Memory Question
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From: Daave on 16 Dec 2006 12:03 Esteban wrote: > I have a question I would like to throw out for all you folks. > My OS is 98 SE, when I open SYSTEMS MONITOR it only shows KERNEL > usage. How do I get to SWAP FILE IN USE? Edit > Add Item > Memory Manager > Swapfile in use > OK.
From: "MEB" meb on 16 Dec 2006 12:34 "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM(a)myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message news:MeOdnbXYz-IDgBnYnZ2dnUVZ_vipnZ2d(a)cavtel.net... | MEB wrote: | > Ah, if you plan on doing the eventual processor upgrade make | > absolutely certain the memory can handle 100mhz FSB also. | > Preferably at CAS 2. | | The memory I located does indeed have a CAS Latency of 2: | | http://www.comtread.com/12pcsdram1611.html | | But how in the world do I determine what CL I have now? Is there any | software that can tell me? I even took out the RAM and jotted down | everything that was printed on it: | | SY56864V A1 | 296727 | A102 PC100 | S-DR PC128 SIT | | There are 16 Infineon chips on the stick: | HYB39564800BT-8 | Taiwan B E13012 | 9952 | | 1 84 | 94 V-O | | Googling, the closest I came up with was: | | http://www.computertradingpost.com/archives/CTP_Archive_282.htm | | MICRON TECHNOLOGIES SY56864V-A1 128MB PC133 CL3 168P MICRON MEM SUPER PC | TCG, Inc. | | CL=3, but note that it is PC133. | | What do *I* have?! | | -- | Dave | WOW, Google REALLY wiped their listing abilities with this last change over / cache wipe. Or were all those old over-clocker and memory sites taken down. Might be time to look again at smaller, less known Search Engines. What do you have? What you found - Micron SY56864V A1 - V with Hyundai chips HYB39564800BT-8 A stick which supports a FSB of 133 mhz at cl3, one of those once much saught after over-clocker mem sticks that could support 66, 100, 133, and possibly higher Front Side Bus speeds. cl=clocking =RAS to CAS =CAS 3 [this is non-tech conversion], generally set at CAS 2 at 100 mhz. SO your safe with the "processor upgrade to whatever speed" at 100mhz FSB, just possible BIOS memory timing changes (though like the same as those for 66 mhz. Check here or elsewhere? for possible changes... likely find a couple old over-clockers / system builders cruising around somewhere.. -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com/ BLOG http://peoplescounsel.spaces.live.com/ Public Notice or the "real world" "Most people, sometime in their lives, stumble across truth. Most jump up, brush themselves off, and hurry on about their business as if nothing had happen." Winston Churchill Or to put it another way: Morpheus can offer you the two pills; but only you can choose whether you take the red pill or the blue one. _______________
From: "MEB" meb on 16 Dec 2006 13:00 "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM(a)myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message news:AN-dnf5KwcAhuBnYnZ2dnUVZ_qCmnZ2d(a)cavtel.net... | MEB wrote: | > Daave wrote: | >> MEB wrote: | | >>> First, what did you do, just the memory upgrade, or the processor | >>> and memory? 256megs memory or what? | >> | >> Actually, I haven't even purchased the RAM yet! But I do plan on | >> ordering two 128 MB sticks later on today from Comtread to bring my | >> system up to 384 MB. | > | > If you plan on the processor upgrade, that would be the FIRST that | > should be done. Check that your present memory can handle the faster | > FSB first though. | > At least do as I indicated with the memory up top. | | I understand the need for a faster processor (and bus speed). However, I | am curious to what a memory upgrade can do on its own. Since I currently | have PC100 RAM and I plan on getting more PC100 RAM, which will also be | compatible with the processor/bus speed upgrade, isn't this still | doable? | | | | | >> BTW, I checked available resources by clicking on the Performance | >> tab of | >> System Properties. Is there a better way? | > | > Of course, but what are you trying to accomplish, monitoring or usage. | > Monitoring the system take resourses and processor time. | | Usage, I suppose. I was responding to your question: | | >>> What was the "available resources" showing. | | The context was that you stated that 50 MB of swapfile in use was | reasonable. And then you asked about available resources. The only way I | know of checking that is System Properties > Performance tab. | | >> Also, I was using Process Explorer. I like how it shows percentage | >> of CPU usage for each process. Is there a similar utility that shows | >> actual RAM usage? | > | > Check View in PE then System information. | | Hmmm, perhaps I need a more recent version (I'm running v10.06). When I | check this, I don't see RAM usage for each process. I see CPU Usage and | Commit. I do see Physical Memory (K): Total and Available. But that's | for the entire system. I would like to see something that breaks it down | for each individual program. | | > Temporarily, try increasing your pre-cache/pre-fetch if possible | [delay | > play], but don't expect much. | | How do I do this, and what values do you suggest I use? | | -- | Dave | | Ah, I think I now see what your doing, the same testing that was done several years ago by the over-clockers / system tweakers. Since that is apparently so, use Google, search SimTel, Major Geeks, and other software sites for old versions of testing tools and results. Your attempting to use me for material you should be locating yourself so you understand what and why your doing what your doing. -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com/ BLOG http://peoplescounsel.spaces.live.com/ Public Notice or the "real world" "Most people, sometime in their lives, stumble across truth. Most jump up, brush themselves off, and hurry on about their business as if nothing had happen." Winston Churchill Or to put it another way: Morpheus can offer you the two pills; but only you can choose whether you take the red pill or the blue one. _______________
From: Daave on 16 Dec 2006 13:06 Thanks for the link to this utility; I like it! But I still can't determine CAS Latency of my RAM. What am I missing? -- Dave Gary S. Terhune wrote: > This will tell you that info and a whole lot more (look at Bnchmark > section): > Everest Home Edition 2.20 > http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html > > Note that Lavalys, makers of Everest, have ceased to distribute this > version for free. You can only get it at shareware sites (perfectly > legal and legit.) > > > Daave wrote: >> The memory I located does indeed have a CAS Latency of 2: >> >> http://www.comtread.com/12pcsdram1611.html >> >> But how in the world do I determine what CL I have now? Is there any >> software that can tell me? I even took out the RAM and jotted down >> everything that was printed on it: >> >> SY56864V A1 >> 296727 >> A102 PC100 >> S-DR PC128 SIT >> >> There are 16 Infineon chips on the stick: >> HYB39564800BT-8 >> Taiwan B E13012 >> 9952 >> >> 1 84 >> 94 V-O >> >> Googling, the closest I came up with was: >> >> http://www.computertradingpost.com/archives/CTP_Archive_282.htm >> >> MICRON TECHNOLOGIES SY56864V-A1 128MB PC133 CL3 168P MICRON MEM SUPER >> PC TCG, Inc. >> >> CL=3, but note that it is PC133. >> >> What do *I* have?!
From: Gary S. Terhune on 16 Dec 2006 14:33
Sorry, I thought that would be shown by Everest. Anyway, a Google search for "SY56864V-A1" turned up this page: http://www.computertradingpost.com/archives/CTP_Archive_282.htm which sahows this entry: MICRON TECHNOLOGIES SY56864V-A1 128MB PC133 CL3 168P MICRON MEM SUPER PC TCG, Inc. Looks pretty legit. Will that do the job for you? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "Roll Your Own Free Security Suite" http://wiki.castlecops.com/Roll_your_own_Free_Security_Suite Daave wrote: > Thanks for the link to this utility; I like it! > > But I still can't determine CAS Latency of my RAM. What am I missing? > > > Gary S. Terhune wrote: >> This will tell you that info and a whole lot more (look at Bnchmark >> section): >> Everest Home Edition 2.20 >> http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html >> >> Note that Lavalys, makers of Everest, have ceased to distribute this >> version for free. You can only get it at shareware sites (perfectly >> legal and legit.) >> >> >> Daave wrote: > >>> The memory I located does indeed have a CAS Latency of 2: >>> >>> http://www.comtread.com/12pcsdram1611.html >>> >>> But how in the world do I determine what CL I have now? Is there any >>> software that can tell me? I even took out the RAM and jotted down >>> everything that was printed on it: >>> >>> SY56864V A1 >>> 296727 >>> A102 PC100 >>> S-DR PC128 SIT >>> >>> There are 16 Infineon chips on the stick: >>> HYB39564800BT-8 >>> Taiwan B E13012 >>> 9952 >>> >>> 1 84 >>> 94 V-O >>> >>> Googling, the closest I came up with was: >>> >>> http://www.computertradingpost.com/archives/CTP_Archive_282.htm >>> >>> MICRON TECHNOLOGIES SY56864V-A1 128MB PC133 CL3 168P MICRON MEM >>> SUPER PC TCG, Inc. >>> >>> CL=3, but note that it is PC133. >>> >>> What do *I* have?! |