Jerry Geis wrote: >/Quick update... On the Installing packages screen normally I >see something like 15 minutes to install with this 64 bit 4000+ >installing x86_64 it is posting 55 minutes. > >This is what I mean by slooooow.. > >I hope I find what the deal is soon. I check in the BIOS and saw no >settings. Only enable disable motherboard devices. > >/ > It may be just the hard drive. Compaq has been using ungodly slow Fujitsu 4200rpm drives of late. I experienced a substantial speedup on mine when I upgraded to a Hitachi Travelstar 7K100. Cheers,