I recently installed elementary os freya 0.3.1 . At first , when I tried it from usb , the os ran smoothly considering it wasnt a native install. However, after I installed it ,it lagged pretty bad! Files took forever to load and close and graphics were really choppy. Plus, the fan wouldnt slow down and made noise the whole time. I tried installing the nvidia drivers from the Additional drivers tab but nothing changed . I have a compaq presario cq61 which seems totally compatible ,and every other distro I have tried runs pretty smoothly.Any suggestions?
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I have freya 0.3.1 installed in an USB myself and it runs quite smoothly. I don't have a swap partition, though. That tends to slow the system down if you have enough RAM, besides reducing the lifespan of the USB stick itself. Do you have a swap partition?– user2418Sep 17, 2015 at 8:37
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I installed the os using the default options of the installer so I guess it created a swap partition– ArisSep 17, 2015 at 9:55
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You have to use the "Something else" option to install it without swap. After re reading your original post, however, I am not sure: did you mean you installed it in the USB stick? I was assuming that.– user2418Sep 17, 2015 at 9:58
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No, i installed it normally. I just tried it before installing from the live usb– ArisSep 17, 2015 at 10:19
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Oh, I see. In that case something else might be happening there. Maybe someone else has experience on this and can add some perspective.– user2418Sep 17, 2015 at 11:09
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Your hard drive might be slow.Try replacing the hard drive with a new one or an SSD.Slow disk access can make your system slow.The USB does not use the disk but the USB instead so it is faster
answered Mar 7, 2016 at 3:29
