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In <6NOV199209235050@cc.utah.edu> msfuller@cc.utah.edu (MARC S. FULLER) writes:

>I have a 486 EISA computer with an AMI 1991 bios.  One of the options in the 
>advanced CMOS setup is external cache on or off.  My dealer tells me this cache 
>is similar to the cache programs like smartdrv, ncache, etc. only in BIOS.  If
>this cache is on and I also have a DOS cache my computer will invariably crash 
>in windows.  Any info on this feature? Is the dealer correct? Thanks for your 
>comments.

This sounds more like an external MEMORY cache than a disk cache like
SMARTDRV.  There is no reason why you shouldn't be able to use this
with a disk cache; in fact, you should want to, since it will speed
your machine up.  A few questions.  Does this cache work if you DON'T
have a disk cache installed (do you still crash in Windows)?  Sounds
to me like you have a hardware problem with the external cache memory.

Oh, and I think I'd look for a new dealer, if this is really what you
were told.  I'd hate to think there's someone out there selling
hardware who doesn't know the difference between a disk cache and a
memory cache.

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