Troubleshooting a Slow Acer Aspire 5253 Laptop

Is your Acer Aspire 5253 laptop running slower than usual? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. At Salvation Repair, we offer a limited lifetime guarantee on all parts and labor, and our expert technicians are here to help you troubleshoot and fix the issue. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the common causes of a slow laptop and provide step-by-step instructions to resolve the problem.

Before we dive into the troubleshooting process, it’s essential to understand that a slow laptop can be caused by various factors, including browser add-ons, too many open tabs, programs running in the background, fragmented RAM, insufficient RAM, a full hard drive, or a faulty hard drive.

Causes of a Slow Laptop

Let’s take a closer look at each of these causes and provide solutions to resolve the issue.

Browser Add-Ons Are Using Too Much RAM

If your computer is using substantial RAM, it will run more slowly than usual. To reduce the amount of RAM used by your computer, try deleting unnecessary browser add-ons or plug-ins. Disable or remove browser extensions and toolbars you don’t need using the following steps, depending on your browser:

For example, in Google Chrome, you can disable or remove extensions by clicking on the three vertical dots in the top right corner, then selecting “More tools” and “Extensions.”

Too Many Browser Tabs Open

If you’re one of those tab-hoarders who claims that keeping tabs open is the best way to never lose a link, chances are that your browser is hogging more than its fair share of RAM. Bookmark any “necessary” links and close those tabs. You can also use One-Tab for Chrome and Firefox, which compiles all open tabs into a list in a single tab that can be accessed as needed.

Too Many Programs Running At Once

If your computer is still running slowly after removing unnecessary browser add-ons, you may be trying to run too many programs at once. Your computer’s ability to run multiple programs at once depends partly on its RAM. RAM allows the computer to switch from processing one program to another with fluidity. If the open programs’ demands are using too much of your computer’s memory and processing power, your computer may start to run more slowly.

To reduce the number of programs your computer is handling, close programs from your computer’s file menu for Macs, Windows 10, Windows 7, and earlier versions of Windows operating systems.

Fragmented RAM

If it’s been a while since you last completely shut down your laptop, you may be dealing with fragmented RAM. RAM used by a program is not always completely released when you quit the program, so the RAM gets fragmented, meaning that there is less RAM available to run the active programs. To defragment your RAM, search “Defrag” in the search bar of your computer.

Click on “defragment and optimize drives,” then select your hard drive and click “optimize.”

Need More RAM

If you have performed all of the above fixes and your computer continues to run slowly, your computer’s RAM may simply not be large enough to complete your tasks. Many computers have upgradeable RAM, so you can replace your old processor with one that has more processing power.

Use the Acer Aspire 5253 RAM Replacement Guide to replace your computer’s existing RAM with a larger one.

Full Hard Drive

If your hard drive is full or nearly full, your computer will pull up documents more slowly, and the overall speed and performance of your processors will decrease. You can check the used space on your hard drive by clicking on the “Computer” tab in your laptop’s control panel or documents page.

At the bottom of the page, the amount of memory used and the amount of ‘free space’ left on your hard drive will be displayed. If the hard drive has less than 10% of its storage free, you may need to remove programs and documents to free up space.

Faulty Hard Drive

Computer hard drives include moving parts, so they will begin to fail eventually, causing your laptop’s performance to suffer. Run a hard drive check by installing “HDTune,” a program that will run a health check on your hard drive to diagnose if it is healthy or failing.

Some experts recommend replacing your hard drive with a solid-state drive (SSD), which does not have moving parts and may be less likely to fail over time.

At Salvation Repair, we offer a limited lifetime guarantee on all parts and labor. If you’re experiencing issues with your Acer Aspire 5253 laptop, don’t hesitate to schedule a repair with us today.