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Subject: Re: With 64 Ram, what would be the Max.Hashsize to use for Hiarcs7.32?

Author: Steve Lopez

Date: 16:14:51 07/10/99

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On July 10, 1999 at 14:55:38, Christopher A. Morgan wrote:

>Steve, That may be correct technically but if you set it at max
>you will get a lot of hard disk thrashing, particularly with Fritz 5.32.
>I get 42 max (with  64 MB RAM), but around 28 keeps my hard drive silent for the
>most part.  Any higher and hard disc is thrashed.
>With hard drive thrashing engine isn't thinking, just freeing up
>RAM so it can work.  In such case Fritz will lose consistently.

This is why the documentation tells you to hit ALT-F2 before the game, wait for
the hard drive to stop thrashing, then hit ALT-F2 again. You can then start your
game normally and Fritz won't lose on time.

See my T-Notes column for Sept. 27, 1998 at www.chessbaseusa.com

-- Steve Lopez

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