AuburnWarrior
Tour Winner
= turn it off, then turn it back on again.
That'll be £2,600 please........
'puter problem.
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= turn it off, then turn it back on again.
That'll be £2,600 please........
SS2
Tour Rookie
aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh
PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
Well thats the reason why your PC is slow , You have a crappy Celeron processor( What were Intel thinking?), Vista (what were Microsoft Thinking) and 1 GB RAM
Why they sell these PCs to the public never fails to amaze me. It is a typical Cheap and nasty PC sold by PC World to unsuspecting members of the public.
You should have 2Gb Ram as an absolute minimum
You have 2 options
1) go to www.crucial.com/uk download the system scanner, run it. and order a 2Gb chip. PM me when it arrives and I can talk you through the physical fitting.
This will make a difference, but this machine will never set the world on fire
Option 2 Throw it out the window and get yourself a Windows 7 machine with a I3 /I5 CPU and 4GB RAM.
Sorry but when you get this combination of hardware / software I just want to weep
Fragger
Macster
Journeyman Pro
To be honest, I arent very technical in any way, and only ever 'had to be' when frickin Windows required me to try and fix it, ala where you're at right now !!
I took the plunge to Mac, a lovely 21" iMac, which is simply a revelation.
Its quiet, unobtrusive, and sleek, and took me perhaps a few days to get aquainted with the OS etc, but ever since, it just works, and does all need it to do, when I need it to, and how I need it to.
It really is that easy.
Windows is the biggest pile of sh1te, and seems pre-loaded with guidance on how to corrupt itself at every possible opportunity it seems.
*shakes head*
Dont spend another penny on anything to make yours 'run better', - you know the next problem is only weeks away.
I took the plunge to Mac, a lovely 21" iMac, which is simply a revelation.
Its quiet, unobtrusive, and sleek, and took me perhaps a few days to get aquainted with the OS etc, but ever since, it just works, and does all need it to do, when I need it to, and how I need it to.
It really is that easy.
Windows is the biggest pile of sh1te, and seems pre-loaded with guidance on how to corrupt itself at every possible opportunity it seems.
*shakes head*
Dont spend another penny on anything to make yours 'run better', - you know the next problem is only weeks away.
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
@ Farneyman
Fragger is correct, Vista won't run on a PC with only 894mb of RAM, you need a minimum of 2,000mb (2 GIG) for it to even become respectful, probably more.
The best option is seriously to buy another PC, your alternatives are to add more RAM and/or back date your PC to WindowsXP.
If you take the 'buy another PC' option, GET SOME ADVICE from the forum!
Fragger is correct, Vista won't run on a PC with only 894mb of RAM, you need a minimum of 2,000mb (2 GIG) for it to even become respectful, probably more.
The best option is seriously to buy another PC, your alternatives are to add more RAM and/or back date your PC to WindowsXP.
If you take the 'buy another PC' option, GET SOME ADVICE from the forum!
Farneyman
Tour Winner
Just an update. PC seems to be back to normal.
Buying a new laptop is currently not an option. I will instead buy some extra RAM (memory or whatever its correct name is).
What information do I need from the pc to make sure I buy the correct chip thingy.
Will this help speed up the pc. I mainly use it for watching music videos and surfing the net. The buffer speed for videos is brutal at the moment. Will more RAM help this.
Any idea how much these are?
Is an external hardrive an option or is that just for storing files etc and no help for spped.
Thanks again.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-PNY-4GB-...=item27b1d8f3f1
Is this the sort of thing I need?
Buying a new laptop is currently not an option. I will instead buy some extra RAM (memory or whatever its correct name is).
What information do I need from the pc to make sure I buy the correct chip thingy.
Will this help speed up the pc. I mainly use it for watching music videos and surfing the net. The buffer speed for videos is brutal at the moment. Will more RAM help this.
Any idea how much these are?
Is an external hardrive an option or is that just for storing files etc and no help for spped.
Thanks again.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-PNY-4GB-...=item27b1d8f3f1
Is this the sort of thing I need?
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
As Fragger said above, you can go to the Crucial website and let them scan your computer and tell you what sort you need.
You don't have to buy from them.
Other considerations are checking what your laptop can take, in terms of how many and what size chips, and also that anything over 3gb will be wasted on a 32-bit computer (which I'd be fairly sure yours is).
It's true that hard drive space is used temporarily as 'virtual memory', but I don't think adding more would necessarily speed you up much, if at all. Fragger will know better than I.
You don't have to buy from them.
Other considerations are checking what your laptop can take, in terms of how many and what size chips, and also that anything over 3gb will be wasted on a 32-bit computer (which I'd be fairly sure yours is).
It's true that hard drive space is used temporarily as 'virtual memory', but I don't think adding more would necessarily speed you up much, if at all. Fragger will know better than I.
Farneyman
Tour Winner
Am just running the crucial scan now. Will wait and see what it brings.
It recommends this...
http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=DE55371BA5CA7304
Does that seem good value?
It recommends this...
http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=DE55371BA5CA7304
Does that seem good value?
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
Yeah, it doesn't look bad.
The thing that puzzles me though is from what it says about your system, specifically this...
Standard Memory: 1024MB non-removable
I wonder if 'non-removable' means you literally can't take it out?
Here my knowledge endeth.
Whether or not you can actually remove the module that's in there now, you 'might' only have to buy one. Like this http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119282
I've heard some people have had no problems installing another chip alongside an existing one, but then others that say it wouldn't run or recognise the extra memory unless they replaced them both.
Have to wait for a real expert I'm afraid.
The thing that puzzles me though is from what it says about your system, specifically this...
Standard Memory: 1024MB non-removable
I wonder if 'non-removable' means you literally can't take it out?
Here my knowledge endeth.
Whether or not you can actually remove the module that's in there now, you 'might' only have to buy one. Like this http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119282
I've heard some people have had no problems installing another chip alongside an existing one, but then others that say it wouldn't run or recognise the extra memory unless they replaced them both.
Have to wait for a real expert I'm afraid.
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
I've no idea how much crap Advent pre-load their laptops with, but it might be a good idea to go through the list in add/remove programs to see if there's anything in there you definitely don't want/need, then you can remove it. You have to be sure though.
If you are unsure, googling the program name will usually find you lots of pages telling you exactly what it does.
I still say running a decent (and free) anti-spyware program is also a good idea, once you've sorted the rest out.
If you are unsure, googling the program name will usually find you lots of pages telling you exactly what it does.
I still say running a decent (and free) anti-spyware program is also a good idea, once you've sorted the rest out.
grumpyjock
Tour Rookie
Well done 1 up to the experts.
Always said PC world are crap, and Microsoft wants to take control of the world.
Just need to wait until my 2GB upgrade arrives and then we shall be all singing and dancing again.
Thanks Phil.
Always said PC world are crap, and Microsoft wants to take control of the world.
Just need to wait until my 2GB upgrade arrives and then we shall be all singing and dancing again.
Thanks Phil.
PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
You are going to have to physically take a look at your RAM sockets.
switch it off and close the lid and turn it upside down.
On the back will be a number of small access panels secured by small screws.
Unscrew a panel and look, DONT TOUCH
What you are looking for is a pair of RAM chips on top of each other, but slightly offset.
If you can see 2 chips then get the set that Crucial suggest.
But if you can only see 1 empty socket then it means that the Master RAM chip is soldered to the motherboard and cannot be removed.
In this case just order 1 x 1Gb chip.
and shout back before you install as there is a knack
Its Tough Being A Genius
Fragger
switch it off and close the lid and turn it upside down.
On the back will be a number of small access panels secured by small screws.
Unscrew a panel and look, DONT TOUCH
What you are looking for is a pair of RAM chips on top of each other, but slightly offset.
If you can see 2 chips then get the set that Crucial suggest.
But if you can only see 1 empty socket then it means that the Master RAM chip is soldered to the motherboard and cannot be removed.
In this case just order 1 x 1Gb chip.
and shout back before you install as there is a knack
Its Tough Being A Genius
Fragger
bobmac
Major Champion
I've heard you have to sneak up behind it and slip it in when it's not watching
john0
Journeyman Pro
I've heard you have to sneak up behind it and slip it in when it's not watching
That my idea of romance with the Mrs
PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
Its all about the Angle of attack
Fragger
Fragger
grumpyjock
Tour Rookie
but as they say on the instructions dont force it in!
grumpyjock
Tour Rookie
Well done 1 up to the experts.
Always said PC world are crap, and Microsoft wants to take control of the world.
Just need to wait until my 2GB upgrade arrives and then we shall be all singing and dancing again.
Thanks Phil
Upgrade arrived and now fitted no problem.
thanks once again heres a virtual pint
Always said PC world are crap, and Microsoft wants to take control of the world.
Just need to wait until my 2GB upgrade arrives and then we shall be all singing and dancing again.
Thanks Phil
Upgrade arrived and now fitted no problem.
thanks once again heres a virtual pint
