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- From: ajross@husc10.harvard.edu (Andrew Ross)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
- Subject: Re: Optimizing 386SX-16's for Windows
- Message-ID: <ajross.713844794@husc10>
- Date: 15 Aug 92 02:13:14 GMT
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- jjk1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Konsultant Josh/fuzzy.happy.green.box) writes:
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- >Regardless of the type of controller or interface you have, try
- >turning on 32-bit disk access. Although you might think you could not
- >do so without a 32-bit controller, you can as long as the option is
- >displayed. It doesn't ALWAYS work, but with some combinations (most
- >notably a WD controller), it gives a dramatic performance increase.
- >The word from Tech Support at MS was that 32-bit disk access "doesn't
- >really mean 32-bit disk access, it just makes Windows talk more
- >directly to the hard drive and/or controller" (way to go, Bill, make
- >them there options crystal clear to us :-)
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- Hey, making it all make sense...
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- Andy Ross
- ajross@husc.harvard.edu
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