Nick Thanks for advice. Turned virtual memory off rebooted and ran program.
Total memory installed 136M Free memory noted 125M Should the figures be the same? Regards Bob B:-) on 30/11/03 19:50, Nick Collingridge (Zapp Support) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Not necessarily � the fact that the system sees the memory doesn�t guarantee > that it is totally to spec and doesn�t have any faulty chips in it, and the > boot-up memory checks are fairly cursory. > > When an application launches and requests a certain amount of memory the > memory will be allocated to it, but in most cases it won�t all be actually > used (accessed) until the application actually needs the memory. This would > be particularly the case with something like Photoshop when it is set to > have a large memory partition. So just because an application launches which > allocates a large amount of memory doesn�t mean that the memory which is > allocated is all OK. > > I would suggest that you try something like Newer Gauge Pro > (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/15583) to test the memory. > There are also other applications available which test memory, but Gauge Pro > is very straightforward and does a far more extensive test than the boot-up > test. If my memory serves me right you have to boot with virtual memory > switched off to use it. > > Nick > > -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
