If I have the ram disk is on/selected with say 100mb, the hardrive will within a day or so, lose about a gig of space, If I go back to the memory control panel and turn off the Ram disk, the memory/space reappears on the startup drive and seems to remain proper until I again select the option to use the RAM disk....... I have been running 1 gig of RAM memory for a couple of years using the RAM disk as a cache for programs without a hitch till recently. Virtual memory is not on as I do have a gig of true memory. The space on the hard drive disappears (about a whole gig), not the RAM memory..If I turn off the RAM disk, the hard drive space magically reappears and everything seems stable until I try to use the aRAM disk again......Sorry if I was unclear and I hope this is better!.
John >You have - essentially - at least one 2G HD from which you start. And you >have a Ram disk sometimes running on it, right? You set the disk to use how >much ram? And when you stop using it, what exactly do you stop? Do you go to >the memory panel and uncheck the option and restart? Sorry, but perhaps you >could be more detailed and say what the problem is as it happens in the >order in which it happens. A Ram Disk takes up the Ram space you assign in >the memory control panel, it is reserved. So obviously, switching it on and >off will make Ram come and go .... > > >> Subject: 9600 350 8.6, 80pin seagate 9gig partioned to less than >> 2gigs@, 1gig ram >> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 00:18:30 -0700 >> From: the crew at... <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> This is a resend as the listmom sent a letter saying that most of my >> mail was bouncing. Maybe (with luck) that's why I had no >> responses...we'll try this again. >> >> I'm having space disappear on my hardrive; about a gig comes & goes. I >> think (so far) that when I stop using the RAM disk, the storage returns >> to its full 1.3 remaining. Otherwise, it drops to about 360mb. >> Rebuilding and or zapping temporarily brings back full memory/space but >> only for a short while.. I have put another system on a different >> partition and it does the same thing......Also, I think I remember >> starting off another hard drive a couple weeks ago and it gave an error >> on startup that said "the RAM disk cannot be used with this computer" or >> something to that effect....anyone have a clue to help me get this back >> on its feet? >> >> thanks, >> John > > >-- >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 -- 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
