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I searched in my file
and found this written on using RAM memory as folders that one normally goes to
the hard drive to get that data. Note this requires additional RAM memory beyond
your present requirements but today prices may allow many of us to consider it.
I did not find the source but I remember that it was in Germany and written in
German. The article I am including was translated via software. I suggest you
search the web for VRAM for the source. I have not used this approach but
believe data retrieval from VRAM could approach the same speeds you now
experience between RAM and CPU which is many times faster than the PCI transfer
rate.
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If anyone tries this
approach please let the group share your experience.
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Bypass
VRAMDIR: (K)Eire RAM disk for Windows 95 VRAMDIR unites the advantages of a RAM
disk in itself, done thereby however without the typical disadvantages. By an
ingenious trick it generally accelerates fixed disk accesses and thus Windows.
Since there is Windows 95, many users look a genuine 32-Bit-RAM-Disk up, because
the provided operates only in the 16-Bit-Kompatibilitaetsmodus. But it does not
give until today.
Instead the Virtual software corporation offers
now however a beginning the unusual at first sight more ingenious on the second
view for the use of the fallow-being situated RAMs. By Setup the user defines
directories on his fixed disks, into whom from now on physically nothing more is
written - all files land in the RAM. This principle eliminates at one blow all
with usual RAM disks accompanying restrictions, like additional drive letters,
specific cluster sizes and partition information. They prevent a dynamic
groessenaenderung with DOS-BASED RAM disks. Too German: The RAM disk had to be
produced with a fixed size. If it were not too small, it was excessive and
occupied unnecessarily much RAM.
The 32-Bit-Treiber VRAMDIR produces a virtual file
system in the RAM. The small vxd file operates by the renouncement of fixed
disk-similar characteristics completely dynamically. Only so much memory is thus
occupied, how also actually are at data in the VRAMDIR directories. To the
easier understanding and a fast check the program is after the installation also
than data source in the system monitor. At present used storage space, number of
file operations and quantity of read and written bytes are representable and
help during the optimization of the system. By default are all the operating
system admitted temporary directories (C:\Temp, D:\Windows\Temp etc..) to the
virtual bypass announced. Further, like Netscapes Internet Cache, special
directories or own set in certain applications, which are to be used in typical
RAM disk manners (to unpack, tests etc. installs), to add are manually over a
dialog box accessible in the system control. Modifications require in each case
a restart of Windows.
That performance gain actually which can be
obtained depends strongly on the used applications and the rate of the computer
and the fixed disk. Typical candidates for noticeable improvements are
Mailpacker or compilers, which do not use 32-bittig the disk free space, but
solid temporary files create. But even if owing to fastest computer and newest
Windows-95-Software in practice no difference becomes noticeable, VRAMDIR
reduces a fragmenting of the fixed disk by the decrease of the fixed disk
activity. In the test the software operated perfectly. The more data in the
virtual directories, the fewer memory are available Windows land. The transition
for storing externally and the return of free memory occur smoothly. When
copying within of/after VRAMDIR about 10 MByte/s are realistic, some
non-practical of bench mark 35 MByte/s measured. In the unregistrierten tri
aluminum version VRAMDIR functions only 30 minutes long, afterwards operate like
had the fixed disks in place of the RAMs. VRAMDIR is the drop oil, which lets
the Windows-95-Rechner so correctly approximately run only. For 10 $ Shareware
fee one receives one which can be easily applied, problem-free utility, which
can surely use everyone. (se)
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