fdh Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I figured since you guys are super helpers... Another issue we've noticed. The past 2-3 weeks a bunch of laptops & desktops have slowed to a crawl. Like the thing where your programs slowly come up bit by bit scrolling open on your screen kinda thing. The hardware light is constantly green (busy). The CPU usage is between 2-15%. At first I figured it was just crappy hardware, but then it started happening to newer models as well. I suspect corporate IT is forcing something on the network, however, its not my place to confront them. I don't see how we could have hardware failure across the board on so many systems (btw 98% Dell ). It doesn't happen everyday to the same computers...so...wtf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Pushed software or virus, probably. I've seen login scripts that would do dumb shit for 15 minutes because the script didn't account for a common exception. Check your startup items, blah blah blah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandium Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 You computers are probably being used by my virus that everyone thinks was a dud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracefail<3 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I blame Master.. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JJK Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Are you talking about white horizontal lines going in teh same direction when you scroll up and down, like the screen refresh rate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurfy Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I was told NOT to use my "CD Drive" as a toaster? Is this true or can I continue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Lamp Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I figured since you guys are super helpers... Another issue we've noticed. The past 2-3 weeks a bunch of laptops & desktops have slowed to a crawl. Like the thing where your programs slowly come up bit by bit scrolling open on your screen kinda thing. The hardware light is constantly green (busy). The CPU usage is between 2-15%. At first I figured it was just crappy hardware, but then it started happening to newer models as well. I suspect corporate IT is forcing something on the network, however, its not my place to confront them. I don't see how we could have hardware failure across the board on so many systems (btw 98% Dell ). It doesn't happen everyday to the same computers...so...wtf? Have them boot up the laptops in Safe Mode with networking. If that still has them load slow boot up without networking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdh Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 Our login script is fine. I'm looking for something like Resource Monitor for Vista, but for XP. Then I can check the I/O processes on the hard disk and figure out whats causing the slow down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandium Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I was told NOT to use my "CD Drive" as a toaster? Is this true or can I continue? You mean as a cup holder? You can keep shoving bread in there, but it will just come back out smashed and non-toasted. I set my coffee on my videocard to keep it warm, that mfer gets hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I set my coffee on my videocard to keep it warm, that mfer gets hot. Reminds me of the old story of the guy that would heat up his lunch inside of his computer chassis. I believe it was probably a true story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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