Jeff, Try running MSCONFIG in the Diagnostic Startup mode.
Tom W0IVJ Jeff Anderson wrote: >Hi Charles and everyone else who has replied. > >I've run through a number of the recommendations, but so far, no joy. > > o No (or little) change if turn OFF the panadpter display. > > o No change if I change indexing per the method on N9VV's website (the >directions in the Flex KB didn't work for me). > > o No change if I disabled quite a few of the startup routines in MSCONFIG >(I didn't disable them all, as I was worried that the computer might come up >in an unusable mode. Perhaps I should live dangerously.) > > o No change if I increase the size of the virtual memory. > >What's weird is that my other computer, a desk 3.2 GHz P4, runs fine. Go >figure! > >Thanks to all for the help, and best regards! Will continue >experimenting... > >- Jeff, K6JCA > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Charles Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 2:22 PM >To: Jeff Anderson; Reflector Flex-Radio >Subject: Re: [Flexradio] CPU Percentage question > > >Jeff, > >I'm surprised the 2.8 GHz uses so much CPU time. Have you optimized >XP per the guide? I am running a 1.8 GHz Sony VAIO Lap Top with XP >Home and a PreSonus FireBox. The the CPU runs 6 to 22 percent but >usually stays between 11 and 19 percent, and it updates once every >one to two seconds. I recently upgraded to 1.5 GB RAM from 512 MB, >primarily because my Grandson plays games on it and there were brief >pauses in the action in which case he would get shot or his plane >would crash. Before the upgrade when running the SDR, about once per >minute the CPU would hit 100 percent and pause briefly. Now both the >SDR and the games are happy, and there are no pauses. The CPU >percent may be a percent or two less, but that wasn't a problem >before. If fact, the Sony runs faster than my last computer which >was a 2.1 GHz AMD desk top with 512 MB RAM. I reduced the display >update rate to 12 FPS which is indistinguishable from 15 FPS, and I >optimized XP per the guide. The Ram upgrade costs about $50 for an >additional 512 MB and $115 for the additional 1 GB and is a 5 minute >installation job. Well worth it, as the only other thing you can do >is upgrade the CPU which is a tough job in a Lap Top. > >73, Chas W1CG > > > >_______________________________________________ >FlexRadio mailing list >FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ > >FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
