[ltp] TP 600 and Memory

[Adam M. Bodnar]

I have a 233 mmx Pentium.

It's the 2645 21U model.

On 27 Sep 2001, Thomas Vogels wrote:

>
> "Adam M. Bodnar" <ambodnar@bigfoot.com> writes:
>
> > I've recently acquired a ThinkPad 600 and been reading up on the specs of
> > it and what I'll have to do to get linux running on it.
> >
> > One of the things I noticed is that it's using a 430TX chipset and from
> > what I've read, this chipset can only cache up to 64MB. So least under
> > Windows, if you have more than 64MB of memory you actually lose
> > performance.
> >
> > What I was wondering if anyone knows if this behavior occurs under Linux
> > and how much memory most people have in their laptop.
>
> -- From the TP600 tech ref manual:  64 MB are cacheable with a Pentium
>    processor and 512 MB are cacheable (in L2) with a Pentium II
>    processor.  What CPU do you have?
>
> -- I have 128MB and a Pentium II so all is cacheable...  128 MB turns
>    out to be just right for a machine running Linux with Gnome
>    desktop.
>
> Cheers,
>   -tom
>
>
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Adam M. Bodnar
Email: ambodnar@bigfoot.com

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