PC very slow since clean install

Hi please forgive my ignorance on this matter!:embarrassed:

I did a clean install a few weeks ago and now my system is very slow when moving data, ie if i move large files from one partition to another it can take 4mins for a 1GB Rar file! Whereas before it done it a lot lot quicker:confused: I am wondering if its my Ram as I did add a £24 512 stick of Aria Ram to my 2x 128mb Nanya (specs below) Is there a test i can do to see what the problem is? I have installed PCWizard 2006 but it dont mean much to me as i dont know what i am looking for:embarrassed:

Ps I dont know if this would cause the slow downs but i recently disabled quite a few Services as described in a OS Tweak guide to supposedly make it faster! :Oops:

Cheers in advance:)

There is a simple way to test... Take the memory back out! This will confirm / deny your theory in minutes... :)

Did you install the chipset drivers?

Nox

First time I made my computer ever (an older PC133-based computer) I had the same problem, it was REALLY slow after the OS install... turned out the cheap memory I used was faulty.

Thanks for your help guys!

Re chipset drivers: In device manager it tells me they are installed! :confused: Sometimes my PCI 1394 card is recognised in Network connections and othertimes its just not there!..Its like its not installed! I also have a firewire on my Audigy 2 soundcard,whether thats causing it i really dont know! :confused:

The PC does Recognise all the RAM thats installed! When you say take memory out do you mean the newest stick and if it is the problem what will i look for apart from slowness :confused: The PC was fine the day before the Reformat,i thought it may have something to do with the new Firewall Prog i put in (Webroots Firewall Desktop)

Just because device manager say there are chipset drivers installed does not mean you have the right/best ones. You might just have some generic microsoft ones. Get the lasest chipset/IDE/etc drivers from you motherboard makers website.

I do have the latest chipset via the website,when i say latest they havent been updated in 2 yrs:eek: