RAM drive for W7

[EarlZ]

Whats the best and most compatible RAM drive for 7 x64 ?

 

[zigzag3143]

Hey Earlz

Why would you want to use a ram drive in win 7, given that it has prefetch?

Ken

 

[swarfega]

check this thread out: http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/19205-how-make-ram-drive-win7-64-a.html

 

[swarfega]

Hey Earlz

Why would you want to use a ram drive in win 7, given that it has prefetch?

Ken

Prefetch isnt a ramdrive. Prefetch attempts to accelerate application and boot launch times respectively by monitoring and adapting to usage patterns over periods of time and loading the majority of the files and data needed by them into memory so that they can be accessed very quickly when needed.

Although it loads them into memory, its not in the same way a ramdrive would operate.

 

[zigzag3143]

Prefetch isnt a ramdrive. Prefetch attempts to accelerate application and boot launch times respectively by monitoring and adapting to usage patterns over periods of time and loading the majority of the files and data needed by them into memory so that they can be accessed very quickly when needed.

Although it loads them into memory, its not in the same way a ramdrive would operate.

Understood. I know what a ramdrive does from my win95 days. Just curious why the OP wanted one.

Ken

 

[swarfega]

Indeed, with todays hardware, I dont see the need for one.

 

[EarlZ]

For faster over all loading speed on my selected applications

 

[zigzag3143]

For faster over all loading speed on my selected applications

Ah so you want to put the app into ram drive so it will load faster. The one issue with ram drives is loss of data in a crash.

You have a 64bit OS with lots of ram. I just wonder what is causing your app to load slower than you like?

Ken

 

[swarfega]

With a 3.5ghz system such as yours, you really dont need to worry about load times. I have a 3ghz cpu and most of my programs load in a few seconds.

You could get a usb flash drive of 4gb or above and use that for readyboost. Readyboost also helps make certain applications load faster.

 

[pparks1]

Of course, while a more expensive option, those wishing for instant loading apps these days should consider the purchase of a SSD (solid state disk). While not ideal for the OS with the stuttering issues, for running and installing applications, it might just do the trick.

 

[EarlZ]

I just need a good software solution to make my RAM act as a virtual harddrive its not a mission critical system.

 

[zigzag3143]

I just need a good software solution to make my RAM act as a virtual harddrive its not a mission critical system.

Hey
EarlZ

Not being familiar with ramdisk in win 7 I went out and looked for and found one that is both free and runs in win 7 (32 bit verified by me). there is an article and download here Free Ramdisk for Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and 2003 Server » My Digital Life.

Hope this helps

Ken

 

[GordonNT]

You should give RamDisk Plus a try. It works fine on my x64.

RamDisk - Microsoft Certified Software

 

[virusquillo]

i use the Software/RAMDisk - Products & Services - Dataram in my Win 7 x64, it runs fine and its free

 

[EarlZ]

Thanks for the links, gonna see w/c one i can get running on my system.

 

[chuckr]

I just need a good software solution to make my RAM act as a virtual harddrive its not a mission critical system.

You might want to have a good look at:

ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver

Tools and utilities for Windows

Screenshots are at:

http://www.ltr-data.se/files/imdisk_screenshot.gif

 

[chuckr]

I just need a good software solution to make my RAM act as a virtual harddrive its not a mission critical system.

Thought I'd bump the thread, and post this link:

grand stream dreams: Devio: Remote drive access and acquisition

Interesting reading about "devio" for remote access, using the IMDisk Virtual Disk Driver.

The blogger seems to be into 'computer forensics', with cool links here,
if you're interested in that sort of thing:
grand stream dreams: Focus on Forensics Linkfest