It's an HP xw4400 Workstation, with an NVidia QuadroFX1500 video card & Intel Core2 6700 CPU. Old kit, I know, but that's what TW's often get --- the hand-me-downs. <g> I do have two nice monitors, though! :-)
If I was a FTE, I might be able to press for a bigger u/g, but I have asked to get at least a 1GB RAM boost. Grant Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote: > Definitely too little RAM is the likely culprit (processor speed may matter > too - how old is your computer?) > > Depending on the graphics card you have in your system, some of that 1GB RAM > is also being used-for/overlapped-with the graphics card and reducing the > available memory further. > > You need *at least* 2GB (better yet, 4GB) to use FM 8 and higher versions > well. Nowadays, memory is relatively cheap (check out www.newegg.com), so > this is a simple fix. > > Of course, with 4GB, it would be better to use a 64-bit Windows OS version. > Since you are on XP32, don't bother adding *more* than 4GB (even if your > computer supports it), since nothing above 4GB can be seen by XP32. > > BTW, even with 4GB, some of that memory will overlap the graphics cards, > BIOS, etc., so you will end up with about 2.9 to 3.3GB usable (depending on > your computer make and model, etc.) But this will enable FM to work properly. > > Z > > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Grant Hogarth > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 4:25 PM > To: STC Lone Writers; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: FrameMaker 10 on Win XP32 crashing regularly --anyone else have this > peoblem? > > > > I get irregular, but multiple crashes in a day, which is getting very > annoying. > Here's what I know: > It's a bog-standard user manual. > Document is short (<250pp), uses only a few fonts, two conditions, and a > dozen variables. > There are three generated files (TOC, IX, and 1 LOP). > 320 referenced graphics (.pngs, stored 1 level below the text files). > > I have been trying to use the "Track edits" feature (no, not the "show > changebars", although I have that on as well), and this appears to be the > culprit. > The other possibility is RAM (only 1GB). > > So... thoughts? > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as Syed.Hosain at aeris.net. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/syed.hosain%40aeris.net > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > >
