How to setup a 1GB RamDrive scratch disk in win XP ?

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Maryo
Nov 2, 2003
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Just received and installed CS, I’m happy about the upgrade but I’m interested to fully use my 4GB ram memory using WinXP-Pro.

I’ve added the /3GB boot swith option.

Now I think it’s useful to use the remaining 1GB Ram memory as scratch disk.

How to setup it on WinXP pro ?

Thanks for any advice

Mario
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r_harvey
Nov 2, 2003
Now I think it’s useful to use the remaining 1GB Ram memory as scratch disk.

Or let Windows manage it. If it doesn’t need it for programs, it’ll do a very nice job of allocating it as a big cache, probably some of both, which is a more efficient way to use it than allocating a (probably too small) scratch disk, and starving Windows.
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Maryo
Nov 2, 2003
Thanks for your reply,

Yes, 1Gb ram can be small, in this case I can remove the /3GB WinXP startup option and allocate 2Gb as RamDisk, in this way it’s a little bit larger…

Anyway, I’m looking for reducing disk-swapping-time-wasting when working with large images.

Mario
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r_harvey
Nov 2, 2003
Photoshop will only recognize 2GB, anyway.

Anyway, I’m looking for reducing disk-swapping-time-wasting when working with large images.

A big chunk of cache will certainly help.
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Maryo
Nov 2, 2003
Even CS will not handle more than 2GB Ram (apparently…).

I’ve found an installed this freeware ramdisk utility:
<http://www.arsoft-online.de/products/product.php?id=1>

It work, but use the op.sys ram to run… It subtract useful system memory! No way found to allocate it in the above 2Gb memory area.

r_harvey, can you please explain what you mean for "allocating as big cache" ? I want try your suggestion.

ThankYou,

Mario
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r_harvey
Nov 3, 2003
can you please explain what you mean for "allocating as big cache" ? I want try your suggestion.

Windows will do it for you automatically with any unneeded memory. Run System Monitor (free from MS), and you’ll see Windows using all of the memory you have. That’s why, with a lot of RAM, if you quit then restart Photoshop, the second start will be faster than the first.
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Maryo
Nov 3, 2003
Thanks for the information, I will perform some more test using the suggested System Monitor.

Mario
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Scott_Byer
Nov 3, 2003
And if working with real large images, 2GB of RAM disk scratch would only elp a small portion of the dataset you’ll work with. Letting XP manage it as cache space will be a more effective and dynamic use of the memory.

-Scott

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Thanks for the information, I will perform some more test using the
suggested System Monitor.
Mario

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