I've recently built a new frontend machine and almost immediately
noticed
that it seemed to be under performing. It was most definitely strange because I
have
two almost identically configured machines:
MBe:
XP 2200+, 256MB, RedHat 9, (2) WinTV Radio cards
SBe/Fe:
XP 2100+, 256MB, FC1, (2) WinTV Radio cards
I have the software capture setup for MPEG4 at 480x480. On the
MBe, a single recording was using about %25 of the CPU. On the new
frontend, a single recording was using %50 of the CPU! I checked a lot
of things including the RAM, hdparm settings, and even the OS version
( I happened to have another hard-drive with a completely configured
front end on it running RedHat 9, so it was an easy test).
This evening however, I had reason to open the case (the box
is "involved" with the entertainment center) and so I took the opportunity
to wire up a floppy drive and flash the BIOS. And...
... A single recording now uses about %30 of the CPU. Just thought
I would share this "problem+solution" with everyone else...
BTW, the SBe motherboard is a Giga-Byte 7VRXP...
-poul
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