Questions tagged [memory]
RAM (random access memory), either RAM hardware or software and operating system use of RAM.
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Maximum RAM for Intel N100?
I'm searching for a low-power board for my own home server, but there is something I don't understand about the Intel N100:
ASRock states it supports 32GB of RAM
Intel states the maximum RAM is 16GB
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What is RAM prefetch, and how does it influence RAM performance?
I'm trying to understand RAM performance. I've seen this table on Wikipedia, and I understand what each column refers to, except the RAM chipset pre-fetch column. What does this refer to? And why when ...
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How does Multi-Channel increase memory performance?
I know that Dual Channel technology multiplies by two the number of buses that connect the memory modules with the memory controller, so that it goes from one 64-bit wide bus to two 64-bit wide buses.
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Why does my computer constantly crash (even in the UEFI)?
My wife got a computer (FHD Touchscreen All-in-One Desktop, AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, 12GB RAM) from her grandfather a year or so ago from amazon and the computer would occasionally go to a BSOD Picture. The ...
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Can I force/request windows preemptively cache files to RAM?
I'm working with some computers with an unusual configuration, where they have mostly high-end components (including a 12th gen i9 CPU and 64GB of DDR5 RAM), but we're booting Windows 10 from old ...
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RAM stick intalled, recognized by some tools, but windows still cant use it
I recently bought a new pc with 2x16 GB Velvet RAM sticks (5600mhz/DDR5).
Both are installed and powered up, according to Cpu-z and HWMonitor, as shown bellow:
However, Windows is only acessing 16 GB:...
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How to increase the dedicated video memory
I was trying to play a 3D game (which requires very little video memory to run smoothly) on my laptop, it kept saying that we are running out of video memory. It is a Samsung Galaxy Book pro 360. It ...
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Does Virtual Memory expand and contract or does it only expand in Windows 11
What makes the virtual memory expand and what makes virtual memory contract, if possible?
Trying to understand the uses of virtual memory and what makes it expand and contract in Windows 11
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confusion on clock speed of ram ddr2 6400, is it 400 MHZ or 800 MHZ ?,I found both answers on web
1-`DDR2-6400 is a designation used to indicate the peak bandwidth or data transfer rate of the memory module, not its clock speed.
The "6400" in DDR2-6400 represents the theoretical maximum ...
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Windows, RamMap shows constantly growing unused active pool
The unused active pool in my ram is constantly growing.
The image below right after I had to restart the system because I was getting 95% of my 64 gigs of RAM taken up by seemingly nothing.
The unused ...
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What does (4G x 4) x 40 DRAM Composition mean?
I found two different specifications of memory modules on Samsung's official website, with the same Component Composition but different capacities. What do the three numbers in Component Composition ...
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Dell Optiplex 760 - 2-Beep BIOS parity check error
Had a functional Windows 11 system after RAM upgrade. Tried to install Windows 7 and got BIOS/Legacy Boot UEFI error at which point I stopped. After this now the system won't boot: Stuck with 2 short ...
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Four RAM sticks work independantly, but not all together. Is the motherboard definitely the issue?
I have an issue with blue screen quite often saying memory issues.
The issue
The problem first started I upgraded my SSD from a SATA3 M.2 to a PICe gen 4 M.2 NVMe. When I swapped the SSDs, I also ...
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How to track down why 3-4GB of memory being used up as soon as the PC starts?
When I try to do findstr on these non page drives, I either get a really large error strain, or nothing.
Even when all the applications are closed, I still see 3-4 gigs of RAM being used.
This is a ...
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ASUS laptop ux410u doesn't see additional RAM
My laptop only has 8GB of RAM, which is probably soldered. So I wanted to install an additional stick for another 8GB. I saw several videos on the Internet where they also installed 16GB and 8GB and ...
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Oracle Linux 7 - Which processes are using so much buff/cache memory
I hope someone can guide me in the right direction.
I recently updated some software on a server, and a few days later, this software crashed because no memory could be allocated. Initially, I thought ...
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Is the 100K write life cycle the barometer for SD card's wear and tear?
It has been said that continuous writing on an SD card can cause wear and tear on the memory cells, which can eventually lead to the failure of the card. One of the answer to my question here How to ...
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Forcefully ending ssh connection deletes content of /dev/shm [duplicate]
I was just curious if the following behaviour is intentional and if somebody could explain this behaviour to me. Enlighten me on this topic.
I used /dev/shm as a place for ram transcoding until the ...
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Dual rank or single rank?
I've seen multiple sources online stating that single or dual rank are faster than the other. I'm looking to upgrade my ram and due to 1x32GB stick and 2x16GB being virtually the same in price (~£3 ...
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What type of RAM use is affected by RAM sticks not being of the same exact type?
It's advised that all RAM sticks in a computer be of the exact same type (manufacturer, version, etc.). (e.g here) Assuming they are not, what performance will be lost (assuming XMP still manages to ...
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Debugging Sudden Memory Usage Spike in Linux
I'm experiencing an issue with a sudden peak in memory usage on Linux machine(Rocky Linux release 8.9) and am looking for guidance on how to debug this. Below, I've detailed the state of the system ...
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Getting memory / driver related BSOD while memory is supposedly intact
Good day everyone,
I finally decided to search for some help on here after struggling with blue screens multiple times a day for almost half a year now. The blue screens codes I come across are:
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Is there storage limit to Asus Tuf laptops?
I have the Asus Tuf Gaming f15(2023). Is there any storage limit? Can I install 2TB SSD and 64GB RAM?
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lshw and /proc/meminfo show different values
I have an old server from a friend (so I'm not too familiar with its specs) and am confused by the various ways system statistics get shown.
The machine is running Ubuntu 22.04:
ubuntu@ubuntu-desktop:~...
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How do I properly install these new RAM sticks?
I have purchased two new RAM sticks:
Crucial Pro RAM 32GB Kit (2x16GB) DDR4 3200MT/s (or 3000MT/s or 2666MT/s) Desktop Memory CP2K16G4DFRA32A
I cannot figure how to properly install them in place of ...
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why does memtest show each address has 4 bytes?
I recently noticed windows doing long beeps ,which is supposedly a memory issue of 1a in BSOD error code, I run memtest and found faulty addresses shown below.
2024-01-24 14:20:11 - [Data Error] Test: ...
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vmstat + on RHEL machine high values of swpd
The swpd field indicates how much swap space has been used; this value increases when your systems physical memory is full and the Linux kernel starts to use the swap partition/file. When the systems ...
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Getting BlInitializeLibrary Failed 0x0000017 error while booting WinPE through bootmgfw.efi
I am trying to load a WinPE file from bootmgfw.efi after downloading bootmgfw.efi via TFTP.
But once downloaded, I am getting a
BlInitializeLibrary Failed error
Why is that? And what could be the ...
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Memory performance on vintage 486 computers using SpeedSys
A seemingly large community of vintage Intel 486 computer enthusiasts use SpeedSys (among others) to check whether their newly acquired/repaired machine works as expected.
This is what such a test ...
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Why is faster pc i5:ram 4, ssd 256, core 4, then laptop i7: ram 16, ssd 500, core 10?
I have such a case and maybe you can help me, what is the reason?
I did a test, reading an excel file (310 MB) in python (pandas).
Laptop(IdeaPad Slim 5 16IRL8): i7, ram 16, ssd 500, core 10, 2.4 ghz, ...
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How to clear the RAM without restart in Windows 11 properly?
After using the windows 11 continuously for several days, the operating system had some(12 GB) of RAM in use instead of the 3 GB even all the programs were closed.
Is there a way(with perhaps the ...
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How does Process Lasso trim an applications memory?
In Lasso trim, there is an option to trim an applications memory. The "Trim Memory" function in Process Lasso is designed to reclaim and release system memory.
In a personal project of mine, ...
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get RamMap "processes" table in PowerShell
SysInternals' RamMap has a "Processes" table:
Possible to get this table (or anything resembling it, allowing to attribute "Page Table" usage to specific entities) via PowerShell?
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Lenovo Thinkpad with Windows 11 System Hangs Frequently
I am using Lenovo Thinkpad P14s since last 2 years and haven't faced any issues. Suddenly I have noticed that there seems to intermittent noticeable hang while working on light weight applications ...
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Memory reporting discrepancy in Linux when using ZFS
I have an Ubuntu 22.04 Linux machine that runs some services and heavily uses ZFS file system. I observe some serious discrepancies in memory reporting when using various system tools.
For example, ...
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Problems with RAM, trying to understand what is happening
I have had problems with my RAM for a long time and I would like to find an answer to 2 questions
My PC is a B450m Steel Legend, Ryzen 7 2700, 2x8GB Asgard Loki 3200MHz (the same problems happen in ...
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Could interrupting a SQL query that was taking too long lead to a decrease in disk space?
For a personal data analysis project, I was trying to find the most frequent 3 products that were being sold together by doing a self join (twice).
As the query was taking over 15 mins and the laptop ...
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RamMap does not show anything on windows 11 64 bit
I installed the latest version of RamMap on my pc, and when I run it, it just shows an empty tab of RamMap. Please help me.
Thank you
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Ram upgrade causes black screen but dmidecode command indicates is possible do upgrade
I did do an upgrade for 3 laptops about RAM, 2 of them have Linux (Ubuntu and Peppermint) and was executed the dmidecode command, for a HP according with its official specs the max capacity is 8GB but ...
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Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 the RAM lid causes the black screen
Since 15 September, I had a keyboard problem on my Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 laptop. I opened a question to solve it, but had to send the laptop to the customer service at last. Then the motherboard has ...
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Digital Ocean App Crash: Potential memory issue?
I have a Linux-based docker container running on the DigitalOcean Apps platform. It's been stable for over a month - but it recently crashed. App logs show no indicators of code warnings or errors, ...
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MEMORY MANAGEMENT issues with Windows 10
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PC: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz 4.00 GHz, 64-bit, 16GB RAM, 250GB SSD
I tried installing Windows 10 and it kept crashing at or before 50% with error code; 0x8007025D (...
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Total memory exceeds memory limit on Hyper-V with dynamic memory
I have virtual machine with Centos 7 x86 on Hyper-V (Host RAM: 64 GB), it has these memory parameters:
Physical RAM: 4096 MB
Dynamic memory: yes
Minimum RAM: 512 MB
Maximum RAM: 1048576 MB
Memory ...
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Does Resizable BAR for the GPU apply to shared memory chipsets?
From what I understand, resizable BAR is a way to increase the size of the data chunks the CPU can use to send data to the GPU, increasing throughput (please correct me if I'm mistaken).
But, does ...
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can't fully understand how the RAM modules speed works (related to the hardware limitations)
I'm building my first desktop computer and I've discovered lots of things. Some of them regarding the RAM modules speed:
I've seen that Intel specified in their official stats that the i7-14700K can ...
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ECC RDIMM memory in MSI X99A Raider
A hardware noob here.
I have a MSI X99A Raider motherboard which specification says the following:
Support eight DDR4 DIMMs 2133/2200(OC)/2400(OC)/2600(OC)/2666(OC)/2750(OC)/3000(OC)/3110(OC)/3333(OC)...
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Black screen and airplane mode on a ASUS TUF FX504 laptop with a replaced screen
Namely, when I press the button to turn it on, the LED on the keyboard lights up, the screen turns from some shade of dark green to black, the cpu and gpu slowly start to heat up.
The fans turn on and ...
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GPU stops working when restarting
I have reinstalled a computer I had abandoned for quite a while. At first it didn't show any display, so I did some basic debugging.
After switching the RAM slot connected (it has a single stick), it ...
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No post with 3 or 4 sticks
My specs:
Board;
MSI MAG B660 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (with most up to date BIOS (11/14 Release))
RAM
KF436C17BBK4/32
CPU
Core i5-12600k
I've tried everything. Resetting CMOC, holding the power button for ...
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How can I see how much memory an application pool is using, in real-time?
I want to see how much memory an OData application pool is using, which is hosted in IIS. I can go to Worker Processes in IIS, but that doesn't update every 1 second/at some other timed interval.
Is ...