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Could this be the reason your laptop is running slowly?

Could this be the reason your laptop is running slowly?

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Nicolai9
Junior Member

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07-14-2016, 08:13 AM

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I own an extremely outdated laptop that runs very slowly. For example, it takes about 30 seconds to open Display Settings on Windows 10, and it has a Pentium N3540 processor. Running CrystalDiskInfo shows a warning about Reallocated Sector Count, with values of 100, 100, and 5. It also experiences BSODs occasionally and unpredictably. Could this indicate a problem with the hard drive? Additionally, the CPU idle temperatures are at 55°C—should I consider reapplying thermal paste?

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Nicolai9

07-14-2016, 08:13 AM #1

I own an extremely outdated laptop that runs very slowly. For example, it takes about 30 seconds to open Display Settings on Windows 10, and it has a Pentium N3540 processor. Running CrystalDiskInfo shows a warning about Reallocated Sector Count, with values of 100, 100, and 5. It also experiences BSODs occasionally and unpredictably. Could this indicate a problem with the hard drive? Additionally, the CPU idle temperatures are at 55°C—should I consider reapplying thermal paste?

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_K33P_
Member

80

07-14-2016, 09:09 AM

#2

CPU performance is slow
Hard drive issues are suspected
Possible RAM shortage may be present
Thermal paste appears unrelated
No effective solutions exist to improve speed

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_K33P_

07-14-2016, 09:09 AM #2

CPU performance is slow
Hard drive issues are suspected
Possible RAM shortage may be present
Thermal paste appears unrelated
No effective solutions exist to improve speed

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CatBug12304
Junior Member

11

07-18-2016, 10:00 PM

#3

I've used Celeron netbooks that perform ten times better than this machine...the performance is really poor. I'm considering increasing the RAM to 8GB, switching the HDD for an SSD, and reapplying thermal paste. The total expense would be about $35 USD.

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CatBug12304

07-18-2016, 10:00 PM #3

I've used Celeron netbooks that perform ten times better than this machine...the performance is really poor. I'm considering increasing the RAM to 8GB, switching the HDD for an SSD, and reapplying thermal paste. The total expense would be about $35 USD.

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NeibGamer_YT
Junior Member

15

07-19-2016, 02:18 PM

#4

The paste is not the issue.

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NeibGamer_YT

07-19-2016, 02:18 PM #4

The paste is not the issue.