Owner`s manual
5.2
EDISK.8YS RAM Disk Device Driver
The
Everex
utility EDISK.syS is a
software
device
driver
that
allows you to set aside
part
of
the
computer's base, ex-
panded
or
extended
memory
for
a
RAM
disk.
This
RAM
disk is recognizable
by
DOS
in
the
same
manner
as a
hard
disk
or
floppy
disk: you
can
create
directories
and
sub-
directory
paths
on
it,
and
can
transfer
and
save
your
files
just like a
standard
disk. DOS will assign
the
next
available
logical drive
name
to
each
RAM
disk defined:
for
example,
your
first
RAM
disk will be
defined
as
Drive
"C"
if
you
have
no
hard
disks installed
and
as
Drive
"D"
if you
have
one
installed.
The
RAM
disk has the following advantages:
A. Access times
are
very
short
because
there
are
no
mechanical
access procedures.
B.
The
RAM
disk
can
be
of
any
size.
It
can
be
made
larger
or
smaller, deleted
and
re-created,
at
will.
c.
You
do
not
need
additional
hardware
to
implement
a
RAM
disk; this means you do
not
need to
pay
extra
money
in
order
to
implement
a
hard
disk.
The
RAM
disk has the following disadvantages:
A.
None
of
the
data
stored
in
a
RAM
disk is
permanently
saved until you
store
the
data
on
a real physical disk.
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