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Thread ID: 92690	2008-08-18 22:45:00	External hard drive recommendations please	Beemer (6956)	Press F1

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698484	2008-08-18 22:45:00	After buying a laptop recently I've noticed how fast it runs compared with my desktop PC. That's probably because the PC is loaded with heaps of digital photos so I'm thinking an external hard drive would be a good idea to free up some space. The photos range in size from 1MB up to about 10MB each, and there are hundreds of them. I do burn some off onto CD, but would like them somewhere I can access them quickly if I need to rather than hunting through dozens of CDs. What size do you suggest and any particular brands I should be looking at? I am running a Compaq Presario with Vista Home Premium if that makes any difference.	Beemer (6956)
698485	2008-08-18 22:48:00	how fast it runs compared with my desktop PC. That's probably because the PC is loaded with heaps of digital photos nope. Whats the specs of the two systems and what have you got runnin at startup etc	drcspy (146)
698486	2008-08-18 22:59:00	nope . Whats the specs of the two systems and what have you got runnin at startup etc x2, you probably need more RAM . The data on the HDD will only affect performance noticeably if it's very nearly full (5%-10%) .	wratterus (105)
698487	2008-08-18 23:06:00	The PC is a Compaq Presario SR5065AN with an AMD Athlon 64 x 2 dual core processor 4200+, 1024MB DDR2, 320GB 3G Sata hard drive. The laptop is a Compaq Presario A900 - sorry for not knowing all the specs but it's got a dual core processor too, and from memory about 160GB hard drive. Both systems are running Vista Home Premium but you're talking to a novice here, so when you say "what is running on start up?", I'm not sure what you mean - sorry to be a moron! How do I find out what runs on start up? The PC shows that there is 216GB free if 292GB on the hard drive, and on the recovery drive is says there is 905MB free of 5.73GB. Not sure if that helps. Under system properties it says it has 1022MB RAM.	Beemer (6956)
698488	2008-08-18 23:16:00	That's heaps of space on the HD. RAM is your problem - 1GB (~1024MB) is NOT enough to run Vista well. Get another 1GB for both your desktop and laptop.	jwil1 (65)
698489	2008-08-18 23:22:00	Yep, getting an external HDD is not gonna change anything. You should add 2 GB to the desktop, it's cheap. I never recommend anyone to get Vista with less than 2GB of RAM. If you want it to run well. Post a HijackThis (www.trendsecure.com) log, we can help you with what to do. :)	wratterus (105)
698490	2008-08-18 23:44:00	Thanks everyone - the laptop runs really well with what it's got, it's just the PC and I imagined it was the stuff I had on it that was making it slow as it wasn't that bad in the start - but I also have Photoshop and InDesign on it, so I suppose all those things slow it down a bit too. Is an external hard drive still a good idea to have all my photos on though, for safety? If so, I'd still like some recommendations. With buying RAM, can I install it myself (remembering I am a real novice when it comes to computer stuff!) or would I have to get someone to do that for me? I know a guy who does all my computer repairs so he could do it no problem, and I am sure he'd give me a good price as he's been good on that side of things in the past when I needed replacement parts, upgrades, etc.	Beemer (6956)
698491	2008-08-18 23:47:00	Post a HijackThis (www.trendsecure.com) log, we can help you with what to do. :) I've run the scan - what would you like me to do now? There is a whole screen of data, so do I copy and paste that here?	Beemer (6956)
698492	2008-08-18 23:48:00	I've run the scan - what would you like me to do now? There is a whole screen of data, so do I copy and paste that here? Yup. I'd still get another GB of ram for the laptop though if you can afford it.	jwil1 (65)
698493	2008-08-18 23:49:00	Here goes then! I haven't done anything other than run the scan, I haven't fixed anything (not that I would know how...) 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