https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Processor-Performance/m-p/230160#M2312 <P>could be a hard drive starting to fail.</P><P></P><P>OJ</P> Thu, 21 May 2009 14:35:29 GMT HERBERT_H_Intel 2009-05-21T14:35:29Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Processor-Performance/m-p/230159#M2311 <P>I have an assembled PC that is about six years old. It has an Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz based CPU. I run Windows 2000 XP Home Edition as the operating system software. The computer has 1 GB of RAM installed in it. Lately the computer seems to have slowed down a lot. The hard disk light is constantly on showing activity whether any software is working or not. I have AVG antivirus installed on the computer with a firewall. I have tried cleaning up the hard disks and defragmenting them also. Nothing seems to work. What could be the possible issues to address?</P> Thu, 21 May 2009 14:29:57 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Processor-Performance/m-p/230159#M2311 idata 2009-05-21T14:29:57Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Processor-Performance/m-p/230160#M2312 <P>could be a hard drive starting to fail.</P><P></P><P>OJ</P> Thu, 21 May 2009 14:35:29 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Processor-Performance/m-p/230160#M2312 HERBERT_H_Intel 2009-05-21T14:35:29Z