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To: John Bradford <john@grabjohn.com>
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On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 02:55:58PM +0000, John Bradford wrote:
> /dev/hda2	/	ext3	defaults, noatime	1  1
                                         ^

No space.  At times Unix is just as fussy as IBM JCL :)   
Agreed on the value of `noatime`.  It made a huge difference 
in responsiveness on an old 486sx25 laptop.

> I seriously doubt that a single RAM module should be installed in the
> middle slot of three.  One of the end slotf would seem more likely.

Agreed.  But on some mobos, it doesn't matter.  Then I prefer the
furthest slot from the RAM controller.  Sure, signal time-of-flight
is a few ps longer, but at least the bus is terminated and will
have fewer reflections.

> It might have been disconnecting and reconnecting the RAM that
> improved things, not the change of slot.  Try both end slots.

Yes.  Reseating will creat new electrical connections.

-- Robert   author `cpuburn`  http://users.ev1.net/~redelm

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