[Web4lib] graphics cards

[Gair Helfrich]

Bad RAM is a distinct possibility. We had a similar problem a while back. Our Community Relations department had Photoshop and Quark applications crashing frequently and they were ready to hang me. I accumulated some of the blue screen error messages and sent them off to Gateway and they sent us new RAM. Presto, no more blue screens. 

Gair Helfrich
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Hankinson
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 1:05 PM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] graphics cards

Are there any crash logs that can tell you *why* the program was crashing?

Did you check the RAM?  Is the system adequately cooled?   When working with
'graphics-heavy' documents, the system might be using areas of memory that
are not normally used, or it might be overheating the CPU.

Is CS2 crashing, or is the whole system crashing?  It could be a problem
with the file itself.  Did you try re-installing CS2?

On 5/9/07, Hirst, Edward Alan, Jr <EAH0116 at ecu.edu> wrote:
>
> Robin,
>
> Are the video drivers updated to the latest version?, or maybe you need to
> rollback to an earlier version?
> Do you have a card in a different machine you could swap out and test to
> see if it does the same thing?
>
> Those are the things I would look at first before spending money on a
> better video card.
>
> ed
>
> Edward Hirst
> Information Technology Librarian
> Rowan Public Library
> http://www.rowanpubliclibrary.org
> Salisbury, NC
>
> Edward Hirst
> Information Technology Librarian
> Rowan Public Library
> http://www.rowanpubliclibrary.org
> Salisbury, NC
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Robin
> Sent: Wed 5/9/2007 12:02 PM
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [Web4lib] graphics cards
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm hoping to tap into the collective wisdom for an answer to what
> appears to be a memory problem.
>
>
>
> Our graphics designer, who prepares printer-ready output as well as a
> lot of our web content, is experiencing frequent crashes when loading
> and editing certain documents. She is running XP Pro on a Dell GX 620
> with 3GB of system RAM,  a Radeon X600 series graphics card, and she's
> running InDesign CS 2 (that is, version 2). Sounds as though it should
> be adequate but as I said, certain documents - which are multi-page and
> graphics-heavy - are crashing at an unacceptable rate.
>
>
>
> I'm currently pursuing the theory that a big bad graphics card with lots
> of dedicated memory might do the trick. Problem, is, every time I look
> at the specs for any card, from $64 to $1,379 they rave about how game
> ready they are. How well optimized for multiple streams of video. How
> gamer friendly they are... I'm not at all convinced that a card
> optimized for gaming and video streaming is going to help with static
> web and print content.
>
>
>
> I'd be pleased to hear any comments or suggestions for improvement.
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Robin Boulton
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>
>
>
> Robin Boulton
>
> rboulton at stcharleslibrary.org
>
> IT Manager
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>
> St. Charles Public Library District
>
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>
> St. Charles, IL 60174
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