cached speed

[Buddha1234]

These are the results of a test a ran on my computer:
Cached speed (drive c)88.73 MB/s (drive d) 53.02 MB/s
Uncached speed(drive c) 2.87 MB/s (drice d)2.94 MB/s

Apparently the speed should be 120.68 MB/s.How do i improve the speed?I didnt recieve a proper explanation on the site where i ran the tests.Thanks..

 

[SavvyLady]

hey Buddha

where did you test?

http://www.pcpitstop.com has a great test

 

[Buddha1234]

That was where i tested it.It said it may be because of software that i was running,but i couldnt disable what was running as it was essential to the running of windows.It suggested on another of the test results that i may need to install more memory.I currently have 128mb.Could the cached speed be down to this?I thoght 128mb was acceptable...

 

[SavvyLady]

Im having that problem there too... think it was the javascript settings in security

 

[SavvyLady]

128mb's of RAM is acceptable for most. depends on how you use your system....and if you think you may need more then now is probably the best time to buy it. Its much cheaper right now than it was a yr ago.

 

[anglin_fool]

I had the same reading when I took the test. It has to do with DMA channeling being turned off. PcPitStop has the directions for turning it back on.
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[anglin_fool]

1. Right click on the My Computer icon.
2. Select Properties
3. Click the Device Manager tab
4. Expand the Disk Drives tree by clicking the “+”
5. Click to highlight the disk drive for which you want to enable DMA. It’s usually a Generic IDE Disk Type01, but sometimes a disk brand and model will be displayed
6. Click the Properties button
7. Select the Settings tab. If DMA is checked, then the disk is already using Direct Memory Access. If DMA is unchecked, it is not.
8. Enable DMA by checking this box and clicking OK a few times
9. Now reboot for this change to take effect

 

[Buddha1234]

Anglin fool,
Thanks for that.I tried what you said,but it was already enabled.Any more ideas how i could improve the cached speed?

 

[SavvyLady]

mines already checked & I still can't do it... it tells me to enable the script & javascript which I do... but it will run the test but no report can I get.

My regular security is set at default ( medium)

 

[SavvyLady]

TEST YOUR PC

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INTERNET TESTING

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[anglin_fool]

How are the Primary and secondary set up?

Mine has both HD's on Primary and both CD's on secondary. They say mixing them will slow the HD down.

How about defragging? Did the report come back with defrag numbers? 5% is considered great. Anything higher will slow down the seek time and in turn, general performance.

I also have an Aopen 34 mobo that came with enhanced drivers for it. I loaded the 4 in 1 driver for controlling the IDE Controllers and that might have helped in the 'cashe time'. You can check out your mobo's website for updated drivers.

I hope some of this will help in the long run,
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[anglin_fool]

hey SavvyLady,

Buddha1234 cashe prob is what I think a hardware delimma. The javascript, if I am correct, is just not letting you do the test? Have you tried that one thread a few weeks ago about catchup? It was a way to update your computer for free. I did mine and there was an upgrade for javascript stuff. Maybe that might be your fix.

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[SavvyLady]

No... I haven't been back to catchup lately... it offers to many things... Im afraid I'll download something not for ME

 

[Davey7549]

Windows sometimes does a poor job managing memory. Try this proceedure to increase the virtual memory windows will use.
Windows 95/98

Right click on my computer,
Go to properties, then click on the Performance tab.
Click on Virtual Memory button.
Put a check in the "Let me specify my own Virtual Memory settings" area.
Set the minimum and maximum amounts to about 2.5 times the amount of Ram you have in your computer (ie; 64MB RAM = 160 min & 160 max. (Make sure the amounts for Min and Max are the same)

also here is a link that explains what ram memory is and how it is used.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ram.htm

Dave

 

[Buddha1234]

Dave,thanks for replying.
I have Mellenium edition.Does i have to do the same for that system?