Very slow laptop (only256M RAM).

tomstickland

I've just had a look at my mother's laptop and it's running very, very slowly. I'm talking about 10-20s for a file explorer window to open.

It's a Dell Inspiron 2200. It's only got 256M of RAM which I assume is far too small for Windows XP.

The processor itself is barely running at 10%.

My other thought was a virus, but it's scanned regularly.

tomstickland

Inspiron 220
Intel Celeron M Processor 1.46GHz
1.36GHz clocks speed

aliEnRIK

Its far to small to run efficently

Id recommend 1 gig ram for a BIG boost in speed

Download HIJACK THIS (Top right)
http://www.filehippo.com/download_hijackthis/
SCAN and post the log so we can see whats running

tomstickland

I'll see if can do that.
Meanwhile, I found this:

This notebook came with 256 mb of ram, which everyone knows just doesn't cut it anymore so I went to see about getting additional RAM, but the 258mb, turns out to be non-removable, while the 512 and 1 gig are. Neither the dell website nor manuals tell you anything about this. I only discovered this when I took a look inside, and now I have a slow running laptop and there is nothing I can do about it. So before you buy any computers check the website ( https://www.crucial.com ). They'll give you the info ...

How do I get to the RAM slots?

tomstickland

Found this:

aliEnRIK

tomstickland wrote: »

I'll see if can do that.
Meanwhile, I found this:


How do I get to the RAM slots?

Underneath the laptop. Usually one screw to take out and a plastic flap to remove

tomstickland

Found this too:
http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=A1476400&mfgpid=1226053

aliEnRIK

tomstickland wrote: »

Found this too:
http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=A1476400&mfgpid=1226053

1 ~ how do you know thats the right type?
2 ~ that sounds WELL expensive

tomstickland

It's the Dell official site and I searched by model.
I looked on Amazon and it was only £7 cheaper.

tomstickland

Why does the Dell part say
"1 GB Memory Module for Dell Inspiron 2200 - 333MHz"?
What does the frequency refer to?

tomstickland

I'm going to stick more memory in.
What does the 333MHz refer to in regard to the memory?