a light flickers on my cpu when some process is going on or when some data is loading on my computer. the cursor shows the busy sign next to it. even when it shows the sign, i carry on giving too many commands. is it ok? they open but slowly. even at booting, i do not wait for things to fully load on desktop, i click right-away on mydouments or internet. is it ok to do this?
2006-10-16 08:27:42 · 16 answers · asked by Seungyong W 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
If you really must do that then get more RAM!!!!!
2006-10-16 08:37:56 · answer #1 · answered by Druantia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not going to 'break' your computer, if that's what you mean.
The light that's flashing is the disk access LED. It is telling you that information is being transferred from or to the hard drive.
When Windows starts, it's loading alot of programs and information into memory; that's why it takes so long. If you click on a program or file icon, that request gets loaded into the queue, and will get responded to when the operating system has available cycles, usually when things have quieted down just a bit.
In the end, being impatient, by not waiting for the OS and other startup softwarre to load, isn't going to hurt anything, may make you feel better that you've 'got the ball rolling', but isn't really going to help your program load that much faster.
2006-10-16 15:41:52 · answer #2 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your processor processes your commands by distributing the processing time up (that's where RAM comes in). The Processor takes a nibble of this command and goes round in a circle till all the commands are complete. But while it's working on another command, it stores what it was doing in RAM. Just be careful if you have an older PC because they don't take the abuse so well.
2006-10-16 15:40:45 · answer #3 · answered by Aaron E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your are more likely to be limited by RAM than CPU in but if you try to do too much at once you risk a crash, which these days font tend not to be fatal just need a defrag. The more you try to do at once the slower your PC. If you need certain things when you start defrag and organise your disk so that the most accessed programmes are at the front of your hard disk. If it constantly crashes stop doing it though and try and find out what the cause is, the more crashes the harder it is to sort out
2006-10-16 15:44:49 · answer #4 · answered by pete m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's okay to have multiple processes running, but remember that each thing will take longer to load. I usually have no more than four things going at once on my computer at home which still had dial-up.
2006-10-16 15:36:21 · answer #5 · answered by tkron31 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
computers have feelings too you know!!
try upgrading the L2 cache with a superdrive dvd, replace the ram with the memtech 300 harddrive and the psu with a fishtank after you have done all this your computer should be running fine.
2006-10-16 15:38:00 · answer #6 · answered by geoffrey2312 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patience is a virtue seldom found in a woman but absolutely never in a man
2006-10-16 15:32:35 · answer #7 · answered by angel 36 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is okay but it confuses ur computer causing it to run slower & less effecient.... or so my kids tell me it does:} i did the same thing & was informed i would get better results if i was more patient with the commands
2006-10-16 15:36:56 · answer #8 · answered by Doni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not ok to handle your computer like that ,you need to hold on for it to finish booting if you don't wait it can cause anti-virus so wait for it to finish booting
2006-10-16 15:36:54 · answer #9 · answered by yetunde_flb 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Up to a point and then you crash. Give it time, as you can push all you want and it will not move any faster.
2006-10-16 15:33:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Handle your coumputer as you like but i think you need some upgrades and if it is still slow then bait the **** out of it and get a new one
2006-10-16 15:31:33 · answer #11 · answered by craig m 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋