slow after not using, tho pc is on

[Dallas]

i found this little chart:
Built-In Scheme Plugged in behavior On battery behavior
Home/Office Desk CPU(s) run in highest performance state CPU(s)
intelligently select a performance state based on demand
Portable/Laptop CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based
on demand CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based on demand
Presentation CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based on
demand CPU(s) begin in lowest performance state and then get slower and
slower via software manipulation
Always On CPU(s) run in highest performance state CPU(s) run in
highest performance state
Minimal Power Management CPU(s) intelligently select a performance
state based on demand CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based
on demand
Max Battery CPU(s) intelligently select a performance state based on
demand CPU(s) begin in lowest performance state and then get slower and
slower via software manipulation



im currently set to home/office & looks as tho' always opn may be more of
what i am looking for. i see under presentation, re: the battery behavior
begins low & gets slower via software manipulation, so wouldn't that defeat
my purpose ? and what i currently use, home/office intelligently selkects a
performance based on demand, so it seems always on may be what i need. just
don't know if this change can cause any issues

thanks ia

 

[Dallas]

andrew, i hope you are not angry w/ my reply as i was not being sarcastic,
rather, i was being self deprecating as i don't know much at all re: the
technical aspects of the pc, so please don't think i was upset; only at
myself. thanks

 

[Dallas]

thanks again jose & i will assume this change doesn't cause any other
changes, so will try it later as a dr's. appt. is but a few away.

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Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

hi & hope all is well w/ you all,

i leave the pc on all day & into the night, that is when i am able to use
it but the issue is this: i am doing something - fantasy sports or an
email,
then leave to lie down, read, etc. but if its more than afew minutes, when
i click on any tab in the browser, it is agonizingly slow - any ideas as
to
why & how to resolve this ? many thanks

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Dallas.....

Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP Home
16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T

Is this a laptop or desktop?

Have you looked at Control Panel, Power Options? What is your Power
scheme?

Presentation keeps everything "hot" for when you talk a long time
during your PPT show and tell. No delays.

Always on turns off your monitor after a while, but leaves your HDD
ready.

Look at the other options.

Depending on your scheme and manual overrides, your disk may be
turning off after 15 minutes. This will have to spin back up when you
come back from your nap. That can take a bit.

Try Presentation (always "hot") for a while.

If the issue goes away, you need to pick/adjust/create your own Power
scheme to suit you habits and expectations when you return to action.

Jose

 

[Dallas]

thanks again jose as it seems to have worked,; i would say it has helped it
about 75% so i can live with that - thanks! and will save kermit's
suggestion as that may well make up the 25%

thanks to you both