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Slow Performance of Inspiron 5150
Hi All,
I purchased a Dell Inspiron 5150 for my wife. It has the following specs:
384MB DIMM
30GBHD (IBM , it says it's: 9.5MM, 4.2K,IBM-MRGA, whatever that means).
Windows XP Home Edition
The Processor is: 3.06GB, 512K, (I believe it's an Intel
I upgraded her video to an nVidia Graphics Card (64MB) at time of purchase.
She does not have many applications on it. The problem is that botting up into XP is extremely slow, opening applications is extremely slow. We have updated antivirus software, updated ad-aware SE. There appears to be nothing to account for this extremely slow performance.
I have a desktop computer with an nVidia card in it and applications fly open, and anything I do with it is fast, so I cannot understand why this is such a problem with her laptop (we're talking quite a few seconds for a program to open here, maybe 15 - 20 seconds on average).
Is there some problem with the Hard Drives for the Inspiron 5150, or maybe a chipset problem? I installed the latest Flash Bios in it and it made no difference.
Anybody having the same problems, had the same problems, or know what to do about this? I would appreciate any replies.
Thank you,
Mark Gordon
Message Edited by MarkHGordon on 01-25-2006 10:08 AM
Mark Gordon
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January 25th, 2006 16:00
I have not tried any Registry Repair tools. I was unaware that there was anything other than Dell's Analysis tool that I installed. Do you have any repair tools that you would recommend?
Thank you very much,
Mark Gordon
Mark Gordon
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January 25th, 2006 16:00
Thank you for replying and informing me of the specs (had no clue what the numbers meant, but thanks :-) ).
That's a good question about running hot or the fans running constantly. The fans actually gear up when launching an application. They do not constantly run thereafter. The laptop seems to be cool, but I haven't p[icked it up to feel underneath it.
Is there something I can do with the BIOS settings that will ensure more proficient operation? Or any other ideas? Would upgrading the chipset make a difference?
Thank you very much for replying. I do appreciate your time.
Mark Gordon
usatrucking
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January 25th, 2006 16:00
Bay Wolf
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January 25th, 2006 16:00
Is the notebook running warm or hot? Do the fans run all the time? Or do the fans run very often? The reason that I ask these questions is because the 5150 has been know to have some heat problems. When the system over heats (or the system thinks it is overheating because of the settings in the BIOS), the processor will be throttled down to prevent damage to the notebook.
usatrucking
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January 25th, 2006 18:00
Message Edited by usatrucking on 01-25-2006 02:46 PM
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January 26th, 2006 04:00
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January 26th, 2006 23:00