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MPX2 Motherboard
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Performance Optimization
This section covers things you can do to increase the
performance of a system based on this motherboard. The
topics covered include system memory, disk subsystems
and processor upgrades or adjustments.
System Memory
Adding system memory will increase system performance
and capability under any of the supported Operating Sys-
tem. This motherboard supports a total of 2GB of unbuf-
fered DDR memory (in DIMM1 & DIMM2 only) or 3.5GB
of registered DDR memory in all sockets. If you have not
installed the maximum, you can consider increasing the
amount of installed system memory. Additional system
memory speeds up system operation and in some cases
produces additional stability in the Operating System.
Disk Subsystems
This motherboard supports IDE drives using data trans-
fer modes up through ATA-100. If you use IDE drives as
the primary disk subsystem, selecting drives that sup-
port ATA-100 and have a high rotation speed (at least
7,200rpm) will maximize performance.
If you need even better performance from a disk sub-
system, you can consider adding a SCSI controller card
and SCSI disk drive. A SCSI disk controller with high-
speed SCSI hard disk drives will provide a substantial
performance enhancement.
Processor Upgrades & Adjustments
Processor speed has a significant effect on overall system
performance. To increase system performance, you can
consider using or upgrading to a faster processor.
The AMD Athlon processors used by this motherboard
come in a variety of clock speeds. To maximize perfor-
mance, select a processor with the fastest clock speed
the system budget or specification allows.
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Warning :
Do not install a mix of
PC1600 and PC2100 DDR
DIMMs.