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More info?)
Altho Windows would run in largely uncached memory with 128MB installed, there
is also a tradeoff between memory accesses and swap file accesses. If running
several programs at once such as a browser, email, a document processor, and
maybe a photo editor for good measure, Windows tends to bog down with all the
swap file accesses. Running with more memory reduces swap file accesses at the
expense of slower memory access in the upper 64MB.
Because Windows memory management is so sloppy with ANY Windows release from 95
onward, throwing a lot of memory at the system usually yields a decent
improvement on performance... Ben Myers
On Sat, 22 May 2004 19:12:29 GMT, "mdp" <markdpend@spambegone.aol.com> wrote:
>While the VX chipset supports up to 128MB, only 64MB is cacheable.
>Instruction execution speed from the L2 cache typically runs much faster
>than main memory. Windows loads into memory top down therefore installing
>128MB of memory means Windows will be running largely from the uncached
>section of memory. Applications, if loaded into the bottom half of memory,
>would be cacheable and subsequently run faster however every time the
>operating system has to do anything, you will see a performance impact.
>Windows 95 (recommend B or higher) is usually happy with 64MB however Win98
>(recommend SE) prefers 128MB so for Win98, it might be a trade-off. I don't
>know how Linux operates.
>
><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>news:40a91304.25332084@news.charter.net...
>> Eddie,
>>
>> Some more information for you...
>>
>> The motherboard has an Intel 430VX chipset, so it is limited to 128MB
>maximum
>> memory, either EDO or fast page mode 72-pin SIMMs, 60 ns or faster.
>>
>> For sure, the motherboard will run a 200MHz Pentium processor. It may or
>may
>> not be capable of running the lower voltage Pentium MMX at a max of
>233MHz.
>>
>> The motherboard BIOS undoubtedly limits hard drive capacity to 8.4GB.
>Linux
>> does not care about the BIOS when set up. Instead, it reads out hard
>drive
>> capacity via the hardware. (Now why can't Windows ever do something
>clever like
>> this?)
>>
>> The Aztec combo modem/sound card was never well regarded (especially for
>audio
>> quality), so replacement with a Sound Blaster and USR modem makes good
>sense...
>> Ben Myers
>>
>> On Mon, 17 May 2004 11:52:58 -0400, Eddie Crismond <user@example.net>
>wrote:
>>
>> >Elector wrote:
>> >> "metronid" <metronid@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:wNedne45GdeCNjXd4p2dnA@comcast.com...
>> >>
>> >>> Purchased Expense Part LBL PIGGYBCK DIRECT THRMAL 3X REPLACED P/N
>960429 154427
>> >>> Purchased Expense Part LBL ICON STRIP 680 2D/3 NO VDO NO VIDEO IN
>NO RCA PORT 156103
>> >>> Purchased Expense Part INFO SUB-PK MSN FREE CD/INSERT 2MONTH FREE
>MICROSOFT OFFER 165050
>> >>> Motherboard,Incomplete MBI 680USB 2D 1MG/SLEEP-MODE PROJECT:ORLANDO
>ECN PB 682D009 181685-01
>> >>> Sound Cards SC 33.6FSP 27C10 1M-45NS (FRM:ATMEL,ISSI,MICROCHIP,NS &
>030275
>> >>> Riser Cards RB 5X5-2/3 500-620 2 ISA/1 SHARED, 2 PCI 146537
>> >>> Chassis,NMB NMB 5X5-2 W/O SEC. FAN GRAY ECN:MT-0019 890500
>> >>> Chassis Parts, Miscellaneous FAN 3X3/4X4/5X5 140731
>> >>> Chassis Parts, Miscellaneous HEATSINK PKG 75-133 ALL CHASIS
>INCLUDING SOM 146737
>> >>> Drives,Hard Disk HD 1.7GB (ST31720A) VNDR:SEAGATE 300635
>> >>> Drives,CD-ROM CDR 8X-16X CRD-8160B GLDSTR 730110-02
>> >>> Drives,CD-ROM CDR 12X-16X CDR-1600A CAV/CLV 730111
>> >>> Formats/Hotloads HD FORMAT PENDING 555999
>> >>> Carton,Corragated PKG ASSY 5X5-2 400422
>> >>> SIMM SIMM 8MB 2MX32 60NS EDO NON/PARITY 080556
>> >>> CPU IC CPU A80502-133MHZ INC;S106J/SK106J/SY022/SET @VR 08
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ???? I take it you were giving that "additional information"?
>> >>
>> >> Elector
>> >>
>> >
>> >Actually I am interested in the technical specs of this system. I know
>> >the basics: 133Mhz CPU on socket 5 Intel 430VX chipset LPX form factor,
>> >S3 Inc. 86c764/765 [Trio32/64/64V+] (rev 44) video card, currently 64MB
>> >of 72 pin simm (edo or fpm not sure which), a US Robotics 56K Internal
>> >voice modem has also been added by previous owner, I had to replace the
>> >floppy with a spare I had laying around, 1.7GB HD, found out ISA
>> >modem/sound card is Rockwell/Aztec 2320 by opening case.
>> >
>> >It had Windows 98 installed when I got it, but I've reformated and
>> >installed Slackware Linux 7.1. It had problems booting from floppies and
>> > writing floppies, I think the original floppy drive was failing. It
>> >will not boot from CDs from ISO Linux. The copy of Slackware 7.1 came
>> >with a book on Unix in general, which booted and allowed me to install.
>> >It has a "device resource conflict", I think do to the added US Robotics
>> >ISA modem. It had this problem when I got it, but it still will allow
>> >you to boot into the installed OS. I've removed the original modem/sound
>> >card and installed a Sound Blaster 16, and tinkered with the BIOS and
>> >the jumpers on the US Robotics modem, but it still has the "device
>> >resource conflict". I'm thinking of removing the US Robotics modem, and
>> >Sound Blaster 16, reinstalling the modem/sound card, and reseting the
>> >BIOS to
>> >defaults if possilbe. The US Robotic Modem has some problems, but I
>> >don't know if it is in Linux, or the modem is buggy. It can dial my ISP,
>> >but I can still not connect to any servers. This PC came out before I
>> >had rekindled my interest in PCs, so I don't have much experience with
>> >manualy setting jumpers to solve device resource conflicts and IRQs.
>> >Other than that, I am surprised by how well it is running Slackware 7.1.
>> >Its definately a fun experiment.
>> >
>> >Ed Crismond
>> >
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