Solved! Laptop video problem

[Kinnijup]

Hi,

I have a Dell Inspiron 9200 laptop. When streaming videos, the video loads just fine, but the video is choppy. I don't know much about computer specifics, but think this is a RAM issue. I currently have 512MB of ram.

Could this be a video card issue, or something else, as well? What suggestions might you have for me?

Thanks,

Jamie

 

[house70]

IDK what OS you're running, but 512 MB of RAM is very low. I would upgrade that to at least 1.5-2 GB if possible. Memory is very inexpensive nowadays.
First, check your temps using a free monitoring program that you can download for free. If temps are high, you might want to do a nice clean-up of your laptop with some air-in-a-can and patience.
Also, download and install the latest drivers available for your graphic adapter; if integrated (or even if discrete) you could find them on the manufacturer's website.

 

[Kinnijup]

It's windows XP...speaking of the temperature, the fan does occasionally start going crazy loud to the point where I need to restart. I'll look into this! Thanks for the help!