff when you've got tons of apps running? Clear more space. And 2.5 GB RAM has its limits too. So if it's still slow when performing some function, look at messages that are generated in Console application when performing such function.

[Mr. Shiver]

Thank you for the suggestions, Is there any application I can use to help me clear space, something that would list the applications/items and how much space they take up?

[Mr. Shiver]

Just deleted some things, up to 27GB free now. Comp is still slow will try maintenance and system updates

[Giaguara]

Terminal
But think before deleting with Terminal.
There are some applications that list file sizes per directories - I should remember some names at least as I ended up localizing one of that type of apps ages ago....