Allright, So The manual says this: a.. ECC-protected Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) main memory (SRAMs mounted on DIMMs).
Any idea what speed this should run? PC133 or PC100 It does have to be ECC right? -Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Thain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Andrew Forgue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 4:24 PM Subject: Re: Slllloooowwww Alpha > > Andrew Forgue wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I just installed debian on an Alpha Personal Workstation 500a (not u) > > using the SRM console. And Every seems to be really slow. The windows > > in kde, gnome, or anywhere seem to take 4 or 5 seconds to completly > > refresh... Would I get any performance benefit out of compiling my own > > kernel > > and recompiling X from Source for this specific platform? > > Hi Andrew > > Having enough RAM is key - on Alpha that seems to mean >>128MB. Kernel > 2.4.14 also did a lot to improve responsiveness and KDE GUI on my > Alphaserver 1000A 5/300 (RH7.1, 128MB). XFree86 4.1 seems to be quicker > than the default install, on my Tseng ET-6000 card. > > regards > Toby > > > > > Throw anything you have at me.. Im not a newbie to linux or anything > > :-) > > > > -Andrew > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
