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Q61244: C 6.00 README: RAMDRIVE Documentation

Article: Q61244
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00   | 6.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 25-APR-1990

The following information is taken from the C Version 6.00 README.DOC
file.

RAMDRIVE DOCUMENTATION
----------------------

Description
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RAMDRIVE.SYS is an installable device driver that lets you use a
portion of your computer's memory as if it were a hard disk.

Usage
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   DEVICE=[d:][path]RAMDRIVE.SYS [disksize][sectorsize][entries][memtype]

<disksize> specifies the disk size in kilobytes (K). The default is
64K, and the minimum is 16K.

<sectorsize> specifies the sector size in bytes. The default size is
512 bytes. The following values are allowed: 128, 256, 512, and 1024.

<entries> specifies the number of entries allowed in the root
directory. The default value is 64; the minimum, 4; the maximum, 1024.

<memtype> specifies what kind of memory you want RAMDRIVE to use. The
following options are available:

- The /e option lets you use any installed memory above one megabyte
  as a RAM disk. This option cannot be used with the /a option.

- The /a option lets you use memory on an expanded memory board that
  is compatible with the Lotus/Intel/Microsoft Expanded Memory
  specification. This option cannot be used with the /e option.

- If you omit the <memtype> option altogether, RAMDRIVE attempts to
  set up a virtual drive in conventional memory.

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