My daughter bought a Sony Vaio VPCM13M1E notebook a few years ago. It's a small, lower spec machine which was bought mainly for its portability. However, from day one, it's been unbelievably slow in every way. I didn't become aware of the problem until about two years after the notebook was purchased. My daughter simply believed that the slow speed was due to the spec of the machine. It's been barely used from new due to the speed problem. I've tried to address the issue two or three times over the years, without success.
I was recently advised by my daughter that she intended discarding the notebook as part of a de-cluttering exercise. I have decided to make one last attempt at speeding it up so that it functions sufficiently well for me to pass it on to a disadvantaged young person who might benefit from having a working machine as an educational aid as well as a means of accessing the internet. I remain confident that the machine can be rescued. I'd be very grateful for any advice which forum members may be able to provide.
The spec. of the machine is as follows:
--Intel Atom CPU N470 @1.83GHz 64bit processor
--2.00 GB DDR2 SDRAM PC2 5300 (upgraded from 1GB, now at maximum)
--Hard Drive=Showing 290GB (98.7GB used, 191GB free). 5400rpm spin speed.
--OS=Windows 10 (upgrade from Windows 7).
--Intel NM10 chipset
--Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 (Total graphics memory approx. 250mb).
I have upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. It has made no improvement in speed. There are only three programs installed: Firefox browser, McAfee anti-virus and Microsoft Edge. The notebook takes about ten minutes to boot up. It can take about 60 seconds for a program to open. The internet connection appears to be fine. It is fast when using other PC's, however accessing and navigating when online can take up to a full minute each time a new search is required. Entering text takes a few seconds to appear in a search bar after pressing letters on the keyboard. Device Manager indicates that all components are working properly.
I'm hoping that there may be forum members who can suggest possible diagnostics and/or fixes. It would be a shame to discard what should be a perfectly serviceable machine.
I was recently advised by my daughter that she intended discarding the notebook as part of a de-cluttering exercise. I have decided to make one last attempt at speeding it up so that it functions sufficiently well for me to pass it on to a disadvantaged young person who might benefit from having a working machine as an educational aid as well as a means of accessing the internet. I remain confident that the machine can be rescued. I'd be very grateful for any advice which forum members may be able to provide.
The spec. of the machine is as follows:
--Intel Atom CPU N470 @1.83GHz 64bit processor
--2.00 GB DDR2 SDRAM PC2 5300 (upgraded from 1GB, now at maximum)
--Hard Drive=Showing 290GB (98.7GB used, 191GB free). 5400rpm spin speed.
--OS=Windows 10 (upgrade from Windows 7).
--Intel NM10 chipset
--Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 (Total graphics memory approx. 250mb).
I have upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. It has made no improvement in speed. There are only three programs installed: Firefox browser, McAfee anti-virus and Microsoft Edge. The notebook takes about ten minutes to boot up. It can take about 60 seconds for a program to open. The internet connection appears to be fine. It is fast when using other PC's, however accessing and navigating when online can take up to a full minute each time a new search is required. Entering text takes a few seconds to appear in a search bar after pressing letters on the keyboard. Device Manager indicates that all components are working properly.
I'm hoping that there may be forum members who can suggest possible diagnostics and/or fixes. It would be a shame to discard what should be a perfectly serviceable machine.