Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ... > 1)Buy more memory. > 2)Buy more memory. > 3)Buy more memory. ;-) > > 128mb dimms are $24 at http://www.datamem.com. Get a couple of them and > stop using VM. That'll be the quickest speedup (note, if your 80 mb is > composed of a motley assortment of old 8 and 16 mb dimms, try just the > 128's in matched slots A1 and B1, the 7500 mb supports interleaving and > that'll get you 5-15% increas in performance. You'll also not have > problems with the slower refresh on the old dimms.)
He's only got 81M in virtual memory, so if he doesn't need more space, wouldn't he get the same effect by turning off virtual memory without adding more memory? One suggestion I'd have is to look at the hard drive and SCSI system. If it's using the original drive, I bet a newer drive and/or SCSI card would speed things up substantially. It all does depend on what the programs need, of course. Hmmm... on my powerbook (540c, 68040 lite) I have a bootable ram disk. On that, I use it for longer battery life, but it would also give more performance! Maybe I'll try a huge ram disk on a desktop. -- Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
