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Copyright © StarWind Software 2008-2010. All rights reserved.

StarWind RAM Disk: Using as RAM Disk Emulator

www.starwindsoftware.com

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If you have questions about installing or using this software, check this and otherdocuments first - you will find answers to most of your questions here or there. If youneed further assistance, please contact us.

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Table of Contents

....................................................................................................... 4Introduction

....................................................................................................... 5Adding new device

....................................................................................................... 9Removing existing device

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Guide

Introduction

RAM disk device is an extremely fast virtual disk that completely resides in therandom-access memory. Normally RAM disk devices are used to storetemporary/cache files. This enables to dramatically improve the systemperformance.

Note: The content of a RAM disk is lost when a host turns off or reboots or theRam disk device is deleted.

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Adding new device

Launch the StarWind RAM Disk control application by selecting Start->AllPrograms->StarWind Software->RAM Disk->RAM Disk. After the program isstarted its icon appears in the system tray. Double click the icon with the leftmouse button or single click it with the right mouse button and select StartManagement item from the pop-up menu. You’ll see a picture like the onebelow:

Select Add Device menu item from Device drop down menu or just press AddDevice button on the application tray bar. New device installation wizard (seenext page for the image) will appear.

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On the first step of the New Device Installation Wizard please specify theparameters of the Local RAM disk device you have selected to add:

Local RAM disk size in MBs is exact size of the disk you wish to add (disk sizeshould fit into amount of free memory your PC has).

Select Create formatted disk if you want new disk to be initially formatted soyou could use it immediately (FAT file system is used). Otherwise you will haveto format just created virtual disk drive manually.

Select Automount this device if you want new disk to be automatically re-created when you restart your PC. It means particular Local RAM disk devicebecomes available right after your PC boots and Windows starts.

Press Next button to continue.

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On the last step of the New Device Installation Wizard confirm the installationresults. If the new Local RAM disk device was installed correctly it shouldappear as a new disk volume in your system.

Press Finish button.

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Removing existing device

In the StarWind RAM Disk control application please select the device youwish to remove and click it with the right mouse button.

Select Remove Device menu item from the pop-up menu that appears.

Use the Force Remove Device if you cannot remove a device in a normal way(e.g. it is locked by some application or process). However it is notrecommended to use the Force Remove Device feature as it may cause loss ofthe data and general system instability.

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Alternatively you can remove a device in such a way: right click the StarWindRAM Disk icon in the system tray and find the device you wish to remove.

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