On Thu, 10 Oct 2019 at 00:53, Eddie O'Connor <eoconno...@gmail.com> wrote:

> So, after upgrading the RAM in my Lenovo ThinkPad T-420 I thought I'd get
> faster performance. But even with two 8GB sticks?....it's running even
> SLOWER?! Is there something I've done wrong? It's got a 320GB 7200RPM hard
> drive....and it's running F30. Funny thing is? .....before the upgrade it
> had just 8GB of RAM (two 4GB sticks) and seemed to run smoother and faster.
> Is there anything I can check to find out what the problem could be?
>

Monitor CPU temperatures -- more RAM adds heat.

How full is the disk?   A full disk is slower.  DIsks often slow down just
before they fail.   Use smartmontools to check the status of the disk and
run self-tests.



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