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

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

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.

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