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Gary,
I see the same thing. I have 512 RAM and dual 850 processors. I
would add another 512 RAM but my memory is ECC Registered high dollar
stuff so for the $450 it would cost for RAM I think I will buy another
computer. My machine doesn't lock often but I don't optimize a system
with a couple of triple Xaverages in it right when the market opens
either. I don't open 90 days of tick data at the open either. If you
have a gig or more of RAM you can turn off the paging and solve this
problem, I understand, but I figure it will just come back when the
market doubles in size again. I think I will just get a very fast
processor and at least a gig of fast RAM to run TS2ki. I would try
running TS2ki on just one processor but I recently I saw both
processors peaked at 100% for the first time ever. Lots of fellows
say TS2ki and Windows doesn't really use both processors but something
has been for the last four years. Maybe I will get two machines and
run the GS on one and charting on the other and the internet etc. on
the old machine.
Jimmy
Thursday, April 24, 2003, 1:39:30 PM, you wrote:
GF> I have a dedicated system to run TS2k on my realtime data feed.
GF> It's not all that fast, but I don't care; it's fast enough to run
GF> the charts & systems.
GF> I have another system that I use for everything else: email, web
GF> browsers, spreadsheets, editors -- and my "research" TS2k. This
GF> is where I do my system testing & development.
GF> I'm running Win2k Pro. Apparently it's not great at allocating
GF> CPU resources. If I kick off a long optimization in TS, other
GF> applications can become slow or totally unavailable. Sometimes
GF> the whole system will come grinding to a halt, so that I can't
GF> even click on the Start button or switch to other processes,
GF> while TS merrily cranks away. Once the optimization finishes,
GF> everything wakes up.
GF> The ts32.exe process is the one eating up all the CPU. I've
GF> tried lowering the priority on that process, which helps, but it
GF> can still get locked up. This morning, after lowering ts32.exe's
GF> priority, everything locked up again. Fortunately I already had
GF> the Task Manager running, so I set ts32's priority to "Low" (the
GF> lowest setting) and the priority on explorer.exe, IEXPLORE.EXE,
GF> and a few others to "High." It was still locked up until I gave
GF> up and went to lunch; by the time I came back it had loosened up
GF> and I was able to run other apps.
GF> This seems pretty klunky. You would think Win2k could do a
GF> better job of scheduling processes. Has anyone come up with a
GF> good solution for it?
GF> (This is the main reason I would consider getting a dual-CPU
GF> system, BTW -- let TS eat one CPU, and leave the other one for
GF> me!)
GF> Gary
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Best regards,
Jimmy Snowden mailto:@aledobb.com
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