simple hard drive question :)

Published on November 29, 2003 By Z06Leonhart In WinCustomize Talk

I have a 40gb hard drive, Ive only use about 2gb when when I select all the folders and check their the size. But then I click on my hd and it show that Ive used over 5 gb already. I really dont know where the 3 gb went. Can someone tell me, and sorry for my poor english(please correct me).
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yrag

on Nov 29, 2003

...he's all yours, Paul....

kona0197

on Nov 29, 2003

I was just trying to point out that 512 is more than enough IF you have the latest DDR and mobo and prcessor.

Z06Leonhart

on Nov 29, 2003

I agree with Kona, for most of us 512 is more than enough. I keep my computer up for days i never have any problem at all, it run just like the way it started

Jafo

on Nov 29, 2003

For XP, 512 is an ideal minimum...if you actually want to do anything other than just boot the OS....giving you sufficient 'space' to minimise swap-file use, etc.

Since ram, even PC3200 DDR is currently sooooo cheap it's clever to 'overdo it'. My first PC100 128 meg stick went up to over AUS $400 at one time....a stick of 512 PC3200 put me back $160...quite a difference...

Z06Leonhart

on Nov 29, 2003

I think I will just boot the OS for now and when I want to do anything other than that I will get more RAM

kona0197

on Nov 29, 2003

For XP, 512 is an ideal minimum...if you actually want to do anything other than just boot the OS....giving you sufficient 'space' to minimise swap-file use, etc.

thats funny. Right now I have 192 mb of RAM installed and out of that I have 107 mb free. I am running XP pro, rainy, OD, WB, IE, and freeram xp.

handles: 5134
Threads: 297
processes: 25

and my cpu is barely hitting 30% usage.

512 can wait, I will stick to 256 or 384 when i can get it. (funds)

kona0197

on Nov 29, 2003

Oh and I would like to add, when i fire up the most memory hogging game I have, red alert 2, I still have 50 mb of memory not being used.

Jafo

on Nov 29, 2003

Kona....10161 handles...503 threads....44 processes....308 meg in use... cpu at average 3%....

It's about horses for courses...

kona0197

on Nov 29, 2003

WOW what are you running to make it use 308?

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