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From: jay@iscnvx.uucp (Jay D Ward)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: HyperDisk
Message-ID: <1991Jun7.173530.27497@iscnvx.uucp>
Date: 7 Jun 91 17:35:30 GMT
References: <1991Jun5.205315.8938@DMI.USherb.CA> <2770026@hparc0.HP.COM>
Organization: LMSC -  Information Services
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In article <2770026@hparc0.HP.COM> doug@hparc0.HP.COM (Doug Parsons) writes:
>I think that you should be using the C:1536 CW:1024 parameters to specify
>how much memory to use without Windows (C:) and within windows (CW:).
>
>I don't use the N: parameter so I don't know how/if this is affecting you.
>
>On a 4 meg machine, I'd use 2 to 2.5 mb when not in windows, and 1 to 1.5mb
>when in windows.  Remember that in order for Hyperdkx to dynamically release
>memory back to Windows when Windows requires it, you must start Windows with
>the /3 option, even if this is normally your default (ie, always start Windows
>with 'WIN /3').
>
>Doug Parsons.
>
>P.S.  If you have QEMM, and enough room, you can loadhi hyperdkx.sys and
>save more base memory.
>

Be careful!!  According to the author of HyperDisk, it needs a whole
64k segment in order to test and initialize it's buffers. If it
doesn't have enough memory, it will appear to function, but it will
actually be disbled!  The registered version can be loaded high via
the "xs" parameter, which works with QEMM or the C&T bios w/o QEMM.

>Wonderful program.  Even works in Dos 5.0.
>
>Doug.

I agree, MUCH faster than smartdrv when the advanced write option is enabled.
But don't touch that floppy before the light goes out! You definately won't
be in FAT city...
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