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4 GB of ram in the DB server now, yay

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  • 22-06-2007 3:41pm
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    regi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭


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    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Nicccccccccce.


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    r3nu4l
    Registered Users Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    Thank you kindly sir!

    Good to see my subscription being put to good use :D


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    Matthewthebig
    Registered Users Posts: 5,217 ✭✭✭Matthewthebig


    299002984_7ae85a5b18.jpg


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    regi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭regi


    wow... most relevant cat picture yet


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    Owen
    Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    ram1mv3.jpg


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    regi wrote:
    wow... most relevant cat picture yet

    Wow.... boards is run off an IBM laptop? And you got 4 gigs into it?

    *drool*


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    tom dunne wrote:
    Wow.... boards is run off an IBM laptop? And you got 4 gigs into it?

    *drool*

    How the hell do they fit a gerbil and a wheel into that laptop? It's amazing what they can do with technology these days.


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    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Mmmm..RAAAAM. Nice one chaps.


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,425 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Ram rulez! :cool:

    I'm surprised there wasn't at least 4GB in it already. Was it only 2GB?

    My ads on adverts.ie

    https://www.adverts.ie/member/5856/ads



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    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    Still seems slow to me...

    Could it be ?

    cat_in_computer.jpg


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    Asok
    Registered Users Posts: 6,628 ✭✭✭Asok


    Call tech support....


    main.php?cmd=imageorig&var1=1181592538-20040PIC00025.jpg


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    Thrill
    Registered Users Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭Thrill


    Only the best ram for boards...

    Port_Ram_Card2.jpg


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    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    Good work guys.

    I'm seeing a tangible increase in speed here (pages loading quicker and not hanging for a split second, or more-that kind of thing).


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    Shabadu
    Registered Users Posts: 7,659 ✭✭✭Shabadu


    AlmightyCushion wrote:
    How the hell do they fit a gerbil and a wheel into that laptop? It's amazing what they can do with technology these days.
    Nanohamsters.


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    zAbbo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    Cowbell++


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    Thrill
    Registered Users Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭Thrill


    zabbo wrote:
    Cowbell++

    Cowbell++


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    Asiaprod
    Registered Users Posts: 6,737 ✭✭✭Asiaprod


    Wow, big difference, we are flying this morning.
    funny_cat_pictures_pc_3.jpg


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    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    We had 8 gigs but 4 of them turned out to be M*D so they had to go...



    I'd better go too...


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    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    r3nu4l wrote:
    Good to see my subscription being put to good use :D
    Same here... €5 well spent.


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Shabadu wrote:
    Nanohamsters.

    I thought they were years away from being released.:confused:


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Are we uprated 'for sure' now?

    Mike.


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    AlmightyCushion wrote:
    I thought they were years away from being released.:confused:
    They escaped. They used the wrong sized holes in the cage to keep them in.


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    regi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭regi


    mike65 wrote:
    Are we uprated 'for sure' now?

    Mike.

    What does that mean?


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    regi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭regi


    Also, attachments moved to disk now - much more DB friendly


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    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Good work! I mean to those who posted the cat picture. Sorely needed.

    Oh and ram is good I guess!


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    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    mike65 wrote:
    Are we uprated 'for sure' now?

    Mike.

    Dheara, as you know Mike, I hate to see the place go down as much as anybody, but this was not an upgrade as such from what I gather. I believe the collective attachments were moved somewhere else to streamline things.

    Once people know what's going on (as in the message on the homepage earlier), they don't seem to mind as much.

    It's the unexplained outages that seem to frustrate people and give rise to the "Oh Bugger, it's down again" mindset.

    I realise that a message on the homepage in some form is not always possible, but I think where it is, it should be utilised to keep people in the loop.

    Just my 2% of a Euro...


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    regi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭regi


    I fully agree with you actually.

    Trouble is that the 'boards is down, and here's why' message is powered from the database, which has been causing problems of late.

    I've put about 10-12 hours of my own spare time this week to ease the load on the database, and we've spent money to buy more RAM to help it through the really busy times. I think this will help and there's still plenty of other things for us to do, much of which will mean little interruptions to service, but hopefully ending up in a longer subsequent stable period.

    Having said that, the little messages like 'is that it?' and 'oh god, down again' make it all so worth the effort.


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    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    regi wrote:
    I fully agree with you actually.

    Trouble is that the 'boards is down, and here's why' message is powered from the database, which has been causing problems of late.

    It's a bit catch 22 alright, especially given that fixing a problem is a greater priority than putting up a message or redirect or summat that said problem has deemed necessary in the first place :D
    regi wrote:
    Having said that, the little messages like 'is that it?' and 'oh god, down again' make it all so worth the effort.

    I can imagine.

    However, coming on here and letting people know, as well as having the homepage message in the first instance should nip that in the bud, this time at least.

    Thanks for keeping us in the loop Dan. I'm sure I'm not the only one to see a tangible improvement in the last day or two.


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    Redshift
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,486 ✭✭✭Redshift


    Fair play to ya Dan, your efforts are very much appreciated. Anyone can give money to a cause but to give time is a much more valuable contribution.


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    sioda
    Registered Users Posts: 4,495 ✭✭✭sioda


    And I see we have all the old how many viewing and whos on line back too great job guys.

    Also great cat pics


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