[WT-support] computer/skimmer problems

[Rick Dougherty NQ4I]

Hi Joe..thanks for the input..I knew we had a problem, was not sure
which way to go...right now I will start adding RAM to some machine,
but I will split the skimmer input to another machine and that should
solve that problem..de Rick

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 6:36 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote:
>
>> This Machine is 1800 mhz and has 384 meg of ram...more ram needed??
>
>
> 384 MB or RAM is not nearly sufficient for modern operating systems
> - particularly if you are processing a skimmer "firehose" in addition
> to running a logging program.   256MB is the absolute minimum for
> Windows XP to even run.  I would not even consider running Skimmer
> along with microHAM Router and a logger on a system with less than
> 1 GB of RAM and a 2 GHz CPU.
>
> If you can't upgrade memory to at least 2 GB, it's time to replace the
> computer (or move it to a place that it only deals with one radio).
> The 80% CPU usage with Skimmer is an absolute red flag.
>
> 73,
>
>   ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>
> On 2/21/2012 5:57 PM, Rick Dougherty NQ4I wrote:
>>
>> Hi All...I am wondering if I am the only one to see this...my number
>> one computer which is designated 80m RUN is the one that distributes
>> everything to the network...part of its job is handling skimmer
>> traffic...I am noticing
>> the CPU % of usage is way over 80 %...when skimmer is off it is in the
>> low 30% or high 20% range..in conjunction now there are some strange
>> cw keying issues...is the CPU bogged down and not have the resources
>> to handle MicroKeyer??
>> Would a faster 4 core machine be needed?? This Machine is 1800 mhz and
>> has 384 meg of ram...more ram needed??
>>
>> Thanks de Rick
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