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July 13, 2002 at 12:10 PM
ittech2

System Max out

by ittech2 . Updated 23 years, 9 months ago

Ok, here is the situation:
Windows ME
AMD Athlon Processor
CPU 1135.69 Mhz
Memory 512k
Cache Level 1 data 64kb, Level 1 code 64kb, level 2 unified: 256kb

When I am doing anything, downloading, saving files, etc.. the system becomes sluggish until the task is done. I have a program that shows the CPU usage, Total Physical Mem, and Free Physical Mem,and the swap file:

Total Phys Mem 523720kb
Free Phys Mem 47684kb
Swap File Size 1573428 kb
Swap Usage 2%
CPU usage is always at about90%

Motherboard is an Epox 8kta3+
Hard Drive is 60gigs with the high speed cable connected to the Ultra ATA bus master IDE controller.

Any suggestions as to why this dogs? I’ve tweaked the bios as best as I can, reset to optimized settings, and get the same results. I’ve formated and installed Win98 SE and get the same results.

Thanks in advance

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