HP ProOne 400 G1 Maintenance & Service Manual page 119

Table 9-1 Solving General Problems (continued)
Poor performance.
Cause
Hard drive fragmented.
Program previously accessed did not release reserved memory
back to the system.
Virus resident on the hard drive.
Too many applications running.
Some software applications, especially games, are stressful on
the graphics subsystem.
Cause unknown.
Solution
Defragment hard drive.
Restart the computer.
Run virus protection program.
Windows 7:
1.
Close unnecessary applications to free up memory.
2. Add more memory.
3. Some applications run in the background and can be
closed by right-clicking on their corresponding icons in
the task tray. To prevent these applications from
launching at startup:
In Windows 7:
a. Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories >
Run
b. Type msconfig, and then press Enter.
c. On the Startup tab of the System Configuration
Utility, clear applications that you do not want to
launch automatically, and the click OK.
In Windows 8:
a.
On the Start screen, right-click, and then select the
All apps icon.
b. Under Windows System, click Run.
c. Type msconfig, and then press Enter.
d. On the Startup tab of the System Configuration
Utility, clear applications that you do not want to
launch automatically, and the click OK.
1. Lower the display resolution for the current application or
consult the documentation that came with the application
for suggestions on how to improve performance by
adjusting parameters in the application.
2. Add more memory.
3.
Upgrade the graphics solution.
Restart the computer.
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