Microsoft KB Archive/230614

Links & Access Games Mac: How to Improve Game Performance

PSS ID Number: Q230614 Article last modified on 06-22-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

 Links LS Macintosh Links Pro CD for Macintosh == Tex Murphy: Under A Killing Moon for Macintosh == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you attempt to start any of the programs listed at the beginning of this article, you may experience either of the following symptoms:


 * You may receive an error message stating that the program requires more memory to run.
 * The game performance may be very slow.
 * Graphics in the game may be blurred or distorted.
 * Sounds in the game may not be played.

= CAUSE =

This behavior can occur for any of the following reasons:


 * An insufficient amount of system memory is allocated to the program.
 * The computer’s system resources are low.
 * More than one instance of QuickTime is loaded in memory.

= RESOLUTION =

To resolve this issue, use the following methods.

Allocate More System Memory to the Program
To allocate more system memory to a program, follow these steps:

  Quit all running programs, and then click on the desktop.   Click the Apple menu, and then click About This Computer.   Note the Largest Unused Memory Block value.   Close the About This Computer window. </li>  Click the icon for the program you want to run. </li>  On the File menu, click Get Info. NOTE: You may have to click Memory in the Show box to continue to the next step. </li>  In the Minimum box enter a value of at least 4000 kilobytes (K). </li>  In the Preferred box, type a value 3000 K less than the Largest Unused Memory block value you noted in step 3. If 3000 K less than the Largest Unused Memory block value is less than the Minimum value, type a Preferred value equal to the Minimum value. </li>  Close the Get Info window. </li>  Restart the program. </li></ol>

Free Up System Resources
You may be able to free up system resources by disabling resource intensive extensions that load at startup. For more information about how to disable extentsions, please refer to the following articles in the Apple Tech Info Library:

http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30929

http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n6822

Check for Multiple Instances of QuickTime
To check for multiple instances of QuickTime, click Finder, and then review the list of programs loaded in memory. If more than one instance of QuickTime is listed, close all but one instance of QuickTime.

= MORE INFORMATION =

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