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"Joel M. Blackman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 17 Jul 2001 18:34:18 -0700
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I have used Memturbo in my Win 98 system for about a year or so.  It hasn't
caused a single problem.



 >Try getting a program like Memturbo II.  Either you can recover or scrub
the
 >RAM every hour or so, or you can do a restart. Video capture is a real RAM
 >hog, and it looks like your system or the software is not releasing the
RAM.
 >Last time I checked Memturbo was about $20.  When I leave my machine
running
 >24X7 I use Memturbo to clean the RAM once or twice a day.  I have 256 Mb
of
 >PC-133, and have seen that go down to 4 Mb free.  In a about 20-30 seconds
 >Memturbo will bring that up to 190+ Mb without a restart.   Thing is that
if
 >your software and/or system are not releasing RAM, you'll fill up all 512
Mb
 >and have the same problem, it just might take a little longer.  If you
want
 >512 Mb you should still get Memturbo or prepare to an occasional restart.
 >Instead of hogging all your RAM in an hour, it will take an hour and a
half
 >with 512 Mb.  Last question is does your mobo support PC-133.

Why not if BIOS has adjustable frequency 66-155 MHz?
The combination of (64-100)+(64-100)+(128-133) worked with 142 MHz
during 6 months without problems.

 >If not you'll
 >need to replace the Kingston module with one that is either PC-100 or
 >PC100/133.  Memturbo is cheaper, and an occasional restart is the
cheapest.

Thanks, it is interesting in any case and I'll try that.
Does it work well with w98?

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