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  1. Q66958 Suggested SMARTDrive and RAMDrive Configurations in Windows
  2. Microsoft Windows 3 Retail Product (WIN3)
  3. 3.00
  4. MS-DOS
  5.  
  6. Summary:
  7.  
  8. The following are some suggested settings for SMARTDrive and RAMDrive
  9. in standard- and enhanced-mode Windows. These settings are based on
  10. the total system memory in the machine. Note that in the table,
  11. "SMARTDrive Size" refers to the minimum cache size. You specify this
  12. size as the second parameter to the SMARTDrive command line in the
  13. CONFIG.SYS.
  14.  
  15. Standard Mode
  16. -------------
  17.  
  18. If standard mode is your normal operating environment, the following
  19. is true:
  20.  
  21.    Megabytes       SMARTDrive      RAMDrive        Set TEMP to
  22.                    Size            Size            RAMDrive?
  23.    ----------------------------------------------------------
  24.  
  25.    1               0               0               No
  26.    2               0               0               No
  27.    3               512             512             No
  28.    4               1024            1024            No
  29.    5               1024            2048            Yes
  30.    6               1024            2048            Yes
  31.    7               1536            2560            Yes
  32.    8               2048            3072            Yes
  33.    9               2048            4096            Yes
  34.    10              3072            4096            Yes
  35.    11              4096            4096            Yes
  36.    12              4096            4096            Yes
  37.  
  38. Enhanced Mode
  39. -------------
  40.  
  41. If enhanced mode is your normal operating environment, the following
  42. true:
  43.  
  44.    Megabytes       SMARTDrive      RAMDrive        Set TEMP to
  45.                    Size            Size            RAMDrive?
  46.    ----------------------------------------------------------
  47.  
  48.    1               0               0               No
  49.    2               0               0               No
  50.    3               512             0               No
  51.    4               1024            0               No
  52.    5               1024            1024            Yes
  53.    6               1024            1024            Yes
  54.    7               1536            1536            Yes
  55.    8               2048            2048            Yes
  56.    9               2048            3072            Yes
  57.    10              3072            4096            Yes
  58.    11              4096            4096            Yes
  59.    12              4096            4096            Yes
  60.  
  61. Since there are many factors other than Windows mode and system memory
  62. that affect performance, you should experiment with other settings to
  63. establish an environment that meets your needs.
  64.  
  65. Keywords:  enhanced standard
  66.  
  67. COPYRIGHT Microsoft Corporation, 1990.
  68. Updated  90/11/17 06:35
  69.