eruheru Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 I just started using a computer that hadnt been used in almost a year. the first day it worked fine, but the second day i used it, it took almost a half hour to load msconfig and most other programs take longer if they load at all. i though i heard one of the internal components restart but the computer didnt reboot. is this a hardware problem like overheating? or do i just need to defrag the drive?
5614 Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 Could be anything. If it's really old then faulty hardware is a possibility. If it's old then maybe there isn't sufficient cooling, although older systems didn't really need so much cooling to run, so maybe not. If you think defrag might help then go for it, why not? I very much doubt it'll help, but it won't harm to try! Maybe it's just a slow computer and was never very fast, though I doubt it is meant to take 30mins to get msconfig up! Why did you stop using it? Virus? Error? Hardware fault? Or did you just get a newer computer and retired this one?
eruheru Posted November 3, 2005 Author Posted November 3, 2005 the computer was making "clunking" noises so i stopped using it. its ok in that respect now
5614 Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 Yeah, it's quite possible there's some kinda hardware fault. "clunking" noise, is it a steam powered computer? Well the only moving thing is really the hard drives aint it? So I spose that's a logical guess. What kinda spec is this computer? Like CPU speed, amount of RAM etc.
RyanJ Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 Well the only moving thing is really the hard drives aint it? Not always - fans can make a noise like this if they start to slow down or is something is partially jamming them too Cheers, Ryan Jones
5614 Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 ahh, good point, my bad... and if so that could lead to overheating, which on an old computer would lead to a slowing in speed until overheating and death to electronics! Whereas most newer computers would shut themselves down before they reach that extreme point.
RyanJ Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 ahh' date=' good point, my bad... and if so that could lead to overheating, which on an old computer would lead to a slowing in speed until overheating and death to electronics! Whereas most newer computers would shut themselves down before they reach that extreme point.[/quote'] Yup and those with a good motherboard and or a good BIOS will even warn you... If your computer is over heating this could cause some real problems... Cheers, Ryan Jones
eruheru Posted November 3, 2005 Author Posted November 3, 2005 i found a lot of dust clogging the vent and fan and cleared some of it out. i dont think its an overheating issue though. i checked and the fan is running
eruheru Posted November 3, 2005 Author Posted November 3, 2005 i ran it in safe mode and it was fine. however i cant get internet and the pixels are way too big and cant be adjusted. im defraging now. does this mean its a software problem?
RyanJ Posted November 4, 2005 Posted November 4, 2005 i ran it in safe mode and it was fine. however i cant get internet and the pixels are way too big and cant be adjusted. im defraging now. does this mean its a software problem? Na, that normally happens in safe mode Cheers, Ryan Jones
Klaynos Posted November 4, 2005 Posted November 4, 2005 is it connected openly to the interenet (no firewall or up-to-date virus scanner)?
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