There is really no way to avoid it, XP likes a minimum of 512MB of RAM 
although it will run on less. You might be able to slightly improve 
performance by limiting the running programs to a minimum.

Also, you can go to www.pcpitstop.com and run the available tests. They 
will supply recommendations to tweak the performance of your computer 
for free.

Tom Mayer

chipo chika wrote:
> I have just assembled a PC with the following specs: 2.4Ghz, 256 memory.
> The performance of this pc has not been satisfactory in speed terms. Can
> I play around with the jumpers on the mainboard to increase the speed
> without increasing the amount of RAM? the mainboard is gigabyte and
> running win XP pro
>   

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