FIXED!!! Computer is running like a dog. Cant figure it out.

[leigh6]

First my specs:

MSI K8T-Neo 2 FSR
Athlon 3800 venice
2 x 1g ocz performance pc3200 running at stock 1t and dual channel
Radeon 7000 (Put this in to test it 2 weeks ago. SYstem ran fine until yesterday)
Antec 400 w ps 21 a on the 12v rail
SB Live 5.1 (I disabled it to see if that was a problem)
Maxtor 200 gb
1 intake and 1 exhaust fan
Zalmon 7000 cooler
Windows xp pro

Temps are still in the high 20's

RUnning stock everything.

EVERYTHING IS SO SLOW

1. Mouse is jumping
2. Programs are taking a long time to open
3. Takes almost 2 minutes now to boot up (Used to be 30 seconds)
4. Ran chdisk. Reports no errors after 2 hours of running it.
5. Changed ram/
6 Changed vid card

I have:

Ran every antivirus and spyware program. NOTHING

Just cant imagine what it is. I have never had a processor go bad but it kind of feels like that is what it is.

Oh. Just one other thing. WIndows update will show up and then disappear. I have it set to let me know when updates are available and I will download it.

Any guesses will help.

Thanks, Leigh

 

[HannibalX]

Fdisk.

 

[zagood]

Sounds like you've either got a runaway app, bad ram, virus/spyware, or driver conflict.

ctrl-alt-del to check running processes, cpu and pagefile use.

If you don't have a program or two sucking up system resources, test your ram one stick at a time, and/or try different ram.

Try to remember if you made any changes the day before everything started going wrong. Windows update, new drivers, new software, etc. May have been something that didn't initialize until you restarted your machine. Dump and re-install your video drivers. Use DriverCleaner.

If you're using Adaware, follow this tutorial...there are some settings you might be missing:

Adaware Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial48.html

-z

 

[arcenite]

I had a similar problem with my MSI motherboard. Eventually it just died. I fear that may be your problem...

 

[stevty2889]

Could be lots of things, but one of the first that comes to mind is that your hard drive is stuck in PIO mode. Download and run HDtach, and post the results.

 

[Bassyhead]

I would suggest running chdsk to check the integrity of your hard drives. Some of the symptoms described sounds like the hard drive is stuck in PIO like stevty2889 suggested. You'd also might notice a higher CPU temp in PIO mode. If Windows encounters multiple errors with a hard drive it will revert to PIO mode so check your drive.

 

[acole1]

Dogs run pretty fast....

Reformat ftw.

 

[leigh6]

I do not know what PIO mode is. And how do I check to see if it is rnning that?

 

[pkrush]

Go to the "System" applet in the Control Panel, click on the Hardware tab, click Device Manager, once that window opens click the little plus sign next to "IDE controllers", double click on the one that your main hard drive is connected to, go to the "Advanced Settings" tab, and check the "Current Transfer Mode" fields to make sure they say "Ultra DMA Mode x" and if one or both doesn't, choose " Use DMA if applicable" from the list box directly above that field, click OK, and then quit the Device Manager.

 

[pkme2]

First, check for trojans,
Second, check for spyware,
Third, check hardware
Fourth, follow all other suggestions.

I run NAV and Spysweeper.

 

[leigh6]

Well,

I am running in PIO mode!!! It was already set to DMA if available. I played with it and set it back but I am still running in PIO mode. It will not change.

 

[leigh6]

I just ran that test. BRUTAL!!!!!!!!! 2mbs average. You can barely see the line on the chart.

 

[bluestrobe]

MS Anti spyware, cdisk (cleans everything in temp folder, cache, history), then memtest86

 

[Looney]

Did you go into task manager and see if there's any specific process acting unusual? Second, have you tried using CPUID to see what your actual speed is? But it may be worth trying to reformat... or at least get a linux live cd and see if the same thing happens. If it does, then it's definitely a hardware issue. If not, then it's most likely windows.

 

[Bassyhead]

Go into Device Manager and remove the IDE controllers (all of them) and reboot. This should help with getting DMA to work. You'll want to run chkdsk and/or a utility for your drive from the manufacturer to verify that there arent't any problems with it.

 

[ForumMaster]

here's a good site about PIO mode. i had a similar problem, but the PIO set drive was secondary so it didn't bother me as much. anyway, here's a way to "desensitize" windows. basically, what you do is put a registry value that tells windows to reset the error counter every time the drive succeeds. this will let you run the drive in DMA more, but it won't solve the problem. windows reverted to PIO mode cause it got errors. check the connection, check whether there might be a firmware update for your drive or try, as Lonney said, a linux live CD to see whether the prob is windows or the hardware. if the latter, time to get a new drive.

 

[tw1164]

I was having the same problem, and I was able to fix it becuase of this thread. Thanks!