Exceeding Maximium RAM.. bad???

[iteveniyoha]

I have exceed the \"stated max\" amount of RAM on my WinNT server.
(With a mixture of PC100 and PC133 SDRAM)  My computer now
seem to be running slower than before?  MAX suggested RAM
was 256mb. (I had 128mb PC100 and added TWO 128mb PC133
so I have 384mb.)

Any ideas on why the Machine is taking longer to open windows
and basically just running SLOWER instead of FASTER?  I adjusted
my virtual memory accordingly!!

Any help would be greatly Appreciated.

Thnx

Steve

[wizard2010]

What speed is the processor ?

ive read that over 1 Ghz the processors do
prefer 133 + ram ?

So remove the p100 and see what happens ?

[Anonymous]

when you say you exceeded max ram, what is the source of this limit? (i.e.: is this a limit you received from the motherboard, or software.) If this is a limit stated in hardware (for example, i815 based motherboards are limited to 512MB of ram), going over the limit will (1: probably not register the excess properly; 2: result in system instability; 3: run more slowly)

I would recommend that you remove the PC100 stick. If you are using 256 MB of ram with win2k, you should have plenty (unless you are using professional cad/cam, and several other types of really expensive professional software that ask for insane amounts of memory)

[wizard2010]

Win ME
is the source,
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/ar...N-US&SD=gn&FR=0

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[Anonymous]

Hi,

NT,Win2K & WinXP will allways create a paging file at least as big as your base RAM, so the more RAM you have, the bigger paging file you have too. Check if you have set a policy, an app. or something that deletes the page file on every reboot so the OS has to recreate it everytime you boot.

Regards.

[spockman1]

DId you adjust the size of your pagefile?  If not, NT will think you still have 128 MB.  It will try to page 384 MB of memory into a 128 MB pagefile (approx.).  You should have a pagefile at least as large as the amount of memory for best performance.  I always set the size as a static number (both min. and max. at the same size) to avoid BSODs from running out of space.  Also, if you have more than one hard drive (not in RAID) split the pagefile up among your drives for best perfomance.

[spockman1]

Not quite true.  NT will not dynamically adjust the pagefile if RAM is changed.  It does not have the capabillity.  I have not tried it under w2k or xp but it could be true with pnp abilities in them.

[graphman_usa]

Anyone have benchmark support for this notion:
if you have more than one hard drive (not in RAID) split the pagefile up among your drives for best perfomance

?

[graphman_usa]

I added \"extra\" ram to my ABIT BH6.
Manual states 384MB, I have 512MB installed.
Just lucked into the \"right\" stick combination I guess!
I ran all memory testers & benchmarks I could find;
results are always 100% OK.
System is very stable.