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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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5. I think the suggestion is that the 'rhythmic whir'

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 07:17 AM

Jun 2014

is page thrashing, with 'virtual memory' being swapped out on the hard disk. But certainly ditching as many TSR background programs as possible helps with that. Always good to check your Task Manager window every so often to keep an eye on things if you're running windows.

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