Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!midway!valley From: valley@uchicago (Doug Dougherty) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc Subject: Re: ramdrive.sys in extended memory Message-ID: Date: 11 Apr 91 12:35:21 GMT References: <91098.030653EHEL1703@Ryerson.CA> <1991Apr10.062716.1929@d.cs.okstate.edu> Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (NewsMistress) Organization: University of Chicago Lines: 22 ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG) writes: >From article <91098.030653EHEL1703@Ryerson.CA>, by EHEL1703@Ryerson.CA: >> Also curious about your recommendation. I have absolutley no problem with >> RAMDRIVE.SYS. However I'm wondering why a larger disksize (ie. 8MEG) could not >> be used with this driver. Trying it results in an invalid parameter. ? >Before I run out and get another 4meg, does anybody know if the >VDISK.SYS supplied with PC DOS work for say 7meg of ram to become a >7meg virtual disk? I am using it as a 3meg ram drive now. Some do; some (most?) don't. But there are plenty of PD Ramdisk programs that don't suffer from the silly 4M limit (Good side question: Anyone know why VDISK [& other OEM supplied ramdisk prgs] suffer from this limit?) and you should just use those. The best thing to do is convert all your extended into expanded, then use XPANDISK/XPANBOSS from PC Mag. This program allows you to dynamically resize the ramdisk. -- (Another fine mess brought to you by valley@gsbsun.uchicago.edu)