Installs and configures the SMARTDrive disk-caching utility.
| /X | Disables write-behind caching for all drives. |
| drive | Sets caching options on specific drive(s). The specified drive(s) will have write-caching disabled unless you add +. |
| + | Enables write-behind caching for the specified drive. |
| - | Disables all caching for the specified drive. |
| /U | Do not load CD-ROM caching module. |
| /C | Writes all information currently in write-cache to hard disk. |
| /R | Clears the cache and restarts SMARTDrive. |
| /F | Writes cached data before command prompt returns (default). |
| /N | Doesn't write cached data before command prompt returns. |
| /L | Prevents SMARTDrive from loading itself into upper memory. |
| /V | Displays SMARTDrive status messages when loading. |
| /Q | Does not display status information. |
| /S | Displays additional information about SMARTDrive's status. |
| InitCacheSize | Specifies XMS memory (KB) for the cache.
| Extended memory | InitCacheSize value |
| 1MB or less | All |
| 1MB to 2MB | 1MB |
| 2MB to 4MB | 1MB |
| 4MB to 6MB | 2MB |
| 6MB or more | 2MB |
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| WinCacheSize | Specifies XMS memory (KB) for the cache with Windows. If this option is not specified smartdrv will default the wincachesize to the amount of extended memory available. Below is a basic chart of what will be set.
| Extended memory | WinCacheSize value |
| 1MB or less | 0 |
| 1MB to 2MB | 256KB |
| 2MB to 4MB | 512KB |
| 4MB to 6MB | 1MB |
| 6MB or more | 2MB |
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| /E:ElementSize | Specifies how many bytes of information to move at one time. |
| /B:BufferSize | Specifies the size of the read-ahead buffer. |
Placed in the autoexec.bat. This command loads the smartdrv utility into memory and allows it to be used as well as disables the write-behind caching for all drives.
Specifies a size to be used with smartdrv. When a cache size is not specified, smartdrv will use all extended or expanded memory.
