[Discuss] Very slow system, no idle, but nothing running

[david at thekramers.net (David Kramer)]

On 04/25/2012 07:35 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> On 04/24/2012 09:27 PM, David Kramer wrote:
>> I cleaned a lot of the cat hair out of my computer, so it no longer
>> has R25 insulation ;)  I say "a lot of" because I have determined you
>> cannot remove ALL cat hair from a years old laptop keyboard.  Ever.  I
>> also blew out the fans, etc.  That should make it run cooler.  The
>> keyboard sure does feel and sound different.
> I think the biggest win here is the fans and filters.
>>
>> - Just an hour ago I took out the 2x1GB sticks and installed 2x2GB
>> sticks.  According to the BIOS after the system takes its tithe I have
>> about 3.35GB for me.  I'm sure that will make a huge difference.  I
>> bought for my wife's laptop (a D830, since she bought hers a year after
>> mine).

> Looks like a 32-bit system.

How does that come into play?  Yes, the system has a max of 4GB RAM, and
that's how much I put in.  According to the BIOS setup screen, the
system steals some of that (I assume for integrated graphics, but I
though I had a video card with dedicated memory), and it stole more than
I would have hoped for, but it's still a lot more RAM for not that much
money.

Maybe I can sell the 1GB sticks at some point to recoup some of the
money.  But I don't plan on replacing this laptop in the near future.  I
have to replace my car before the end of the year, and that's my toy
budget right there.