On 01/24/2014 09:17 PM, tom arnall wrote:
Altho I am not familiar with the Dell D630, I have a Dell laptop, probably 7 or so years old, in which Dell swears you can only have 2GB ram. I discovered you can physically put 4GB in it, and I did so. This model can only access a little over 3GB, but I can tell you that it made a very noticeable difference in the performance of Windows 7 Pro. I didn't notice any difference in my Linux performance, but it never seemed slow in the first place. Running PCLinuxOs-KDE-32-bit. If you're lucky, your machine may have the capability of running a PAE kernel, and then you could access a full 4GB. Do a little homework on the model--outside of Dell--and I bet you'll findI am looking for the fastest Linux distro for the following purposes. System: Dell latitude D630 dual core 2g memory most used applications: icewm gnome-terminal vim perl chrome browser transmission Currently I am running ubuntu 12.04. I am unhappy with the speed of it. Any info/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
you can put more memory in it. --doug -- Blessed are the peacemakers...for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A. M. Greeley