Have I damaged my dells hardware?

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My old laptop (Dell Inspiron 6000) was running really slow so I formatted it and installed a fresh copy of xp pro. However its still running really slow. Reckon I've nackered the hardware on it or is it fixable?

I used to play a lot of CS:S on it and do some video editing and photoshop stuff on it as well, which wasnt really recommended for the spec but it used to run things ok, was just quite slow at opening photoshop and premiere pro.

Any ideas?
 
Dont think so, its just really sluggish, takes ages to startup, open programs and things like that. I thought it'd just got bogged down with all the crap that I'd had on it but its still really slow even with a fresh install :(
 
It's a few years old (had it since xmas of '05 I think), I guess it needs properly cleaning out as it can get quite hot. I've hoovered the vents before which cooled it down a bit but it builds up quickly. Reckon I should take it apart to get inside and properly clean it out, or take it to a shop to get done?
 
Yeah, I have my desktop as a main computer so if it goes **** up I always have this to fall back on :p
 
crazyswede said:
Benchmark the hdd with hdtune to see if it is running properly... I have found a lot of computers running slow because the hdd is not properly configured. Windows can on purpose slow it down after a few crashes or if windows was not shut down properly a few times.
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How do I tell if its running properly? Have just downloaded it now but I dont really know how to use it haha.

I think the HD does sometimes make clicking/other odd noises so perhaps it is on its way out.
 
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