Apple Power Macintosh 9600 - Manual (Page 139)

m Use the Memory control panel to reduce the size of the disk cache, remove
or reduce the size of your RAM disk, or turn on virtual memory. For more
information, see Macintosh Guide (or Mac OS Guide), available in the
Guide (h) menu.
Note: If you are using a Power Macintosh MP model, you may not
want to turn on virtual memory. For more information, see “Using Power
Macintosh MP-Compatible Application Programs” in Chapter 3,
“Installing and Using Software.”
Note: If you have both virtual memory and a RAM disk turned on in the
Memory control panel, don’t set both of them at or near their maximum
values. Doing so can result in unpredictable or reduced performance by
your computer. (RAM disk uses random-access memory, or RAM, as if it
were a hard disk.)
m Disable system extensions that you don’t need. For more information, see
the topic on system extensions in Macintosh Guide (or Mac OS Guide),
available in the Guide (h) menu.
m If you have installed system software additions from the Apple Extras
folder such as Apple VideoPhone or PlainTalk, you may want to remove
them if you are not using them. (This software can decrease the amount of
memory available for use by application programs.) To remove a system
software addition, locate and run the Installer for the software, and use its
“Custom Remove” option to remove it.
m If you frequently want to open more programs than memory allows, you
may want to install more random-access memory (RAM). See Chapter 8,
“Installing PCI Expansion Cards and Additional Memory.”
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