Re: Help: Dog of a 486

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From: Alecto
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 00:00

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Install a version of windows other than the origonal "A" version (ie
win95b).

Alecto.

P Ashton wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have a 486DX4-100 which has been running Win 95 quite happily with 16M
> of ram. When I upped this to 32M it ran like a dog. Memory tests showed
> that the last 16M was being accessed significantly slower.
> 
> Anyone got any ideas why this is happening and how I can fix it?
> 
> the details are:
> 
> cpu: intel DX4-100
> MB:  1433/50UIV, UMC chipset, 256K cache, VESA VLB, AMI BIOS
> Mem: anything above 16M slows the board down to hell (72 or 30 pin
> simms)
> 
> Thanks

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From: Alecto <alecto@goulburn.net.au>
Subject: Re: Help: Dog of a 486
Date: 1998/08/13
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