computerclub:helpcenter:slowpc
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====== Slow PC ====== | ====== Slow PC ====== | ||
- | This page is going to be a "work in progress" | + | This page is going to be a "work in progress" |
===== HD (Hard Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive) and Slow PC ===== | ===== HD (Hard Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive) and Slow PC ===== | ||
- | For many years PC's were delivered with a Hard Drive. The electrical mechanical components in a HD contribute significantly, | + | For many years PC's were delivered with a Hard Drive. The electrical mechanical components in a HD contribute significantly, |
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+ | ==== Experience says.... ==== | ||
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+ | It has been a couple of years since the Help Center started replacing HD with SSD, as a common practice, to resolve performance and/or broken HD issues. | ||
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+ | One is known as [[https:// | ||
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+ | An alternative is the set of scripts from [[https:// | ||
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+ | Using either of the scripts mentioned above implies the need to use a " | ||
===== Analysis ===== | ===== Analysis ===== | ||
- | Slow PC is a symptom with many causes. Determining why the PC is slow, requires analysis. | + | Slow PC is a symptom with many causes. Determining why the PC is slow, requires analysis. The past few years of experience indicates..... |
If the PC will get to the point of letting you log in, then the next step might be: | If the PC will get to the point of letting you log in, then the next step might be: | ||
- | Observe what the PC is doing with the [[https:// | + | Observe what the PC is doing with the [[https:// |
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+ | If you need to "drill down" or develop a deeper understanding of a single program, the [[https:// | ||
Things the Help Center volunteers frequently discover with the Task Manager are: | Things the Help Center volunteers frequently discover with the Task Manager are: | ||
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- The system is configured to invoke/ | - The system is configured to invoke/ | ||
- The Windows Task Manager also has a Tab labeled Startup, that allows enabling and disabling programs that start at boot time. | - The Windows Task Manager also has a Tab labeled Startup, that allows enabling and disabling programs that start at boot time. | ||
+ | - The HD ( hard drive) stays very busy (100%) for several minutes after restart. | ||
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===== How do you invoke the Task Manger? ===== | ===== How do you invoke the Task Manger? ===== | ||
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- | Make sure the " | + | Make sure the " |
===== Tell Task Manager to sort on CPU or Disk ===== | ===== Tell Task Manager to sort on CPU or Disk ===== | ||
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Clicking on the **Disk** | Clicking on the **Disk** | ||
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+ | Most performance problems exhibit high disk consumption. Why? HD (Hard Drives) are most often the neck of the funnel, when it comes to getting something done on a computer. There are times when a computer does not have enough memory, and it starts " | ||
===== Windows Resource Monitor ===== | ===== Windows Resource Monitor ===== |
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