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Using SMARTDRV.SYS
SMARTDRIVE is a disk-caching program for computers that have a hard disk
and extended memory or expanded memory. A disk cache serves as a temporary
holding area for recently-accessed data from the hard disk, and it speeds
up disk access.
 
To install SMARTDRIVE, include the following command line
in your CONFIG.SYS file:
 
          device=[d:][path][smartdrv.sys[size][/A]
 
The SMARTDRV.SYS device driver syntax contains the following options:
 
Option              Function
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d:                  The disk drive where you store SMARTDRV.SYS.
 
path                The directory where you store SMARTDRV.SYS.
 
size                The amount of memory you want SMARTDRV.SYS to have.
                    The default is 256K if it is installed in extended
                    memory; the default is all expanded memory if it is
                    installed in expanded memory. A disk cache must be
                    well over 500K to improve disk access significantly.
 
/A                  Use this option if you have expanded memory.
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  See Also    ◄Using HIMEM.SYS►
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