[nflug] Ubuntu on AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+

Cyber Source peter at thecybersource.com
Wed Mar 28 18:28:52 EDT 2007


Robert Stockdale IV wrote:
> Hi all:
>   I just installed Ubuntu Edgy on my workstation. It is a newly
> configured Athlon 64 X2 4600+ on an Asus M2N32 WS motherboard. I have
> a PNY nVidia 7600 GS PCIe video card with GLX up and running. Problem
> is that it does not respond any where near its potential. In fact it
> seams slower than the dual Athlon 1800+ that it is replacing. I chose
> this mainboard as it has the PCI-X slot I needed for my Ultra 320 scsi
> card which is connected to three 36.7 GB U320 drives. I also have
> twice the Ram as my old workstation not to mention that it is now
> 800Mhz Dual channel as opposed to PC2200 DDR. I checked out
> /proc/cpuinfo and it reports that the cpu is 1000Mhz. It is suppose to
> be 2.4 Ghz. When I move my trackball to wake it, it seems to take 15
> to 20 seconds to get a display. The response time on my monitor is
> suppose to be 2 to 5 ms.
>   Does anyone have any ideas to speed this up? It is frustrating me.
>
> Thank you.
> Bob
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I would start by confirming your BIOS settings for proper cpu timing,
ram timing, etc.
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