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Very slow computer; strange console messages
I have an iMac running OS X and since yesterday my processor has been working hard for no particular reason. The computer hangs for a few minutes, then I can work again, then it hangs, etc.
Here are ...
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How are advertised internet speeds calculated? [closed]
I've always found that the real speed of internet service never comes close to what is advertised. For example, I'm currently using the basic plan from Time Warner Cable in North Carolina, which ...
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HDD is very slow after voltage drop
The HDD is Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160 Gbytes
Model ST3160023A. Of course it is not SATA.
I once connected it to the USB via special adapter IDE-to-USB, and a separate power unit. The voltage drop ...
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my file download speed is 180-200kbps but speedtest is showing 1.7mbps and i am subsribed to 2mbps pack?
i'm from Malaysia.
I am subscribed to 2mbps pack from my country's ISP.
But all i get is only 200kbps when download files from the internet, when i test my speed on speedtest.com , it shows me ...
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Does it make sense to put your operating system on a SD card?
A friend suggested putting the whole operating system on a SD card, arguing that access time delays where much shorter than a regular hard drive, which needs to spin up first.
Wikipedia, however, ...
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Why is linux boot sequence in sh and not in c
I have an embedded device which runs linux.
I'm trying to speed up the boot sequence. Would rewriting large parts of the boot sequence in C speed up a lot?
for example I have a lot of scripts which ...
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When caps lock is pressed, space bar returns underscore
Basically, what I'm looking for is: when CapsLock is on I want Space to return _ and I want Shift + Space to return .
Detail: This is kind of a continuation of this question I asked about the ...
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Remapping SHIFT + SPACE to an underscore (_)
I found this question and was so excited when I found out I could remap my whole keyboard with a really simple Microsoft product called Keyboard Layout Creator.
My problem: Keyboard Layout Creator ...
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Why is ADSL speed dependent on location? [closed]
Why does my ADSL connection only reach 1Mbps when my neighbours just a few blocks away reach 3Mbps with the same provider?
Someone suggested that it's likely that the local exchange is ...
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Why is downloading over USB so slow?
Why does downloading to flash memory over USB seem to be disastrously slower than to the hard drive?
I was downloading a file from rapidshare.com using the Firefox addon DownThemAll. First I tried ...
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How to detect if a hard drive is in PIO or DMA from command-line, or programmatically?
I work for a company that has many machines around the world in the possession of customers that we need to get continuous diagnostics from. One of the issues is occasionally the hard drives of ...
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Ubuntu, Cable modem via USB, limited speed?
At first sorry for my english, I hope you will understand me.
I have a Ubuntu 11.04 box. There is a cable modem (motorola sbg900) plugged in via USB. My bandwidth should be 8mbit download and 0,7mbit ...
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gigabit vs T100 router internet speed
i understand that data send/receive among networked computers would be faster on a gigabit router but would there be a speed increase for internet connection?
would it make a difference for a program ...
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Vertex 2 SSD is running faster than my Vertex 3 SSD?
I used Acronis Disk Director to do a direct clone of my C:\ windows 7 x64 drive from my Vertex 2 to my new Vertex 3 SSD
(Just to show the drive software winstall everything is identical.)
I ran a ...
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Micro SDHC class 10 + adapter
I have bought a micro sdhc 32gb class 10 but my camera only accept std sd card, so i would like to know if the adapter will keep the same speed of the card, or there is some kind of class too.
Thanks ...
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Improve speed of “start menu” in Linux Mint 10 - Ubuntu 10.10 derivative
I have a global menu (including application, administration and system tabs) that is taking too much time (for me) to load (about 2.5 seconds).
Of course, this time is taken only during first start. ...
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Slow local ftp transfer speed
I have Ubuntu machine with gigabyte network card, connected to 150Mb/s router via wifi.
Second computer has 10MB card for cable and 54MB card for wifi, it is connected to the same wifi.
Transfer of ...
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To speed up firefox, is disabling unwanted add-ons enough or should I remove them completely?
In case 'it depends on the type of extension': Ones in my disabled list include DownThemAll, DownloadHelper, DivX Plus web player, Adobe Acrobat create pdf, and Adobe Contribute toolbar.
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Possible cause(s) of slow transfer on home network?
I have the following home network setup:
ZyXEL P-2602HW-D1A Router
Ubuntu 10.04 Server:
Ethernet card 100Mbps, directly connected to router
Configured with SFTP server
Windows XP Professional SP3:
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How can I make wireless transfers faster on a Linksys WRT54G running DD-WRT?
I have a Linksys WRT54G plugged into the cable modem, and a 2nd wireless router, an old D-Link plugged into that. Both wireless routers work, but if I connect wirelessly to the Linksys router I get ...
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WLAN N connection not full speed, W7
Well i have a problem, im not sure what to do, i have 65mbps connection , and i connect to my PC with WLAN N , with a dual band Linksys wireless N, my internet router that my ISP gave me to me is ...
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Speed-up uTorrent when PC is idle?
Is it possible that uTorrent will use its max speed when there is no other internet activity in the PC?
For example, if I'm using Firefox, uTorrent should be limited or have low priority for internet ...
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RAM: 1333 4x4GB cas7 vs 1333 2x8gb cas9
Reading around, i know that the cas7 1333s will time faster of course... however, when more ram stix are involved, there may be a delay in read times.
Can someone explain which setup would end up ...
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Which is faster/easier, SFTP or FTP + VPN? [closed]
I'm involved in a data warehousing project for which our clients need to be able to upload large files to our server. Our main concern is speed, since we're expecting to get several TB worth of data ...
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What does MB/s stand for in HDD access speed?
In relation to the hard drive access speed, what does MB/s stand for -- is it Mega Bit per second or Mega Bytes per second?
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Internet download speed is lower than usual but surfing speed is fine
I have a 512 kbps connection. I should receive approx 60 kBps download speed. But from last 2-3 days I am getting only 20 kBps of download speed.
But I don't see any difference in speed while ...
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Single spots of slow harddisk performance, but no bad sectors?
I use a Samsung 1.5TB harddisk (EcoGreen F2) and recently tidied up quite a lot. So 500GB is written, the rest is free.
Now when I am copying some huge files (gigabyte sized), the harddisk shows full ...
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ReadyBoost or RSTv10.5 to boost my HDD read time using an SSD? [closed]
I am trying to figure out which of the two following scenarios would perform faster. The system has a 500Gb disk, 8Gb Ddr3 Ram and i7 2600, Win7 x64:
Scenario - ReadyBoost
SSD drive in sata3 with ...
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Possible for a modem to all of the sudden have degraded speed?
I'm on the phone with Charter (cable company) about how overnight my network speed went from 30 Mbps to 2 Mbps and this support person swears it's because my modem doesn't support 30 Mbps.
I say ...
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Why does Dropbox upload at only 1/10th of my internet upload speed?
I have just purchased 50g of storage and am transfering files to go roaming.
My internet speed shows as 860kb/sec on a speed test but I ma only getting a transfer rate to Dropbox of50 -80 kb/sec. That ...
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Firefox location autocomplete without “Down” key (then enter)
Here is the situation :
I type for instance "f" :
Then I should press the "Down" :
And finally press "Enter" to go to the website.
Instead, in Chrome, I have just to type "f" :
Then Enter and ...
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After upgrading Lenovo 3000 N200 Intel T2330 to T9500 CPU Fan stays on High Always
After upgrading Lenovo 3000 N200 Intel T2330 to T9500 CPU Fan stays on High Always. Running a dual Boot with Windows XP & 7. Stays high on both never decreases & CPU not hot, why & how do ...
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Is it a good idea to tweak the hosts file to speed up internet browsing?
Yesterday I came across a Firefox extension called Speed DNS which claims to speed up browsing by performing DNS lookups in advance. According to the author, it "does DNS pre-resolution of all the ...
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Monitor disk activity, á la top, or nettop (per process) on a Mac? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What's causing all the disk activity on OS X?
I find that disk I/O is the single biggest cause of slowdowns on modern computers.. and find "Activity Monitor"'s "Disk ...
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Why is net much slower if computer is plugged in it via a wireless router?
I have a computer which is plugged directly in the net via the ADSL modem provided by the ISP.
Sometimes there is need to connect other computers on the net. Then I add a TP-LINK wireless router to ...
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Why has my Mac become so slow? (And how do I start to answer that?)
Over the past few months, many things on my MacBook Pro have become unbearably slow. Often application switching or opening a new tab in Chrome will take up to 10 or 15 seconds.
Obviously, no one ...
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Why would network traffic on one computer affect the speed of another?
I have two computers on my network - a desktop and a laptop. Both are hardwired to my router. Yesterday I started a 500MB Windows update on my laptop.
My desktop was suddenly very unresponsive: the ...
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DDR3 1333Mhz Ram PC3-10600 vs PC3-10660 performance difference [closed]
I've looked around and I'm unable to find a any real idea of how much performance difference that there is. The timings are the same as the RAM that is in my laptop but I wanted to expand it to 16GB ...
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Is there a easy way to calculate time for data transfer?
Are there any sites or easy methods of finding out it would take for file transfer over different speed links?
For example, I need to find out how long it would take to download/transfer file of 75G ...
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Are there pitfalls to using incompatible RAM (frequencies) in motherboards? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it safe using RAMs with different Frequencies
I'd like to use 2 x 4GB DDR3 1600 dimms in a motherboard capable of only DDR3 1066. The DDR3 1600 is on sale and the ...
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why are AMD CPU's generally slower then comparable intel CPU's, despite being clocked higher? [closed]
Generally, AMD processors are slower then comparable Intel procesors, despite being clocked higher. A friends intel i7 is clocked at 3.2GHz, my AMD phenom is clocked at 3.4GHz. Both are quad cores, ...
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Why do HDDs mostly have the same speed as 5400, 7200, 10000 RPM?
Why do hard disk drives mostly have the same speed? They are mostly 5400, 7200, 10000 RPM. Why not 6000 or 8000? Is there any reason or benefit for having those speeds?
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How to run the CPU at something like 75%?
My notebook is too old for me to invest into a new fan (it will simply be replaced by a new one when the final heat death occurs), but when it runs on full speed I feel like sitting in front of a ...
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Will ie9 run faster than ie8?
I am trying to get an old computer running Vista to browse the internet faster. From the point of view that the resources on the computer are slowing things down.
Currently IE8 is installed and ...
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How does Intel Turbo Memory work?
I am thinking about spending the money on the 8GB Intel Turbo Memory for my Thinkpad. The only thing is I am not really sure what the turbo memory does. Is it for speeding up the boot or does it speed ...
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Why is my computer taking so long to copy from one drive to another?
I have two disk drives in my computer of about 120GB each. The 'C' drive has about 50Gb of data and the other drive (E) is almost empty. When I try and copy a large directory (65gb) from the 'C' drive ...
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Slow USB3 under Linux
I have a problem with the speed of USB 3.0 under Linux. I'm testing with the following parts:
"NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller" (pcie)
"Pretec 240" USB 3.0 Card-Reader
Sandisk ...
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How can I measure the speed of a network drive mounted on Windows 7?
Are there any tools to measure the speed of a network drive mounted on Windows 7?
I found a tool called HD Tach but it's not compatible with Windows 7, and it does not look like it can measure ...
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RAID write speed faster than RAID read speed
We just purchased a new 24 drive RAID array and an LSI 9285-8e RAID controller.
We are seeing 2 things which seem strange to us.
Write speeds are faster than read speeds (with either ext4 or
xfs ...
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How to persistently configure port speed / duplex on a Billion 7800[n] router?
I have been struggling for a while with port speed / duplex mismatches between a Billion 7800 and Cisco 2924.
The basic problem with the Billion is that neither the web interface nor the available ...
