System Idle Process Troubleshoot

[Itts Cole]

dont recall any cd in there...

 

[johnb35]

Try removing the data cable from the cd rom drive and see if the cpu usage is still the same.

 

[Itts Cole]

alright ill give it a shot, but since its a laptop i might be unsuccessful, will get back

 

[johnb35]

Didn't know that it was a laptop. The only thing you can do with it now is just remove it. On the bottom of the laptop should be 1 screw that releases it from the slot. Undo the screw and then just pull the drive out.

 

[Itts Cole]

Touch invasive, but i know my hardware

 

[johnb35]

Thats a very good sign that the cd drive was causing the issue. Continue to use machine and keep an eye on cpu usage. If it stays low then the drive was the issue.

 

[Itts Cole]

so System Idle Process running at that CPU usage is normal?

 

[johnb35]

Yes, that means your computer is 98.87% idle which is what you want. As other processes use up more cpu usage the system idle process goes down.

 

[Itts Cole]

its moments like these that make me feel like a complete idiot. lol thank you for all your help, and patients for the computer illiterate.

 

[johnb35]

Your welcome.