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    HP Pavilion 520c running slow after reformat

    I have encompassed and been running on a computer that has me perplexed as of late. It is an HP Pavilion 520c and I am having problem getting it to run Windows XP in a horizontal and stable environment. At first, I consideration it might be loaded by means of various malware/spyware and virii additional than subsequent to a reformat of the HDD, the system is tranquil extremely slow. Illustration, it took in excess of 24 hours immediately to install Windows XP. Mouse was responsive similar to normal, additional than typing was extremely sluggish and clicking on next on the install prompts took anywhere from 10 minutes + for the system to procedure. I have checkered the PSU and the Memory and together seem to be running extremely well, no errors in post and nothing actually looks out of the ordinary except for a number of dust buildups inside.

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    Re: HP Pavilion 520c running slow after reformat

    It might be tribulations by means of bad sectors on the hard drive. Characteristically, if you be able to absolute an installation of WinXP, even gradually, you do not have RAM tribulations. How did you create certain your RAM. Something similar to MemTest. Start system in Safe Mode (hitting F8 when comp primary boots up) then run MemTest overnight. Create certain results. Then you have to check your PSU.

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    Re: HP Pavilion 520c running slow after reformat

    Aside from imperfect RAM, there are additional potential culprits (or amalgamation of things). You state there's dust built up inside of the case. How unscrupulous dust be able to cause electrostatic arcs transversely circuits. It be able to cause inappropriate cooling of components. If you are CPU, chipset or RAM is not cooled appropriately; they be able to start to burn out causing entirely sorts of tribulations. Was your system working with slow when you bought it or immediately in view of the fact that you installed the innovative HDD.

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    Re: HP Pavilion 520c running slow after reformat

    Did you have upgraded your CPU subsequently the AMD Duron which characteristically shipped by means of that model system. If so, did the tribulations start at that time. After that you have to see that your BIOS are up to date. Create certain here when you make sure you are BIOS, cerate certain the time & date are accurate. If it seems to have encompassed and reset to a much older year, such as 2000, then you might have comprised a bad battery on your motherboard.

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    Re: HP Pavilion 520c running slow after reformat

    What sympathetic of peripherals is associated. Try to eliminate entirely extra PCI & AGP cards, make sure no printers or extra things are associated then boot system. Any superior. I have seen defective devices for the reason that the entire sorts of tribulations, containing a bad DVD-RW drive which protected the PSU from powering up or the motherboard from even posting. By means of a 133MHz system bus speed, that system determines to always be "slow" in today's surroundings. Additional than 24 hours to install WinXP seems too extended.

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    Re: HP Pavilion 520c running slow after reformat

    Are you expending the System Recovery discs that came by means of your Pavilion. How numerous discs are there. If so, are those discs WinXP or WinME. If WinME, are you endeavoring to utilize a WinXP Upgrade, or WinXP total retail (or OEM) version or description. In that "24 hours" does the installation encompass merely the innovative WinXP or does it contain SP1 or SP2. In that "24 hours" does the installation contain downloading & installing the entire of the most recent patches from Microsft. If so, what's your Internet association speed.

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    Re: HP Pavilion 520c running slow after reformat

    Additional than clear signs of faulting, influential what is causing a system to run sluggishly is characteristically one big procedure of elimination. In view of the fact that your system seems to have encompassed and installed WinXP much too sluggishly, that's a superior place to start than how it runs when WinXP is completely installed. It demonstrates that there be able to be a hardware tribulation and/or an issue by means of how basic elements of WinXP recognizes and runs on the system.

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