[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I upgraded my 8600/G4 to OS 9.2 recently. Seems to run fine. But I have >noticed that my computer seems to eat up the RAM a little more and it seems >to run a little slower. Is this a side-effect of 9.2? > >I also run Virtual PC, and it REALLY eats up the RAM -- will eat up 550MB of >RAM at the drop of a hat. When I have Finder, Word, Excel, IE, Entourage, >and VPC open, I start having running out of RAM. I've got almost 800MB of >RAM -- I figured that would be enough, but it's not. Is this a 9.2 problem, >or it is just reality? >
Extensions that load will "eat" RAM to a certain extent so the more you have the more likely the OS will automatically allocate more for better performance. As resources become used up computer performance will inevitably slow down. Limit the RAM allocated for VPC so it will just run right and leave the rest available for other uses. (I notice this more on a PC whose drive gets filled up with data). Charlie -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
