Installing The Ram Disk Driver; Ram Disk Parameters - Everex RAM 3000 Deluxe Owner's Manual And Reference Manual

Note
Each RAM disk requires a separate line defined in the CONFIG.SYS file.
Also, each RAM disk defined can only use one type of memory. You cannot
define a single RAM disk to split over several memory types. However, you
can define two or more RAM disks within one type of memory, as long as the
RAM disks fit within the computer's limit for that type of memory.
Installing the RAM Disk Driver
These installation instructions create one default RAM disk in base memory.
Refer to the following sections on RAM disk parameters and examples to cus-
tomize your RAM disk.
1.
Insert the RAM 3000 Deluxe utility diskette in drive A and close the drive
door. Copy the file EDISK.SYS from this diskette to the root directory of
your system disk (the disk used to boot up the computer). For example, if
you boot up from a hard disk, type:
COPY A:\EDISK.SYS C:\
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2. Most systems have a CONFIG.SYS file of "chores" which loads software
device drivers each time the computer is booted up. To instruct the com-
puter to load the RAM disk device driver, add the command line
DEVICE=EDISK.SYS to your CONFIG.SYS file. (Refer to Appendi.x F..-
Creating a CONFlG.SYS File.)
To remove the RAM disk, remove the DEVICE=EDISK.SYS command line
from the CONFIG.SYS file. The next time you re-boot, the RAM disk will no
longer exist, and that portion of memory previously occupied by the RAM disk
will be available for other uses.
If you use EMS memory to install the EDISK, the EMM.SYS com-
mand line must preceed the EDISK.SYS command line in the CON-
FIG.SYS file.
RAM Disk Parameters
To customize the RAM disk, parameters may be added to the
DEVICE=EDISK.SYS command line in your CONFIG.SYS file. The param-
eters are organized in the following format:
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