trubleshooting a laptop

[Douglas Pollard]

n 03/27/2013 06:06 PM, Ernest Doub wrote:
>
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com
> <mailto:clanlaw at googlemail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 27 March 2013 21:42, Douglas Pollard <dougpol1 at verizon.net
>     <mailto:dougpol1 at verizon.net>> wrote:
>     >
>     > Ric I guess I  am wondering if I install Ubuntu on a second
>     partition
>     > and it runs well can I assume the at maybe the memory and drive
>     is ok
>     > since it works ok with ubuntu. Doug
>
>     You don't need to install to check that.  The install image has a
>     memory check option (at least I think it does).  Hit a key when it
>     shows the keyboard and the little man at the bottom immediately after
>     it starts to boot, and I think there is a memcheck option there.  Run
>     it for a few hours.  To check the disk is ok you can view its SMART
>     status by running the Disk Utility (used to be called Palimpsest,
>     perhaps it still is).  If the SMART data is ok then you can be pretty
>     confident that is not the problem.
>
>     Another possibility if it has been running slow and sometimes powering
>     itself off (I am not sure whether you implied that happens or not) is
>     that it is overheating, possibly due to dust buildup inside.  Maybe it
>     just needs a good cleanout.
>
>     Colin
>
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>
> What Doug says about a good cleanout is the first thing that popped up
> in my mind reading through all of the previous comments.
> If the machine hasn't been "aired out" recently then take it outside,
> stand upwind and wear a dust mask or damp bandanna while you use a can
> of compressed air to get as much dust and lint out as possible.
> Ed
> On the Mojave
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>    I'll start on her laptop on Saturday morning so I will likley be
> posting  back to this thread then.  I am sure I will have questions. 
> Thanks all for the help,     Doug


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