Re: RAMDrive settings in config.sys?

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From: Henry Chung
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1991 19:17

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In article <1991Jun26.124301.28490@rodan.acs.syr.edu>, acyoung@lynx.cat.syr.edu (Aaron C. Young) writes...
> 
> 
>	What are the parameters to set-up a 64K RAMdrive on an AT.  I keep
>getting bad parameter errors when I boot.  I think someone has been playing
>with my config.sys.
> 
>	Grrrrr.....
> 
>	Thanks,



Device=[drive]ramdrive.sys [disksize sectorsize numentries] /e /a
the default size is 64K
the default sector size is 512
use /e to use extended memory or /a to use expanded memory

Make sure that you put "device=himen.sys" before the "device=ramdrive.sys"
in your config.sys.

>       Thanks,

You are welcome.

/Henry

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