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What Does it Mean If It say your Computer In low on memory?

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When your computer is low on harddrive space it is set to automatically alert you to this.
I would recommend either uninstal any unused programs you may have or upgrade to a larger harddrive.

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Low on memory means the actual system RAM is over utilized. If your system has say 512 Mb Ram and you have XP operating system with some applications like MS Word and Outlook open and playing a game at the same time, these applications all take a chunk out of the RAM on the system untill it reaches a critical stage and the operating system detects there is not enough free RAM left to be able to run safely or efficiently and then warns you with the message "Insufficient Memory or Your system is running dangerously low"
Either Upgrade your system RAM or try and not run too many memory intensive applications at one time.

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How to prevent low memory problems Running fewer programs at one time can help prevent low memory problems and information loss. It's a good idea to observe which programs show signs of low memory conditions and try not to run them at the same time.
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you can correct this in you bios setup.

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