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PLEASE HELP :( Computer slow after Format and Clean Install
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xian2006
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23. September 2008 @ 18:33 |
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okay, first off, today i got a lovely visit from mr. blue screen 'o death.
formatted, reinstalled windows xp and it's service pack 2, and now the computer is slow and sluggish. heck, even scrolling through a web page is choppy and sluggish. what can i do to fix this?? my computer was lightning fast as early as this morning.
oh, and i also do not have the original disks that came with my computer to install audio drivers. i dont even know what kind of card it is, or if its built onto the motherboard or not. how do i find out what driver to download and install??
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ddp
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24. September 2008 @ 00:11 |
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moved to correct forum. what is the make & model# of the computer or motherboard?
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24. September 2008 @ 10:45 |
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Yeah, Sounds like you havent installed the correct drivers. :)
Find the make and model of your computer, go to that particular manafacturers website. Go to support tab, go to drivers and download everything for your particular comp.
Lecsiy
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24. September 2008 @ 16:31 |
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Long time no see Lecsiy... :)
The poor performance is graphics driver related. For audio drivers, you need to visit your motherboard manufacturer's website.
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xian2006
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24. September 2008 @ 16:54 |
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will installing the motherboard driver make the problem of windows lagging and web pages being sluggish go away??
i looked on my motherboard and all i saw was the letters: ASUS M2V
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24. September 2008 @ 16:58 |
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No, but installing the graphics driver will.
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xian2006
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24. September 2008 @ 16:59 |
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thanks to everyone for their help thus far. it's truly appreciated.
how do i tell what graphics driver to download??
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ddp
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24. September 2008 @ 17:13 |
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 24. September 2008 @ 17:16
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xian2006
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24. September 2008 @ 17:17 |
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will this fix my graphics problem??
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ddp
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24. September 2008 @ 17:21 |
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load the chipset driver & see if it does as sounds like the hard drive is in pio mode not dma mode as is supposed to.
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xian2006
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24. September 2008 @ 17:24 |
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ok so i just installed the driver and rebooted. problem remains. the sound was fixed yesterday by the way, now all i need is for the darn graphics to quit lagging.
what do i do now??
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24. September 2008 @ 17:43 |
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Install the graphics driver, as we said.
Find out what graphics card you have, and then install the appropriate driver for it.
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xian2006
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24. September 2008 @ 17:45 |
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right. im really sorry im so dumb at this but i dont know what graphics card i have. i dont have the box or anything for it anymore. should it say it right on the card??
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24. September 2008 @ 17:49 |
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It should be written on a small sticker on the card.
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ddp
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24. September 2008 @ 17:50 |
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what does it show in device manager under graphics adapter?
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24. September 2008 @ 17:52 |
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It won't show anything without a driver installed will it?
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ddp
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24. September 2008 @ 17:58 |
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a driver is installed when windows is loaded 1st time or you'll not see anything at all. even win98 loads a generic driver if it doen't know what the card actually needs.
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xian2006
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24. September 2008 @ 18:03 |
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it s just got a yellow ! next to it under "other devices". ill just have to check out the card itself...
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xian2006
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24. September 2008 @ 19:07 |
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ok so the sticker says e-GeForce 7300 Gt 256mb DDR
cant seem to find a driver ANYWHERE. can someone locate this cause i cant
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24. September 2008 @ 20:03 |
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xian2006
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24. September 2008 @ 20:13 |
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guys, thank you SO much for all of your help. i appreciate it so much!! thank you thank you thank you
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xian2006
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22. November 2008 @ 22:23 |
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hey everyone. im having a bit of trouble with this again. i AGAIN had to perform a clean install of windows XP, now i've saved the driver from last time on a DVD backup. upon installing and rebooting, i find the colors SEVERELY distorted, so naturally i go to the display settings and it wont let me switch the settings, there's only one setting: "800 by 600 pixels" at "Lowest (4 bit)"
what am i doing wrong?? please help me
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22. November 2008 @ 23:20 |
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That's set to default when your graphics driver has malfunctioned or a compatibility issue has occurred. Sometimes a reboot does the trick, if not you need to reinstall the driver.
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xian2006
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23. November 2008 @ 11:01 |
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oddly enough, installing windows xp service pack 2 did the trick. thanks for your prompt help though. :)
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