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Alex Granovsky
gran@classic.chem.msu.su

The error code is:

#define ERROR_COMMITMENT_LIMIT 1455L

which means that Firefly is asking for more memory than OS is capable to map into its address space.

My guess is that the issue you reported is something to do with client vs. server versions of Windows OS.

All the best,
Alex

On Wed Aug 1 '12 5:01pm, Masoud Nahali wrote
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>>Hi

>Although issues concern memory usage well discussed in the following link I am confused about
>the available memory depends on number of CPUs and type of windows operating systems or not ?!
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>http://classic.chem.msu.su/cgi-bin/ceilidh.exe/gran/gamess/forum/?C34df668afbHW-6911-1138+00.htm
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>Let's see a comparison between Win 7 and Win server 2008R2 using FF8.0.0(r23):

>Using "MWORDS=250" for both of the following systems I get different messages:

>1. Win 7, 64 bit, 8 Gig RAM available, intel corei7, running on 8 cores:

>output message:
>250,000,000 words of memory UNAVAILABLE !!
>Fatal error in mem init, error code =1455

>2. Win server 2008R2, 64 bit, 6 Gig RAM available, AMD AM3, running on 4 cores:

>output message:
>250,000,000 words of memory AVAILABLE !! and running successfully

>I appreciate any comment in advance to understand the issue clearly and solve it for the item 1. Best Wishes
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>Babol University of Technology (NIT)
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