laptop is slow after format.

takomako · May 9, 2014

hey guys, i recently formated my laptop (asus k55dr {a8}) cause it was really slow.
now it seems to go faster than before but still laggy at many places. got the latest drivers 14.4.
the cpu is working at 4% so it is not a cpu overload or something. my guess was the hard drive.
is there any way to check if my hard drive is faulty? i know cheap laptops meant to be slow but not making you want to smash on the wall.

thnx in advance for all your responses and advises.

pigulici · May 10, 2014

What hdd model have the laptop?

takomako · May 10, 2014

i don't know, i guess a cheap one. but the point is that it was faster the 1st time i installed windows and now its not.

pigulici · May 10, 2014

Put Aida64 to see and write here the model of hdd...

FordGT90Concept · May 10, 2014

I'd use HD Tach:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/hdtach.html

If the read/write performance is greater than 60 MiB, I bet there's either a driver missing (e.g. graphics driver) or the newer driver you're using doesn't work so well with older hardware. To check drivers, go into the Device Manager and look through them. If the driver was made by Microsoft, that's a generic driver and the manufacturer (hardware and/or computer) may have a better one available.

takomako · May 17, 2014

hey just wanted to say that my laptop is mostly back to normal. i blew the dust, installed some doctors :cool:

and they started working for a full day. apparently drive C: was 20% fragmented. i don't know if that is much or if fragmentation can still exist after 2 formats :eek:

but it seems like it did the job.

R-T-B · May 17, 2014

It could be an advanced format drive with an alignment issue, but unless you used XP to format it I don't see that being the case...

takomako · May 18, 2014

R-T-B said:
It could be an advanced format drive with an alignment issue, but unless you used XP to format it I don't see that being the case...

it could be my girl friend who used my laptop all winter clicking on every facebook trolling spam virus spyware malware and i don't know what else....

Processor	fx-8350
Motherboard	asrock 990fx killer
Cooling	corsair hydro h55
Memory	G.SKILL F3-12800CL10S-8GBXL
Video Card(s)	ASUS R9 270X R9270X-DC2T-2GD5
Storage	1 ADATA PREMIER PRO SP900 64GB 2.5'' SSD SATA3 , WESTERN DIGITAL WD1003FZEX CAVIAR BLACK 1TB SATA3
Display(s)	LG 22EA53VQ 21.5'' LED IPS MONITOR FULL HD BLACK
Case	zalman Z11
Power Supply	ocz zs 550

Processor	i7-9700
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO
Memory	32GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	msi 1080
Storage	Samsung SSD 850 pro 2TB+1tb hdd 7200rpm+ 1tb 970pro
Software	Mageia 6 + Windows 10

Processor	fx-8350
Motherboard	asrock 990fx killer
Cooling	corsair hydro h55
Memory	G.SKILL F3-12800CL10S-8GBXL
Video Card(s)	ASUS R9 270X R9270X-DC2T-2GD5
Storage	1 ADATA PREMIER PRO SP900 64GB 2.5'' SSD SATA3 , WESTERN DIGITAL WD1003FZEX CAVIAR BLACK 1TB SATA3
Display(s)	LG 22EA53VQ 21.5'' LED IPS MONITOR FULL HD BLACK
Case	zalman Z11
Power Supply	ocz zs 550

Processor	i7-9700
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO
Memory	32GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	msi 1080
Storage	Samsung SSD 850 pro 2TB+1tb hdd 7200rpm+ 1tb 970pro
Software	Mageia 6 + Windows 10

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64

laptop is slow after format.

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