Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 22:52:39 -0400 From: "Gennadiy Tsygan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] cpu cache
Just downloaded and read L100 service manual. It says that write-back cache is faster. ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 1:57 AM Subject: Re: [LIB] cpu cache > Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 05:53:53 +0000 > From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] cpu cache > > > >Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 20:53:20 -0500 > >From: "John Musielewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: cpu cache > > > >Hi > > > >What is the differance between the write through and write back settings in > >the bios? I changed mine from write back to write through and now my 70 is > >really moving!!! > > > > Write-back forces a simultaneous write to memory with every write to cache, > so there's a ram access delay at every write. Write-through writes to the > cache but only writes to real memory if the space in the cache is required > for something else, or the system shuts down, or it's told to. So it's > usually quicker. (actually, that feels the wrong way round, but it's early > in the morning) > > I wrote a long screed on what all the bios switches do which should be in > the archive somewhere and may be helpful. > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives > > -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- > Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be > addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text > on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe > --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ > Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest > ************************************************************** > > > ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
