Laptop running slow

Your Biggest Fan by Hforman – 2/16/07 10:32 PM In reply to: Fan speeds up – Is this a problem? by doowopper As the power of computers increase, temperature can be a big problem. Most Pentium processors and AMD units have extra cooling systems for the processor as well as the inside of the case. [...]

From ThinkWiki This page discusses methods for controlling the system fan. 1 For Linux 1.1 Automated control scripts 1.2 Automated program – Simple ThinkPad Fan Control 2 For Windows 3 Hardware specs 3.1 Fan Tachometer 3.2 Automatic mode 3.3 Manual mode 3.4 Disengaged (full-speed) mode 4 Supported models 5 Models using a different interface 6 [...]

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Monitor Your Computer Fan Speed With SpeedFan I know that lots of people who read this blog like to have control over every aspect of their computer. That control is nice, because you can speed up your computer and make it perform the way you want it. Some articles that show this are 10 Quick [...]

Is your once super and mighty computer running slow nowadays? Although it can’t be denied that new computers generally do perform better than older computers, it doesn’t mean that you should just throw it away because it’s now running slower then it used to. Now here’s something that most computer stores/retailers/repairs don’t tell you, either [...]

I have just solved an issue on my Dell inspiron 1520 (C2D T7300 Vista) which had me going for a couple of weeks. I was about to ask for advice on this forum but now find myself in a position to offer some instead. Reading discussions on Speed Step allowed me to at least find [...]

Does your laptop run way too hot? I mean, hot enough to make you hands uncomfortable? Hot enough to burn your lap on the couch? Hot enough that the CPU seems to “throttle down” or the system “locks up” after a period of intense & extended computation? (Video editing or Windows Media playback for example) [...]

Computers have occupied such an important part of our lives today. People look up to them for fulfilling each one of their needs. It is true that certain problems can however make it tough for people to use computers beneficially. One of them is the frequent tendency of computer freezing up. The reason why frequently [...]

>> Item 6 in this list might be worth checking first, but answer the others as appropriate if it doesn’t apply. >> And post that Scanlog as well. 0 > when did the problem seem to be begin? 1 > is it very slow to boot up? 2 > do programs open slowly? 3 > [...]

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