Acer Aspire 2000 laptop

[fthy]

Hi all,
I have a 2003 Acer Aspire 2000 which is running kind of slow especially on startup.
It runs just fine after reformat but soon sloooow down in less than a week.
It has a 40 GB HDD with 37% free space at the moment but i don't seem to be able to defrag.

Can anyone tell me what is wrong?
I just built a desktop PC (with the help of pp here) and i have another 2 year old Toshiba laptop but is a shame if i have to dump my Acer. Is there anyway i can upgrade my Acer?

Thanks.

[EzyStvy]

i don't seem to be able to defrag.

Please describe "don't seem."
Usually you either can or you can't defrag....What happens when you try? Have you tried in safe mode?

[not important]

You might try this free defragger. It works very well.
http://www.download.com/UltimateDefr...-10582157.html

[fthy]

defrag freeze after 5 hr at 57% but i can still hear the HDD "clicking".
Will try safe mode or ultimate defrag.

What would people usually do with their used laptop? is a shame to dump it and it cost more to upgrade than to buy a new one.

Thanks.

[glc]

Sounds to me like you need a new hard drive. Haven't we addressed this in another thread? Have you run diagnostics on the hard drive yet?

[fthy]

Finally got it defrag using safe mode. Seem ok for now.
Thanks all.