Satellite A350D is slow

Hello...

I bought a Satellite A350-20 q a few months back and I was running it enabled by default in the factory.

This is my first laptop and so I am not very familiar with them.

The notebook computer becomes very slow, especially if a file transfer takes place. In fact, it becomes so much slower than other programs like media player classic and Windows media player begins to stutter and take a lot of time to answer. File transfer
rates starts at a good speed and then slows about 13MBps. Is this a normal phenomenon?

The hard drive starts to do a little sound as well... something like a muffled groan. What could be the problem?

Should I get the replaced part?

Hello

Check this thread - please http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=134947
You will find some very interesting discussion on slow start up and I hope you'll pick up some useful tips.

When the laptop is again several days many Microsoft updates will be downloaded and installed. It slows down the activity of the laptop. Update installation is by default set to automatic, so that in the background and you may just notice ongoing activity of HDD and slow response when you work with other applications.

Application preinstalled antivirus slows down the operations too.
I recommend you remove preinstalled, I think, Norton and install a few alternative antivir. Almost all of my friends use Avira antivir application. It runs in the background and doesn't use a lot of resources. Updates will be done automatically, and there is nothing to do about it.

On his HARD drive, I can't say much. I need to hear and say this is normal or not, but if the noise will be stronger and you will hear clicking noise may be suspect.

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