Hello again, Well the speed has improved as stated above but the laptop still stops responding to any input when left with the OS locked. Bare desktop background is displayed with no applications shown. No programs were left open just a three finger salute and lock workstation. Upon return nothing "...

All, Thanks for the replies, ran PC Doc and the newer version supplied above, only error found was a non existent SCSI control board. Not sure what PC Doc did but the machine seems to be running a bit better. Let me see if anything improves on the other issues. I will build a CD and do the meme test...

Hello all, By the specs and reviews I see here I am sure this laptop is having issues. Core 2 Dual Core, T9400, 2.53 Ghz, 2.99gig ram. This was purchased as a work horse with a good video card. I run VM Ware on it for training purposes but find it has real issues without VM Ware running. The OS is X...