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From: Gerry on 15 Dec 2008 17:45 Jimbo Answer my questions and we can take it from there. More background information would also help. I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report . Open Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as it is more informative. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jimbo wrote: > Hello, Gerry and Buffalo. Thanks for your input and yes I'm having > performance issues, also my computer is running too slow. How do you > trim programs from loading on start up? Thanks in advance. > > "Gerry" wrote: > >> Jimbo >> >> According to this link the answer is no. You already have the >> maximum. http://www.shopping.com/xPF-E-Machines-T1090 >> >> The only answer if you are having performance issues, as I expect you >> are is to trim what loads on start up. You also need to be careful >> what software you install. Also avoid multi-tasking. >> >> What do you use the computer for? >> >> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance >> Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak? >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Gerry >> ~~~~ >> FCA >> Stourport, England >> Enquire, plan and execute >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> Jimbo wrote: >>> I have a computer motherboard emachines T1090 with Windows XP. I >>> bought it in 2002. Right now it has a Memory of 256 MB and would >>> like to know if I can increase it to 512 MB. Appreciate your help.
From: Anna on 15 Dec 2008 18:19 >> Jimbo wrote: >> > I have a computer motherboard emachines T1090 with Windows XP. I >> > bought it in 2002. Right now it has a Memory of 256 MB and would like >> > to know if I can increase it to 512 MB. Appreciate your help. Jimbo: I'm virtually certain that desktop machine can accommodate up to 512 MB of RAM. It has two memory slots and each one can hold 256 MB of PC100 SDRAM. Check your motherboard's user manual re this. But you're dealing here with a very old PC with a relatively slow processor (by today's standards), and unless you have some special need for the increased RAM (and I honestly couldn't imagine what it would be with that machine), I wonder whether it would be wiser to save your money. I really doubt that even with 512 MB of memory there would be a significant performance increase in your day-to-day computer activities. Also, it's not really clear about your current 256 MB of SDRAM. If there are *two* modules of 128 SDRAM installed, then you would need *two* 256 MB RAM modules to get you to 512 MB of RAM. And there's another potential problem with those "elderly" machines. In many instances the added RAM module has to be a precise duplicate (in terms of make/model) of the installed RAM module, or it either won't work or cause problems of one sort or another. So if you *do* purchase an additional module make sure you have refund privileges. Anyway, if you *do* decide to add add'l RAM, I would strongly advise you to consult with eMachines tech support before you do so. Do *not* depend on the Crucial info or any other website which lists specifications for this machine. Anna
From: Norman on 15 Dec 2008 18:48 On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:45:23 -0000, "Gerry" <gerry(a)nospam.com> wrote: >I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report . Open Disk >Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and click on Save >As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents Folder and post a >copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as it is more >informative. I would be interested in knowing just how much fragmenting it takes to really slow a machine down to the point where its owner begins to complain. I would guess that level is never reached and that disk defragmenting as a cure for slow systems is way over-rated. I have gone for as long as a year without defragmenting. When I ran an analysis, it showed less than 20% fragmenting. I defragged just for the heck of it - I didn't notice any slowness, I was just bored and looking for something to do - and the pretty picture of my drive looked better, but I didn't notice any pickup in speed or "snappiness"> -- Norman If people concentrated on the really important things of life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. Doug Larson
From: Gerry on 15 Dec 2008 19:02 Norman A Disk Defragment Report is a good source of background information. Disk Defragmenting is only component of housekeeping but I have asked for the Report for other reasons. If you read the whole thread you would see the computer is marginal for Windows XP -- Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Norman wrote: > On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:45:23 -0000, "Gerry" <gerry(a)nospam.com> wrote: > >> I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report . Open >> Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and >> click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents >> Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as >> it is more informative. > > I would be interested in knowing just how much fragmenting it takes to > really slow a machine down to the point where its owner begins to > complain. > > I would guess that level is never reached and that disk defragmenting > as a cure for slow systems is way over-rated. > > I have gone for as long as a year without defragmenting. When I ran > an analysis, it showed less than 20% fragmenting. I defragged just > for the heck of it - I didn't notice any slowness, I was just bored > and looking for something to do - and the pretty picture of my drive > looked better, but I didn't notice any pickup in speed or > "snappiness">
From: Norman on 15 Dec 2008 19:19
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:02:50 -0000, "Gerry" <gerry(a)nospam.com> wrote: >Norman > >A Disk Defragment Report is a good source of background information. > >Disk Defragmenting is only component of housekeeping but I have asked >for the Report for other reasons. Thanks for the quick reply. What "background information" and "other reasons" would be in the defrag report that would help to diagnose the problem of a slow PC? I would really like to know. >If you read the whole thread you would >see the computer is marginal for Windows XP I did read the whole thread. I ran XP on a machine I built in 1999 that was powered by an original 600mhz Athlon and had only 256k of RAM. I think you would call that "marginal", yet I had no complaints about the system - especially it's slowness. I just got the "itch" to upgrade everything a couple years ago. -- Norman If people concentrated on the really important things of life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. Doug Larson |