Help! My Dell is extremely slow now!

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

<William P.N. Smith> wrote in message
news:bbju21p26eb70p2np7b9k9lg6qv578vheo@4ax.com...
> "Jeff B" <JBlank@warwick.net> wrote:
>>I rechecked the driver-for both the Intel 82801DB ulta ATA Controller and
>>primarch cahnnel the driver is Intel 10/1/2002 2.3.0.2160.
>
> I've got a 82801DBM with MicroSoft drivers (5.1.2600.1106), maybe you
> need to lose the IAA and load the M$ drivers?
>
> Try running HDTune from http://hdtune.com/ and see what kinds of
> transfer rates you get, and what your active mode is...
>


I agree. I think I'd remove IAA at a minimum just to see if there's an
improvement.

I know some people swear by IAA, but I've not seen the need personally.


Stew

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

<William P.N. Smith> wrote in message
news:bbju21p26eb70p2np7b9k9lg6qv578vheo@4ax.com...
> "Jeff B" <JBlank@warwick.net> wrote:
>>I rechecked the driver-for both the Intel 82801DB ulta ATA Controller and
>>primarch cahnnel the driver is Intel 10/1/2002 2.3.0.2160.
>
> I've got a 82801DBM with MicroSoft drivers (5.1.2600.1106), maybe you
> need to lose the IAA and load the M$ drivers?
>
> Try running HDTune from http://hdtune.com/ and see what kinds of
> transfer rates you get, and what your active mode is...
>

I have to say, I NEVER will install IAA again. Nothing but problems.

Can't see what it gains on this machine?

Tom

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

If it's been slowing over a period of time, your hard disk has probably
become heavily fragmented. This can drastically slow a hard drive with 50 GB
of data.

But before defragging the drive, run a check to see if you have any
cross-linked files. Also another cause (besides spyware) is an over-grown
registry. After two years my guess is that it's a combo of these common
problems.

IMPO, use Norton's SystemWorks for this. Can get a copy cheap off Ebay.


"Terry Summers" <tsum@tsummer.net> wrote in message
news:QuWdnSyJoelP87PfRVn-3Q@comcast.com...
>
> "Dogface" <DogFace@doghouse.com> wrote in message
> news:RvsXd.42540$Ov7.30332@fe06.lga...
> > Backout all the latest MS updates you loaded! I downloaded a batch and
> one
> > of them caused major problems like you're seeing. When I did a system
> > restore to before the MS updates, the system was back to normal.
> >
> > Out of curiousity are you doing anything with network or shared drives?
> >
>
> I may have to do a system restore.
>
> But nope, I'm not doing anything with networks or shared drives.
>
>