high cpu useage

[Frank McCormick]

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Tim M wrote:
> Hi,
> The cpu usage on this Dell Inspiron 1200 is running between 40 to 70%
> with almost nothing running. My desktop system, also running 7.10 Gutsy
> . . . runs with extremely low cpu usage even with twice the programs
> running. I think this have been covered before but I didn't pay a lot of
> attention to the discussion. Anyone have any ideas how I should
> troubleshoot this problem?
> 
> Tim
> 


Sure. Use top or htop in a terminal to see what's sucking up your resources.


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