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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Performance / February 2007V-Cache settings
What would you suggest I have as Min & Max settings for V-Cache? I have PII350MZ with 64MB ram. Thanks, Dan In my opinion, you should not make any changes to VCache settings unless you have more then 512MB of memory in your computer system. > What would you suggest I have as Min & Max settings for V-Cache? > > I have PII350MZ with 64MB ram. > > Thanks, > Dan Second that opinion. And that's *more_than* 512MB of RAM.  SignatureGary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User > In my opinion, you should not make any changes to VCache settings unless > you have more then 512MB of memory in your computer system. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> Thanks, >> Dan So, how does one allow more than 512 mb of RAM in Win 98SE? P5 2.6 MHz ssome > In my opinion, you should not make any changes to VCache settings unless you > have more then 512MB of memory in your computer system. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks, > > Dan >So, how does one allow more than 512 mb of RAM in Win 98SE? >P5 2.6 MHz In the [vcache] section of the system.ini file add the following line: MaxFileCache=512000 Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada SignatureMicrosoft MVP (1997 - 2006) On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca Syberfix Remote Computer Repair "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never been in bed with a mosquito." so, with this line in, i can add another 512 mb of RAM to my mboard and all will be well? no more 512 mb ram limit? ssome > >So, how does one allow more than 512 mb of RAM in Win 98SE? > >P5 2.6 MHz [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference > has never been in bed with a mosquito." >so, with this line in, i can add another 512 mb of RAM to my mboard and all >will be well? no more 512 mb ram limit? That setting will stop Windows 98 from producing false "out of memory" type errors that result when Windows attempts to map an excessively large amount of RAM for use as disk cache. Once you get up into the 1 gb range and beyond with total RAM you do run the risk of other errors that are caused by hardware interactions (the exact cause has never been precisely defined). These errors are rare when there is only 1 gb of RAM but become more common as you increase the RAM beyond 1 gb. For this type of situation it is necessary to use a MaxPhysPage limitation in the [386enh] section of the system.ini, or just reduce the total installed RAM. The need for the MaxPhysPage parameter is mostly encountered on systems that are dual booting with Windows XP (or Vista) and Windows 98, and have a fairly large amount of RAM installed for use by Windows XP/Vista. Insofar as I am aware there has never been a documented instance of anyone successfully using Windows 98 on a computer with more than 1.5 gb of RAM installed unless the MaxPhysPage parameter is used. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada SignatureMicrosoft MVP (1997 - 2006) On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca Syberfix Remote Computer Repair "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never been in bed with a mosquito." System.ini line in another 512 mb of RAM in, DDR 400 3200 and all seems to be working fine ssome > So, how does one allow more than 512 mb of RAM in Win 98SE? > P5 2.6 MHz [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > Thanks, > > > Dan Thanks for the reply. I should have mentioned my current VCache settings: MinFileCache=4096 MaxFileCache=20480 chunksize=512 ----- Original Message ----- From: "USR" <USR@home.microsoft.com> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win98.performance Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:45 PM Subject: Re: V-Cache settings > In my opinion, you should not make any changes to VCache settings unless you > have more then 512MB of memory in your computer system. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks, > > Dan Doesn't change the answer. Unless you have *more_than* 512MB of RAM, you should leave VCACHE alone. SignatureGary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User > Thanks for the reply. I should have mentioned my current VCache settings: > MinFileCache=4096 [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> > Thanks, >> > Dan Get rid of all three of those settings. You're pretty much killing vcache for no gain in performance. SignatureRichard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > Thanks for the reply. I should have mentioned my current VCache settings: > MinFileCache=4096 [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> > Thanks, >> > Dan To expand slightly on Richard's reply, remove all those settings by deleting those three lines from the system.ini file, but leave the [vcache] section heading there for future use. BTW, Win98 does not even look at a ChunkSize setting there, so it is useless in *any* case. Read here for more detailed explanations, caveats, and exceptions: http://aumha.org/win4/a/memmgmt.htm SignatureGlen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > Thanks for the reply. I should have mentioned my current VCache settings: > MinFileCache=4096 [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> > Thanks, >> > Dan Thanks to all those who replied to this. Dan > What would you suggest I have as Min & Max settings for V-Cache? > > I have PII350MZ with 64MB ram. > > Thanks, > Dan You're welcome! SignatureGary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User > Thanks to all those who replied to this. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> Thanks, >> Dan |
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