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In article <3221128E.315D@nrg.com.au>,
	David Robinson <drobinso@nrg.com.au> writes:
> Any explination why a recently upgraded linux box would start to run
> VERY slow? Running top says nothing is using more than a couple of
> percent CPU. Any advice / Ideas please..

Hi,
did you just upgrade the RAM?

If you did a large RAM upgrade, you may find you will suffer a performance
hit until you add more cache RAM too.

I bet that you have upgraded to beyond 32MB, and now need to upgrade
the basic 256kb cache RAM to 512kb.

the rule of thumb (I think) is:
128kb cache -> up to 16Mb RAM
256kb cache -> up to 32Mb
512kb cache -> up to 64MB

I do not what you do if you have a larger capacity machine!

I would also be careful that your motherboard had replacable 
cache RAM as well.  If it's soldered in, you will be unable
to upgrade the RAM any further, 
without getting rid of the slowdown.

rachel
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