my computer slowed down

[ucanadam]

i formatted my computer because of a problem and it opens too slow (5-6 mins). It is unnormal. It used to be faster. And i have p4 2.4 gb, it musnt be that slow. What should i do ?

 

[Lax]

First thing you should do is give a little more info about the computer. Memory, Gfx, OS and the like.

 

[ucanadam]

First thing you should do is give a little more info about the computer. Memory, Gfx, OS and the like.

p4 2.4 gb
512 mb ddr 333 ram
windows xp pro
geforce 4 mx 440

 

[Lax]

What type of ram and how many sticks?

 

[Exploded_Monitor]

the same thing happened to mine, i used to format it every 2-3 weeks becasue it kept getting slow, and eventually it died. Everything turned gray (16 colors) and the mouse went off. I think formatting the hard drive is bad for the comp or something, but sometimes it is neccessary. If all else fails, maybe a new hard drive will do the trick.

 

[ucanadam]

What type of ram and how many sticks?

i only know it is 512 ddr 333 about my ram
and it is 2 x 256 mb

 

[kof2000]

maybe your hsf is not working?

 

[Lax]

maybe your hsf is not working?

HSF would cause a slow down but it would most likey not be seen until it has been running for a while. My dell takes about 5-6 min. and I too have no idea. I think it's just congestion on the HDD. How much space you got free on the drive?

 

[lynx6200]

Try running disk cleanup, and defragmenter

 

[Lax]

Fragmented drive wouldn't cause the computer to startup that slow unless it's about 5 years old. New drives rarely ever need to be defragmented.

 

[ucanadam]

9 gb of 19 is free on c: drive
7 gb of 17 is free on d: drive
i defragmented it and it hasnt fixed

 

[Tha Killa]

You could try error checking.. right click on your hd in 'my computer', properties, tools, error-checking. Sometimes can take awhile for me (hour or two), and you'll probably have to restart your computer for it to do it.

 

[ucanadam]

You could try error checking.. right click on your hd in 'my computer', properties, tools, error-checking. Sometimes can take awhile for me (hour or two), and you'll probably have to restart your computer for it to do it.

it didn't fix

 

[Praetor]

i formatted my computer because of a problem

What problem?

and it opens too slow (5-6 mins).

It? Do you mean boot time?


I know you gave us specs, but just to confirm, have a run through CPUz (www.cpuid.com)

 

[ucanadam]

yes i mean boot time


The problem was a virus, and i couldnt format because of cmos password which i dont know. To disable the password i tried to reset mainboard on reset switch but i plugged out power_led cable on f panel and i plugged it again reverse, then all of my hard disc erased.

these are ss of results of cpu-z:

 

[ucanadam]

rest of ss

 

[ucanadam]

and the last one

 

[Praetor]

The problem was a virus, and I couldnt format because of cmos password which I dont know.

You can format without knowing the BIOS password....

To disable the password I tried to reset mainboard on reset switch but I plugged out power_led cable on f panel and I plugged it again reverse, then all of my hard disc erased.

Plugging in the LED backwards just means the LED wont turn on....