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New Dell E520 - 'not responding' errors and bits of screens missing - is this normal?

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I have been using a new Dell E520 for around 10 days and have occasionally been getting the 'not responding' error on various internet pages when using Internet Explorer.

I have also sometimes been getting screens where various buttons or other parts of the screen are missing e.g. toolbar in Internet Explorer.

Also, even though the machine is a Core2Duo, it seems even slower than my previous P4 as programs hang before carrying out the requested action.

Is this all normal so soon into the life of a new machine or have I got a duff machine?
"To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant." Amos Bronson Alcott

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  • banger9365
    banger9365 Posts: 1,702 Forumite
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    what are the full specs of you computer and what operating system are you using (XP home or vista),
    you will get 'not responding' error a few times using vista/xp, once are twice a month if your unlucky , put things missing is no you should not get .
    a Core2Duo is better than a p4 buy a lot .
    i would say it's a bad install of windows to start with put i mite be wrong
    there or their,one day i might us the right one ,until then tuff

  • londonman81
    londonman81 Posts: 1,130 Forumite
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    Full specs of the Dell E520 are:

    Core2Duo 1.8 Ghz
    2 GB RAM (the faster one - 633Mhz?)
    250 GB HDD
    Windows XP home edition
    "To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant." Amos Bronson Alcott
  • banger9365
    banger9365 Posts: 1,702 Forumite
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    so it starts alright and after about ten minutes or so it slows down and then you start to get error's/things missing ect yes/no ??
    i would say the cpu temp is to high (60-65c idle and gos up when used to @75c+)and the fan is just/ not working (you cannot hear the fans at all)
    there or their,one day i might us the right one ,until then tuff

  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    I have been using a new Dell E520 for around 10 days and have occasionally been getting the 'not responding' error on various internet pages when using Internet Explorer.

    I have also sometimes been getting screens where various buttons or other parts of the screen are missing e.g. toolbar in Internet Explorer.

    Also, even though the machine is a Core2Duo, it seems even slower than my previous P4 as programs hang before carrying out the requested action.

    Is this all normal so soon into the life of a new machine or have I got a duff machine?

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  • DellCA
    DellCA Posts: 23 Forumite
    Londonman:

    I’m at Dell Headquarters in Austin, Texas and I just came across this thread. Is the problem only happening in IE or in other programs as well? Also, did it begin right out of the box or after a period of use?


    Neil
    Dell, Inc.
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