Figure 5-37 Configuring Task Manager to show base priority

In all likelihood, the processes you are interested in have a base priority of Normal, like most of the ones shown in Figure 5-38.

Figure 5-38 Priorities of running processes

Process group priority is rather a coarse setting. Much finer control can be achieved by setting the scheduling class, which is the next tab in the Properties window, as shown in Figure 5-39 on page 166.

Chapter 5. Management 165

Page 179
Image 179
IBM 440 manual Configuring Task Manager to show base priority