Vista - CPU etc. Graphs....What am I looking at?

**sassofalco** · 08-24-2009

These are two snips just done. But just what am I supposed to take notice of? I honestly haven't a clue what any of these progressive graphs mean.

The second was taken a couple of minutes after the first. Comparatively speaking, are these great/good/mediocre/fair/appalling?

**whs** · 08-24-2009

Those graphs look completely normal to me. In the first one, nothing much was happening in your system. In the second one, you had a lot of disk activity. Depending on what is running, the graphs will be different every second.
Was there a specific question you needed to get answered?

**sassofalco** · 08-24-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by whs

Those graphs look completely normal to me. In the first one, nothing much was happening in your system. In the second one, you had a lot of disk activity. Depending on what is running, the graphs will be different every second.
Was there a specific question you needed to get answered?

I was just curious about what sort of useful purpose these are to me, an avid 'non-gamer'. As far as interpretation of the graph detail is concerned.....sure beats me what I can diagnose from that. I'm kinda lost in the technicality of it all.

**archie123** · 08-27-2009

normal enough , quite alot of disk activity in the second one! could be prefetching i suppose

are you on dialup??!! 56kb/s??

they can be usefull if your wanting to see if your cpu is getting high usage for no apparnet reason for troubleshooting purposes same with your hard dive , you can see whats being accessed via the dropdown list , same with cpu yuo can see wahts taking up the cycles and whts loaded into and using your ram

if you have no issues its probably best to stay away from it

less hassle

**sassofalco** · 08-27-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by archie123

are you on dialup??!! 56kb/s??
if you have no issues its probably best to stay away from it

less hassle

ADSL2 1500/256 [but normally around 1380/190]....

....and since I know absolutely nothing of these 'workings', I'm leaving well enough alone. I've got tons of RAM and HDD GB for this unit, so no worries.

Thanks for reply.

**aerofanadam** · 08-28-2009

Vist'a indexing and superfetch kill HDDs. I've already lost one lowend drive to the massive spikes!

**archie123** · 08-29-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by aerofanadam

Vist'a indexing and superfetch kill HDDs. I've already lost one lowend drive to the massive spikes!

turn them off then

**aerofanadam** · 08-29-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by archie123

Quote: Originally Posted by aerofanadam

Vist'a indexing and superfetch kill HDDs. I've already lost one lowend drive to the massive spikes!

turn them off then

I did but the TC asked what they were seeing so I explained the spike.

**sassofalco** · 08-29-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by aerofanadam

Quote: Originally Posted by archie123

Quote: Originally Posted by aerofanadam

Vist'a indexing and superfetch kill HDDs. I've already lost one lowend drive to the massive spikes!

turn them off then

I did but the TC asked what they were seeing so I explained the spike.

OK Guys,

With what info you gave, I've done a lot more reading on this, including one of Brink's Tutorials, with the net result that Search Index in Vista is now OFF = Disabled. Thanks for the bits of advice. Another piece added to the learning curve!

**archie123** · 08-29-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by sassofalco

Quote: Originally Posted by aerofanadam

Quote: Originally Posted by archie123

turn them off then

I did but the TC asked what they were seeing so I explained the spike.

OK Guys,

With what info you gave, I've done a lot more reading on this, including one of Brink's Tutorials, with the net result that Search Index in Vista is now OFF = Disabled. Thanks for the bits of advice. Another piece added to the learning curve!

cool

leave superfetch ON and if you read anywhere about disabling readyboost DONT

08-24-2009	#1 (permalink)
sassofalco Vista Home Premium 32bit [x86] - SP2 832 posts	CPU etc. Graphs....What am I looking at? These are two snips just done. But just what am I supposed to take notice of? I honestly haven't a clue what any of these progressive graphs mean. The second was taken a couple of minutes after the first. Comparatively speaking, are these great/good/mediocre/fair/appalling?
My System Specs

08-24-2009	#2 (permalink)
whs Vista home premium 32bit 1,017 posts	Those graphs look completely normal to me. In the first one, nothing much was happening in your system. In the second one, you had a lot of disk activity. Depending on what is running, the graphs will be different every second. Was there a specific question you needed to get answered?
My System Specs

08-24-2009	#3 (permalink)
sassofalco Vista Home Premium 32bit [x86] - SP2 832 posts	Quote: Originally Posted by whs Those graphs look completely normal to me. In the first one, nothing much was happening in your system. In the second one, you had a lot of disk activity. Depending on what is running, the graphs will be different every second. Was there a specific question you needed to get answered? I was just curious about what sort of useful purpose these are to me, an avid 'non-gamer'. As far as interpretation of the graph detail is concerned.....sure beats me what I can diagnose from that. I'm kinda lost in the technicality of it all.
My System Specs

08-27-2009	#4 (permalink)
archie123 Vista Home Premium 64bit SP2 1,740 posts	Re: CPU etc. Graphs....What am I looking at? normal enough , quite alot of disk activity in the second one! could be prefetching i suppose are you on dialup??!! 56kb/s?? they can be usefull if your wanting to see if your cpu is getting high usage for no apparnet reason for troubleshooting purposes same with your hard dive , you can see whats being accessed via the dropdown list , same with cpu yuo can see wahts taking up the cycles and whts loaded into and using your ram if you have no issues its probably best to stay away from it less hassle
My System Specs

08-27-2009	#5 (permalink)
sassofalco Vista Home Premium 32bit [x86] - SP2 832 posts	Re: CPU etc. Graphs....What am I looking at? Quote: Originally Posted by archie123 are you on dialup??!! 56kb/s?? if you have no issues its probably best to stay away from it less hassle ADSL2 1500/256 [but normally around 1380/190].... ....and since I know absolutely nothing of these 'workings', I'm leaving well enough alone. I've got tons of RAM and HDD GB for this unit, so no worries. Thanks for reply.
My System Specs

08-28-2009	#6 (permalink)
aerofanadam Vista Home Premium 64bit 55 posts	Re: CPU etc. Graphs....What am I looking at? Vist'a indexing and superfetch kill HDDs. I've already lost one lowend drive to the massive spikes!
My System Specs

08-29-2009	#7 (permalink)
archie123 Vista Home Premium 64bit SP2 1,740 posts	Re: CPU etc. Graphs....What am I looking at? Quote: Originally Posted by aerofanadam Vist'a indexing and superfetch kill HDDs. I've already lost one lowend drive to the massive spikes! turn them off then
My System Specs

08-29-2009	#8 (permalink)
aerofanadam Vista Home Premium 64bit 55 posts	Re: CPU etc. Graphs....What am I looking at? Quote: Originally Posted by archie123 Quote: Originally Posted by aerofanadam Vist'a indexing and superfetch kill HDDs. I've already lost one lowend drive to the massive spikes! turn them off then I did but the TC asked what they were seeing so I explained the spike.
My System Specs

08-29-2009	#9 (permalink)
sassofalco Vista Home Premium 32bit [x86] - SP2 832 posts	Re: CPU etc. Graphs....What am I looking at? Quote: Originally Posted by aerofanadam Quote: Originally Posted by archie123 Quote: Originally Posted by aerofanadam Vist'a indexing and superfetch kill HDDs. I've already lost one lowend drive to the massive spikes! turn them off then I did but the TC asked what they were seeing so I explained the spike. OK Guys, With what info you gave, I've done a lot more reading on this, including one of Brink's Tutorials, with the net result that Search Index in Vista is now OFF = Disabled. Thanks for the bits of advice. Another piece added to the learning curve!
My System Specs

08-29-2009	#10 (permalink)
archie123 Vista Home Premium 64bit SP2 1,740 posts	Re: CPU etc. Graphs....What am I looking at? Quote: Originally Posted by sassofalco Quote: Originally Posted by aerofanadam Quote: Originally Posted by archie123 turn them off then I did but the TC asked what they were seeing so I explained the spike. OK Guys, With what info you gave, I've done a lot more reading on this, including one of Brink's Tutorials, with the net result that Search Index in Vista is now OFF = Disabled. Thanks for the bits of advice. Another piece added to the learning curve! cool leave superfetch ON and if you read anywhere about disabling readyboost DONT
My System Specs

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