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Slow Netbook - What to do?

  • 18-01-2014 1:16pm
    #1
    Fiskar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭


    Have an Acer Aspire 751 (Atom processor).
    When I initially got it t'was a nice moderately fast internet browser. Now it is worst than slow.

    Am now deleting unused accounts, trying to defragment the hard drive (extremely slow). Takes about 10 mins on start-up before the hard drive settles down and I can get some browsing done. Am using Chrome with 7 cards open, windows XP.

    What do I need to dump or do to this 11.6" netbook apart from the obvious?

    It was suggested to upgrade the memory but it has only one slot and has 1 GB. Difficult to see what type of memory it is. I think the Hard drive is the issue, HDD light seems to be working overtime. Would need at least 128GB SSD but my overall question, is it worth it versus the cost of upgrading to a new laptop? What 128GB drive would anyone recommend?


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  • #2
    Saucy McKetchup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 783 ✭✭✭Saucy McKetchup


    Fiskar wrote: »
    Have an Acer Aspire 751 (Atom processor).
    When I initially got it t'was a nice moderately fast internet browser. Now it is worst than slow.

    Am now deleting unused accounts, trying to defragment the hard drive (extremely slow). Takes about 10 mins on start-up before the hard drive settles down and I can get some browsing done. Am using Chrome with 7 cards open, windows XP.

    What do I need to dump or do to this 11.6" netbook apart from the obvious?

    It was suggested to upgrade the memory but it has only one slot and has 1 GB. Difficult to see what type of memory it is. I think the Hard drive is the issue, HDD light seems to be working overtime. Would need at least 128GB SSD but my overall question, is it worth it versus the cost of upgrading to a new laptop? What 128GB drive would anyone recommend?

    Put all your important documents and format the hard drive?
    Or if that's not an option download a program like cc cleaner, also do a hard drive test on start up to see if it is the hard drive


  • #3
    Fiskar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭Fiskar


    Ok say I save all my docs to a portable HDD, Re-format the HDD, how do I get windows XP back onto it and all associated drivers?


  • #4
    Saucy McKetchup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 783 ✭✭✭Saucy McKetchup


    Fiskar wrote: »
    Ok say I save all my docs to a portable HDD, Re-format the HDD, how do I get windows XP back onto it and all associated drivers?

    It will be partitioned on the hard drive, you can reinstall windows from the bios, restart your computer and enter the set up menu, if you don't know what you're doing there might be an idea to get someone to help


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