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Old 27-04-2008, 02:31 AM
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Hello,

My computer makes a lot of noise while I view video's on You Tube. Is this an indication of low memory and that I need to have more available.

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Old 27-04-2008, 03:24 AM
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Could very well be - if you have low memory, your computer will use the HDD's page file more, and if you have a noisy HDD..

You can either get a quieter hard drive or more memory. How much do you have now?
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Hello,

I currently have 512MB of memory.

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Well, considering a couple GB of memory will cost you around $30, that's worth a shot and should speed up performance as well.
I would also defragment the hard drive.
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Does it sound like iratic ticking?
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Old 27-04-2008, 02:11 PM
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No, it sounds like it's reading a CD, but even louder. And when I pause the video I'm watching, it stops like 10 seconds later. But then starts up again.
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Long shot but, do you have a CD in the DvD-Drive? :D If so, take it out.
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No. But thanks.
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I used to have this , does it sound like all the fans are speeding up?
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