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Originally posted by cashflyer
This may be purely a internet browsing problem.
More symptom descriptions:
When I first go to a site, such as PP, the browser has a significant lag before it "finds" the site. Once there, I can go from page to page at normal speed.
If I surf away, say to Google, then I get the lag again before pulling up the google search window. Let;s say I search for "slow browser". I get the lag, then the results... but once the results are up I can go from page to page at normal speed.
Now let's say I go back to PP. It forgot where PP was, so I get the big lag again until it finally pulls up the page.
This is happening in both IE and FF.
Email seems to be sending and receiving as normal, so I don't think this is a problem with my NIC or my connection.
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Few things from a professional standpoint, do not rule out a bad drive just because a software diag says it's good, slodave is giving you some good advice here. Internet browsing caches a lot of information to the drive while you surf, and if the drive is having issues, which is what prompts a chkdsk in the first place you could have slow browsing.
Second thing, I know you said you verified your network settings, but how far did you drill down? Did you check your speed and duplex? A new driver can default to something goofy like 10/full or 100/half and cause you a truckload of collisions during over the wire transactions. I would also add that if you’re set to "auto negotiate" you should still hard code the setting to your router anyway. Your email may seem as quick because it only contacts the server on an timed interval, whereas browsing is instant request scenario.