Hey computer people

[ignom]

While my ibook is in the shop, I'm using Windows. I hooked up my dad's emachine (which is a Celeron with WindowsMe) because the Compaq I was using was just horrible. I had to install the ethernet card on here.

This one works better, but the internet starts to stall and freeze up after I visit a few pages, and I can only have one window open at a time or it drags.

Even other programs that have nothing to do with the internet take a while to load if I have the internet open. By "other programs," I mean Snood.

Is there something I can do to make this work faster and better? I already defragged the hard drive and got rid of anything I thought was unnecessary and might slow the computer down.

[Mr. Ubiquity]

its because your using a celery-ron by Intel.   Slow crappy processor.  Go back to using a typewriter until your ibook is back up and running.  It will be alot faster.   Or go way old fashion,   pen and paper.

[BigDun]

Right click on the My Computer icon go into properties. Post how much memory it has.

[Jessie]

My computer had a Celeron processor, and while it isn't the fastest in the world, it's never really given me any trouble.

[Bennyhana]

While my ibook is in the shop, I'm using Windows. I hooked up my dad's emachine (which is a Celeron with WindowsMe) because the Compaq I was using was just horrible. I had to install the ethernet card on here.

This one works better, but the internet starts to stall and freeze up after I visit a few pages, and I can only have one window open at a time or it drags.

Even other programs that have nothing to do with the internet take a while to load if I have the internet open. By "other programs," I mean Snood.

Is there something I can do to make this work faster and better? I already defragged the hard drive and got rid of anything I thought was unnecessary and might slow the computer down.

What program are you using to browse?  Are you sure it's not infected with malware of some kind?

[Jessie]

He may be sleeping now, so your questions may take a while to be answered.  Just FYI.

[ignom]

Right click on the My Computer icon go into properties. Post how much memory it has.

A whopping 31.0 MB.

[ignom]

What program are you using to browse?  Are you sure it's not infected with malware of some kind?

Mozilla.

[BigDun]

Right click on the My Computer icon go into properties. Post how much memory it has.

A whopping 31.0 MB.

I think we found your problem.

[ignom]

He may be sleeping now, so your questions may take a while to be answered.  Just FYI.

I don't sleep.

[Jessie]

He may be sleeping now, so your questions may take a while to be answered.  Just FYI.

I don't sleep.

Fine, make a liar out of me.

[Mr. Ubiquity]

Right click on the My Computer icon go into properties. Post how much memory it has.

A whopping 31.0 MB.

I think we found your problem.

is that even legal?

[ignom]

Right click on the My Computer icon go into properties. Post how much memory it has.

A whopping 31.0 MB.

I think we found your problem.

is that even legal?

I think that's why emachines only cost $5.

[Jessie]

Do you want to wrestle nishi and the monks for the 40g hard drive out of Timothy's old computer?

[ignom]

Do you want to wrestle nishi and the monks for the 40g hard drive out of Timothy's old computer?

This computer is only as a back up for when my ibook is in the shop.

Is there some way to take the hard drive out of this Compaq? I know how to install ethernet cards and CD Roms and that's about it.

[Mr. Ubiquity]

Do you want to wrestle nishi and the monks for the 40g hard drive out of Timothy's old computer?

This computer is only as a back up for when my ibook is in the shop.

Is there some way to take the hard drive out of this Compaq? I know how to install ethernet cards and CD Roms and that's about it.

EVERYTHING is replaceable in a pc.   

[BigDun]

The problem isn't the hard drive. It's the amount of memory chips installed. You might be able to take it to computer repair shop to see if they have some really old memory chips laying around that will work in it.

[ignom]

The front of the emachine says it has a 7.5 GB hard drive.

[Jessie]

RAM?

I'm confused.

[BigDun]

A 7.5 GB hard drive is plenty large enough if all you want to do is surf the web.

[BigDun]

RAM?

I'm confused.

Yes. RAM chips = Memory chips.

[Jessie]

Oh.  I have a few sticks of RAM laying around if you want to drive back up and get them, Jason.

[Mr. Ubiquity]

RAM?

I'm confused.

its the amount of thrust the cpu gives the hard drive, every once and a while, you might hear the cpu ask whos your daddy if you listen careful.

[Jessie]

RAM?

I'm confused.

its the amount of thrust the cpu gives the hard drive, every once and a while, you might hear the cpu ask whos your daddy if you listen careful.

I know what it is, just not that that's what we were discussing.  Memory chips sounds like some kind of snack.

[Mr. Ubiquity]

RAM?

I'm confused.

its the amount of thrust the cpu gives the hard drive, every once and a while, you might hear the cpu ask whos your daddy if you listen careful.

I know what it is, just not that that's what we were discussing.  Memory chips sounds like some kind of snack.

so your accusing me of threadjackin huh? 

[Jessie]

RAM?

I'm confused.

its the amount of thrust the cpu gives the hard drive, every once and a while, you might hear the cpu ask whos your daddy if you listen careful.

I know what it is, just not that that's what we were discussing.  Memory chips sounds like some kind of snack.

so your accusing me of threadjackin huh? 

I'd applaud you for threadjacking.  It's an art, really.

[Mr. Ubiquity]

RAM?

I'm confused.

its the amount of thrust the cpu gives the hard drive, every once and a while, you might hear the cpu ask whos your daddy if you listen careful.

I know what it is, just not that that's what we were discussing.  Memory chips sounds like some kind of snack.

so your accusing me of threadjackin huh? 

I'd applaud you for threadjacking.  It's an art, really.

that it is, but its best when subtle and unnoticed..

[Bennyhana]

Although hard drive speed, size, and amount of free space does affect application performance, the effects they have are small compared to the amount of RAM.  I'm amazed they would think anything after windows95 would be comfortable with such a small amount of RAM.

[meredith]

Are you back home or still in Kentucky?  I can get you some RAM suitable for that machine.  You should probably use Firefox instead of Mozilla, saving you the memory of loading the other Mozilla applications in memory when you're just browsing.

[ignom]

I'm at home right now.

I went around to Best Buy and CompUSA today. The guy said only a certain kind of RAM is compatible with the emachine, PTY or PCY or something, I don't remember. I didn't want to pay $50+ for it, anyway. He said he didn't know where to buy used RAM in Knoxville. Also, since it only has 31 MB, I probably can't add a lot more.

I'll try Firefox instead of Mozilla.

They had an eMac on sale for around $650 that I was momentarily tempted to sign up for a credit card and buy, but then I remembered that the AppleCare warranty would be another $300.

If your RAM would work, I'd be willing to try it. I don't know if the extra RAM Jessie has would work either. I only really need this computer until mine is fixed, though.

I could just stick to using this computer for abandonware games.

[ignom]

I called CompUSA to check on my ibook and he said they mailed it off to Apple and it would be at least two weeks.

I told the guy about the trouble I was having with this computer and asked if there was anywhere I could buy used RAM. He had me bring the computer down there and put in 224 MB of extra RAM for $40.

So it's up to 255 MB now, from 31 MB. Needless to say, this computer works a lot faster now.

[Mr. Ubiquity]

I called CompUSA to check on my ibook and he said they mailed it off to Apple and it would be at least two weeks.

I told the guy about the trouble I was having with this computer and asked if there was anywhere I could buy used RAM. He had me bring the computer down there and put in 224 MB of extra RAM for $40.

So it's up to 255 MB now, from 31 MB. Needless to say, this computer works a lot faster now.

not a bad price.   is that for the memory and the installation, or just one of them?

[ignom]

I called CompUSA to check on my ibook and he said they mailed it off to Apple and it would be at least two weeks.

I told the guy about the trouble I was having with this computer and asked if there was anywhere I could buy used RAM. He had me bring the computer down there and put in 224 MB of extra RAM for $40.

So it's up to 255 MB now, from 31 MB. Needless to say, this computer works a lot faster now.

not a bad price.   is that for the memory and the installation, or just one of them?

That's for the memory. He didn't charge for installation. They had the extra memory there and wanted to help out since I've been having so much trouble.

[ReBurn]

I called CompUSA to check on my ibook and he said they mailed it off to Apple and it would be at least two weeks.

I told the guy about the trouble I was having with this computer and asked if there was anywhere I could buy used RAM. He had me bring the computer down there and put in 224 MB of extra RAM for $40.

So it's up to 255 MB now, from 31 MB. Needless to say, this computer works a lot faster now.

not a bad price.   is that for the memory and the installation, or just one of them?

That's for the memory. He didn't charge for installation. They had the extra memory there and wanted to help out since I've been having so much trouble.

If they wanted to help they would have talked you out of buying the iBook to begin with.

[ignom]

Well, the hard drive crapped out on my ibook.

It worked fine last night. But earlier today, it was messing up, so I took it to the shop, where it proceeded to work just fine. I brought it home and it started messing up again, so I took it back to the shop. They said it was the hard drive.

Then I got home and hooked up this emachine again and it wouldn't connect to the internet. Eventually I had to uninstall the drivers for my ethernet card and reinstall them.

God I hate computers.

[Jessie]

Seriously, are they going to give you a new computer now?

[Mr. Ubiquity]

its emachine.   basic parts in a basic shell.  not necessarily HQ parts.   buy an HP.