Low Memory Error

[magnamatt]

"Solid Edge is being closed because the system is low on memory"
I get this error every time I try to print.

I've done the following....
1. Cleared my cache
2. defragged my pc
3. rebooted pc and server running cad files
4. Made sure virtual memory is pushed up to max
5. Set priority on edge.exe to high

I'm running a 3.00GHz dual-core with 3.00GB of Ram. CPU usage is in the single digits and PF usage is below a gig. I'm showing plenty of physical memory too.
S.E. is running nice and fast, I just get this error every time I try and print and it closes S.E.

Thanks in Advance
Matt

 

[donyoung]

Hi,

how have you done this:
....
4. Made sure virtual memory is pushed up to max
....

A standard Windows will reserve 2GB of virtual memory for
the application and 2GB for itself. This is independend of
the installed RAM!. The pagefile (on disk) will only be
used when the RAM is under stress and the OS must save
modified pages to make room for other needed pages.

Therefore the address space of 2GB seems to be exhausted
when this message pops up. You may try to expand the available
virtual memory (address space) from 2GB to 3GB by modifying
the boot.ini and add the /3GB switch. Mine looks as
follows (relevent part only):

[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Win XP Prof" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Win XP Prof /3GB" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /3GB /USERVA=2800

The second entry holds the/3GB switch and because it 'steals'
to much from the OS I've included the /USERVA=2800 to cut
it back to 2.8 GB. The value to the /USERVA is given in MB.
The two entries enable you to boot without the /3GB and
then finetune by lowering the /USERVA value (or increase it
a bit when everything was OK ) then reboot this time with the
/3GB enabled. I found 2800 a sweet point for my environment
without incurring any instability

BTW: which SE version and SP ar you running. IIRC there
were some PRs against Low Memory failure

dy

 

[magnamatt]

Thanks.

my boot.ini is already set to...
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /USERVA=2800 /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /3GB

I just talked to UG and i'm going to try and update to sp 10, I was on 8.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

I'm not 100% positive, but I'm pretty sure that the /USERVA 2800 switch should follow the /3GB switch.

If this is only happening when the Print function is activated, try a different printer, or updating the printer driver, or increasing printer RAM.

 

[magnamatt]

Thanks everyone.

To post what solved it...

I updates SE by going to support.ugs.com
I changed my boot.ini file to
WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /3GB /USERVA=2800

The printers didn't seem to be a problem, but I did check to see that there was nothing in the que being held up.