How Can I Fix My Memory in Laptop Windows 7 64 bit???
Saphirewild
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I am having a memory error in Daz everytime I try to render a scene all together like Vladimire scene it gives me a fatal memory error has happened and need to shut down Daz Studio. I am so about to pull out every last strain of hair I have out!!!! Also as i am putting things in and moving them around it stops responding on meand takes 10 to 15 mins to come back. I try to be patient with it and wait it out but it is really hard.
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Well, for starters, how much memory (RAM) does your PC have available once you loaded DAZ Studio and your character?
(also, you might find some posts in this thread useful: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/85211/what-are-the-minimum-system-requirements
Hey, Saph. I assume that you are using the CPU for rendering and system RAM? I.e., you are not using GPU and Iray? If the former is the case, you should not be getting out of memory errors unless one of two scenarios exist (more on those in a moment). If it is a Windows machine, then the OS manages memory by first using the available system memory (RAM), then, if more is needed, by using virtual memory. Virtual memory is merely a chunk of hard drive space treated as though it were memory when actual, physical memory is insufficient for the task being performed. Because both the data transfer rates and access/read times are slower when using the disk compared to RAM, it means that it takes longer for tasks to complete when this situation arises, but the task should still complete without throwing an out of memory error. Well, unless one of the two scenarios I mentioned earlier occur. The first scenario is when there is insufficient free disk space on the hard drive to satisfy the requirement for virtual memory. The second would be when insufficient space has been configured in the OS settings for virtual memory (referred to as the Paging File under Windows). The latter should not be an issue if the system has been configured to "allow Windows to manage" your paging file, which is the default. I would first check to see how much free space you have available on your hard drive(s), then check the paging file/virtual memory settings. If you are running low on free space, the only solution is either a bigger drive or free up some space by removing unnecessary data.
And, another possibility is that your memory is going bad. If you have two memory cards in your laptop, and nothing else fixes the problem, try removing one. If that doesn't fix things, replace it and remove the other one. If that fixes it, you'll have to replace the bad one.
If you only have one memory card, you might try replacing it with a new one. Hey, we can all use more memory, right? But that would be a last resort.
Thanks so much for the info link I will be sure to check that out :) as to how much Ram I have left I have no clue!!
I thank you for the info SixD buttt honestly you are speaking geekanesse and I have no clue what it is your asking sorry
Now that could very well be the problem not sure,so I think I am going to have to break down and have it checked by my tech guy!!!
It's very doubtful you laptop memory has gone bad. I will tell you though if you are using a laptop you are likely using an integrated Intel HD Graphics GPU and especially the Intel CPU to do your renders.
I was having much trouble with my laptop renders until I upgraded my laptop from 8GB RAM to 16GB RAM (which is the most it will hold).
Do you know how to open the task manager on your system? If not, use alt+ctrl-del key at the same time, and select the task manager from the list. look through the tabs (in extended view), until you find the one with the memory usage. If you leave the task manager open, you can see how much memory is used before you start DAZ Studio, after the program has loaded, and how much the load increases with each item you load.
Not sure if this is relevant but in my case (same general sort of setup: laptop with 4 Gb system RAM and less than 10 Gb disk space) I connected a spare drive with 3 TB of available space and there immediately seemed to be a lot of disk activity that started up, when I attempted Iray render. "What's up with that?", I thought... I didn't immediately realize that the system might go for the extra disk space, eg. to use as virtual memory.
Make sure you're not moving things around while in Iray Viewport setting. Try using Texture Shading view most of the time (if you're not already), especially when you're going to be moving figures, props, cameras, etc.. That should help with the long pauses, and frees up some resources too. On my laptop, I only use Iray view for testing settings and changes, not while moving anything! My laptop does very well (as long as I'm careful!), but if I try to do too much (i.e., multi-tasking during renders) I occasionally get a CPU-based freeze (about once a week or two). I have run DS 4.9. Bryce7 and PS CS6 all at the same time, but that's pushing it. And DS seems to appreciate the occasional relaunch too! Also, when you're taxing your system this much, your CPU and GPU fans are also taxed, and therefore over-heating could also be a problem. A peak at CPU-Z could answer this one for you. Hope this helps!
Dell M6400 i7, 2.7ghz, 8gb Corsair RAM, Nvidia 1000M (2gb), 7200rpm HD with 20+% free space - modest, but gets it done - if I'm careful!! :)