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- BUFFERS
- Sets the number of disk buffers allowed.
-
- COMMAND TYPE: System Configuration VERSION: 2.0 and up
-
- USE: BUFFERS = n[,m] [/x]
-
- n must be a value from 1 to 99 specifying the number of buffers to be
- used. The default value is two buffers.
-
- MSDOS 4.x only:
- m is is maximum number of sectors that can be read or written in one
- operation [1-8], default is 1
- /x places the buffers in expanded memory (the number of buffers may
- then be up to 10000)
-
- For disk intensive applications such as a database, more buffers are
- recommended. Adding more buffers can speed up certain applications.
- However, if you set the number of buffers over 20 it may begin to slow
- down applications.
-
- NOTE: This command must be placed in the <CONFIG.SYS> file and is not a
- normal DOS command.
-