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Author Topic: HD Slow Down  (Read 1916 times)

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HD Slow Down
« on: August 01, 2006, 02:20:45 PM »
Yeah, my harddrive seems to be slowing down, and it's taking longer to transfer files to different drives as well as access or delete files.

Is this a sign my drive is dying? ((I'm backing it up as I type this...)
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Re: HD Slow Down
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2006, 02:43:15 PM »
I don't suppose you've defragmented recently?
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Re: HD Slow Down
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2006, 02:46:15 PM »
It could be a sign or perhaps lack of RAM? When apps use RAM and you have none left, the virtual memory kicks in, and uses your hard drive for storgae, slowing things down. Check your list of icons on the bottom right (assuming you use windowz). If there's anything in there that runs but you never use, kill the start up process for that particular app.

You may also want to check for spyware using spybot search and destory. Make sure you download the latest updates, and run it.
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Re: HD Slow Down
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2006, 03:22:10 PM »
One other thing.  You haven't changed Anti Virus lately, have you?  I know on my work laptop they threw some off the wall thing on there and it is the biggest resource hog I've ever seen.

But the spybot would be my first look-see.
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Re: HD Slow Down
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2006, 03:42:31 PM »
Alright, will check with Spybot (And Adaware, I like to use both)

I defragged about a week ago, because I thought that might be a problem.

I did switch my Anti-Virus, but after a few problems with my computer running slow I fixed it when I discovered why. (A silly setting) I'm not sure if the problems were when I switched to the AV though, as it was a few weeks or so ago, and I forget when these problems started.

It MAY be a lack of ram, because I do tend to run some memory intensive things at the same time, but I only have a gig of ram, and the problems are happening when I am just on windows. (I can't remember if I have the Steam SDK and Hammer up though.)

Thanks for the help, though, will try and see if this will help.
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Re: HD Slow Down
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2006, 03:46:48 PM »
Try turning the AV off and see if things speed up.  I mean even opening files that have already been scanned, repeatedly, the damn thing on that laptop has to run a full scan on them, it seems.
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Re: HD Slow Down
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2006, 05:45:42 PM »
I of course have to suggest reverse degaussing your monitor.  I am required to by law.
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