[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I noticed that Speculative Processing is turned off >on my G4. Can anyone tell me if it should be turned on or not? Will I see any >benefit?
In general, it's best to leave Speculative Processing (SP) off. I believe that the last PCI PowerMacs (basically, the 8600/9600 Mach 5 systems) have firmware which allows SP to be safely turned on; but all earlier PowerMacs do not. The performance benefit from SP varies, but is generally not very large (at best, a few percent). The downside is that errors caused by enabling SP on machines not designed for it can be intermittent and catastrophic (won't boot, corrupted data, etc). -Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "You can't brew a premium lager with a kool-aid mentality." --Harold Green in _The_Red_Green_Show_ -- 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
