Vaio VGN A517B Goes Slow

[Adaplunk]

Hi!

My aging VGN A517B is getting slower and slower. I've cleaned up the disk, I've cleaned up the registry and nothing speeds it up. Is it a memory problem? I have 512MB installed. Would a memory upgrade help or do I need to do something else? Thanks

[markj1993]

I would say the memory might be playing a part but im not sure. Have you limited the start up programs, this could help speed it up a bit.

Also are you talking about it in general or just the start up?

Mark.

[Blencogo]

Hi Adaplunk and welcome.

It could just be that things move on and software becomes more demanding and other PCs seem a lot quicker!!

Depending on what sort of applications you run, increasing the memory should help. It is fairly inexpensive as you can fill your Vaio with 2048MB of RAM for £23 - have a look here: -

Crucial.com

The next thing to look at is a faster hard drive. A fast 7,200 RPM 160GB SATA drive would cost about £42 - like this one: -

Hitachi 7200 RPM 160GB SATA

Any other hardware upgrades would not really be cost effective.

You could reinstall the XP operating system or alternatively use a software solution - something like System Mechanic 8

But the choice is yours - you may prefer to put this cash towards the replacement fund for your Vaio.

[Adaplunk]

Thanks - I've just upgraded to 2 GB of memory, bought from Crucial and my Vaio now runs much faster. My next challenge is buy a replacement battery - the Sony Store doesn't stock batteries for Vaios this old. Can anyone help?