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April 13th 03, 08:33 AM
One possible fix will be to check your L2 Cache and
System BIOS Cacheable in your bios and making sure that
they are "Enabled." If they are "Disabled," there lies
part of the problem.
L2 Cache = the processors' internal L2 cache memory. Most
of the new CPUs have an L2 cache memory
System Bios Cacheable = when enabled, a segment of the
system Bios will be copied to main memory for faster
execution
How to access your bios:
1. As soon as you turn on/restart computer, hit
the "Delete" key (on some it may be "ESC"--it prompt you
what button to hit before the Windows loads up and while
it is counting your ram)
2. In the Bios menu screen, select "Advance Setup". This
is where you check for whether the "L2 Cache" and
the "System BIOS Cacheable" is Enabled or Diabled--
if "Disabled," then change them both back to "Enable" by
using the arrow keys to highlight and the Page Up/Page
Down key to change.
My slow down originated from a bad hard drive. Replaced
hard drive and did clean install, but system was still
sluggish. Finally check my bios (after trying all
recommended fixes w/no avail) and discovered the problem.
The above fix worked for me (my system: Intel P4 2.4,
1024 ram, with XP pro & 14 processes in startup,
including Norton). Startup time went from 15-30 mins to
less than 1 min, and CPU from 100% to less than 1%.
Hope this helps!!!
System BIOS Cacheable in your bios and making sure that
they are "Enabled." If they are "Disabled," there lies
part of the problem.
L2 Cache = the processors' internal L2 cache memory. Most
of the new CPUs have an L2 cache memory
System Bios Cacheable = when enabled, a segment of the
system Bios will be copied to main memory for faster
execution
How to access your bios:
1. As soon as you turn on/restart computer, hit
the "Delete" key (on some it may be "ESC"--it prompt you
what button to hit before the Windows loads up and while
it is counting your ram)
2. In the Bios menu screen, select "Advance Setup". This
is where you check for whether the "L2 Cache" and
the "System BIOS Cacheable" is Enabled or Diabled--
if "Disabled," then change them both back to "Enable" by
using the arrow keys to highlight and the Page Up/Page
Down key to change.
My slow down originated from a bad hard drive. Replaced
hard drive and did clean install, but system was still
sluggish. Finally check my bios (after trying all
recommended fixes w/no avail) and discovered the problem.
The above fix worked for me (my system: Intel P4 2.4,
1024 ram, with XP pro & 14 processes in startup,
including Norton). Startup time went from 15-30 mins to
less than 1 min, and CPU from 100% to less than 1%.
Hope this helps!!!