1. If you have a large system with different cards and QMnet boxes (eventually rented some parts), you simply do not know which card has the smallest amount of memory. The LD software tells only for the first board (scanner 1). If the first board has 512 MB, and 4. board has only 64MB, the LD thinks that all cards have 512MB installed. I do not want to imagine what my happen if you try to load a laarge show.
LD itself does not know, or care, how much memory is on the boards.
Also, in our help file, we tell people that all boards *should* have the same amount of memory.
It may be possible for people to use boards with differing amount of memory creatively. I consider this to be an advanced topic and advanced use, but it can be done, and Greg Makhov from LSDI as well as Harry de Boar at DTL do just that.
So rather than us stopping the program from running and saying "sorry, you can't do that guys", we allow the program to run. BUT, in the help file we do tell people that, for best operation and for ordinary users, you *should* have the same amount of memory in all boards.
If you have LivePRO and open the About box, LivePRO itself will tell you a bit more information about each board, including the amount of memory installed on each board.
2. Is it possible to add a routine for memory-testing? Like writing special frames to the whole memory, reading them back and checking the integrity?
Right. Each QM2000 board already has such a memory test. It happens when you first turn on the computer.
In your case, it could be that there is no memory problem detected when the QM2000 is first turned on, but then it develops once it gets warm inside the computer.
Those images are for warning to other users - if you see something like this, then replace memory on the QM2000 board!
I've never seen a problem like that, BUT, I would also add one more thing to what you wrote. Replace the memory *WITH MEMORY FROM PANGOLIN*. Only memory from Pangolin is guaranteed to work on the QM2000 board. Sure, it is possible to use other memory, and it will work, but we only guarantee the operation of the board when you are using our memory.
One more thing .. Now I have a single QM board with 64MB RAM (for test). When loading Europe show (83MB .LDS file) the software does not warn you before loading frames. It just loads, until memory is full. One IF sentence in the begining would be so cool
Hehe. Unfortunately it's not as easy as you wrote... at least we don't think so. But maybe you are some kind of super programmer and you can show us how it's done
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Nevertheless, we are always looking for talented people to join the Pangolin team. If it is really so easy to make things work as you say, then we would love to have you work for us, either full time, or as a consultant. We currently employ people all over the world.
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William Benner