Solved Slow computer but not using cpu or memory ? this might help.

MrBalzaroxz

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This is a thread for helping people with this issue.

So, last night i was working 7 hours on the computer because it suddenly
became very very slow after installing updates from windows and installing Diablo 3.
Here is my symptoms that you might go trough to see if you have the same.

-Fast boot speed but then slow when logged in.
-CPU at 0-2,3 %
-Memory not being used
-Browser browsing works fine
-After reinstalling windows, drivers etc. Computer is still slow

So, what i did wich finally worked out for me was to reset BIOS settings to factory
but that's not all, after i finally got my computer working properly it shows me that i do not have a power management driver, this did not show when i was dealing with the problem at first. So my suggestion to people having the same problem is to check your drivers, reset BIOS settings and maybe reinstall windows.

MrBalzaroxz
PS: If there is anyone willing to check trough this post and make it a bit easyer to read because of grammar mistakes etc etc your welcome :)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Build Myself
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 975 Processir 3.60 GHz
Motherboard
M4A89GTD PRO
Memory
16,0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 6800 Series
Sound Card
ATI
Monitor(s) Displays
Phillips Brilliance 234CL
Hard Drives
WDC WD2002FAEX-007BAO ATA Device
Case
NZXT FULLTOWER PHANTOM ATX BLACK
Cooling
Stock
Hi there
In my experience 95% of poor computer performance (assuming sufficient RAM) is poor or totally inadequate Disks.

Replacing a standard HDD with an SSD even on a humble netbook can immediately pay HUGE dividends performance wise.

Check also you haven't got a lot of unnecessary processes running in the background.

If you see the disk light constantly on there's something wrong.

I'd be very surprised if the BIOS causes a problem--wrong Bios settings usually prevent the computer from booting properly in the first place.

cheers
jimbo
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built, several laptops HP/ASUS
OS
Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
CPU
Intel i7 Intel i5
Memory
8GB, 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
On Motherboard
Sound Card
Realtek HD audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Apple Cinema display, Samsung LCD
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080
Hard Drives
4 X 1TB SATA
Mouse
Toshiba wireless laser
Internet Speed
> 20MB up
yeah i had this type of problem and that time i was very confused. so please thanks for posting this type of post
 

My Computer

OS
win 7
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