hi. new to this so bear with me. any body out give me an idea whats wrong and to troubleshoot for? my computer keeps chugging endlessly during start up. it runs ok for while and then goes into the chugging mode again when i open another file.Very frustrating.I i had it scan for viruses and it came clean. I also heard it could be a sign the hard drive is on the verge of crashing! Any truth to this? Any comments or suggestions would help
thx
dellman
A little more description could be useful.
Screen flickers on and off?
Cursor and keyboard freeze/lag?
Unusual and/or loud noise from Hard Drive?
When this phenomenon first started, were there any identifying events?
example:
Just installed SP3 ?
Installed new application software?
Installed or updated Security software?
JAVA update?
New version or different Media viewer?
Adobe update?
Firewall update?
Do you know how many applications and processes start when you first turn on your machine?
You can use Windows Task Manager to get a count (ctrl-alt-del)
Just installed
new video card
RAM
PCI device
USB connected device
Physical changes?
example
plugged in a new light to same circuit with computer
Got a new or used refrigerator even if not on same circuit?
Physical move of computer tower?
Physical damage - drops?
Give it some time to recall what you may have been doing with the machine when the problem first started.
Gaming
Video editing
Office and email
Browsing internet
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How much FREE Space do you have on your C:\ drive
How much RAM do you have installed?
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Sounds coming from the case tower or from the speakers?
dellman 
