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Need Help with slow PC??!!
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howlling
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24. June 2005 @ 10:14 |
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I have a Compaq Presario S6200cl with a 2800 Athlon XP, 768MB pc2700, on an ASUS A7V8X-LA motherboard. My questions is it seems to run a bit slow, when compared to other compareable systems, so I am lookin for help as to reasons why?!
Programs take to long to load and shut down. Its been this way since I bought it and I finally have gotten to a point were I wanna do something about it.
The harddrive is a a 120gb 5400, could this be the problem? Is there a noticable diffrence between 5400 and 7200 speed drives? Or is it that the motherboard is to weak? Ohhh.. I also have a Connect3D Radeon 9600(128mb) videocard in it.
Sorry for rambling but any help would be greatly appriciated!!
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24. June 2005 @ 10:19 |
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download crap cleaner from here: http://www.ccleaner.com/ and then run that to clean all the crap from your computer and then scan and fix any issues that you have the program.
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howlling
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24. June 2005 @ 10:28 |
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I tend to keep the system pretty clean, I am always running checks for spyware and viruses. I will try the CCleaner but, I has always been this way, from the moment I pulled it out of the box to now...
Any other ideas??
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24. June 2005 @ 11:11 |
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You didn't give us any info about your memory, how much and speed?
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24. June 2005 @ 11:29 |
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Mort81...
It has 768mb of 2700. It came with 512mb but I thought I would boost the memory and added 256mb. It didn't make much of a difference. I also added a fan to the case to help keep it cool. Help?
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ddp
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24. June 2005 @ 15:32 |
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what are you using to check for viruses & spyware??
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howlling
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24. June 2005 @ 16:54 |
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Currently I use Ad-aware and Spybot....
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ddp
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24. June 2005 @ 18:19 |
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what about anti-virus programs??
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howlling
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24. June 2005 @ 18:46 |
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Yep.. I use an up to date version of EZ Antivirus(Computer Associates).
Can you guys tell me if there is a noticeable difference in harddrive speed between the 5400rpm and 7200rpm types?
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ddp
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24. June 2005 @ 18:56 |
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yes & also depends on the ide cable is 40 or 80 wire but still using 40 pin connectors
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howlling
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24. June 2005 @ 19:04 |
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I am not sure on the IDE cable? but i do have a 120gb 54oo hardrive, could this be the problem?
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ddp
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24. June 2005 @ 19:20 |
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possible but check in device manager & properties of that drive to see if dma is enabled?? what is the make & model# of the hd so can get info about it??
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24. June 2005 @ 19:34 |
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Its a Samsung SV1203N
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ddp
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24. June 2005 @ 19:45 |
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howlling
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24. June 2005 @ 19:54 |
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How do I check the DMA setting? It doesn't show up in the properties for the hardrive?
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24. June 2005 @ 20:37 |
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To check it goto Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager>IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers>Check the properties of Pimary/Secondary IDE Channel>Advance Settings, you will see it in there, make sure there set to DMA and NOT PIO. Was this the hdd you got with the pc or did you use it in a diffrent pc b4?
aye aye man
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howlling
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25. June 2005 @ 17:52 |
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It came with the PC, and everything is set to DMA.
What od you guys know about the Motherboard, is it a quality board?
Is there a better one out there in MicroATX that will accept a Athlon XP 2800?
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ddp
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25. June 2005 @ 17:59 |
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can check other asus boards or other manufacturers but a problem might be the power supply connector to the motherboard might not fit a regular motherboard as some dell & hp/compaq use 24 pin instead of 20pin connectors
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25. June 2005 @ 21:27 |
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Well the motherboard came with the system so I wonder if that could be it?? Could Compaq be that dumb? How can I check for that?
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25. June 2005 @ 21:36 |
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Hey guys, on another note, thanks for all the help so far. Since I comming across Afterdawn( by dumb luck :P ) it has proven to be a great resouce and of course that is all thanks to its members...
So enough sap.. and back to reasons why my PC runs like a Ford Festiva!! :)
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25. June 2005 @ 22:25 |
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if it ran like this when you got it its all prob normal O>o deleteing programs might speed it up but not to much i use that EZ anti virys program it works so its not that hmm i donno lol what exactly do you mean a bit slow? whats it doin? i have a athlon xp3000 and it runs great <sep for the memory error i think caused by sp2!>
HP AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.4Ghz
1.5 Gig DDR SDRAM PC3200
200 Gig Harddrive 7200RPM
Nvidia Geforce 8600GT 512meg(PCI-E)
Windows XP Media Center 2005 Edition
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25. June 2005 @ 22:36 |
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well what I can tell you is that it runs slower than my old pc.Which was an Athlon 800mhz system with less memory. You know programs are slow to load, running more that one aplication causes things to slow down more. Is seems like I could do more with my old system.
Now just for comparison sake.... my buddy has a P4 2.5ghz, with 512mhz and his runs so much smoother than mine?
Is there anyway to test the speed of your system? I can try to test mine a compare it to my freinds system and maybe narrow down my options....
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ddp
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26. June 2005 @ 10:51 |
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check your msconfig/startup to see what can be disabled as that can slow down a pc
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howlling
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15. July 2005 @ 10:32 |
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I tthink I nix the slow PC issue... Beleive it or not my DVD-ROM was acting up so I replaced it. Once I did that the systems seems to run alot better.
But I have one more question for you guys... Sometimes when I power on my computer it just hangs before anything boots. I can here the fan kick in but it just sits there. I usually have to disconnect the power cable from the power supply and wait a few seconds, reconnect and then I am fine. I have 250wt (Compaq part# 5187-1098,14A @ 12V) power supply which came with the system. Could it be my problem?
I checked the watts needed on one of those configurator websites and it says that I need 270wt minimum(add 30wts = 300wts).
Do you feel this is a serious issue?
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