ckullas

Now that my system is running great(after a system restore disk), I've had quite afew problems with intermittent internet service. I've noticed that my speeds are usually just over 1.5 mbps, but every few mins my speed drops dramatically (when actually checked on a bandwidth tester it doesn't even register as if I've lost my connection totally). This persists for a minute or so then comes back to normal. I'm not sure if the problem is on my end(I don't think so) or on the isp side(attbi). My system is sn Athlon AMD 1.9 with 512 RAM, ethernet card and cable modem. I use no extra gadgets, the cable goes straight from my wall to the modem to the card. What the heck is going on? If I was just browsing the internet it would be too much of a problem, but with online gaming its a real nuisance. Thanks, Kullas

Thanks Drew

Thanks for all the help guys, I finally decided to throw in the towel and use my system restore disc. Now my system is working quite well and I'm not having the same problem. Perhaps some of the later suggestions would have worked, but I decided I had too much crap on my system and it was easier just to redo the whole darn thing. I feel like I just got a haircut thanks for the great suggestions.

win xp, was using Norton antivirus, and Norton firewall.

Forgot to mention i'm using win xp

The problem started more recently, seemed it might have ocurred after trying to update my video drivers for my visiontek Ti500 64mg vid card. I can't really be sure, but I have had the Norton crap on there for a long time. My system is an AMD Athlon 1.9 with 512mg RAM. My page file is set around 1250 or so, and I do have the autorestore function off (this cause me a similar problem about 6 months ago). My system was put together by Falcon NW.

I did have norton system works on my computer, but I uninstalled it today hoping that might solve the problem as i've heard it can sometimes cause system instability. Obviously it didn't work. My page file has already been checked and its an appropriate size. Thanks for all the advice so far. CKullas

I tried looking in the task manager, none of the processes shut down seems to help. I did notice that the system idle process said 99 under to cpu category. In the original pos I said the hard drive was being accessed every 3 secs, but it actually is a continuous process. Even when not doing anything for 10 minutes, hard drive is still constantly being accesssed. This occurs with firewall up or down. This is crzy, i'm about to throw in the towel and erase the whole kit and kaboodle with the system recovery cds that came with my system. Any other thoughts?

I have been having major problems with my hard drive being accessed every 3 seconds or so. When playing a comuter game the screen will freeze momentarily while the hard drive is accessed. Even when doing absolutely nothing, this hard drive activity is occuring. I have disabled system restore which has not resolved the problem. Why would the hard drive be accessed even when absolutely nothing is being done? My system is an amd 1.9 with 512RAM. please offer any advice you might have... CKullas