Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 11:09:24 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com (Joe Greco) Cc: dyson@freebsd.org, dtc@scrooge.ee.swin.oz.au, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Request to add this to FAQ re: swap space Message-ID: <199610291909.LAA01952@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199610291827.MAA24642@brasil.moneng.mei.com> from Joe Greco at "Oct 29, 96 12:27:22 pm"
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> > > I agree that more swap is better, but at least we need to KILL the notion > > > that 2 X RAM is enough (IMO, 2 X RAM is never enough)!!! > > > > IMOH, and IMPO, 2 x ram is typically all the swap you should need, > > if you go beyond this need for swap your machine is under memoried > > and page faulting heavily. There are exceptions to this (things that > > manipulate massive data arrays in malloc regions (yes, I have a client > > with close to 4G of swap, but he also has 256MB of memory, which is > > maxed for his motherboard), wuarchive.cdrom.com running 1000's of processes, > > etc... > > I am still waiting to hear how to get 256MB RAM on a motherboard reliably. > :-) > > Incidentally, I meant to see if I could get you a bit irritated by > pointing out that the ASUS P/E-P55T2P4D motherboard specs state... > > System Memory > Eight 72-pin SIMM Sockets Support 8MB to 512MB > Use 4/8/16/32/64MB 72-pin DRAM Module with 70ns Fast > Page Mode or EDO DRAM (Require Parity Memory to > Support ECC Function) > (60 ns DRAM required when using 66MHz external clock) I know full well what it says, complain to ASUS, I did, it didn't do much good :-(. > > I can't get anything more than 192MB to work reliably on this board > (6 x 32MB SIMM modules) - unless we go with the mega mondo $$$$ 64MB > SIMM's.. and even those I have doubts about. We put the 4 that we > have on a P/I-P55T2P4 board and it refused to work until we relaxed > the RAM timing to 70ns. Gives me a sick feeling. Same situation here, infact it falls over if you try putting 8 32MB simms in it as well :-(. > I would really like to get 512MB RAM on one of these boards. So would I!!! -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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