How to turn off low memory warning?

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How can I turn it off, it can get annoying sometimes. Thanks
 

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4GB should be enough. Do you have something that tells you the amount of RAM used? (You can see it in the performance tab of the task manager).

Also, is it RAM or disk space? A lot of people make the mistake of calling disk space "memory", so don't worry.
 

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Yeah, it's RAM.

Nothing is wrong with the computer. I just want to turn off the low memory warning. Either that or I pick up another 4 GB of RAM.
 

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Yeah, it's RAM.

Nothing is wrong with the computer. I just want to turn off the low memory warning. Either that or I pick up another 4 GB of RAM.




Since you're using 64-bit, that would be the way to go if your motherboard is capable.
 

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Do you have your PF disabled?

The low memory could be a virtual memory error, if so, not physical.
Re-enabling the PF should resolve the issue if this is the case.

While adding more RAm is never a bad idea, With 4GB, you really shouldnt be seeing much of a low memory problem.

What causes it to occur (whats running or what your doing) and can it be duplicated easily?
 

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Hello Exia,

You might also check your page file to make sure that it is set to be managed by Windows 7. If it is, then you might try increasing the size of the min and max size to see if that may help.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

EDIT:
LOL, Whishmaster (aka: Jessie) and I are thinking the same. ;)
 

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I turned off my page file, I will turn it back on now. Just a couple of questions.

1) For the page file, is it better to set a custom size or let Windows manage it? Which is better and why?
2) I have 30 OCZ Vertex SSD and 1500 GB WD Green HDD, which drive should I put the page file? I have enough space on either drive.
 

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I turned off my page file, I will turn it back on now. Just a couple of questions.

1) For the page file, is it better to set a custom size or let Windows manage it? Which is better and why?
2) I have 30 OCZ Vertex SSD and 1500 GB WD Green HDD, which drive should I put the page file? I have enough space on either drive.

I'd pick the SSD simply because it's faster.

I've always let Windows manage my page file and I've never had problems but if you need a certain amount of space reserved for saving things (especially on the SSD) then you may want to impose an upper limit giving your SSD room to breath.

Putting the page file on the SSD may cause it to ware out faster but that still means its life span is pretty long (probably 8+ years ,maybe a lot more), on the HDD life span isn't so much of an issue but you almost certainly won't need to impose an upper limit on the HDD unless it's almost nearly full.

Oli
 

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PF should be left on the SSD IMHO.

Technically speaking, you are better off to let Windows mange the PF size.

However, with smaller SSDs (I have a 40GB one myself) space can be a issue.
You may wish to try a smaller static PF.
In this case, I would suggest trying min and max both set at 2048MB and leave the PF on the SSD.

Im assuming youve already moved Documents, Pictures,Music, & Videos to the Spinning Drive?

If space is really that tight, you could put it on the spinner, and leave a small 400mb one the SSD, but I wouldnt reccomend it.
 

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I tried leaving the page file on the SSD but I don't have enough free space, I will leave it on the HDD. I never really noticed any change in performance where ever the page file is.

I have documents and pictures on the SSD. Bigger files like video and my music collection are on the HDD.
 

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So, looks like the problem was that you had turned off the pagefile. I don't know why Windows still works like that, especially with the amount of RAM we have nowadays, but yeah, you need pagefile.

I'd say it depends on what you put on the SSD, but since you said you don't have enough space, maybe it's better to put it on the HDD.
 

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Using a pagefile is not recommended with solid state drives (SSD) and there is no benefit.
 

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You`re getting a low memory message with 4 GBs ? That is odd.
 

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Using a pagefile is not recommended with solid state drives (SSD) and there is no benefit.

Some programs require a page file to be able run properly without getting a low/no memory error no matter how much RAM you have installed.

Having the page file on the SSD will give you better performance versus the page file being on a HDD.

Today's SSDs do not have the same wear and tear issues as the first generation thanks to the built-in TRIM support. :)
 

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Set the page file to system managed, turn off system restore and turn off hibernation.
 

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Using a pagefile is not recommended with solid state drives (SSD) and there is no benefit.
Should the pagefile be placed on SSDs?
Yes. Most pagefile operations are small random reads or larger sequential writes, both of which are types of operations that SSDs handle well.
In looking at telemetry data from thousands of traces and focusing on pagefile reads and writes, we find that
  • Pagefile.sys reads outnumber pagefile.sys writes by about 40 to 1,
  • Pagefile.sys read sizes are typically quite small, with 67% less than or equal to 4 KB, and 88% less than 16 KB.
  • Pagefile.sys writes are relatively large, with 62% greater than or equal to 128 KB and 45% being exactly 1 MB in size.
In fact, given typical pagefile reference patterns and the favorable performance characteristics SSDs have on those patterns, there are few files better than the pagefile to place on an SSD.
Source
 

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