I have 2 laptops and one of them has been very slow for a while, so i swapped the hard drive out of the slow one for the one in my other laptop which Is pretty fast, and the slow laptop is still really slow, its an i3, 3gb of ram etc, so it really shouldn't be anywhere near as slow as it is, and I don't see how its a software issue as i swapped the hdd out, updating drivers now but i cant see it doing much, any ideas?
Help with a very slow laptop
- Thread starter jwest
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I've noticed it's runny pretty hot, CPU z is showing the clock speed at only 900 or so MHz when it should be 2.3ghz.
Also dxdiag is only showing the integrated VGA and not the dedicated VGA. Could it have burnt out/ died, how could I check?
Also dxdiag is only showing the integrated VGA and not the dedicated VGA. Could it have burnt out/ died, how could I check?
you don't have to. in most cases it's enough to take down the bottom cover, and use the straw on the air can to direct the air out through the heatsink. of course you have to block the fan, so you don't damage the bearings.
this is going to be an older laptop, not some ultrabook that's difficult to get into, so the parts will be quite accessible even without too much disassembly.
this is going to be an older laptop, not some ultrabook that's difficult to get into, so the parts will be quite accessible even without too much disassembly.
