Power User Setup for Windows XP

[dr_ml422]

chewy, i don't really know whether or not i'm doing this right. from my prior posts can you tell if this was the setting i had before? does this look right?

had that chat w/dell and in the process mentioned the video settings thing. came to find out something knocked out my drivers. he took care of it. oh yeah know what you mean by hot patches and critical updates. =hot fixes and security updates.

[dr_ml422]

hi chewy. just did a lil check up on my pc w/the power user set up. when i did the math i came to find out i'm using 303 of ram. now that's w/the browser open following the guide. i don't have much more than i used to on here. only thing i switched to verizon. how can i bring that number down? oh yea i do have avast, zonealarm, and spybot. should i dump anything i'm not using like everest home? used it 4 that check up and that's it. thnx.

[Chewy]

oh yea i do have avast, zonealarm, and spybot

they use some ram, but we need to know specifics

post the screenshot of processes and performance

[dr_ml422]

hit the forum n just saw your reply. it's ok. it was about the same as yours in your post here. what happen was that i had your sticky on while going through it, and noticed that mozilla slowly, but surely eats up ram the longer you're on it. now i know why you guys don't suggest doing video work while multi-tasking.

hey chewy i really would like to put some extra ram, and that extra 250 hd in here. should i contact dell, and at least find out what ram would b compatible w/this lil dell hell? the hd i think shouldn't pose a problem, but mab run that by them as well? or can google be my friend w/this? thnx.

[Chewy]

just post an everest overclock and we'll match up some compatible ram from newegg

it's dirt cheap right now if you have ddr2

I'd have to pay 100$ for another 512(2x256) of my ballistix, if I could find it(doubtful)
cas 2.5 ddr1 500 ram was a scarce commodity

[dr_ml422]

they use some ram, but we need to know specifics

post the screenshot of processes and performance

how can i post a screen shot? tried to copy but couldn't. something's eating my memory even if i'm not browsing.

[dr_ml422]

here goes the overclock. i couldn't post the processors n performance.

Field Value
CPU Properties
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4 521
CPU Alias Prescott
CPU Stepping G1
Engineering Sample No
CPUID CPU Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
CPUID Revision 00000F49h

CPU Speed
CPU Clock 2794.74 MHz (original: 2800 MHz)
CPU Multiplier 14.0x
CPU FSB 199.62 MHz (original: 200 MHz)
Memory Bus 266.17 MHz

CPU Cache
L1 Trace Cache 12K Instructions
L1 Data Cache 16 KB
L2 Cache 1 MB (On-Die, ECC, ATC, Full-Speed)

Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID <DMI>
Motherboard Name Dell Dell DV051

Chipset Properties
Motherboard Chipset Intel Grantsdale-G i915GV
Memory Timings 4-4-4-11 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)

SPD Memory Modules
DIMM1: Samsung M3 78T3354CZ3-CD5 256 MB DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM (5.0-4-4-11 @ 266 MHz) (4.0-4-4-11 @ 266 MHz) (3.0-3-3-8 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM3: Samsung M3 78T3354CZ3-CD5 256 MB DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM (5.0-4-4-11 @ 266 MHz) (4.0-4-4-11 @ 266 MHz) (3.0-3-3-8 @ 200 MHz)

BIOS Properties
System BIOS Date 04/04/06
Video BIOS Date 07/18/20
DMI BIOS Version A04

Graphics Processor Properties
Video Adapter Intel 82910GL/915G/915GL/915GV Graphics Controller 0
GPU Code Name Grantsdale-G (Integrated 8086 / 2582, Rev 04)
GPU Clock 333 MHz

[Chewy]

how many slots do you have, just those 2 or 4?

[Chewy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=2GB+(2+x+1GB)

if you can use 1 gig sticks

stay away from cas 3 your computer won't support it

[dr_ml422]

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Dell™ Dimension™ 3100/E310 Service Manual

Processor

Processor type


Intel® Pentium® 4 with Hyper-Threading technology

NOTE: Not all Pentium 4 processors support Hyper-Threading technology.

Intel Celeron® D processors

Level 1 (L1) cache


At least 16 KB (dependent upon your computer configuration)

Level 2 (L2) cache


At least 256 KB (dependent upon your computer configuration) pipelined-burst, eight-way set associative, write-back SRAM

Memory

Type


400- and 533-MHz DDR2 unbuffered SDRAM

Memory connectors


two

Memory capacities


256 MB, 512 MB, or 1 GB non-ECC

Maximum memory


2 GB

BIOS address


F0000h

Computer Information

Chipset


Intel 915GV

RAID support


RAID 1 (mirroring)

DMA channels


eight

Interrupt levels


24

BIOS chip (NVRAM)


4 Mb

NIC


Integrated network interface capable of 10/100 communication

System clock


800-MHz data rate

Video

Type


Integrated

Audio

Type


HDA

Expansion Bus

Bus type


PCI 2.3
PCI Express x1

Bus speed


PCI: 33 MHz

PCI Express: 500 MB/s bidirectional speed



PCI




connectors


two

connector size


120 pins

connector data width (maximum)


32 bits

PCI Express




connector


one x1

connector size


36 pins

connector data width (maximum)


1 PCI Express lane

Drives

Externally accessible:







one 3.5-inch drive bay (FlexBay)

two 5.25-inch drive bays

Available devices


Serial ATA drives (up to 2), floppy drive, USB memory devices, CD drive, CD-RW drive, DVD drive, DVD-RW drive, DVD and CD-RW combo drive, and media reader

Internally accessible


two bays for 1-inch high hard drives

Connectors

External connectors:

Video


15-hole connector

Network adapter


RJ45 connector

USB


two front-panel and four back-panel USB 2.0-compliant connectors

Audio


three connectors for line-in, line-out, and microphone; one front-panel connector for headphones

System board connectors:

Primary IDE drive


40-pin connector on PCI local bus

Serial ATA


two 7-pin connectors

FlexBay Drive


USB 10-pin header for optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader (3.5-inch bay devices)

Fan


one 5-pin connector

PCI 2.3


two 120-pin connectors

PCI Express x1


36-pin connector

Controls and Lights

Power control


push button

Power light


green light — Blinking green in sleep state; solid green for power-on state.

amber light — Blinking amber indicates a problem with the power supply inside the computer. If the system cannot boot and there is a solid amber light, this could indicate a problem with the power connections for the CPU on the system board (see "Power Problems" in your Owner's Manual).

Hard-drive access light


green

Link integrity light (on integrated network adapter)


green light — A good connection exists between a 10-Mbps network and the computer.

orange light — A good connection exists between a 100-Mbps network and the computer.

off (no light) — The computer is not detecting a physical connection to the network.

Activity light (on integrated network adapter)


yellow blinking light

Diagnostic lights


four lights on the front panel (see "Diagnostic Lights.")

Standby power light


AUX_PWR on the system board

Power

DC power supply:

Wattage


230 W

Heat dissipation


785 BTU/hr

NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated based upon the power supply wattage rating.

Voltage (see the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide for important voltage setting information)


90 to 135 V and 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz

Backup battery


3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell

Physical

Height


41.4 cm (16.3 inches)

Width


18.8 cm (7.4 inches)

Depth


45.7 cm (18.0 inches)

Weight


12.7 kg (28 lb)

Environmental

Temperature:

Operating


10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)

Storage


–40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)

Relative humidity:

Operating


20% to 80% (noncondensing)

Storage


5% to 95% (noncondensing)

Maximum vibration:

Operating


0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 0.5 octave/min

Storage


0.5 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1 octave/min

Maximum shock:

Operating


bottom half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 20 inches/sec (50.8 cm/sec)

Storage


27-G faired square wave with a velocity change of 200 inches/sec (508 cm/sec)

Altitude:

Operating


–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

Storage


–15.2 to 10668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)

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[Chewy]

http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Dimension%20E310

crucial confirms

[dr_ml422]

http://www.crucial.com/store/listpar...mension%20E310

crucial confirms

this looks great. the 2 gigs would do fine. i would have to take the sticks out of the other slots n put these in right?

[dr_ml422]

what you suggest 1st. the extra 250gb hd, or the 2gb sticks? does it matter?

[Chewy]

if your power supply will handle it, both

however the ram is not a necessity except for gaming and 2 gigs is overkill, but the extra gig is like 20$ more

do you photoshop? adobe programs use a lot, a few of the newer modules want 2 gigs just to run right

[dr_ml422]

hi chewy. no i don't photoshop. mostly just video work, and cds. would need some extra space though for photo stuff later on if get into it. my psu is 500watts. the atx i snatched from newegg. would think that could handle both.

is outlook a resource hog? just started using it. the messages have to go some where on my pc if i'm using the software. also hit auto adjust, and now can't find how to turn it off. is that a performance hog also? if so how can i turn it off? thnx.