I'm trying to speed up an older model 2153 Aptiva. It has an AMD K6\266, a
4GB HDD and 128Mb SD Ram (which I've just installed to replace the original
32Mb)

It's running W98SE and has heaps of free drive space.  I've downloaded and
installed every BIOS and driver upgrade I could find, but the thing is still
painfully s..l..o..w.

Also, it loads Windows in an odd fashion. After a reasonably normal delay,
the desktop wallpaper will pop up quite smartly.  Then, the Taskbar will
appear together with the Windows sound.

But then the desktop will revert to a plain background color while the
desktop icons load, and after that, the desktop wallpaper will be redrawn in
a kind of interlaced way, ie, in 4 strips, with a noticeable delay between
each strip.

I'm just now searching for more, non-IBM, display drivers for the ATI Mach4
Rage Pro Turbo onboard video but I feel I might be missing something more
basic.

If anyone has had experience with this model Aptiva, and is able to comment,
I'd appreciate it.

 TIA
Ian Porter
Computer Guys Inc.
Arrowtown
New Zealand
[log in to unmask]

               The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering
              Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along
         with our NOSPIN Power Linux CD...  at a great price!!!
             http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml