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    Anyone know much about CPU Usage?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Laptopjocki, Dec 28, 2008.

  1. Laptopjocki

    Laptopjocki Newbie

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    Hey all. Bit of a new comer to the world of laptops so the more advice the better please!! So i've just bought a new toshiba L300 satellite notebook and already i'm asking questions about it!

    Firstly, does anyone know why when sitting there doing next to nothing with one explorer page open on, say Google, it racks up about 10%-30%, maybe even more, on the the CPU usage rating?? This seems far too high.

    Also, what are handles and why do I have over 42000 at this moment in time compared to my friend with the same laptop who has about 18000, and why do they keep on increasing?? Is this bad??

    Finally, this brand new machine takes far too long to start up from cold in comparison to others I have seen, and this concerns me as I haven't even done anything to it yet, i.e installations and downloads?

    Am i stressing too much or should I be genuinlly concerned?

    Cheers

    Obiwan!
     
    Laptopjocki, Dec 28, 2008
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  2. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    the best way to figure out what is consuming CPU time is open task manager (CTRL + Shift + Esc) and see what processes are use all the time, vista like to eat around 5% doing next to nothing...
     
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  3. a7x2thedeath

    a7x2thedeath Notebook Consultant

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    A post of your computer specs might be helpful...
     
    a7x2thedeath, Dec 28, 2008
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  4. Laptopjocki

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    Well i have been in task manager where i was looking at cpu usage but god knows which things are meant to be running and which aren't. Its brand new so i haven't anything on there yet, but compared to my mates which is a bit older and has more on it mine seems to be a lot more up and down.

    Spec is pentium dual core, 2gb, 160gb hard drive and some other stuff
    Processor type : Intel® Pentium® dual-core processor T3200
    clock speed : 2.00 GHz
    Front Side Bus : 667 MHz
    2nd level cache : 1 MB

    Operating system Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition (pre-installed, Toshiba-HDD recovery)

    System memory standard : 2,048 (1,024 + 1,024) MB
    maximum expandability : 4,096 MB
    technology : DDR2 RAM (800 MHz)

    Hard disk (Copy) capacity : 160 GB
    certification : S.M.A.R.T.
     
    Laptopjocki, Dec 28, 2008
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    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Laptopjocki Newbie

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    thanks detlev cm! Will check it out!
     
    Laptopjocki, Dec 28, 2008
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