[dba-Tech] Poll: System Memory amount

I just bumped my main box a 3+GHz P4 running WXP  from 1GB to 2GB. Didn't
seem to make much difference in response time. Popular wisdom is that 1/2
gig is too little for  XP or Vista.

Adding memory was a piece of cake on this Dell box.  Pull the cover take out
the 1/2 gig modules.  Put in the 2 1 gig modules.  Done. 

These modern times - no jumpers, no bios mods.  Plug.  And play.

I never messed with the swap file.  Don't know where it is.  Where do you
set the size?

Rocky



 	
	

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Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 8:47 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of
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Subject: [dba-Tech] Poll: System Memory amount

Memory is incredibly cheap at least in the US.  I am interested in how much
memory you guys run on your desktops.

1) What OS do you run on your personal / work machines.
2) What do you consider the minimum useful memory for running Windows XP.
3) How much do you have in your machine(s)
4) Are you comfortable adding memory to your machine(s)
5) How do you set up your swap files?

My answers:
1) XP Professional, 2003 standard.
2) 512 mbytes
3) 4 gigs in desktops, 2 gigs in laptops
4) Yes
5) System administered on C:, 2X system memory on each additional drive

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

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