Originally posted by NeoNinjaX "Memory List Blown"
*Gah* Congratulations you have found a real Memory Pig.
Did a search and this is what I've found from various Google posts:
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You don't have quite enough base memory. Arena needs 600k for 1.04, 605k for 1.05 (which is much faster, clearer sound and more playable).
Sometimes also if you have been running Windows and exit to dos before running the game the screen will freeze up on throwing a spell or you will get a memory blown message. I talked to Bechesda Softworks personnel on Compuserve and they said sometimes The way Windows uses Memory interacts strangely with Arena and a clean boot before playing the game will avoid this problem.
The memory list blown error still haunted me for about a week when I realized that I needed as much conventional memory as possible. ...The problem almost always lies in the fact that you need as much conventional memory as is possible.
1. Maximise low memory. 615K (629,760 bytes) should be enough.
2. Maximise EMS. As much as you can get. 2 Megs will work, but 4 is better.
I have 630 free, and have gotten a memory list blown _once_ in about 100 hours of playing.
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Before your do anything else, you should make sure you have Elder Scrolls patched up to v1.6
http://www.3dgamers.com/games/es1arena/#filelist
BTW, you might also check to see if your motherboard/chipset is compatible with UMBPCI.SYS.