On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, you wrote: / Am Tue, 30 Mar 1999 schrieben Sie:
> Hello,
>
> I just installing (and start using) Mandrake 5.3. However, I feel
> that KDE access my HD a lot, and it's slow (compared to Windoze 95).
> Is it normal, or is there a way to speed it up?
>
That's not unusual, I am afraid :-(. X itself is a memory hog (about 15
MB runtime size) and sure KDE doesn't improve this.
> My system is:
> - Pentium 133
> - 32 MB RAM
> - Quantum Fireball 6.4 GB (Linux Native and Swap are here)
> - Conner CFS850A (slave, not mounted in Linux)
> I use the command
> hdparm -t -T /dev/hda
> to check for HD performance. I forgot the result, but it's quite
> fast.
>
> BTW, is there a utility similar to MCLK (DOS utility to overclock
> graphic card) for Linux? I run KDE with 1024 x 768 x 16bpp with
> S3 ViRGE, and in its default clock speed, it's slow.
>
Hm. I'd recommend a system memory upgrade which will surely give you the
best bang for the buck.
.. > Thanks in advance,
> Irsan SPS
You are welcome
tom
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