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Wise Old Owl
My computer was running fine till a few days back when suddenly I noticed that it was taking around 5 minutes to boot up. And even after booting completely into Windows 7, the computer comes to run very slow. Here are a few examples of how slow the computer is:
1. It takes around 7-8 seconds to refresh
2. It is unable to run a Standard definition video without dropping frames
3. Takes 2-3 seconds to open the start menu
The only thing that I can relate to the time when the problem started is opening a spare SATA cable that had remained plugged in on my mobo after I'd removed the DVD drive.
I changed the SATA port on which the HDD was plugged in. But beyond that I can't think of anything else.
I checked the temperatures and they're fine (CPU 26, HDD 36 & 38, mobo 42, gfx 39)
It does not seem to be a software problem as even the boot menu takes some time to appear. The CMOS battery seems to be fine coz the time & date are correct.
Here is my config
Gigabyte LMT S2P motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 840 @ 3.2ghz (stock)
4 GB Corsair RAM (single stick)
MSI AMD Radeon HD 5670 (1 GB)
Corsair CX 430 PSU
Seagate 1 TB HDD
WD Green 500 GB HDD
One thing I feel could be relevant, sometime back (3-4 months), the computer was suddenly not booting. That day I had opened the RAM and cleaned it with an eraser. The computer booted up and ran fine after that.
Could this be a case of damaged RAM or HDD?
1. It takes around 7-8 seconds to refresh
2. It is unable to run a Standard definition video without dropping frames
3. Takes 2-3 seconds to open the start menu
The only thing that I can relate to the time when the problem started is opening a spare SATA cable that had remained plugged in on my mobo after I'd removed the DVD drive.
I changed the SATA port on which the HDD was plugged in. But beyond that I can't think of anything else.
I checked the temperatures and they're fine (CPU 26, HDD 36 & 38, mobo 42, gfx 39)
It does not seem to be a software problem as even the boot menu takes some time to appear. The CMOS battery seems to be fine coz the time & date are correct.
Here is my config
Gigabyte LMT S2P motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 840 @ 3.2ghz (stock)
4 GB Corsair RAM (single stick)
MSI AMD Radeon HD 5670 (1 GB)
Corsair CX 430 PSU
Seagate 1 TB HDD
WD Green 500 GB HDD
One thing I feel could be relevant, sometime back (3-4 months), the computer was suddenly not booting. That day I had opened the RAM and cleaned it with an eraser. The computer booted up and ran fine after that.
Could this be a case of damaged RAM or HDD?