I STILL think that a service mis-configured is the most likely slowdown. whomever is expericencing the slow down should post their dmesg file under the subject: "slow CPU -dmesg" and go from there.
On Friday 15 February 2002 09:09, you wrote: > Another thing to really consider is the memory and cache support in your > chipset. When 200 MHz was a speedy computer the i430Vx and i430Tx > chipsets were common. These chipsets can only cache 64 MB of RAM and an > increase from that amount will lead to a part of the RAM being uncached. > Worth thinking of. More memory might even slow the system down. With KDE > or Gnome and especially when using many applications at the same time > more memory will, however, be worth it. Uncached memory is extremely > faster then swap-space. > > I had a 200 MHz K6 and for me an increase from 64 MB to 128 MB (and from > PC66 to PC100) made a huge increase in performance. > > Good Luck > /Joacim > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > > Från: Mario Michael da Costa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Skickat: den 15 februari 2002 05:37 > > Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Ämne: Re: [newbie] Memory > > > > > > hmmm, 96 megs is a lot of RAM IMHO, having more RAM won't hurt, but is > > the type of RAM that you want available ? with the 200 mmx systems, > > the SDRAM has to have 60 - 70 ns timing. most modern SDRAMS have 10 > > less ns timing. even the smaller SIMMS are hard to find. check and see > > wether the RAM that you want will be supported by your mobo. refer to > > your mobo manual for this. > > > > besides it is not always true that incrasing your ram will increase > > the speed of your computer, the reverse is also possible. offhand, 128 > > MB would be ideal for a 200 mmx system, you have 96 which is good > > enough. > > > > switch to windowmaker/fvwm(2)/enlightenment instead of gnome or kde. > > > > Thank You, > > Regards, > > mario > > > > Roy wrote: > > > ram is the biggest bottle neck on a machine. installing > > > > ram will help out > > > > > alot by improving most software preformace and reduce the > > > > read-write caching > > > > > to your hard drive > > > roy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Marcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:26 PM > > > Subject: [newbie] Memory > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > > > Happy Valentine's Day. > > > > > > > > I have a desktop computer that is only 200mhz and has 96 > > > > megs of ram. I > > > > > would > > > > > > > like to upgrade it to have 256 megs of ram but is that > > > > all for nothing if > > > > > I > > > > > > > do not upgrade the cpu? > > > > > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > Marcia > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------- > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.323 / Virus Database: 180 - Release Date: 2/8/02 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > -- > > "The software said 'runs on Win95 or better,' so I installed it on > > Linux"
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