Post speedtips for Nubus PPC Macs that you've discovered or tried out in this thread.
Here are some of mine:
1) Make sure you've installed all of the recommended patches. Most important are GameSprockets, and OpenGL. These updates patch some 68K code with PPC code.
2) Run Jerry Kindall's Finder Patches for the System you've installed (version available for Mac Os 8.1 to 9.1 (9.22 also available but that doesn't run on Nubus).
http://www.jerrykindall.com/download.asp
Do yourself a favor and give the finder another 1MB of memory (instructions with the patch kit)
3) Max out your RAM. Don't use Virtual Memory. You can use RAM Doubler, but set it to File Mapping only. Even though the Nubus Macs don't officially support EDO, I've found that using strictly EDO SIMMs increases my memory throughput by 10% as tested in Newertech's utility.
One day, I'll try removing the FPM memory on the motherboard and either leaving it blank or replacing it with EDO to see what happens. I'll keep you posted. I suspect that if I can substitute that with 60ns EDO or leave it blank I can up the bus speed to 48Mhz.
4) Inserting a DA into the System File seems to make the System faster. I think this works because it keeps the mixed mode manager loaded at all times, so the System doesn't waste time switching MMM on and off. The gotcha here is that many DAs were designed for System 6, so many can crash your Mac. I use PhoneBookPro DA (part of Phonebook Plus), because it was made in 1995, after the PPC Macs were released. It hasn't caused a crash on my 7100 (8.6), or PB3400 (9.22).
http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/comm/phonebook-plus-373.hqx
Remember to install the DA inside the suitcase into your System File, not the Application. You'll need Font/DA Mover 4.1 to do this. You don't need to use the DA at all. It just HAS to be there. It shows up in the Apple Menu. Interestingly, it shows up in the Apple Menu even with the Finder off (you'll be able to quit the Finder after installing finder patch)
5) Use heap tool to give the System as much as 2MB of Heap. 2MB of Heap? That's ridiculous! It helps when running MS Office 98 which loads so much stuff into the heap (you can see the unused portion of the System memory use fill up).
6) run DiskWarrior and a Disk Optimizer.
7) If you have a Radius Rocket, don't bother installing it in a Nubus PPC. Even if properly configured, it slows down the PPC with all of its archaic code.
8) Quit the Finder when you don't need it. You could install RUN and use that to launch applications or any control strip module that doesn't use the Finder to launch apps.
9) Use the HPV Card, and absolutely avoid using motherboard video. Nubus video isn't faster than HPV, so don't use a Nubus card for video unless you absolutely need it.
10) Remove unused extensions and services you don't need, like AppleTalk if you don't have a network of Macs.
Here are some of mine:
1) Make sure you've installed all of the recommended patches. Most important are GameSprockets, and OpenGL. These updates patch some 68K code with PPC code.
2) Run Jerry Kindall's Finder Patches for the System you've installed (version available for Mac Os 8.1 to 9.1 (9.22 also available but that doesn't run on Nubus).
http://www.jerrykindall.com/download.asp
Do yourself a favor and give the finder another 1MB of memory (instructions with the patch kit)
3) Max out your RAM. Don't use Virtual Memory. You can use RAM Doubler, but set it to File Mapping only. Even though the Nubus Macs don't officially support EDO, I've found that using strictly EDO SIMMs increases my memory throughput by 10% as tested in Newertech's utility.
One day, I'll try removing the FPM memory on the motherboard and either leaving it blank or replacing it with EDO to see what happens. I'll keep you posted. I suspect that if I can substitute that with 60ns EDO or leave it blank I can up the bus speed to 48Mhz.
4) Inserting a DA into the System File seems to make the System faster. I think this works because it keeps the mixed mode manager loaded at all times, so the System doesn't waste time switching MMM on and off. The gotcha here is that many DAs were designed for System 6, so many can crash your Mac. I use PhoneBookPro DA (part of Phonebook Plus), because it was made in 1995, after the PPC Macs were released. It hasn't caused a crash on my 7100 (8.6), or PB3400 (9.22).
http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/comm/phonebook-plus-373.hqx
Remember to install the DA inside the suitcase into your System File, not the Application. You'll need Font/DA Mover 4.1 to do this. You don't need to use the DA at all. It just HAS to be there. It shows up in the Apple Menu. Interestingly, it shows up in the Apple Menu even with the Finder off (you'll be able to quit the Finder after installing finder patch)
5) Use heap tool to give the System as much as 2MB of Heap. 2MB of Heap? That's ridiculous! It helps when running MS Office 98 which loads so much stuff into the heap (you can see the unused portion of the System memory use fill up).
6) run DiskWarrior and a Disk Optimizer.
7) If you have a Radius Rocket, don't bother installing it in a Nubus PPC. Even if properly configured, it slows down the PPC with all of its archaic code.
8) Quit the Finder when you don't need it. You could install RUN and use that to launch applications or any control strip module that doesn't use the Finder to launch apps.
9) Use the HPV Card, and absolutely avoid using motherboard video. Nubus video isn't faster than HPV, so don't use a Nubus card for video unless you absolutely need it.
10) Remove unused extensions and services you don't need, like AppleTalk if you don't have a network of Macs.
