virtual memory

[spicy]

hi  . can i get some advice on haw mutch i should set my virtual memory for eatch hard disc.

  or i should just put it on  system maneged size....

[erjin999]

If you have loads and loads of RAM, I think it is safe to put virtual ram on a low setting. If not, leave it on standard windows managed.

Thats what I do.

[gryphon]

If you have multiple harddisks ( not volumes but physical disks ) and know what you are doing it's better to put the virtual memory on your non-OS disk.

But then that's just if you know what you are doing. If you are a normall computer user leave it on the default setting in which Windows controles your Virtual Memory.

[spicy]

  yes  sir  actuly i am less than a normal user my info is too little. i will leave it to windows

  manegment , and i only use 1 hard disk that if i got the right meaning. ok one more thing plz

  i  noticed that virtual memory is turned off  for the rest of the drivers sutch as  d: e: ...ec

  should i  put it on for those drivers as well?  or just c: volum. thx

[gryphon]

c will do just fine I think :)

[Nyarlathotep]

I believe the recommended setting (if you do it manually) is 2 (or 2.5) times your ram.

[spicy]

is that the high value or the lower value and it was one of them what about the other? thank u

[Nyarlathotep]

That would be maximum.. You'd use both lower and maximum

[spicy]

u mean i  should use the same value for highr and lower?

[gryphon]

just curious, are you using WindowsXP ?

if so can you go to your command prompt ( DOS ) and type systeminfo. Which values do you have with :

total physical memory

available physical memory

Virtual memory Max / available / in use

[spicy]

yes am useing xp pro

total pysical m = 255mb

availeble pysical m = 124mb

virtual memory:

availble= 2.008mb

  max= 2.048 mb

in use = 40 mb

[gryphon]

This is mine.

C:>systeminfo

Total Physical Memory:    446 MB

Available Physical Memory: 182 MB

Virtual Memory: Max Size:  2.048 MB

Virtual Memory: Available: 2.008 MB

Virtual Memory: In Use:    40 MB

Notice anything funny about the two ?

[spicy]

well we are using the same virtual memory whitch is  system maneged size . but u have olmost 2 times my phisical memory because i have only 256 ram card and u have i think 512 ram card  which  i will soon get

and olso i noticed that when i get the extra ram moudel i would olso put virtual memory on system maneged size.  right?

[gryphon]

yep on all points. :)

With the addition that we both just use 40mb of virtual memory. . now your best guess. . is that just a default value or do we really need that virtual memory ? ;)

[Nyarlathotep]

is that just a default value or do we really need that virtual memory ? ;)

That would depend on what you're running. As soon as you start up a game for example and start playing, your used virtual memory will increase significantly ;)

[gryphon]

well.. . to be hounest. . I don't have any Virtual Memory. .. And as such I also doubt it will increase when I play a game.

[Nyarlathotep]

Doh!..

Never the less, you know I'm right if you used any

[gryphon]

you know, Windows Virtual Memory is a strange thing. ( I prefer the Linux SWAP partitions )

Indead if you are running more programms, or better phrased, if you require more memory during Windows operations Windows will use your normall RAM and your Pagefile (virtual memory). Some programms (Adobe CD for example) can require Virtual Memory.

Your Virtual memory is just an extention to your hardware (RAM). And as you need more memory (running a game for example) Windows will get that memory in the form of virtual memory.

If your RAM memory is sufficient to run a programm, or you have specified the programm not to use any virtual memory (I force the Windows kernel and subsystems in my RAM for example instead of the default option to send it to virtual) theoretically your pagefile shouldn't increase while you run a programm. That is if you have enought RAM and verry hypothetically.

As with Windows, nothing is as it should. Like me, disabeling your virtual memory will not really "remove" it. Just tell's Windows not to use it. (the values from my systeminfo command are default Windows values, not real ones)

Make any change to your pagefile, set it to low for example or remove it and after a reboot Windows will have resetted the settings and create a new pagefile for you. (makes you wonder who's in charge of your OS, Windows or you)

[spicy]

with all respect to what u guys are talking about i have no idea on computer since,  so i will just put some more ram and leave the automatic settings.  by the way am still using a 56k modem which i got with the new pc. its an softv92 data fax modem. is there anyway to make it run faster? it dosnt look like its obsorving or sending lots of data...the driver is dated 2003 do i need  to update it? i tryed looking for a new software or the manufacturer adress but i faild,no info on that on the install cd. thx

[gryphon]

just to check your current speed. Could you so the speedtest here.

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/

take the dial-up option and make a screenshot of the results page. :)

And which internet browser do you use ?

[spicy]

Speed

29.9 kilobits per second

Communications 29.9 kilobits per second

Storage 3.6 kilobytes per second

1MB file download 4.7 minutes

Subjective rating Very slow

Explain results

Info

Date & time Sunday, September 4, 6:59AM*

Test type IDT4 Free

Connection type Dial-up

Region Africa

Data size 200KB

IP address 62.135.9.101

Provider link.net

i use fire fox as browser but its not about sefring i dont usaly do it. the problem is the unplayble  online gameing lag which somtimes start happening.the strange thing that somtimes the game run real fast even with 3vs3 games.

[gryphon]

a laggy game doesn't have to be caused by a slow internet connection. It could be one of the player has a slow computer which is lagging the game.

If it it sometimes, I doubt it is a setting on your computer. If should happen every time if that was the case.

[spicy]

no i run the same settings, olso some times when i download files  on getright the download speed

  can be some times 3 times slower of faster than other time and they tell me the net is slower when its crowded. and when i playe at night time the net is mutch faster.

[erjin999]

Well it could be your ISP unable to cope... High contention and all that (sharing of the line).

[spicy]

i have a p4 processor with hyper threading tech. i cant run the id utiliy provided on the intell web! i get erorr messages.

i seemed to be able to run the bootable id utilty test from floppy and it gave me

a complete resolts. olso i maneged to run the p4 hyper threading tech test utlity and i got the same test completed resolt. any idea what can be rong? b/c olso i want to know my proceesor number since the bootable id utilty didnt provid it. thank you.