L2 Cache enabled

Scoot · Post by **Scoot** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 4:27 pm

Please forgive my ignorance, but I am learning!! My 500mz AMD K6-2 with 256 RAM is testing below 20% at PC-Pitstop. They recommend enabling L2 cache. I can find no options in my Phoenix Bios 4.06 (BIOS REVISION 1.07 10/07/99) It has a SIS 530 chipset and ASUS motherboard. HP Pavillion 6640C. My internet connection rocks with ATT@home cable-DSL Reports speed test-

Your download speed : 2746993 bps, or 2746 kbps.
Browsers would show : about a 335.3 k/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 119402 bps, or 119 kbps.
Your connection rocks .. above the 1mbit barrier!

But my machine is so slow!!

Brand/Model Hewlett-Packard Pavilion
Serial Number
BIOS EPP revision 9.00 10/07/99
System Buses PCI,ISA

Memory Configuration
RAM installed 248 MB
Windows RAM 248 MB
Speed Rating 208 MB/s (31%)
Processor
Brand/Model AMD K6-2 with MultiMedia Extensions
Number of CPUs 1
Clock Speed 500 MHz
CPUID Information 0x058C 0x8021BF
Intel PSN
CPU Load 0%
Speed Rating 347 (34%)
Drive C
Partition format FAT32
Drive Label HP_PAVILION
Size 14308 MB
Free space 10571 MB (74%)
Drive health OK
Last scan Wed Oct 25 2000
Data Fragmentation 0%
File Fragmentation 0%
Last defrag Tue Nov 7 2000
Junk files 229 MB (2%)
Cached speed 19.23 MB/s (42%)
Uncached speed 2.59 MB/s (102%

Any advice from you guy's would be so appreciated!!!!
Thank-you

http://pcpitstop.com/pcpitstop/Summary.asp?conid=463337&comp_name=ATHOMEUSER

mechanic · Post by **mechanic** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 5:50 pm

I have no idea cuz I'm computer ignorant too......But thanks for the cool link to that site so I can check my own machine!!!

BMED · Post by **BMED** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 9:22 pm

What model ASUS motherboard do you have?

64bit · Post by **64bit** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 9:36 pm

Here is a snipet of my test on an old AMD box I built. Not all that good but I can live with.

Brand/Model VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C597
Serial Number
BIOS Award Software International, Inc. 4.51 PG 05/11/2000
System Buses PCI,ISA

Processor
Brand/Model AMD K6-2 with MultiMedia Extensions
Number of CPUs 1
Clock Speed 550 MHz
External Clock Speed 100 MHz
CPUID Information 0x058C 0x8021BF
Intel PSN
CPU Load 0%
Level 1 Cache 64 KB
Level 2 Cache 1024 KB
Speed Rating 1023 (94%)

Memory Configuration
RAM installed 128 MB
Windows RAM 128 MB
Total RAM slots 6
Available RAM slots 4
Max RAM module size 256 MB
Memory Type |FPM|
Level 1 Cache 64 KB
Level 2 Cache 1024 KB
Speed Rating 849 MB/s (118%)

According to the data reported by the system BIOS, there are 4 available memory slots on the system board. That means you can add memory simply by inserting new memory modules into the empty slots. On this system, memory modules can be up to 256MB, so you could add up to 1024MB of RAM without removing the existing memory modules.

Disk Drive Letters
Drive C Drive D
Partition format FAT32 FAT32
Drive Label WIN98 No Label
Size 3992 MB 3241 MB
Free space 3225 MB (81%) 2188 MB (68%)
Drive health OK OK
Last scan Mon Nov 6 2000 Mon Nov 6 2000
Data Fragmentation 1% 0%
File Fragmentation 1% 0%
Last defrag Mon Nov 6 2000 Mon Nov 6 2000
Junk files 4 MB (0%) 0 MB (0%)
Cached speed 55.53 MB/s (113%) 54.59 MB/s (111%)
Uncached speed 3.57 MB/s (141%) 3.84 MB/s (152%)

Disk Drives

Drive 0
Drive letters CD
Removable media No
Brand/Model GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47
Serial number
Revision level

Disk Controllers
Vendor Product
(Standard hard disk dirvers) Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
(Standard hard disk dirvers) Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller

Video Board
Brand/Model 3dfx Voodoo3
Resolution 1024x768 pixels
Colors 16 million
DirectX version 4.07.00.0700
Acceleration options Enabled
Performance 41.19 MP/s (109%)

Note that the test didn't accuratley report somethings. I am running at 32bit color not 16 and my hard drive is 13gigs(5gigs for RHlinux) and I only have 3 Dram slots not 6

[This message has been edited by 64bit (edited 11-08-2000).]

Scoot · Post by **Scoot** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 9:52 pm

Thank's for the replies!!
< System Mainboard >
Manufacturer: Asus
MultiProcessor Support: No
Model: P5S-VM
Version: 1.01

Scoot · Post by **Scoot** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 9:56 pm

Thank's for the replies!!
< System Mainboard >
Manufacturer: Asus
MultiProcessor Support: No
Model: P5S-VM
Version: 1.01
Is this the same as... http://www.asus.com.tw/products/techref/Chipset/SiS530/index.html

BMED · Post by **BMED** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 10:40 pm

Scoot, Here is the site for the .pdf file for your motherboard: ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUS/mb/sock7/sis530/p5s-vm/p5svm-103.pdf

In your bios make sure your "External" and "Internal" cache are enabled.

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This is only my opinion, so don't get your panties in a ruffle!

Scoot · Post by **Scoot** » Wed Nov 08, 2000 11:12 pm

BMED-Thank you!!
I am too tired tonight but hopefully that manual will help me figure it out. I appreciate it so much!
Scott

Scoot · Post by **Scoot** » Fri Nov 10, 2000 11:14 pm

BMED,
Thought you might like to know that my maintenace agreement is replacing my processor and motherboad next week. I should learn something and have a faster machine.
Thanks for your help.

BMED · Post by **BMED** » Fri Nov 10, 2000 11:42 pm

Originally posted by Scoot:
BMED,
Thought you might like to know that my maintenace agreement is replacing my processor and motherboad next week. I should learn something and have a faster machine.
Thanks for your help.

Good deal, warranties are awesome! Hope it all works out for the best.