low space on my laptop.

[leboeuf]

hi, im not tech minded, so be gentle with me please, lol.
so as the title suggests, im low on space. i play a few versions of football manager, and a couple of fishing games. but other than that, im not a gamer. i googled how to put the games on a flash drive, and an old hard drive i had. they work ok, but not great. and i cant seem to get downloaded graphics to work, unless they stay in the C drive folder, which kinda defeats the object. is this solvable, or do i need a gaming laptop?

TIA

 

[SpyderTracks]

hi, im not tech minded, so be gentle with me please, lol.
so as the title suggests, im low on space. i play a few versions of football manager, and a couple of fishing games. but other than that, im not a gamer. i googled how to put the games on a flash drive, and an old hard drive i had. they work ok, but not great. and i cant seem to get downloaded graphics to work, unless they stay in the C drive folder, which kinda defeats the object. is this solvable, or do i need a gaming laptop?

TIA

No, you won't be able to play games off external media or at least not well, especially for database driven stuff like Football manager.

You need them on the C drive or a dedicated SATA SSD for games.

You can find out what's taking up your space on your c drive with TreeSize (free) and then delete what you need to or move it.

Find Space Hogs with TreeSize Free | JAM Software

TreeSize Free is a free disk space manager for Windows. The software shows you the sizes of folders including all subfolders.

www.jam-software.com

Bear in mind things like OneDrive etc will default to the C drive, any data you want moved to the secondary drive.

 

[leboeuf]

No, you won't be able to play games off external media or at least not well, especially for database driven stuff like Football manager.

You need them on the C drive or a dedicated SATA SSD for games.

You can find out what's taking up your space on your c drive with TreeSize (free) and then delete what you need to or move it.

Find Space Hogs with TreeSize Free | JAM Software

TreeSize Free is a free disk space manager for Windows. The software shows you the sizes of folders including all subfolders.

www.jam-software.com

Bear in mind things like OneDrive etc will default to the C drive, any data you want moved to the secondary drive.

thanks for your help and keeping it simple. i tried treesize, and it basically confirmed what i already thought. its the games in the documents folder. so i need a gaming laptop then? my current one is a pc specialist built one, a few years old now, but runs ok. i could use another for games, and keep the current for knocking up documents, and using the net. good idea or not?

 

[SpyderTracks]

thanks for your help and keeping it simple. i tried treesize, and it basically confirmed what i already thought. its the games in the documents folder. so i need a gaming laptop then? my current one is a pc specialist built one, a few years old now, but runs ok. i could use another for games, and keep the current for knocking up documents, and using the net. good idea or not?

Could you post the full specs from the order page?

 

[leboeuf]

Could you post the full specs from the order page?

i wouldnt know where to get that. ive had it maybe 6,7 years. maybe more

 

[SpyderTracks]

i wouldnt know where to get that. ive had it maybe 6,7 years. maybe more

In your PCS account on the main website:

PCSPECIALIST - Top Spec Custom PCs & Laptops Built to Order

Manufacturer of performance custom computers and laptops. Customise your ideal gaming PC or laptop using our advanced configurator.

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

 

[leboeuf]

In your PCS account on the main website:

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/[

http://

In your PCS account on the main website:

PCSPECIALIST - Top Spec Custom PCs & Laptops Built to Order

Manufacturer of performance custom computers and laptops. Customise your ideal gaming PC or laptop using our advanced configurator.

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

sorry, i must be really thick. i cant find it

 

[SpyderTracks]

http://

sorry, i must be really thick. i cant find it

I'm sorry, we can't offer any help without knowing the specs.

 

[leboeuf]

I'm sorry, we can't offer any help without knowing the specs.

whenever ive rung PCS theyve always had my details and specs

 

[Bhuna50]

whenever ive rung PCS theyve always had my details and specs

unfortunately, we dont work for PCS, just volunteer to help on the forums so we cannot see your order. If you follow these instructions you should hopefully be able to post your spec for us to see:

Firstly, from the main website click the My Account words in the top right hand corner and log on with your email / password.

Then you will see your account page, click on Order Details > My Orders:

Then click the Show link that is next to your order:

Go the very bottom of the specifications and you will see the following options - click on Post Spec to Forums:

You will see the following - just highlight ALL the text specification and copy and paste into here.

 

[leboeuf]

I'm sorry, we can't offer any help without knowing the specs.

ok, ive found them. i dunno what happened, but i had to reset my password. when i logged in, i could see my order, which wasnt there before. so anyway, here it is:

Chassis & Display
UltraNote: 15.6" Matte HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1366x768)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-4210M (2.60GHz) 3MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB Kingston SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEL® HD GRAPHICS MEDIA ACCELERATOR 4600
1st Storage Drive
120GB Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
UltraNote Series: 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Power Cable
1 x UK Power Lead & 65W AC Adaptor
Battery
UltraNote Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (62.16WH) (Up to 7 Hours)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Keyboard Language
ULTRANOTE SERIES UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Internet Explorer (Windows 7 & 8 Only)
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

 

[leboeuf]

unfortunately, we dont work for PCS, just volunteer to help on the forums so we cannot see your order. If you follow these instructions you should hopefully be able to post your spec for us to see:

Firstly, from the main website click the My Account words in the top right hand corner and log on with your email / password.
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Then you will see your account page, click on Order Details > My Orders:

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Then click the Show link that is next to your order:

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Go the very bottom of the specifications and you will see the following options - click on Post Spec to Forums:

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You will see the following - just highlight ALL the text specification and copy and paste into here.

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thanks, ive replied down below. 🙂

 

[SpyderTracks]

ok, ive found them. i dunno what happened, but i had to reset my password. when i logged in, i could see my order, which wasnt there before. so anyway, here it is:

Chassis & Display
UltraNote: 15.6" Matte HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1366x768)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-4210M (2.60GHz) 3MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB Kingston SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEL® HD GRAPHICS MEDIA ACCELERATOR 4600
1st Storage Drive
120GB Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
UltraNote Series: 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Power Cable
1 x UK Power Lead & 65W AC Adaptor
Battery
UltraNote Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (62.16WH) (Up to 7 Hours)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Keyboard Language
ULTRANOTE SERIES UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Internet Explorer (Windows 7 & 8 Only)
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

That's a tiny drive, you're only going to be able to fit one modern game on there, maybe two older ones, that's without factoring in storage of any kind.

You could just replace the drive with a larger one. They don't cost much. 500Gb would be worlds better.

But that laptop doesn't have a graphics card, only on board, so wouldn't be able to handle any gaming.

 

[leboeuf]

That's a tiny drive, you're only going to be able to fit one modern game on there, maybe two older ones, that's without factoring in storage of any kind.

You could just replace the drive with a larger one. They don't cost much. 500Gb would be worlds better.

But that laptop doesn't have a graphics card, only on board, so wouldn't be able to handle any gaming.

so is that something i could send my laptop to PCS to do for me? install the drive and graphics card?

 

[SpyderTracks]

so is that something i could send my laptop to PCS to do for me? install the drive and graphics card?

No, grhics card is part of the chassis design, it's not something you can fit in afterwards. Laptops aren't upgradeable in that respect, you'd need to buy a proper gaming laptop.

 

[leboeuf]

No, grhics card is part of the chassis design, it's not something you can fit in afterwards. Laptops aren't upgradeable in that respect, you'd need to buy a proper gaming laptop.

im not a big gamer. as i say. football manager (but i run a few versions), and a couple of fishing games. would i need a gaming laptop for those?

 

[SpyderTracks]

im not a big gamer. as i say. football manager (but i run a few versions), and a couple of fishing games. would i need a gaming laptop for those?

If it's any kind of graphical game, then yes. Football manager can be played simply with the database so isn't really a game as such in that respect.

 

[leboeuf]

If it's any kind of graphical game, then yes. Football manager can be played simply with the database so isn't really a game as such in that respect.

maybe i'll ring PCS next week. see what they say. i was thinking of having a seperate laptop for fm etc, and another to use for the net, watching films, music etc. thanks for all your help. much appreciated