Processor Display - XLR8 Point&Scroll Installation And User Manual

Processors
This window displays the number of processors, processor
subsystem information and a processor utilization monitor:
The processor display in the top left-hand section shows how
many processors are installed in the machine, what type they
are and how fast they are running.
Beneath that, the processor subsystem section will report how
fast the main memory bus is operating, how fast the backside
cache attached to the processor is running, how big the back-
side cache is, and whether it is enabled or not. The
Speculative Execution line shows whether speculative execu-
tion is on or not. Generally speaking, it should be on.
However, if you have a pre-G3 PowerMac upgraded to G3
(a.k.a. PPC 750), then Speculative Processing should proba-
bly be off. Note that this entire section will be blank if the
processor(s) in the machine are older than the PowerPC 750.
The Application Load section displays each of the currently
running applications along with a graph showing the per-
centage of processor time each one is consuming. The
Application Load window can be torn off the Processors win-
dow, which can then be closed. This allows you to monitor
the processor utilization in the background while you work
on your machine. The window can be moved to suit your
needs. Once you get the window where you want it, you can
choose "Remember Window Locations" from the "Windows"
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menu. The next time you use PowerControl all windows will
be where you want them. If you want them to be displayed
each time you start up your machine, put PowerControl or
an alias to it into your Startup Items folder within the System
Folder.
Memory
The Memory window shows a picture of a portion of the
machine's motherboard in which the memory DIMMs (Dual
In-Line Memory Modules) are installed. Each DIMM capacity
is displayed along with suggestions for improving overall sys-
tem performance by using memory interleaving.
The total amount of memory is displayed beneath the pic-
ture. The size of each DIMM is displayed in the first column
to the right of the slot in which the corresponding DIMM is
installed. Note that more slots may appear in the illustration
than are present in your machine.
The second column, "Interleaved", shows whether the memory
in the slot is being used at maximum efficiency by the machine.
In order to be interleaved, the memory DIMMs must be installed
in matching pairs, e.g. if A1 contains a 32 MB DIMM, then A2
should contain the same type of 32 MB DIMM. If the DIMMs are
not properly installed, then the third column, "Move To",
will contain a DIMM slot number. The corresponding DIMM
should be moved to the slot number listed in this column.
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