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3 GB ram installed but only shows 2 GB Free.
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:44 pm
by Kronoso
Hello everyone,
I am new user here. I am a kronos owner. I bought it used and the seller said it had 3 gb installed by authorized korg dealer. When I go to global and option info it says 3 GB ram.. but in sample manage it shows 2 gb.. Please, can you help me explain why it is showing 2 gb total in sample manage.
Thank you for your help.
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:09 pm
by BobTheDog
Because 1GB is used?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:31 pm
by ronnfigg
I believe this is normal. I think 1GB is used up by preload or system stuff. It's been talked about in the forums. Google it. You might find something there.
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:46 pm
by Kronoso
Hello, thanks for the answers. No, it doesn't look like the 1 gb has been used. It looks like it has total of 2 gb memory in the sample infor.
Please, check this picture I took.
It says 996 free and almost 1 gb used.. But, what happened to the other 1 GB?
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:51 pm
by ronnfigg
Call Korg. They might be able to explain it. Bottom line is you will never get the full 3 GB of RAM available for use.
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:00 pm
by BobTheDog
Yeah that doesn't look right.
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:12 pm
by danatkorg
This excerpt from the Parameter Guide (on the opening page of the Sampling Mode chapter) may be helpful:
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Sampling and RAM
The KRONOS comes with 2 GB of RAM pre-installed; the KRONOS X comes with 3 GB of RAM. Approximately 1 GB of this RAM is used by the operating system and ROM sample data. The remainder is shared between the samples in EXs, User Sample Banks, and Sampling Mode.
* * *
So, what you're seeing is as expected: with 3GB of physical RAM installed, you'll have about 2GB left for EXs, User Sample Banks, and Sampling Mode.
Hope this helps,
Dan
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:22 pm
by BobTheDog
Ok, it does look right
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:28 pm
by Kronoso
Perfect! That explains it all… Thank you all for being so helpful.
danatkorg wrote:This excerpt from the Parameter Guide (on the opening page of the Sampling Mode chapter) may be helpful:
* * *
Sampling and RAM
The KRONOS comes with 2 GB of RAM pre-installed; the KRONOS X comes with 3 GB of RAM. Approximately 1 GB of this RAM is used by the operating system and ROM sample data. The remainder is shared between the samples in EXs, User Sample Banks, and Sampling Mode.
* * *
So, what you're seeing is as expected: with 3GB of physical RAM installed, you'll have about 2GB left for EXs, User Sample Banks, and Sampling Mode.
Hope this helps,
Dan