On Sunday 28 December 2003 09:15, Steven Nelson wrote: > The kernel not being able to work correctly with over 850mb is most > likely reason it only stated I was using around 850mb when there > was 1024mb enabled. That is not the reason the physical memory is > being used so much. I have had memory problems a couple of times. > Not with this system, with another. Memory can easily cause a > problem with the os or an application or another peice of hardware. > The system I am using is fully compatible. > > There is still a memory problem with the 512mb installed. It is > possible the memory is causing the problem, although I want to > check if a memory configuration problem is causing the problem > before I would buy more memory. The chance of it being another > issue besides the memory is pretty high. Will somebody tell me how > to correct the problem or ways to try and fix the problem if they > know? > > From, > > Steven > > > From: Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [newbie] Physical memory is to high. > >Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:53:58 +0000 > > > >On Sunday 28 December 2003 08:39, Steven Nelson wrote: > > > The computer states that I am using, physical memory is to > > > high. I > > > >Steven, there are two issues here. First, when you had 1024MB RAM > >installed you should have been using the Enterprise kernel - built > > to correctly handle ram over around 850MB > > > >Second - linux handles memory very differently from windows, which > >tends to cause panic in newbies - I remember the feeling :-) In > > fact it uses every scrap of memory available to it as and whenit > > needs it. It is much better than windows though in detecting the > > need to let go of something when it needs to make space. > > > >Although it looks alarming I have never heard of anyone running > > into actual difficulty through memory use, assuming that they had > > enough installed to get a system running :-) > > > >HTH > > > >Anne > >--
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