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March 12th, 2005 06:00
Extremely slow installing windows xp pro
Hi
I am helping a friend with his computer its a dell dimension 8100, P4 with 128mb rambus memory purchased in 2001
It started running extremely slowly so i tried all the usual software (virus check, ad aware, spybot, hijack this etc) only to find no problems except that installing this software was extremely slow, for example it took hrs to install ad aware.
Having tried all this we decided to format his hard drive and start again it took about 10 hrs to install xp pro even using my cd rom drive which i know to be ok.
I then put 2 256mb sticks of rambus memory in the machine still no joy
Next I formatted his drive again in my machine (no problems there speed was ok)
Having tried all this we decided maybe he did have hard drive troubles so we replaced his hdd with a new Maxtor 80 gig still takes all night to install windows
Helpppppppppp :smileymad:
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ejn63
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March 12th, 2005 09:00
denny250
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March 12th, 2005 10:00
The cpu was set to compatability mode
one of the things we had tried was to flash the bios
once reset the install went very well
do i still need to clear the cmos?
good idea about the battery
Thanks once again
denny
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March 12th, 2005 10:00
ejn63
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March 12th, 2005 10:00
To clear the CMOS:
Enter setup
Press CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK AND SCROLL LOCK on the keyboard so the LEDs are ON.
Press ALT-E until you hear a tone.
Reboot.
The CMOS battery is a CR-2032 lithium coin cell you can buy for $2-3 anywhere. Given the age of the system, I'd replace it if it hasn't been replaced yet.