Re: Virtual Memory in use at 100%




None of those errors are "hardware" related
But you should definitely address them

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Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
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yes I am getting the following errors a lot of times during the day
Application
Event 1090 Userenv
Event 1104 Userenv

System
Event 29 W32Time

File Replication Service
Event 13560 NtFrs

I followed some instructions on how to eliminate event 29 before but I guess
they didn't work.
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Oswaldo Cortes


"Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

> well it could be the ram you had that went bad...
> I wouldn't be installing the OS just yet...typical DELL support
>
> Are you getting any errors in the Event Viewer
>
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> Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
> -------------------------------------------------
> Please do not email me directly for assistance.  Reply only in the Newsgroups for the benefit of everyone
>   "Oswaldo" <Oswaldo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:80C321D9-4F49-42CA-9965-4BEF03961FF4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx...
>   Hi Cris,
>   I just had a Hardware Malfunction again. I had to restart the server so I
>   removed the new RAM and set the pagefile.sys to 1.5 GB again but I checked
>   the performance monitor and I am getting 100% on Committed Bytes anyway. I
>   called DELL and they suggested to start the server in safe mode and check the
>   performance monitor if the virtual mem is OK they said that it is not a
>   hardware problem but a software memory leak and they told me that the best
>   way to fix this is to reinstall the OS is that true? If the memory is 100% in
>   safe mode they said that it is a hardware problem and that they can exchange
>   the memory.
>   They also suggested to update the drivers of my chipset, network and RAID
>   controller.
>   What do you think?
>   Regards,
>
>   --
>   Oswaldo Cortes
>
>
>   "Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" wrote:
>
>   > RAM compatibility, etc, can be the torture of anyone doing hardware/OS support.
>   >
>   > My guess is that they sent you memtest86 which is an excellent program.
>   >
>   > Easy test.  Remove the new RAM, set vm back to where it was...leave for 24 hours.   Everything ok?? we know where to problem is
>   >
>   > --
>   > Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
>   > -------------------------------------------------
>   > Please do not email me directly for assistance.  Reply only in the Newsgroups for the benefit of everyone
>   >   "Oswaldo" <Oswaldo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:91DDFF7E-37F1-4954-A881-7BB80746C937@xxxxxxxxxxxxx...
>   >   Maybe that is the problem. I forgot to tell you that the first time that the
>   >   server crashed I got a blue screen telling me: Hardware Malfunction Contact
>   >   your vendor. The only hardware that I added was the memory so I call DELL and
>   >   they send me a program to test the memory and it said that the memory was OK
>   >   but after that during the night the server was freezing I just was able to
>   >   see a black screen and I had to push the switch to turn it off after that it
>   >   was running ok but that happened 3 times last week. Bad RAM could be the
>   >   cause of the virtual memory at 100%? Even thought that it appears ok on my
>   >   computer because I can see the 2GB installed.
>   >   Thanks a lot for your help
>   >   --
>   >   Oswaldo Cortes
>   >
>   >
>   >   "Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" wrote:
>   >
>   >   > I'm thinking bad RAM
>   >   > Have you tried removing the RAM...changing the pagefile back and see if situation calms down??
>   >   >
>   >   > --
>   >   > Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
>   >   > -------------------------------------------------
>   >   > Please do not email me directly for assistance.  Reply only in the Newsgroups for the benefit of everyone
>   >   >   "Oswaldo" <Oswaldo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:319501BD-9826-475E-B28E-36A0D1CFF17D@xxxxxxxxxxxxx...
>   >   >   No, I added the memory 3 weeks ago and my server started to crash last week
>   >   >   so yesterday I changed the pagefile.sys from 1.5 GB to 3GB min and 4 GB max.
>   >   >   I also moved the pagefile from c: drive to d: drive (same hard disk) because
>   >   >   c: was almost full it is 12GB and now I have 2.8 GB free. Right now it has
>   >   >   the 3 GB pagefile.sys and the committed bytes are 100%
>   >   >
>   >   >   --
>   >   >   Oswaldo Cortes
>   >   >
>   >   >
>   >   >   "Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" wrote:
>   >   >
>   >   >   > when you added the additional memory did you change your pagefile setting??
>   >   >   >
>   >   >   > --
>   >   >   > Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
>   >   >   > -------------------------------------------------
>   >   >   > Please do not email me directly for assistance.  Reply only in the Newsgroups for the benefit of everyone
>   >   >   >   "Oswaldo" <Oswaldo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:45701B54-564A-4611-ABE5-11E1C29BF35D@xxxxxxxxxxxxx...
>   >   >   >   Hi,
>   >   >   >   I just added 1 GB of memory to my SBS 2003 premium edition server so now I
>   >   >   >   have 2 GB but my virtual memory is in use at 100%. When I check the
>   >   >   >   performance monitor I can see that the commited bytes are always at 100% and
>   >   >   >   maybe this is making my server crash. How can I trace the memory leak?
>   >   >   >   Thank you very much.
>   >   >   >   
>   >   >   >   --
>   >   >   >   Oswaldo Cortes


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