[geeks] MacBook5,1 problems

[Rick Hamell]

Try running Disk Utility and OnyX on it before you go that far.


Rick


On 11/22/14, 1:41 PM, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Having a strange problem with wife's MacBook (2008 model, MacBook5,1)...
>
> Her problem is she can't access many websites, like HTTP://www.apple.com,
> without massive, interminable waiting (several minutes) in some cases.
>
> She is running OS X 10.5.8, and before I race out and order a 10.6 DVD from
> Apple, then but an online upgrade to 10.7, then upgrade to Mavericks, is it
> safe to think that her several year-old OS and browser are causing this
> problem?
>
> It's worth the $40 for the two upgrades IF I know the laptop will function
> normally after the upgrades, but what annoys me is that the first upgrade has
> to be physically mailed to me (subsequent upgrades are available online).
>
> Anyone hear of a similar issue? Anyone think I'm on the right path? Anyone
> have any thoughts on other things to check?
>
> I've verified DNS is fine and I tried wireless and wired networking, to
> isolate problem is not with the physical network connectivity level...
>
> Thanks in advance,
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