AH not recognizing my ram?

[Delirium]

I recently put in 3 gigs of ram into my machine, MB recognizes it, XP recognizes, but AH doesn't via the control panel in the game. It tells me I still have 2 gig and 0 memory used.

Anyone know of a fix?

[Skuzzy]

Applications are limited to 2GB of RAM by Windows.  I believe it is a registry setting, but it has been a long time since I dinked around with that.

[Delirium]

Okay, why is it showing 0 memory used and why can't I preload stuff to my ram?

[Skuzzy]

That is just how Windows returns the information.

You should be able to preload textures to system RAM, but if the free RAM is being returned is 0, then you will not be able to.  That is how your system is returning the information.  We have no control over that.

[Delirium]

I know quite a few people have more ram that 3 gig, am I the only one with this issue?

[Kermit de frog]

All 32-bit programs are allowed a max of 2gb.

If you have 3gb, then other programs can run in the background and AH can fully utilize the 2gb, if you preload textures and skins.

[Delirium]

How do you set it up, Kermit?

My system refuses to pre-load the textures when I have 3gig or more in my system.

edit: my system refused to preload textures or state whatever ram it is using within AH when I had 3 gig. My machine was jerky as heck with 3 gigs, when I dropped it to two 1 gig simms, it got a heckuvalot smoother.

[Kermit de frog]

When you open Aces High.
Before choosing "online"
select "video settings".

You should have the option to place a check in the boxes next to
preload textures
preload skins


Does the game not let you choose these option?
I sure hope so. 

[Delirium]

You should have the option to place a check in the boxes next to
preload textures
preload skins


Does the game not let you choose these option?
I sure hope so. 

It does have the option (and I have it checked) but the pre-load does not occur when I enter the arenas. When I enter the arenas, my ram is cap'd at 2k (understandable) and mem used is 0.

I was just curious if other people that have 3 gig or more also have the same 2gig and 0 mem used, or even if they preload textures at all.

Heck, it is very possible it is trouble with my system, I ended up taking out 1 of the simms for 2 gig and even stuff not AH related seems to be running smoother. The main reason I posted was to garner more information. I didn't intend to say it was a fault in the programming for AH, or anything else of the kind.

[Delirium]

In retrospect, AH may of been uploading the textures but I didn't see it, probably because I was operating on no sleep for almost a 32 hour stretch.

Let me screw with it today/this evening and see if I verify.

Skuzzy, Kermit, et al, will the 3gig switch in the boot.ini address the 32 bit 2 gig limitation?

[Infidelz]

Just got 4G ram. System reports 2G available total. Usage is now down around 300-600Megs and used to be about 1.7 when I had 2G ram. I also pre-load all textures and am satisifed this is happening at first load of game.

If I quit the game and come back, the textures are already in memory and I enter arena instantly.

INFIDELZ

[Kermit de frog]

Delirium, I do not know the answer.

I had this same problem back in March 2007.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,200259.msg2353829.html#msg2353829

I have 2GB and I'm able to preload textures and preload skins.

[Kermit de frog]

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,241062.0.html

33vortex also had same problem.

No solution posted.

 



Edit:

Also GixxerJr had same problem.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,241834.0.html


 

[The Fugitive]

I have 4 gigs of ram on an XP machine, so it only recognizes 3 gig. In the game it shows I have 2 gigs or ram and I pre-load textures only.

[Getback]

I have 4 gigs of ram on an XP machine, so it only recognizes 3 gig. In the game it shows I have 2 gigs or ram and I pre-load textures only.

Should I preload textures?