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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. i ...


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Old 23rd Apr 2008, 12:58
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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.

i am cirtin that these things arent causing it:
  • a virus - i know its not a virus because i have done multiple reformats and virus scans with different virus scanners and its all clear
  • background tasks - all that is running in the background is avg free antivirus, i have disabled some of the ono essential services in windows aswell
  • background file transfers - it is still slow when dissconnected from my home network
i have a suspission that theres something up with my fsb, for example its too low. i also have a susspission that its a ram deficiency but 256MB (minus 32mb vram) is enough isnt it? well anyway all the info you need is below mabey you can figure it out. by the way i will be uploading a 3dmark score aswell.

by the way i have onboard graphics if that helps.



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Old 23rd Apr 2008, 13:14
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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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Old 23rd Apr 2008, 13:19
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its in DMA mode, so is the secondary ide channel if that helps.
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Old 23rd Apr 2008, 13:50
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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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Old 23rd Apr 2008, 13:51
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Are you running anything like Norton or McAfee.

How much RAM has the machine got?
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Old 23rd Apr 2008, 13:58
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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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Old 23rd Apr 2008, 15:42
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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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Old 23rd Apr 2008, 15:54
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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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Old 24th Apr 2008, 03:13
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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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