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You have to have Ramdisk software, which will load MS into the Ramdisk
everyday. It manages the process. You would know if you had Ramdisk
software running.
--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dominick <Dom2000@xxxx> wrote:
> I have a p4 with 2gig ram. How can I find out if it's running on a
"ram
> disk"?
>
> dom
>
> superfragalist wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > It really doesn't matter what kind of computer you use as long as it
> > has a P4 with at least 500 megs of RAM. If you can afford 2 gigs of
> > ram, you can set up MS to run on a ram disk and you'll see a huge
> > speed improvement.
> >
> > Most MS speed issues intraday are based on the I/O pipe. Esignal
> > doesn't have the fastest data feed in the world, and MS has a lot of
> > problems when the data isn't there on time. I get the most problems
> > intraday when I'm asking for multiple data files on the same chart.
> > For example, if I'm looking at a symbol with NYSE adv/dec data on the
> > chart or other indices at the same time, look out. Another problem is
> > indicators that use the security function. That's a multiple I/O call.
> > The shorter the time period, the more data points or the more I/O
> > calls on a chart, the more problems for MS.
> >
> > I can open somewhere around 15 to 20 sixty minute charts with three or
> > four indicators on them. However, any period under sixty minutes, say
> > 5 minutes, I usually open 10 or fewer charts. If Esignal is humming
> > along, I might open 15 charts.
> >
> > The point is there is more than one problem with MS and speed. In
> > general, the fewer data points you need and longer the time frame, the
> > more charts you can open.
> >
> > Buy the best computer you can afford, and don't worry about it.
> >
> >
> > --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "andrew_slemko"
> > <andrew_slemko@xxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Just a quick question - who is running intra day charts out there
> > > live? I wanted to pick up a new computer to handle 5 to 10 open
> > > charts live with a pretty heavy calcuated template on each chart.
> > > Just wanted to hear from the group and see if any one is doing this
> > > somewhat. The reason I'm asking is I want to hear what are your
> > > computer spec's, so that I don't go and purchase an under powered
> > > rig, that can not handle the cpu load.
> >
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