At 3:55 PM -0800 1/18/2009, Aaron wrote: > >Use "activity monitor instead"???? >>How can one use it..?I have g5 power mac 2.3ghz DP desktop.... with >>tiger OS.. > >Maybe somebody else has a more fine-tuned suggestion, but here's at >least an approximation: > >Keep Activity Monitor open with the "System Memory" button >highlighted and look at the info in the lower left corner of the >window occasionally, especially when your system is acting sluggish. >If the total of "Free" and "Inactive" memory frequently gets close >to 0 MB, more memory may speed things up.
That's the right idea. If your Inactive and Free pools are *both* small, under 10MB each, then you need more memory. If your Inactive or Free pools are large, then you have memory sitting around unused. Back in April 2008, we had a very good thread on g3-5 that covered all this; subject "Memory Allocation". Also search on "Virtual Memory" in the LEM lists. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
