Lag/Boot Problems on my Acer Aspire Machine

[NinjaClose]

Basically my Desktop used to BSOD a fair amount about 2 months ago and for some reason it stopped after i applied new thermal paste and hoovered the insides of the case

Anyhow - as of late , my pc has started having "random lag" what i mean by that is that my computer will be running fine at normal speed on everything im doing then all of a sudden, everything will take an age to do like open folders , open my web browser etc and even youtube videos will slowplaying - just everything goes into meltdown lol and i have to restart to make it usable again

Ive tried previous suggestions from other people such as using Memtest+ on my ram sticks and also tried wiping my HDD and reformatting it and installing Windows 7 again , bear in mind ive had this pc for almost 4 years and it never done all this lag business before just a random bsod now and then which didnt really cause any issues

Someone also suggested checking event viewer, which i have, and nothing there, also i was suggested to install one program at a time until i have problems but i cant see how it can be a program issue since ive used a multitude of programs before and it never used to do this and was also suggested to do my Windows updates which i did but to no avail

It used to "random lag" quite often but does it a fair bit less now but the problem is still there also ive noticed that my pc can sometimes try to boot 2-3 times before it actually beeps and comes on

Also heres my BelArc Advisor System Profile: Please note that it will be missing updates as this is a new install

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-Sorry for the long post i just thought id try and explain everything-

Hope i can sort this with your help

Kind Regards

NC

 

[mitchell65]

Hi and Welcome to the Forum
Have you run Malwarebytes and if so did it find anything?

 

[NinjaClose]

Yeah i ran a scan with both Malwarebytes and Microsoft Security Essentials and nothing found

 

[mitchell65]

Thinking about it you seem to have the same problems now that you had before you did a new install of the OS. If you agree that is the case then I think it looks more like a hardware issue. How many passes did you allow Memtest to do? It needs at least 10 and is best done overnight! If you only did a couple of passes before then i think it worth while to do it again for, as I said, at least 10!

 

[NinjaClose]

I agree that is the case and ill try the memtest later

do you have skype or something so i can add you to help me later ? if not ill just use this

 

[mitchell65]

I do use Skype from time to time but mainly for my Computer Club members. In any case the Admin prefer us to use the Forum then other help is always available (two or three heads being better than one) and if we get to a solution then a permanent record is here to benefit others who may have similar problems!

 

[NinjaClose]

Yeah keeping it all on here sounds smart , btw im still on the laptop but have moved it upstairs , installed Memtest+ to my 2gb usb with their auto installer and so far its done one pass with no errors and will report back after 10 , thanks for your help so far , tried a few sites and most people just ignore my post

 

[mitchell65]

The next test might be to check your Hard Drive. To do this use the Seagate Sea Tool from here:
http://www.seagate.com/support/exte...es/freeagent-pro-classic/seatools-win-master/
Download and install and just follow the screen to run a check of your Hard Drive.

 

[NinjaClose]

I done 4 passes before i had to use my own pc again since i was borrowing laptop and no errors found in 4 passes and im going to run the Fix All Option in SeaTools right ? Or do i do another option ?

 

[mitchell65]

You need to let Memtest run for at least 10 passes. You can't run 4 today and 6 tomorrow. it must be continuous!

 

[mitchell65]

and im going to run the Fix All Option in SeaTools right ? Or do i do another option ?

Use the Long Generic, that will just test the drive and you will see if there is a problem. Post it here but finish the Memtest first.

 

[mitchell65]

Here's a quick test to check out your graphics card. Make sure you take the necessary anti static precautions and remove your graphics card and connect direct to the motherboard. See if the problem still persists. If it does it might be worth trying a different cable.

 

[NinjaClose]

I done 10 Passes with memtest and no errors and also no issues when i done the SeaTools Long Generic test and also no difference with the gfx card

 

[d00p98uy]

so no errors on both, correct?

if you got no errors, pleaseperform a clean boot. Please make sure you reboot and do everything a tutorial instructs. Then report back your results.

However, if there were errors, weren't sure you did something right, or something of that sort, we'll wait for mitchell65 or someone who knows more about hardware problems than me.

 

[mitchell65]

If you have had no luck with the clean boot can you try a different monitor?

 

[gregrocker]

Compare your install to the perfect install compiled in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows
to see how close it comes. You don't say whether whether you're running the crappy factory preinstall or not.

If you still have Updates queued then these are the first thing that should be installed after enabling Automatically deliver drivers via Windows Update (Step 3), run all rounds of Important and Optional Updates until completion. Then check if there are any drivers missing in Device Manager.

Then if necessary work through the Troubleshooting Steps for Windows 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html#post1839164