New laptop Very slow
26 July 2004, 08:00 PM
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New laptop Very slow
I've got one of these.....
Processor: Intel® Pentium®4 with 2.8 GHz processor speed
Screen: 15.4'' WXGA X-black LCD - results in very sharp and bright view, less reflection
Hard disk: 40 GB Random Access Memory (RAM)
Main memory: 512 MB Random Access Memory(RAM)
Optical drive: DVD±RW - read, write and rewrite CD and DVD discs
Graphic card: ATI Mobility(TM) Radeon(TM) IGP 345M
It's a Sony Vaio, I only got it last Friday and I'm not to happy with it. It seems to be really slow and unresponsive. It takes ages to load Windows and if you ask it to do something like open up a program it will hang for a few seconds before it does anything, sometimes it won't even let you select anything!
The hard drive has a partition so would that make it slow?
Hope this makes sense to somebody!
Please help.....................
Processor: Intel® Pentium®4 with 2.8 GHz processor speed
Screen: 15.4'' WXGA X-black LCD - results in very sharp and bright view, less reflection
Hard disk: 40 GB Random Access Memory (RAM)
Main memory: 512 MB Random Access Memory(RAM)
Optical drive: DVD±RW - read, write and rewrite CD and DVD discs
Graphic card: ATI Mobility(TM) Radeon(TM) IGP 345M
It's a Sony Vaio, I only got it last Friday and I'm not to happy with it. It seems to be really slow and unresponsive. It takes ages to load Windows and if you ask it to do something like open up a program it will hang for a few seconds before it does anything, sometimes it won't even let you select anything!
The hard drive has a partition so would that make it slow?
Hope this makes sense to somebody!
Please help.....................
26 July 2004, 09:16 PM
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Oh yeah!
I forgot to say I aint got any sound now either!
Not since I pluged my head phones in!
If I put headphones in I get I get sound (via the head phones of course)
If I take the head phones out I get no sound.
WTF????
I forgot to say I aint got any sound now either!
Not since I pluged my head phones in!
If I put headphones in I get I get sound (via the head phones of course)
If I take the head phones out I get no sound.
WTF????
27 July 2004, 12:15 AM
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me m8 had a similar prob with a Vaio, go into the task manager and click on the performance tab, see what the CPU usage is runing at
me m8s was a 100% constantly, all he had to do was go into the Processes tab and click on CPU to find what porg was causing it then end it
me m8s was a 100% constantly, all he had to do was go into the Processes tab and click on CPU to find what porg was causing it then end it
27 July 2004, 08:22 AM
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Just had a Sony Vaio come in the last few days, it was very slow too. You should get a system restore cd/dvd with your Vaio. Pop it in and restart.
Get an option to Format and reinstall all the options. should be put back to the way you 1st got the machine, with all the bundled software, but a lot faster. This one did!
Get an option to Format and reinstall all the options. should be put back to the way you 1st got the machine, with all the bundled software, but a lot faster. This one did!
27 July 2004, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by hybwrx2002
Just had a Sony Vaio come in the last few days, it was very slow too. You should get a system restore cd/dvd with your Vaio. Pop it in and restart.
Get an option to Format and reinstall all the options. should be put back to the way you 1st got the machine, with all the bundled software, but a lot faster. This one did!
Get an option to Format and reinstall all the options. should be put back to the way you 1st got the machine, with all the bundled software, but a lot faster. This one did!
27 July 2004, 09:06 AM
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Hmmm - I too have a Vaio and have the same problem. Takes forever to log in as well.
ScoobyDriverWannabe - tried that. Don't want to kill 'System Idle Process' though ... :-)
Seriously, if you 'right click' on a folder for example, it takes several seconds to come up with the menu.
If anyone has any bright ideas please post. Don't want to go back and use the retore disks as I don't belive that will sure it. I'm sure it was like it from day 1...
Cheers
Dave
ScoobyDriverWannabe - tried that. Don't want to kill 'System Idle Process' though ... :-)
Seriously, if you 'right click' on a folder for example, it takes several seconds to come up with the menu.
If anyone has any bright ideas please post. Don't want to go back and use the retore disks as I don't belive that will sure it. I'm sure it was like it from day 1...
Cheers
Dave
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27 July 2004, 09:25 AM
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The Vaio im using to type this was from brand new, and was running very slow. When burning a dvd the system was unusable and wouldnt complete cd's. Very slow to log in and reboot. Compelte format and reinstall using the restore cd's and its flying now.
It doesn't help that Sony split the drives into 2 either, which you can combine into 1 large drive during the restore process.
It doesn't help that Sony split the drives into 2 either, which you can combine into 1 large drive during the restore process.
27 July 2004, 10:08 AM
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I have this problem whenever I buy or a get a computer back from the computer shop that's had a new operating system installed.
What may have happened is they have copied an windows install off another computer, and uninstalled/installed software to suit your spec etc. They do this as it's far quicker to copy an install than it is to do a proper install from the CD-ROM.
IN my experience, if the system that's had the install copied is of different spec and make and has been used for general work. The system it's copied to just doesn't seem to work as well.
A full clean install from scratch using the CD's has always cured it for me.
What may have happened is they have copied an windows install off another computer, and uninstalled/installed software to suit your spec etc. They do this as it's far quicker to copy an install than it is to do a proper install from the CD-ROM.
IN my experience, if the system that's had the install copied is of different spec and make and has been used for general work. The system it's copied to just doesn't seem to work as well.
A full clean install from scratch using the CD's has always cured it for me.
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27 July 2004, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by hybwrx2002
It doesn't help that Sony split the drives into 2 either, which you can combine into 1 large drive during the restore process.
How easy is that to do?
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Very, with the sony restore cds it gives you a choice of leaving the drives in 2, or putting them to 1. Simple step by step screens just like you'd get installing some software in windows.
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