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So I have a Toshiba satellite with an i7 processor. It's under a year old and has been working fine until about a month ago. My problem is that no matter what I do with my laptop, whether gaming, browsing, even booting it up, there will be frequent slowdowns to the point where I can't even do anything.
These slowdowns last for roughly 10-15 seconds, but with a devilish frequency that makes using my laptop less than enjoyable at times. I've checked for viruses and malware and removed whatever I could find. Problem persists.
Not sure if it might be a heating problem perhaps. I'd like to know whether there is something I can do, and what exactly is causing my laptop to be like this. Is it permanent damage? Any help is greatly appreciated.
paul
Posted 2012-12-25T04:26:53.467
Reputation: 21
look if you have overheating issues. Maybe the CPU throttles to avoid damage. – magicandre1981 – 2012-12-25T04:55:20.910
What does the event log show from a previous time when there was a slowdown? That is probably the first place to look for errors. – jim mcnamara – 2012-12-25T05:16:36.217
1Make sure the CPU fan is spinning. You can usually tell be ear. You can use compressed air to remove dust from the heat sinks. – David Schwartz – 2012-12-25T05:18:20.977