" I bought my dell inspiron 3000 a few years back " ------------------------------------------------------- Since this computer is a few years old, you should use Support Assist application (per dwayneosmith) to check the Hard drive and hardware within the computer. Keep in mind, a failing hard drive, faulty memory or coin cell battery will slow down your computer. Support Assist also search for drivers, firmware and applications for the computer. It's very easily to do. Type Support Assist onto [Cortana] search box, the application should load, and then let Support Assist do it thing.  Dell SupportAssist Driver Update (Official Dell Tech Support) - YouTube If don't won't to use Support Assist, run Dell Off Line Diagnostic to check Hard drive and hardware within the computer. You could do this by following steps below: 1. Power off computer 2. Power on computer, quickly start tapping F12 key continuously until you see Preparing One Time Boot Menu in top corner of screen. In Dell Preboot menu, select Diagnostic. Report back any error codes. Dell Diagnostic Tools to Diagnose and Fix Hardware Problems on Your Dell PC, Tablet or Servers | Del... [IMAGE]
Hello, I bought my dell inspiron 3000 a few years back. Actually, i have not used the laptop, i neither played any game on this laptop nor used it for hours without shutting down.  I have installed a few designing software and used just to complete my college project. Now, I just switched on the laptop and I found it has slowed down. It takes minutes to start and even more to start my designing software. I'm not a technical guy, i do not know about the mother boards and all. Please find the pic of configuration.   [IMAGE][IMAGE]!
My dell inspiron 3000 has become really slow