[PCB_FORUM] Re: Low on available memory, please exit the program.

  • From: Dave Schaefer <dave.schaefer@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:26:41 -0600

I've found running other memory hog applications (Autocad for example) 
simulataneously results in hanging or crashing, and agree you should exit other 
applications when running DRCs or Dynamic Pours on a design that size.

Would be interesting to hear a response from Cadence.

Hth,
Dave
> 
> From: <robert.h@xxxxxxx>
> Date: 2008/02/20 Wed AM 10:15:05 CST
> To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: "Julian Ungureanu (jungurea)" <jungurea@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Low on available memory, please exit the
>  program.
> 
> When I have the board this size, I turn off all others process, let the pc 
> cooks the board alone.... use others pc for the xls, word, web etc ....
> Updating DRCs is a heavy work for the processor, special when you have large 
> board, rules on it.
> My is a std 3.3GHz, 4GRam
> enjoy ....
> --
> Robert
> Cell: (760)672-6540
> 
> ---- "Julian Ungureanu (jungurea)" <jungurea@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> > I have all of the above (Sametime, IE Outlook) running.
> > I tried batch DRC and I got the same  result.
> >  
> > Julian
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > 
> > From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Kelly
> > (davidkel)
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 7:28 AM
> > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Low on available memory, please exit the
> > program.
> > 
> > 
> > Julian
> >  
> > Do you have much running at the same time, Outlook, Sametime, Firefox or
> > Explorer .....
> > Have you tried exiting Allegro and running it stand alone from the
> > command line ( I haven't
> > done this in a long time, I assume it still works).
> >  
> > Dave
> >  
> > David Kelly
> > davidkel@xxxxxxxxx
> > 720-562-6316
> >  
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > 
> > From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Julian
> > Ungureanu (jungurea)
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:17 AM
> > To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Low on available memory, please exit the program.
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > I thought I post this here before I open a case with Cadence.
> > I get this message when updating DRCs.
> > The brd file is ~100 Mb.
> > T61P, 2.2 GHz, 4 Gb RAM, Windoze XP
> > Any ideas why?
> >  
> >  
> > Thanks,
> > Julian U.
> >  
> >  
> 
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