GA 7N400 Pro v2 - 2 systems - one retarded

Can anyone figure this out ?

I have 2 systems that are identical.
GA 7N400 Pro v2 (same BIOS settings & switch settings)
AMD +3200, Barton 440mhz (not overclocked)
Same heatsink & fan
(4) sticks of Crucial 512mb PC3200
(2) 80 GB HDDs (Maxtor)
Windows 2000 Pro (SP4 & updated 3/4/06)
Same programs
Same optical drives
Same cases and PSUs
Both on same monitor, keyboard & mouse
One is noticably faster than the other.

?

Paul

"Cat-O-9-Tales" wrote in message
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Can anyone figure this out ?

I have 2 systems that are identical.
GA 7N400 Pro v2 (same BIOS settings & switch settings)
AMD +3200, Barton 440mhz (not overclocked)
Same heatsink & fan
(4) sticks of Crucial 512mb PC3200
(2) 80 GB HDDs (Maxtor)
Windows 2000 Pro (SP4 & updated 3/4/06)
Same programs
Same optical drives
Same cases and PSUs
Both on same monitor, keyboard & mouse
One is noticably faster than the other.

?

Paul


Swap the hard drives over and see if it's still retarded?

SlicK

"Cat-O-9-Tales" wrote in message
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Can anyone figure this out ?

I have 2 systems that are identical.
GA 7N400 Pro v2 (same BIOS settings & switch settings)
AMD +3200, Barton 440mhz (not overclocked)
Same heatsink & fan
(4) sticks of Crucial 512mb PC3200
(2) 80 GB HDDs (Maxtor)
Windows 2000 Pro (SP4 & updated 3/4/06)
Same programs
Same optical drives
Same cases and PSUs
Both on same monitor, keyboard & mouse
One is noticably faster than the other.

?

Paul


Isn't that interesting!

Before tinkering around to much, consider run PCMark05 on both machines.
This will allow comparson by sub system . You can compare the:
* System board and installed system software
* CPU
* Memory
* Graphics
* HDD

This should get you a better focus on where to look.

BTW
The L0 has a smaller buffer. We found the sustained data rate, burst speed
and access time to be the same. Both drives have been high density work
horses.

Jim

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"Cat-O-9-Tales" wrote in message
news:nm5Pf.30837$_A4.12675@trnddc06...
Can anyone figure this out ?

I have 2 systems that are identical.
GA 7N400 Pro v2 (same BIOS settings & switch settings)
AMD +3200, Barton 440mhz (not overclocked)
Same heatsink & fan
(4) sticks of Crucial 512mb PC3200
(2) 80 GB HDDs (Maxtor)
Windows 2000 Pro (SP4 & updated 3/4/06)
Same programs
Same optical drives
Same cases and PSUs
Both on same monitor, keyboard & mouse
One is noticably faster than the other.

?

Paul


Isn't that interesting!

Before tinkering around to much, consider run PCMark05 on both machines.
This will allow comparson by sub system . You can compare the:
* System board and installed system software
* CPU
* Memory
* Graphics
* HDD

This should get you a better focus on where to look.

BTW
The L0 has a smaller buffer. We found the sustained data rate, burst speed
and access time to be the same. Both drives have been high density work
horses.

Jim


Or try Everest or even Sandra
http://www.lavalys.com/products/over...?pid=3&lang=en

JPS & Slick:

Had to switch systems, the faster system will not thread to news groups.
Go figure.

Thanks for the advice.
I'll try the tests and see what gives.
Thought maybe it might be the Starview monitor, kb, mouse switch.
These two monsters have never been separated since birth and the switch is
the only umbilical cord.
(Curiously, the mouse & keyboard behave differently on each of the systems)
The slower one will not let the mouse speed motion in Explorer until I hit
"Start"
The keyboard repeat rate is slower on the faster machine even with the
setting on fast.
Who knows.

Thanks again for your advice.

Paul

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"Cat-O-9-Tales" wrote in message
news:nm5Pf.30837$_A4.12675@trnddc06...
Can anyone figure this out ?

I have 2 systems that are identical.
GA 7N400 Pro v2 (same BIOS settings & switch settings)
AMD +3200, Barton 440mhz (not overclocked)
Same heatsink & fan
(4) sticks of Crucial 512mb PC3200
(2) 80 GB HDDs (Maxtor)
Windows 2000 Pro (SP4 & updated 3/4/06)
Same programs
Same optical drives
Same cases and PSUs
Both on same monitor, keyboard & mouse
One is noticably faster than the other.

?

Paul


Isn't that interesting!

Before tinkering around to much, consider run PCMark05 on both machines.
This will allow comparson by sub system . You can compare the:
* System board and installed system software
* CPU
* Memory
* Graphics
* HDD

This should get you a better focus on where to look.

BTW
The L0 has a smaller buffer. We found the sustained data rate, burst speed
and access time to be the same. Both drives have been high density work
horses.

Jim

Don't forget there are regulators on the mobo, meaning that a couple
of hundred mV (milli-volt) on the graphic or RAMs/PU etc could make
all the difference.

Wondered if all the voltages in bios was the same, as you know when
overclocking etc you normally adjust in 0.1V steps.

Davy