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Data corruption may occur if the Large

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feature is enabled in Windows XP. This symptom does not occur on all systems. The key ingredients that lead to this symptom may include:

1. System Memory greater than 1 gigabyte of RAM.
2. System has large NTFS disk volumes. And multiple large volumes. (60-100 gigabyte drives possibly in RAID configuration)
3. AGP graphics with aperture greater than default.
4. Large file copies

This error message “delayed write failure typically occurs when the system runs out of system page table entries. Windows determines (at boot time) the default number of page table entries to assign, based on the amount of system memory available. The items mentioned above all contribute to increasing the number of page table entries that Windows must maintain and in extreme cases the page table entries may be exhausted.

To avoid this symptom:

1. Ensure the System Cache option (properties of My Computer) is NOT selected for Memory usage. Use the Programs option.
2. Increasing the value for page table entries, as follows, WARNING: Please make a backup copy of your Registry before proceeding.
3. Launch the Registry Editor. Select the Start Button then Run. Type in regedit.exe and select OK.

Navigate to SystemPages value under the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management

Double-click the SystemPages value.TheEdit DWORD Value dialog box appears.

Enter the maximum value (0xFFFFFFFF) , and then click OK.

Quit Registry Editor.

NOTE: 0xFFFFFFFF is the safest value however a value greater than the default but less than the maximum may provide better results.

NOTE: Changing the VALUE from the default may decrease performance of your computer.

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