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| ok so this might be a shot in the dark at best but here goes. i have a basic computer that has been playing me up for years, it has been running very slow for its spec and i have seen computers half its spec run faster than it.
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by the way i have onboard graphics if that helps. My System: The Shit (literally)
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| Open device manager then primary IDE channel, check the tabs, is it in PIO mode or DMA?
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| its in DMA mode, so is the secondary ide channel if that helps.
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| Sometimes drives get stuck in PIO mode which causes a painfully slow machine, was worth a shot.
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| Are you running anything like Norton or McAfee. How much RAM has the machine got?
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| like i said im running avg free and i have 256mb of ram (32mb used by onboard graphics)
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| How much of your hd is free? also it wouldn't hurt to go to 1gb RAM.
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| Are you running XP, 256MB is no way near enough and from experience will cause a slow PC, all day long. XP alone needs 256MB, then you have all your software etc. Stick at least another 512MB in, it will cost peanuts.
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| omg it was that all allong? ok ill have to buy some ram, thanks for the help guys!!
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