laptop hangs for 6 seconds

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Gio Bacareza

Recently, I've noticed that my laptop intermittently hangs for 5-6 seconds.
Only mouse is moving but Windows objects don't seem to respond. The hardisk
LED is constantly lit although I hear a louder than normal harddisk sound.

What's causing this?

Gio
Toshiba Portege 7140C
320 MB RAM
5.59 GB HD, Free = 1.71 GB
Intel Family 6 Model 8 497
Windows XP (5.1 build 2600)
 
My guess is that your hard drive is becoming a little too filled, causing your system to laga little during boot. I would suggest running a defrag start, all programs, accessories, system tools, disk defragmenter. This might help. you could also try to free up some space on the hd
 
Check the following
Start/My computer/rightclick your harddrive, probably "C" and clic
Properties. You'll get a pie chart showing how much space is used an
how much is left. It also has a disk cleanup button for your use.
 

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