---Do I need the external cache filled with 256 or 500k? What about the backside? I have a sonnet 400Mhz G3 card.
Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 9:01 PM -0400 6/20/04, Fluxstringer wrote: > >>--- Do you guys run with virtual memory on or off? > I > >>run with mine on using a portion of the 60G ATA > >>drive.It says available for use on disk: 56839M > >>Available built in memory 609M Disk cache is > 8160k. > >>Good? Bad? What are your settings? Obviously i'm > >>looking for a speed gain here.Thanks>>David > >> > >� � � > > > >Some programs don't like VM and want it off. With > over 600 MB you > >probably don't need VM unless you are into > absolutely huge Photoshop > >projects. For web surfing and word processing it's > probably a waste > >of time. VM is mostly for trying to do projects > that are to big for > >the available RAM. And can slow down a system if > overused. > > > I always use it but generally only 1Mb over Real > memory. This allows > the system to allocate memory more efficiently. > With 600Mb RAM it's > still a maybe thing to do though. With small > amounts of Real RAM > it's worthwhile. > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super > Highway" > > -- > 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 > -- 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
