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128k upgrade - slowed down
Presario 4814
Upgraded from Windows 95 to Windows 98 Had 32k of ram Added 128k to first slot and put 32k in 2nd slot. Now programs load much slower than before the added ram. Is there some additional setting I should tweek? Any suggestions would be helpful. Hoby, in Idaho please reply to the group |
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Just off hand, have you checked to see the added RAM is being picked by the
computer? Have you tried it with just the 128 Mb stick in the machine? Ram always runs at the speed of the slowest stick. Also, try swapping the two sticks in their slots? KC "IdahoSpud" wrote in message om... Presario 4814 Upgraded from Windows 95 to Windows 98 Had 32k of ram Added 128k to first slot and put 32k in 2nd slot. Now programs load much slower than before the added ram. Is there some additional setting I should tweek? Any suggestions would be helpful. Hoby, in Idaho please reply to the group |
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SDRAM? Go to www.crucial.com to make sure you installed correctly....
"IdahoSpud" wrote in message om... Presario 4814 Upgraded from Windows 95 to Windows 98 Had 32k of ram Added 128k to first slot and put 32k in 2nd slot. Now programs load much slower than before the added ram. Is there some additional setting I should tweek? Any suggestions would be helpful. Hoby, in Idaho please reply to the group |
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"IdahoSpud" wrote in message om... Presario 4814 Upgraded from Windows 95 to Windows 98 Had 32k of ram Added 128k to first slot and put 32k in 2nd slot. Now programs load much slower than before the added ram. Is there some additional setting I should tweek? Any suggestions would be helpful. Hoby, in Idaho please reply to the group The Compaq Presario, as originally configured, will cache only the first 128 megabytes of RAM. You need to upgrade the L2 cache to 512 kilobytes to cache above that memory size. Search for "cache tester" in Google to look for a free program to test cache usage. The program usually has to run from pure DOS, so create yourself a bootable floppy disk with enough room for the program and Smartdrive. Do not include any upper memory managers on the bootable disk. You will see a drop off in speed when you get above 128 MB. Try running the computer with just the 128 MB chip in it to see the difference. -- Earl F. Parrish |
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