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RamDisk
dramatically improves the I/O performance of all applications running
on WindowsNT/2000/XP. In tests run with the Intel Iometer benchmark, RamDisk
XP for example, shows greater than a 30X performance improvement over
a standard Microsoft cached disk partition on the Windows XP operating
system......That translates into a 5 to 10 times improvement in overall
application speed for most applications running on Windows XP.... For
applications that are pure I/O this means a 30 times improvement in application
speed.
A typical user will see dramatic performance improvements in their application
speeds, because the disk subsystem is the slowest part of the computer
and it slows everything down. In order to access data stored on a disk
drive, the user has to wait for the mechanical speed of the disk subsystem.
All users need to do to improve application speed is install their applications
on RamDisk XP. It looks just like a real drive, except that it is pure
software. The software takes less than five minutes to install.
In order to see good results a user should have 256 MB of RAM or more,
a minimum of 128 MB is required. Fortunately RAM is very inexpensive these
days! Windows XP supports up to 4GB of RAM. Users can install their favorite
applications on RamDisk XP and run them at blistering speed with no changes
to the applications themselves.
The latest release of RamDisk XP features an auto backup system to the
hard drive. This feature is a new feature, and is available for both the
Home and Professional Editions of Windows XP, and supports both FAT and
NTFS RamDisk partitions. The user selects the backup function from the
RamDisk XP control panel at any time. The backup function requires you
to press the backup button from the RamDisk XP control panel. When the
system starts up, it restores the previous contents of the RAM drive to
its original state. This restore process is completely transparent to
the user.
RamDisk, Mission Critical applications & Dragon
NaturallySpeaking
Unlike SuperSpeed and SuperCache, RamDisk maintains no relationship
with the hard drive partition from which its data has been transferred,
consequently should there be a power failure or system crash, all data
will be lost. There are certain applications which would work exceedingly
well in this type of a dynamic environment, such as temporary Internet
files, computer games, Windows swap files, and other applications which
would not be affected by a sudden system shut down. Databases which are
performing transactional processes and Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional
should only be run with SuperSpeed or SuperCache. Both of these
products employ a safe and secure data writeback schematic, continually
maintaining a relationship with the backing hard drive partition from
which the data is derived.
In addition to a stand-alone application, RamDisk is also
included as a module of SuperSpeed. In the tech notes on SuperSpeed, RamDisk
functionality is covered.
RamDisk is compatible with WinNT 4.0/2000/XP
Your Dragon Dealer will assist you in maximizing your
RamDisk installation.
Certified by Microsoft, SuperSpeed is available for the
Windows NT/2000/XP OS
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