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[Leon A. Goldstein]

Bill Campbell wrote:

> >
> >You may have a candidate for a K6-III+ up-braining; take a look at
> >http://www.upgradeability.com/K6plus/index.htm?source=AdWords1
> >
> >I put a K6-III+ 400 mHz, overclocked to 500 mHz*, in an old Compaq
> >Presario with a K6-2 350.
> >If your new find is a Compaq, a BIOS flash upgrade may be needed.
>
> The biggest problem I've found with the older main boards is
> getting sufficient RAM into them to handle current versions of
> Linux.  I've found PC100 RAM to be considerably more expensive
> than RAM for current MBs.  SuSE >8.2 won't install on less than
> 128MB of RAM, and programs like KDE, OpenPKG.org, etc. get very
> sluggish on less than 512MB.
>
>

My Compaq Presario has three DIMM slots, but can only recognize 128 MB
sticks.
PC133 RAM will probably work as long as it is low density.
I've got 384 MB  (3 x 128 PC100) in the souped up Presario and it runs
Libranet 2.8.1 with gusto.
I can't say the same for SuSE 9.1 though, which is very sluggish with
KDE.
I've checked free and see no swap usage.

Going OT (or new thread):  my original objective in souping up the
Presario was to get a silent (or as close to it) desktop box.
I want silence and small real estate requirements for my next box.  Any
opinions/recommendations regarding the  little Shuttle box and its ilk?

--
Leon A. Goldstein

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