Maximum RAM that Logic will use on a PPC machine

I have a Power mac PPC Dual Proc 2.7 with 4gb ram - I was wondering if it might be worth going all the way to 8 gig - is this going to be useful to me? i.e can Logic use it?
many thanks in advance

We're still trying to figure that out, there's a long thread about this already.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1128602&tstart=0
Has anyone been able to load more than 4 gigs of EXS samples into ram?

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Considering Leopard by itself uses anywhere from 300-600MB of RAM, that's a lot less than 2.7GB being used explicitly by logic. This means that the 2.7GB limit might just be a hypothetical limit that actually isn't possible. Or menumeters isn't as accurate as I thought it was.
I'm going to try opening virtual instruments in a separate application and see if this helps let me access more RAM at all.

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just got Prosoft drive genius 3 software, and it's telling me that the external hard drive that i am using for my time machine back up drive needs to be defragmented. is it wise to do this or should i not??

Let's hope a couple things: that you have bootable clones of your drives also; that the backup drive for TimeMachine has over 3x capacity of the data you plan and are storing. I would also switch TM backup drives so you have a 2nd.
Fragmented free space affecting performance happens when the drive is too full which may mean there isn't enough free space for a full backup set.
1.5TB for backing up 500GB, while WD Green 3TB is $140 and WD Black 1.5TB is, about the same price.
I'd be worried about the integrity and directory, and whether you can afford to lose that drive. Defragging is also a very slow operation. the ideal: to just clone a drive, or start over with another drive and wait. cloning TM volumes has not been done or has it? SuperDuper hoped to but I don't think they or Bombich's CCC made it there.
Trouble with highly fragged is when free space gets to 20% normally, 1/3 or so though for TM volumes, and finding where and a chunk of space for the file being written. Does TM use large spare image files of like 2GB?
Best would be to ask in the TimeMachine section Snow Leopard
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/mac_os_x_v10.6_snow_leopard?view= discussions#/?tagSet=1009
where there are some good FAQ and tutorials, and people that know the ins-and-outs and shortcomings.

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With all the hysteria behind Final Cut X do you feel that Logic will inherently become Garageband?

There is a funny video from one of the companies thaqt produce instructional videos for Logic, etc and the guys states he has a pre release version of the new Logic.It was and is a hoax video released around April fools time but the video has Logic sporting a GUI with woodgrain sides, crazy easy preset.. honestly it was hysterical when i saw it. That was then... now with Final Cut X looking more like iMovie versus Final Cut Pro 7 I'm wondering if we can expect the same type of treatment to our beloved DAW of choice? Especially since the market is saturated with DAW all using the "PRO" tag. Your thoughts and please be kind and lets have an intelligent discussion so this doesn't get banned or removed.
Thanks.

In case you wanted to check out the video Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eNIFtcKjVo
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Howt to calculate the maximum memory that can be used in Hyper-V

Most of the time i start using a "rule of thumb" of 3/4:
All VMs must not use more than 3/4 of the total physical RAM of the Host/Physical Machine
I´t s "good guess"?
Of course it dependes on many factors, like backup software or other components besides Hyper-V, dynamic memory and so on.
So, i found on a BizTalk tech article the following rule:
300 MB for
the
Hypervisor
plus
32 MB for
the
first GB
of RAM
allocated
to
each virtual
machine
plus
another 8 MB for
every
additional GB
of RAM
allocated
to
each virtual
machine
plus
512 MB for
the host
operating system
running
on
the root
partition
It is right?
This rule is OK? It´s a good measure?

Hi,
for Windows Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2 Host OS your formular is right. For later operating Systems you don't have to worry about this since the operating systems automatically reserves the needed RAM.
Regards,
Benedict

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Keiran420 wrote:
8 gb will do I guess
Based on the information that you have supplied, you have a Early or Late 2008 MBP. Maximum RAM that it will accept is 6 GB with the following specifications: 200-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM.
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Ciao.

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Hi all,
I have a Late 2005 (Power PC) G5 running 10.5.7 (13 GB ram) that I purchased used from a company online that refurbishes and resells off-lease machines. It worked great until a few days ago when I came back to it frozen. It had a pixelated pattern over everything, and would not force quit, so I held the power button in to shut it down. Ever since, I still get the pixelated display, and it will not get past the startup screen. The progress indicator (under the apple) twirls for a bit, and then stops. Then nothing happens. Fans are quiet, I tried pulling out sticks of ram & swapping, hit the reset on the board, removed & replaced the battery & reset the pram. I can get the drive to come up remotely in target mode, repaired permissions and ran disk utility - says the disk is OK. Video card? Logic board? Something totally obvious that I am missing? I bought used because I am on a limited budget, and now, 6 months after my purchase, I have an expensive paperweight and had to go back to my trusty but slow dual 1ghz G4. This is really killing me personally, and productivity wise. Any insight or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Please let me know if there is any info I have not provided. Thanks in advance!!!

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I have an early 2008 macbook white 2.4Ghz, or the macbook 4,1 and I understand that the maximum RAM that this model will support is 4GB.
It used to have 2x2GB RAM running on it but recently one of the slots stopped working and the computer wouldn't boot unless I took the RAM out of the slot. That leaves my computer running on just 1x2GB RAM.
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What is the maximum RAM for 2.16 GHz 24 in DDR2 iMac Early 2006

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I have a dual core intel, is it possible that Logic is using only one core?

I have the same problem.
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Way to get us spending money, pay 3000$ for a computer that is 4 times faster than the previous one, but then your limited to 25% of what you paid for.

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Maximum Memory
32 GB (Actual) 16 GB (Apple)
Memory Slots
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Maximum RAM macbook can handle

what's the maximum RAM that a 2.16GHz macbook core 2 duo can utilize/handle?
if i install a total of 4gb in RAM, will all the 4gb be utilized or just 3gb of it?
thanks

Hi,
My 2.16 GHz MacBook is currently running with 2.5 GB of RAM. I had originally ordered it with 1 GB (2 512 MB SODIMMs), but upgraded one of the original SODIMMs to a 2 GB stick from OtherWorldComputing.com. The system runs beautifully, never and issue. I purchased my MacBook in mid-May 2006 and the memory about 2 weeks later.
I believe the MacBook will only address up to 3 GB. If you put 2 2GB sticks in it, it will still only address 3 GB, although you may achieve a slight performance benefit from having matched DIMMs. The charts published by OtherWorldComputing.com suggested to me that the performance increase I would see by having an extra 1.5GB of RAM would far outweigh the slight penalty for not having matched DIMMs. And at the time, it was cheaper to go with a 2 GB stick than upgrading both 512 MB sticks to 1 GB sticks...plus I got an extra 512 MB of RAM to boot.
~Rick
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Maximum RAM that Logic will use on a PPC machine

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