Hello.
I hope that I'm posting this question in the correct place.
My wife's computer has been running much slower for a few months so, I decided to back everything up, format the hard drive and re-install Windows XP Pro. Unfortunately this did not solve the problem and it took quite sometime to load the OS and install all of the updates. I'm now convinced that it must be some type of hardware problem. I tried switching out the ram and it is still running very slow. While I had the case opened, I noticed one of the fans were not running and the fan was still plugged into the motherboard. Could the motherboard be my problem or could it just as easily be the cpu or hard drive? Should I try and repair myself or should we just start from scratch? The computer itself is about 6 years old. Thanks for any and all suggestions..
I hope that I'm posting this question in the correct place.
My wife's computer has been running much slower for a few months so, I decided to back everything up, format the hard drive and re-install Windows XP Pro. Unfortunately this did not solve the problem and it took quite sometime to load the OS and install all of the updates. I'm now convinced that it must be some type of hardware problem. I tried switching out the ram and it is still running very slow. While I had the case opened, I noticed one of the fans were not running and the fan was still plugged into the motherboard. Could the motherboard be my problem or could it just as easily be the cpu or hard drive? Should I try and repair myself or should we just start from scratch? The computer itself is about 6 years old. Thanks for any and all suggestions..