512Mb on VA-503+

You might as well pull some memory out, only 255 meg is cached in
write-thru mode, and 127.5 meg is cached in write back mode. BTW, I
could not see much of any difference in performance using write-back
mode versus write-thru.

The setting for write-thru/write-back is in the CMOS setup. It's not
obvious tho, the label is misleading as I recall.

If you want to use 512 meg of memory, drop a few bucks and get a k62+
or 3+ cpu.
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"?uzzled" <not.TakeThisOut@got.one> wrote in message
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| Oops just read the post below about "Is the maximum memory that can
be
| cached by 1m VA503+ 320mb?".
|
| However, I'm running a K6-2 350 @ 450 (ie no on-chip cache), and
somebody
| mentioned changing the write-back cache but not how.
|
| Thanks
|
| "?uzzled" <not.TakeThisOut@got.one> wrote in message
| news:bk54nk$blm$1@titan.btinternet.com...
| > Hi all
| >
| > I've just popped out my 2 x 128Mb and put in 2 x 256Mb DIMMs. The
system
| has
| > booted up fine and I'm using it right now. However, I remember a
few posts
| > many moons ago about how there is a performance impact as the
extra memory
| > isn't cached properly or something. I think you had to alter the
| write-back
| > or write-thru caching or do a registry hack or so. I'm dual
booting
| Win98SE
| > and Win2K. Win2K is OK I think but it's Win98SE I have to change.
| >
| > Can somebody let me know what I need to do as I don't want the
512Mb to
| slow
| > me down any.
| >
| > Thanks for any replies.
| >
| >
| >
| >
|
|
 >> Stay informed about: 512Mb on VA-503+ 

I did have a K6-2+ 500 but it went on ebay when I built another system based
on the Athlon XP. Have put my old K6-2 back into the 503+ and trying to use
it as my second system but I can't seem to walk away from it.

Do you know which CMOS setting to change to make sure I'm caching 256Mb at
least ?

Thanks

"Kyle Brant" <me.DeleteThis@privacy.net> wrote in message
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 > You might as well pull some memory out, only 255 meg is cached in
 > write-thru mode, and 127.5 meg is cached in write back mode. BTW, I
 > could not see much of any difference in performance using write-back
 > mode versus write-thru.
 >
 > The setting for write-thru/write-back is in the CMOS setup. It's not
 > obvious tho, the label is misleading as I recall.
 >
 > If you want to use 512 meg of memory, drop a few bucks and get a k62+
 > or 3+ cpu.
 > --
 > Best regards,
 > Kyle<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 512Mb on VA-503+ 

the Sustained 3T Writes setting in the CMOS setup controls write-back
vs. write-through caching mode

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"?uzzled" <not RemoveThis @got.one> wrote in message
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| I did have a K6-2+ 500 but it went on ebay when I built another
system based
| on the Athlon XP. Have put my old K6-2 back into the 503+ and trying
to use
| it as my second system but I can't seem to walk away from it.
|
| Do you know which CMOS setting to change to make sure I'm caching
256Mb at
| least ?
|
| Thanks
|
| "Kyle Brant" <me RemoveThis @privacy.net> wrote in message
| news:bk6bp2$pr2hh$1@ID-57815.news.uni-berlin.de...
| > You might as well pull some memory out, only 255 meg is cached in
| > write-thru mode, and 127.5 meg is cached in write back mode. BTW,
I
| > could not see much of any difference in performance using
write-back
| > mode versus write-thru.
| >
| > The setting for write-thru/write-back is in the CMOS setup. It's
not
| > obvious tho, the label is misleading as I recall.
| >
| > If you want to use 512 meg of memory, drop a few bucks and get a
k62+
| > or 3+ cpu.
| > --
| > Best regards,
| > Kyle
|
|
 >> Stay informed about: 512Mb on VA-503+ 

Hope you can help again, but do you know if it needs to be enabled or
disabled ?

I've been looking at system monitor and opened all the Windows / Apps I had
on my system and the swap file wasn't even used. I've since disabled virtual
memory and it still runs great.

However using Quake 3 demo to benchmark, I have noticed that my frame rate
has dropped from 49fps to 46fps though.

"Kyle Brant" <me RemoveThis @privacy.net> wrote in message
news:bk92mt$qeha3$1@ID-57815.news.uni-berlin.de...
 > the Sustained 3T Writes setting in the CMOS setup controls write-back
 > vs. write-through caching mode
 >
 > --
 > Best regards,
 > Kyle<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 512Mb on VA-503+ 

Sustained 3T Writes Enabled = Write Through Mode; Disabled=Write Back

This info was curried from old posts using Google Groups search
engine, try it you'll like it.
I searched for "sustained 3t writes"
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Kyle
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"?uzzled" <not.RemoveThis@got.one> wrote in message
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| Hope you can help again, but do you know if it needs to be enabled
or
| disabled ?
|
| I've been looking at system monitor and opened all the Windows /
Apps I had
| on my system and the swap file wasn't even used. I've since disabled
virtual
| memory and it still runs great.
|
| However using Quake 3 demo to benchmark, I have noticed that my
frame rate
| has dropped from 49fps to 46fps though.
|
| "Kyle Brant" <me.RemoveThis@privacy.net> wrote in message
| news:bk92mt$qeha3$1@ID-57815.news.uni-berlin.de...
| > the Sustained 3T Writes setting in the CMOS setup controls
write-back
| > vs. write-through caching mode
| >
| > --
| > Best regards,
| > Kyle
|
|
 >> Stay informed about: 512Mb on VA-503+