RAMDRIVE....

[mjc]

Ok,

Everybody who is interested, Set up a RAMDRIVE (http://www.pcmech.com/show/optimize/149/). This link is to PCMech, it is the method how to setup a RAMDRVIE, they expalin it better than I could (if I wanted to spend some time to get it polished I would, but...I guess I'm being a little lazy http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/tongue.gif ). It is a fairly easy and straight forward process...and remember it can be undone at any time (just remember to move any folders back to their starting postions)

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A Ram Drive was quite useful under DOS, which did not use much use of a big memory. It might not be such a good idea anymore. The data you write to it is very likely to end up in the OS Swap File, which is a disk file.

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[ErnieK]

MJC - Want to pick your brains agin ( and anybody else)

I have set up my swap file (virtual Memory) onto a partion on my HDD, and am not sure about correct size to set. As follows.
30GB HDD (sizes Approx except for E (Swap File)
C - 21GB
D - 5GB
E - 400MB
Have 256 MB mem installed http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif


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Ernie

[Paleo Pete]

I have my swap file set up on a partition on a second hard drive, not the same physical drive as C drive. That lets it access both at the same time, quicker than trying to access a partition on the same physical drive as C, since the rear/write head would have to access data in one location then the swap file in another, both on the same physical drive. The partition is 645MB, I didn't limit it to any specific minimum or maximum size, and it has the entire partition to work with, nothing else on it.

I've checked it with McAffee's Nuts & Bolts many times, and the Windows System Monitor, it rarely shows a swap file larger than about 45MB. Guess it might be overkill, but I still have plenty spare room for any size swap file windows thinks it needs.

With 256MB RAM you should be ok with a 400MB swap file, I would say let Windows control its actual size, it usually does a pretty good job of it.

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[iisbob]

*note* the following statement is Not for amatuers !

If you have 256mb's of RAM, i would either dis-able the Virtual memory, or set it to no more than half your RAM ( 128 in this case ), this will increase performance by limiting the usage of the windows swap file ( win396.swp if you're interested in the actual file )

Or, you can enter this line into your System.ini file { under the 386 heading } ConservativeSwapFileUsage=1

This will prevent windows from using Virtual memory until all available RAM has been used.

I've successfully run some of the most intensive programs ( MS office Apps, High Detail games ) using this settings-but i really wouldn't reccommend it unless you have 256mb's or more of RAM.


128mb's should be more than adequate for most of today's programs, but to be on the safe side i would encourage everyone to have at least 256mb's; and asa cheap as prices are nowadays-it makes sense.

PS

In case you're wondering i have 512mb's of PC2100 DDR-SDRAM in my system. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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