Dear Abby, Just a tip on freeze-ups. Instead of pulling a plug from the wall its safer to use 3-key combination: COMMAND/CTRL/POWER-BUTTON for restart, works always. Sasha. ************ Dr Sasha Sreckovic Dept Path & Micro University of Bristol University Walk Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK Sasa.Sreckovic@bristol.ac.uk +44-(0)117-928-8606 ************ ---------- >From: Abby Kelliher <allena@helix.mgh.harvard.edu> >To: Cytometry Mailing List <cytometry@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu> >Subject: Cellquest crashing >Date: Thu, Mar 30, 2000, 10:54 PM > > > Hello - > I have recently begun having a very annoying problem with my Mac on my > FacsCalibur. Several times a day, when I try to print I get an error > message which reads something like: Not enough memory, close some views > and try again. It is usually the only document open and it is a normal > (usual file size which for years I have not had this problem with) file > size. The computer then freezes up. The only way for me to get it back is > for me to unplug the computer from the wall. I have been working with BD > for a couple of days on this problem, but we have been unable to solve it > yet. We have tried: 1)rebuilding the desktop with the extensions off > 2)rebuilding the desktop with the extensions on 3) throwing out the finder > preferences and rebuilding the desktop 4) run disk first aid from the Mac > operating system cd (finds an error everytime I run it and supposedly > repairs it 5) upped the memory allotment to cellquest 6) upped the disk > cache > > It appears I was having a problem with the network as well, but I don't > think the two problems are necessarily related. A few minutes ago, the > worklist manager just quit on its own (while running) and left cellquest > and the loader manager open but uncontrollable. When I tried a force > quit, the computer locked up on me. I have had it freeze up on two other > occasions while acquiring data. > > If anyone has any suggestions, I would GREATLY appreciate hearing them. I > am at my wits end right now. > > Thanks in advance! > > Abby > > > Abby Kelliher > Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratory > Warren Bldg. Room 112 > Massachusetts General Hospital > 275 Charles St. > Boston, MA 02114 > > 617-726-8487 > >
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