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Processor 100% memmory low 30%

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by mrochr

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I have one PDC Compaq ml350 600mhz single proc(no BDC)1 GIG memory running WINNT 4.0 SrvcPck 6.0a, Installed Services, DHCP, RAS (only used for remote support), Wins, and NETMON. Software lodging system running on top of SQL 7.0, Mcafee Antivirus and ArcServe IT (Backup software) . There are 9 workstations connected to it using SQL Desktop edition. Im curious when monitoring why my processor readings max out at 100% when my memory only reaches 30-40% usage. Curious if there is a tweak to ensuresystem memory is used prior to processor allocation. Any help or KB articles ref would be much apprecio.

Rick

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by bhrdwh

HI rick, check your services & see if they take up your processor. Usually we have lots of services that we install & forget. Also since you are using it as DHCP, RAS, Wins, SQL, & Backup, better increase your pagefile.sys, then see & monitor. Else you get lots of utilities that can monitor your CPU for you.
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by aekland

Not sure of your question. If the processor is consistently at 100% you need a second proceesor or a second machine to offload some of the proccesses. How would using more ram save your processor since they perforrm different functions?

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