is there a memory upgrade available for the acer aspire v5-p122 ?

awordswo
awordswo Member Posts: 10 New User
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I have an acer v5-p122 slim notebook with 6GB of memory.  I like it a lot, but it runs slow sometimes, especially Internet explorer.

Is there a faster memory upgrade available, or is there a memory expansion available which would speed it up?

 

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  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,320 Trailblazer

    Hello,

     

    Have you checked the connection speed?

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  • awordswo
    awordswo Member Posts: 10 New User

    thank you for your reply.  What do you mean check the connection speed?   I'm pretty good with managing windows, but don't know what you are referring to.   I have a high-speed cable internet service.   The biggest slow down seems to be Windows internet explorer.  When I use Chrome it's faster, but still the screens are slow sometimes in changing.

     

     

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,320 Trailblazer

    Firstly check your connection with the Speedtest website.

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  • awordswo
    awordswo Member Posts: 10 New User

    the test seems to validate that I have a good connection.

     

    [URL=http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4213938599][IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/4213938599.png[/IMG][/URL]

     

    9MB/Sec download

     

    It seems to be mainly the IE for win8 that is slow when retrieving pages.

     

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,320 Trailblazer

    When you use IE, do you have a java error or a script error?

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  • awordswo
    awordswo Member Posts: 10 New User

    not that I recall.  Sometimes I get a "block" message - but i think this is popups.

    Should I update my java version?

     

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,320 Trailblazer

    Which IE version do you have?

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  • awordswo
    awordswo Member Posts: 10 New User

    I.E 11 - I like to run it in Metro vs. Desktop

     

     

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,320 Trailblazer

    Close the browsers and clear the Java cache like this.

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  • awordswo
    awordswo Member Posts: 10 New User

    thanks for your help and patience.

    I'm searching via the Search charm for Java Control Panel and don't see it.

    So, I'm searching via Explorer, and still don't see it.

     

    I searched for "Java" and I see a bunch of application extensions, but no program or not Control Panel.  

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,320 Trailblazer

    Windows 8
    Use search to find the Control Panel

    1. Press Windows logo key + W to open the Search charm to search settings
      OR
      Drag the Mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner of the screen, then click on the Search icon.
    2. In the search box enter Java Control Panel
    3. Click on Java icon to open the Java Control Panel.
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  • awordswo
    awordswo Member Posts: 10 New User

    tHANKS.   I finally found it and deleted the files.

    Has the same performance.   I'll explain what is slow.  When running IE 11 in metro mode, when IE is changing pages, above the URL line on the screen there are some dots which scroll across the screen (kind of like the old hour glass in windows) - which indicates IE is thinking.   That's what I'm referring to when I refer to IE being slow.

     

    Screens refresh much faster in Chrome.

     

     

  • brummyfan2
    brummyfan2 ACE Posts: 28,470 Trailblazer

    You could also try checking for any virus infections, use Malwarebyes and Superantispyware o eliminate the threat.

    Acer Predator PT516-51s Performance Results - UserBenchmark

  • magdrifter1
    magdrifter1 Member Posts: 4 New User

    yes you can but its not easy. you need DDR3l memory and can be obtained from the computer stores or amazon or ebay, but be carefull you need to get the correct memory see PC3L-12800 DDR3L SDRAM SO DIMM 204-pin

  • magdrifter1
    magdrifter1 Member Posts: 4 New User

    http://www.datamemorysystems.com/dms-memory/acer/aspire-v5-122p.htm

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