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- Subject: Re: Problems with SMARTDRIVE and PATH
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 10:04:07 PST
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- From: rsl11@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
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- Subject: Problems with SMARTDRIVE and PATH
- Message-ID: <1993Jan9.141024.46261@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
- Date: 9 Jan 93 14:10:24 CST
- Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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- Hello there,
-
- I have the following questions:
- 1. TO simulate disk cache with dos and windows you can either put the
- statements
- a) devicehigh=c:\smartdrv.sys in the config.sys file or
- b) loadhigh=c:\smartdrv.exe in the autoexec.bat file
-
- What is the difference between the 2 statements?
- Also, how much cache would be recommended to have with a total of 4MB ram when
- you run windows?
-
- REPLY:1)the difference between the two is due to the command struture used
- by each file, in config.sys it recognizes device as the command and in
- autoexec it's load. Remember config. configures your sys. at boot and auto.
- runs dos commands and your startup batchfiles. 1a) 1mb should be more than
- enough for disk cache, remember that smartdrive may store data in its cache
- so don't turn off your computer too fast or you might loose data, see dos
- manual. If you type "smartdrv /c" before you shut down all cache data will
- be saved to disk.
-
-
- 2. I have aproblem with the path statement of dos.
- If I type the following statement in the dos prompt
- PATH = C:\DOS; C:\WINDOWS; C:\STACKER;
- in capital letters it works but if I put it in a batch file such as the
- autoexec.bat file it tells me "Too many parameters". Does anybody have any
- ideas as to what the problem might be?
-
- I would very much appreciate any relevant response.
- Feel free to send mail to
- Internet Address:telnet tesla.ece.ukans.edu
- or
- Internet Address: telnet kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
- or
- Internet Address: gt0430c@prism.gatech.edu
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