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l2 cache? how can i check that?

cheers,
mont


JP wrote in message ...
>Bad/disabled L2 cache, disks in MS-DOS compatibility mode come to mind.
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>Chris Burrell wrote in message <754tn5$2nm$1@newsource.ihug.co.nz>...
>>Hey all...
>>
>>Well, my comp's pretty f***ed up a the mo, so i htought I'd tryand get
some
>>help. Ive already taken it into the local computer store and they, being
>the
>>hick town airheads they are, not only couldn't fix it, but tried to charge
>>me twice for **not** fixing it. sheesh. Anyways, heres what happened:
>>
>>the machine is a Intel pentium 200 MMX, with 64 megs SDram, with a 430tx
>>motherboard. 32bit yamaha soundcard, dynalink 33.6k modem, realtek NE2000
>>network card 4mb S3 Virge video card,
>>Mitsumi 24X CDROM, 4.3GB HDD (Bigfoot? One of those big crappy 5 1/4"
>ones).
>>
>>I used to have a Gig dedicated to linux, which I used for  programming
>while
>>at Uni. When term broke up I decided to delete it to give me more room for
>>other stuff. Backed up all my files, then stuffed up by forgetting to use
>>the linux partition program to wipe the partition, instead using fdisk.
>Comp
>>started running **slow** like, not even able to handle an mp3 (only
>>buffering 2.3 secs) when it used to handle an mp3 (8.6 secs buffered) AND
>>carmageddon.
>>
>>thought, oh, ok, win98 (had the beta back then) needs to be reinstalled,
so
>>reinstalled win98. No change. tried installing win95 (a very old version -
>>didn't even have USB support). no help there. borrowed friends brand new
>>win98 and installed that. nada. zip. zilch. Thought "It must be the HDD",
>so
>>went to foremention hick store and got them to completely wipe the HDD
>(boot
>>sector and all) Partititoned it,  formatted it, reinstalled new win98.
>Still
>>runs slows. "hmm" methinks "could be the cards". So, out come the cards,
>>trashed them in the system properties. restarted - nothing. reinstalled
>>win98 (glutton for punishemnt huh?). nothing. still slow as a one legged
>>dog. Put cards back in one by one(even in different orders) co
improvement.
>>
>>Took hte machine into the hick store again. they reset the CMOS settings.
>>nothing. played around and did other stuff. nothing.  I've now got it so
>>that it can limp along (can handle an mp3 with 1.8 secs buffered). Still
>>very slow - estimate performance at about 484 DMX4 100 with maybe 16 megs
>>ram. Its that bad. I have run out of ideas. I've tried different drivers.
>>everything. Has anybody else heard of anything like this? please let me
>know
>>if you know a fix - I would be SOOOOOOO grateful.
>>
>>please please please please please please please please! thanks.
>>
>>
>>Monty.
>>
>>ps, interestingly, I can no longer run ICQ NEt detect in the background.
>>ideas?
>>
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