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More Ram = Faster machine

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From: Micky J.
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 09:28
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I recently upgraded my 25Mhz 386 from 2MB to 4MB, using 3-chip SIMMS
(it now has four 3-chip SIMMS).

Why, according to two seperate programs, has my machine slightly increased
in speed? One used to say my machine was 22Mhz, now it says it's 30Mhz
(a program simply called 'speed'). Another only says a slight increase
in speed, about 1Mhz.

Also, I think there's a problem with my graphics card (was there before
I upgraded the memory). I cannot use Windows 3.1 because when I move a
windows, it leaves a block border behind. The fonts also mess up sometimes,
and drop-down menus sometimes leave bits behind etc. On some games, there
are black pixels randomly placed around the screen. If I slow my machine
down to 8Mhz, then the problem is less, i.e. less corruption occurs.

Its a 256K ZIDA VGA card. Is it the memory on the card?

Thanx.
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Subject: More Ram = Faster machine
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