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Posted: Feb. 28 2006,16:23 QUOTE
If you don't use more ram, the OS ends up using the hard drive for virual memory(Swap)...  I bet your hard drive spins constantly.  You should try dropping at least another 32mb in it, it will run so much better.  



Like I posted earlier, I have a P166mhz with 96MB of memory and it is fast.  Running great and hardly ever needs the swap.
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kruser619
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Posted: Mar. 01 2006,03:50 QUOTE
Now, Im downloading DSL right now, and i want to see how smooth it will run on this computer.

333mhz AMD processor

128mb Ram

7gb Hard drive

4mb ATI rage card.
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Kruser619
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Posted: Mar. 01 2006,04:00 QUOTE
As an added note, that is not the computer im running now. The computer im talking about is upstairs, and it is running Win98, and it gives me the blue screen of death every 20 seconds or so. If it will run smooth, i think this OS will be better.
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Posted: Mar. 01 2006,07:07 QUOTE
If you don't have a soundcard that uses DMA or if you don't have it set up for DMA, it is possible that XMMS could bring your computer to it's knees.

Otherwise, you could try a commandline mp3 player inside of a terminal window:

mpg321 name_of_file.mp3

and see if it works any better.

Press CONTROL-C to kill it if it bogs down too much.
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Posted: Mar. 01 2006,10:26 QUOTE
hi,
i'm using several Now I am using a NCD ThinSTAR 564.NET Thin Client  ==> www.hiltec.at

Systemconfig:
CPU: Geode 300 Mhz [333Mhz :-)=)]
RAM: 256MB RAM [144 pin SO-DIMM and 168 pin SD-RAM Socket]
HD: 512MB CF-Card    [Fileserver 100GB 2,5”]
LAN: 10/100 onboard
Sound: SB comp.
PORTS: 1 x IDE 40pin, 2 x COM, 1 x LPT, 3 x Sound
1 x PCI 1 x ISA
Installation: frugal

www.hiltec.at
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