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Subject: Re: Hard disk thrashing with Shredder9

Author: Steve Glanzfeld

Date: 09:14:18 05/22/05

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On May 22, 2005 at 10:21:47, Komputer Korner wrote:

>I don't do foolish things with my machine. The hash table was automatically set
>by Shredder9 in the 1st place.I am describing an optimum technique to overcome a
>unique problem that Shredder9 has sometimes.

Yes the Fritz GUI offers a predefined value for the hash size. But it's
optimistic, taking most of your free RAM. Computerchess experts usually use safe
values which leave more RAM free for the system, which, believe it or not, may
require more later than Fritz thinks. Then, the swapping problem which you
describe would occur. Also, values of i.e. 64,128,256 MB are usually chosen (or
48,96,192 with Tiger), not just the - in the moment - maximum size which Fritz
offers as preset, as these are not reliably safe.

So, please just don't use the preset hash size, reduce it and you have no
problems, as everybody has recommended.

I saw your remarks of "novice knowledge" about another reply, but to be honest,
YOU are constantly reporting problems nobody else who is somewhat fit with chess
software, has. And you seem to be very "resistant" against advice you have asked
for, yourself. Just an observation, no offense! :-) But one or two more of that
kind of postings, and people will start to believe you're a troll...

Steve



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