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Tune Up Your IBM-PC for Performance!
Fred K. Lenherr
New Salem Research

I. Introduction
II. Hardware Problems?
III. Hard Disk Maintenance
IV. Optimizing Configuration Files
V. Using Communications
VI. Working withWindows 3.x
VII. Questions and Answers


Introduction

Most (95%) PC problems are software
Anyone can "fix" software
But you need to know what and how

Here are some suggestions
The first few in each category are easy...
The others may be a little harder


Hardware Problems?

Really, this is last thing to worry about!
Check all connections and jiggle them
>Outside the case (Is it plugged in?!)
>Inside the case (Touch a ground first)
Don't open power supply or monitor
Get symptoms, background, run tests
What has changed? What were you doing?
Get a diagnosis program and learn to use it
Swap parts and boards


Hard Disk Maintenence

DO BACKUPS!
Run a virus checking program
Recover lost clusters - CHKDSK /F
Run a de-fragmentation program
Use a disk utility like Norton Utilities
Check your "interleave" - MFM, RLL only
Consider using Stacker 2.0 to double space



Configuration Files

Use a disk cache (SMARTDRIVE)
Load DOS high with DOS=HIGH
Load other TSR's and devices high

Have enough FILES (about 10 - 30)
Use extended memory with HIMEM.SYS
Use expanded memory with EMM386.SYS
Use a RAM drive (RAMDRIVE.SYS)


Communications:

Get a modem ($50 - $100)
Obtain free advice and information from many bulletin boards and vendor forums

Join CompuServe etc. (but it gets expensive)

Use Echo Mail and an off-line reader to keep up on the latest developments


Windows:

Type SET to see your PATH= and TEMP=
Put your TEMP files on your fastest disk
Print out and read the Windows readme files
Get the Windows Resource Kit ($20)
Use a permanent swap file (386's)
Use 32 bit disk access (386's , most disks)
Get a newer, faster, bigger disk
RAM is cheap -- expand to 8 MB if possible


Windows, continued

Consider getting a graphics accelerator

Save your current initialization (*.ini) files on a floppy --
Then check occasionally for new things added by programs you don't use anymore

Learn to use the keyboard -- it's much faster than just using the mouse

Question and Answers?

I can't treat specific complaints --
But I'd be glad to discuss general issues




Thanks for attending!!




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