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1 Your PC’s Performance Features
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Your PC’s Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Performance Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Improving the Performance of Your PC’s Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Advantages of Dual Processor Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Matching Memory Capacity to Your Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Benefits of 32-bit Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing Fast Peripherals on the PCI Bus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Increasing the Speed Limit With Ultra SCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Disk Striping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Making the Most of Your PC’s IDE Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
More Video Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Your PC’s Audio Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
HP PCI Integrated 10/100BT LAN Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
HP PCI Integrated 10/100VG LAN Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Performance Topic/Configuration Cross-Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46