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Thread: Barton 2500 - L2 cache not active in XP

  1. 09-20-2003, 07:16 AM #1
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    Barton 2500 - L2 cache not active in XP

    I've read that the 512 KB L2 cache isn't active in XP without a little fiddling in the registry. Is that true ???.
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  2. 09-20-2003, 07:22 AM #2
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    No idea, but there's a tip at http://www.technobabble.com.au/techn...ks/access2.htm
    that suggests it might occasionally be true. Scroll down to the L2 Cache Tweakage section.
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  3. 09-20-2003, 07:50 AM #3
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    Yup - exactly the same i've read on a danish site. Did the change in regedit now - and xp boots faster
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  4. 09-20-2003, 01:20 PM #4
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    omg..................great article i think this should be a sticky

    i just enabled my 512 L2 Cache and windows boots up almost instantly

    and i tweaked my bandwidth to get 20% more..........man that website is great!


    nice job by fishybawb
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  5. 10-12-2003, 06:23 PM #5
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    My L2 cache was already set optimally. I've just tried the bandwidth tweak and initial results look good.

    Thanks fishybawb; have one on me ...

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  6. 10-12-2003, 07:50 PM #6
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    THANK YOU! Both of those were disabled in my system, and the L2 cache made a noticeable difference in boot times.
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  7. 10-12-2003, 08:13 PM #7
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    Sorry, double posted.
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  8. 10-12-2003, 08:18 PM #8
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    I noticed no changes in any types of benches ran after that tweak, though I did notice XP boots faster. My guess is that at it's default value it detects the speed while it is booting up somewhere along the line going by that.
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