I think i need a new PSU?

[Resonance456]

Hey all,

I remember hearing, or reading somewhere that when you boot up your computer and log on, when all the icons are showing their default image (that little white paper thing with a magnifying glass in the corner) that you need a new PSU?? I am not sure if this is right or not? In addition, my computer is booting up a LOT slower than it used to, so I am not sure if this is a RAM fault now, or a Processor fault or PSU fault?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Dwarfer]

Hey all,

I remember hearing, or reading somewhere that when you boot up your computer and log on, when all the icons are showing their default image (that little white paper thing with a magnifying glass in the corner) that you need a new PSU?? I am not sure if this is right or not? In addition, my computer is booting up a LOT slower than it used to, so I am not sure if this is a RAM fault now, or a Processor fault or PSU fault?

Thanks for any help.

hi your theory is complete tash. there is definately no windows identification connected with the icons telling you that you 'need a new power supply' it doesnt even make sense.. about your slow boot problem its very unlikely to be a perminanent hardware fault, check your ram availability, if you are using too much that will slow down your pc.. but not necessary boot!?

more than likely you just need a fresh install of your computer (a format) which is like a spring clean of your pc, getting rid of EVERYTHING on your hard drive and starting installing everything all over again, this will peak your pc back to its optimum performance... but try a defrag before doing this

if you need help doing this let us know

 

[Resonance456]

lol thnx for the tips, but i been there done that so to speak... i am just getting fed up of slow load times and other crap like that... maybe its my processor? its an AMD Athlon 64 3000+?? as far as ram usage goes, i have 1GB and on average according to my ram monitor, i have around 650MB of it free @ any time... dunno if this is low or not tho? maybe i just need a new PC lol...

 

[Dwarfer]

maybe its my processor? i have around 650MB of it free @ any time... dunno if this is low or not tho? maybe i just need a new PC lol...

no thats fine. is it always slow or just when you are booting?

during booting in the welcome screen quickly press CTRL+ALT+DEL and check your CPU performance in the performance tab. if your cpu usage is reasonibly high (not maxed out) but at the same time your HDD is going mental (clicking like crazy) then a format is wise, although your system is reasonibly healthy a faster hdd might be in order.

however, if your cpu is maxed out AND your hdds are not going so crazy then it could be your startup programs causing faults and maxing out your cpu.

but thenagain, if your cpu usage% is very low and there's heavy hdd usage there could be a problem with your HDD


you need to know whats causing it, let me know how you do, each variable above needs a different solution to sort the problem its just a matter of finding out whats causing it to slow down

 

[Resonance456]

ok thnx bud, u've been of great help :D i'll start doing a number of things to determine what may be the cause and let u know, thnx again.

 

[donkey42]

i'll start doing a number of things to determine what may be the cause

it may be that your system could be thrashing, try setting the swapfile / pagefile to 2X the amount of installed RAM, right click "My Computer > properties[ot]cant remember where you set the minimum and maximum pagefile[/ot]also

Reduce "Disk Thrashing"

What you describe is commonly known as disk thrashing, named after the sound the hard drive makes. The cause is usually insufficient RAM, which forces your system to use your hard drive as virtual memory to make up the difference. The best way to correct this problem and improve your system’s performance is to add physical RAM to your computer. If this isn’t possible, the next best thing is to tune up your virtual RAM settings for better performance. Windows is aggressive about creating and adjusting swap file space, which can lead to poor virtual memory performance. You can use MSCONFIG to change the way Windows controls the swap file on your hard drive. Click Start and select Run. In the Run dialog box, type msconfig and press ENTER or click OK. Select the System.ini tab and double-click the [386Enh] entry. Click the New button, type ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1, which again is case-sensitive, and press ENTER. Click OK and restart your computer. The ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1 setting forces Windows to use up all physical RAM before switching to the slower swap file. When that happens, Windows will start moving infrequently used data from physical RAM to the swap file.

Source

 

[Resonance456]

ok thank u much for the tip :good: i'll start looking into this...