information on amd64 3200+ file slow file deletion

Hi I have just purchased an amd64 3200+ . My problem is when i want to
delete a large folder the system hangs and take a very long time to delete.
I have 3 disks 200gb 160gb and 80gb on the raid controller.. any ideas..

I should of said i have winxp sp2 and 1gb ram


"JD" wrote in message
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Hi I have just purchased an amd64 3200+ . My problem is when i want to
delete a large folder the system hangs and take a very long time to
delete. I have 3 disks 200gb 160gb and 80gb on the raid controller.. any
ideas..

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 07:39:11 +1100, JD wrote:

I should of said i have winxp sp2 and 1gb ram


"JD" wrote in message
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Hi I have just purchased an amd64 3200+ . My problem is when i want to
delete a large folder the system hangs and take a very long time to
delete. I have 3 disks 200gb 160gb and 80gb on the raid controller.. any
ideas..


I don't see how this has anything to do with the processor. The processor
is plenty fast, even if it's running in low power mode, and you have more
than enough RAM. Your problem is with Windows. You should post your
question to an XP group, they should be able to help you.

ok thanks its just before I upgraded I didn't have this problem so I thought
it may of been a compatibility issue with winxp 32bit and the 64bit
processor

"General Schvantzkoph" wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 07:39:11 +1100, JD wrote:

I should of said i have winxp sp2 and 1gb ram


"JD" wrote in message
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Hi I have just purchased an amd64 3200+ . My problem is when i want to
delete a large folder the system hangs and take a very long time to
delete. I have 3 disks 200gb 160gb and 80gb on the raid controller.. any
ideas..


I don't see how this has anything to do with the processor. The processor
is plenty fast, even if it's running in low power mode, and you have more
than enough RAM. Your problem is with Windows. You should post your
question to an XP group, they should be able to help you.

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says...
ok thanks its just before I upgraded I didn't have this problem so I thought
it may of been a compatibility issue with winxp 32bit and the 64bit
processor


It's quite likely that the RAID controller and/or associated driver have
problems. Is that new to this hardware configuration? Or, perhaps the
motherboard has PCI bus performance problems. I have seen a number of
new chipset/motherboard implementations in the last year which have
severe PCI performance issues, sometimes only in one, or some of the
slots. Try moving the controller between slots. Also, if it is a 64-bit
card, make sure it isn't in a slot adjacent to a 32-bit card. In most
configs, slots 1-2 are together, 3-4 together, etc. So, mixing older
slower 33Mhz, 66Mhz, 100Mhz, or 32-bit/64-bit cards together in those
pairs will result in both cards running at the slower and/or narrower
of the two. Good BIOS implementations will actually tell you to move
your cards if you do this, but most will not.

"General Schvantzkoph" wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 07:39:11 +1100, JD wrote:

I should of said i have winxp sp2 and 1gb ram


"JD" wrote in message
...
Hi I have just purchased an amd64 3200+ . My problem is when i want to
delete a large folder the system hangs and take a very long time to
delete. I have 3 disks 200gb 160gb and 80gb on the raid controller.. any
ideas..


I don't see how this has anything to do with the processor. The processor
is plenty fast, even if it's running in low power mode, and you have more
than enough RAM. Your problem is with Windows. You should post your
question to an XP group, they should be able to help you.




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"For some reason most people seem to be born without the part
of the brain that understands pointers." -- Joel Spolsky

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ok thanks its just before I upgraded I didn't have this problem so I
thought
it may of been a compatibility issue with winxp 32bit and the 64bit
processor


It's quite likely that the RAID controller and/or associated driver have
problems. Is that new to this hardware configuration? Or, perhaps the
motherboard has PCI bus performance problems. I have seen a number of
new chipset/motherboard implementations in the last year which have
severe PCI performance issues, sometimes only in one, or some of the
slots. Try moving the controller between slots. Also, if it is a 64-bit
card, make sure it isn't in a slot adjacent to a 32-bit card. In most
configs, slots 1-2 are together, 3-4 together, etc. So, mixing older
slower 33Mhz, 66Mhz, 100Mhz, or 32-bit/64-bit cards together in those
pairs will result in both cards running at the slower and/or narrower
of the two. Good BIOS implementations will actually tell you to move
your cards if you do this, but most will not.

As far As I know the raid is onboard the motherboard. no extra card



"General Schvantzkoph" wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 07:39:11 +1100, JD wrote:

I should of said i have winxp sp2 and 1gb ram


"JD" wrote in message
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Hi I have just purchased an amd64 3200+ . My problem is when i want
to
delete a large folder the system hangs and take a very long time to
delete. I have 3 disks 200gb 160gb and 80gb on the raid controller..
any
ideas..


I don't see how this has anything to do with the processor. The
processor
is plenty fast, even if it's running in low power mode, and you have
more
than enough RAM. Your problem is with Windows. You should post your
question to an XP group, they should be able to help you.




--
Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR)
"For some reason most people seem to be born without the part
of the brain that understands pointers." -- Joel Spolsky

"JD" wrote in message
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Hi I have just purchased an amd64 3200+ . My problem is when i want to
delete a large folder the system hangs and take a very long time to
delete. I have 3 disks 200gb 160gb and 80gb on the raid controller.. any
ideas..

Is slow deletion your only issue? Are you having trouble with other HD
operations (i.e. moving, copying, slow boot, slow opening apps, etc.)? As
others have said, it's doubtful that it is your cpu. More likely I/O or
Windows.

"JD" wrote in
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"General Schvantzkoph" wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 07:39:11 +1100, JD wrote:

I should of said i have winxp sp2 and 1gb ram


"JD" wrote in message
...
Hi I have just purchased an amd64 3200+ . My problem is when i want
to delete a large folder the system hangs and take a very long time
to delete. I have 3 disks 200gb 160gb and 80gb on the raid
controller.. any ideas..


I don't see how this has anything to do with the processor. The
processor is plenty fast, even if it's running in low power mode, and
you have more than enough RAM. Your problem is with Windows. You
should post your question to an XP group, they should be able to help
you.

ok thanks its just before I upgraded I didn't have this problem so I
thought it may of been a compatibility issue with winxp 32bit and the
64bit processor

If you upgraded from a 32-bit processor to a 64-bit then you changed more
than just the CPU (754 Sempron aside). I assume you have a new
motherboard and are probably running your drives off the new board's
IDE/SATA hardware.

In article ,
says...
It's quite likely that the RAID controller and/or associated driver have
problems. Is that new to this hardware configuration? Or, perhaps the
motherboard has PCI bus performance problems. I have seen a number of
new chipset/motherboard implementations in the last year which have
severe PCI performance issues, sometimes only in one, or some of the
slots. Try moving the controller between slots. Also, if it is a 64-bit
card, make sure it isn't in a slot adjacent to a 32-bit card. In most
configs, slots 1-2 are together, 3-4 together, etc. So, mixing older
slower 33Mhz, 66Mhz, 100Mhz, or 32-bit/64-bit cards together in those
pairs will result in both cards running at the slower and/or narrower
of the two. Good BIOS implementations will actually tell you to move
your cards if you do this, but most will not.

As far As I know the raid is onboard the motherboard. no extra card

It's quite possible that there is a problem there. Depending on how
they wired it up, it might be tied to one of the slots. If tech
specs are available, they might tell you which PCI slots are tied
together. Either way, try moving around PCI cards in slots (especially
32-bit ones) to see if it impacts performance.

I think I fixed the problem by upgradeing the motherboard bios. apart from
the file deletion everything else ran great

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"JD" wrote in message
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Hi I have just purchased an amd64 3200+ . My problem is when i want to
delete a large folder the system hangs and take a very long time to
delete. I have 3 disks 200gb 160gb and 80gb on the raid controller.. any
ideas..

Is slow deletion your only issue? Are you having trouble with other HD
operations (i.e. moving, copying, slow boot, slow opening apps, etc.)? As
others have said, it's doubtful that it is your cpu. More likely I/O or
Windows.