ezkcdude Wrote: > So, I have a P4 3.0 GHz which has hyperthreading and I'm running Windows > XP Professional. It's a fast computer, but when SlimServer is scanning, > it is just impossible to listen to the SqueezeBox. I guess the scanning > is so cpu-intensive that it somehow bogs down the SlimServer-SqueezeBox > connection. That said, I'm wondering if I had a dual-core cpu, whether > it would make any difference. It would be nice to hear the experiences > of anyone out there who has one of these dual-cores in their computer. > Can you listen to the SB even while SlimServer is scanning your > library? I'm curious to know. Thanks!
Your P4/3.0Ghz should have no trouble both scanning and streaming at the same time. If your windows filesystem is really fragmented, then this could cause such troubles (or if you had a really slow disk). As radish mentioned, this is most likely an I/O issue, not a CPU issue. A dual core system won't really fix this issue, all things being equal. Check / resolve your disk fragmentation, and if necessary, do some disk benchmarks. Ensure that you are not having network performance issues during your scanning, as well as all the usual suspects. If you have your disk controller and network controller on the same interrupt, this can case some performance troubles. -- MrC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22105 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
