Inspiron 6400 (Running Slow) 2gb Ram

[d011380]

Hi All,

My laptop is running slow from the time i bought it

Configuration-

Intel dual core T2500 2.0ghz
2 GB RAM
WIN XP PRO
NVIDIA GEFORCE 7300 (256 MB DEDICATED)

I have another laptop with a lot lower configuration but it is running almost as fast.

I think for some reason the laptop is not getting all the power from ram it is suppose to be getting.

Any suggestions or advise will be appreciated.

Thank you.

[osprey4]

Hi, d011380:

I assume you've done the usual XP stuff:
1. Remove unneeded programs/processes from startup.
2. Kept your drive defragged.
3. Ditched any resource-hogging security software, like McAfee and Norton.
4. Checked for malware?

Another common problem is the hard drive running in PIO mode. You can check this on the advanced tab of IDE primary channel properties in device manager.

A more obscure problem that's been reported is a defective thermal sensor, causing the CPU to ramp down. You can test this using the diagnostics (F12 on start-up, utility partition, custom test). If you get a failure, then updating to this BIOS version may fix the problem.