"POV-Ray News" <kyn### [at] cchatcom> wrote in message
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> ...1.4 GHz Pentium IV with 128Mb with a 300Mb swap file running Windows
ME, I get the
> message:
>
> Slab building error.
> Out of memory. Cannot allocate 327680 bytes for photons.
>

    Do you get any other memory related crashes/problems on your PIII ? If
you do, it may be worth checking the memory :

    1. Make sure it's seated on the motherboard correctly [1]
    2. If your memory has parity, make sure the BIOS parity checking is on.
    3. Allow the BIOS to complete the whole POST memory test [2].
    4. If all the above fail and your memory is on more than one DIMM then
try swapping round which slot they're in [1].

HTH,
--
Scott Hill.
Software Engineer.
E-Mail        : sco### [at] innocentcom
Pandora's Box : http://www.pandora-software.com

*Everything in this message/post is purely IMHO and no-one-else's*

[1] If you've not opened up your PC and dug around in its guts before there
are a couple of steps you can take to make sure you don't just make things
worse :
    a. Ground yourself ! Much of a PCs innards are sensitive to static
discharges, by grounding yourself you release any static charge you may be
carrying - the easiest way is to do this is, once you've shut your PC down
and switched it off, turn the wall socket off, but don't remove the plug -
this will keep your PC grounded and then you just need to touch your PCs
case to ground the static before you start digging around or handling
memory, video cards, and so on.
    [2] That bit during the initial boot sequence where you normally hit Esc
to stop it counting up to 134217728 a couple of times (eh, who doesn't ?).

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