GTWW2Z9Z@umiami.miami.edu (Jason Gross) (07/16/89)
Hey, would anyone know a good reason my Mac SE would allocate 3 times the memory needed to the System file? I've removed all inits and cdevs, check at all levels with all programs for a virus, completely re-formatted my hard drive (ugh!) and re-installed the System Software (6.02) from the original disks and still when you go to the About Finder... dialog, it lists the System file as taking up 651K! Now, this is causing problems cause the event stack (I think that's what it's called) is crossing over into the application heap (system error #28) whenever I run something biggish like Canvas 2.0 (sorry, I only can afford 1 Meg right now :( ). I can only think that I have either bad SIMMs or a bad MMU. This problem only started recently. Anybody got any ideas or know of where I can go to get a memory tester? Thanks oodles! -- Jason Gross Comp Sci Ugrad University of Miami Class of '91 (?) =========================================================================== Not my damn planet | At the tone, leave your reply and Visa card number at monkey-boy, got it? | Internet: gtww2z9z@umiami.miami.edu - J. Bigboote | Bitnet: gtww2z9z@umiami =========================================================================== ** Disclaimer: Disclaimer? Why, I never claimed 'er in the first place! **
captkidd@athena.mit.edu (Ivan Cavero Belaunde) (07/16/89)
In article <1274@umiami.miami.edu> GTWW2Z9Z@umiami.miami.edu (Jason Gross) writes: >Hey, would anyone know a good reason my Mac SE would allocate 3 times >the memory needed to the System file? We had a problem like this with a Mac II at work. After much pulling our hairs, we finally checked the General control panel, and found that the RAM cache was goddamn HUGE! Check yours.\ >Jason Gross Comp Sci Ugrad University of Miami Class of '91 (?) -Ivan Internet: captkidd@athena.mit.edu