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Allocates memory for a specified number of disk buffers when your system
starts.
Syntax: BUFFERS=n[,m]
n Specifies the number of disk buffers. The value of n must be
1-99.
m Specifies the number of buffers from 1-8 in the secondary buffer
cache.
Default settings
The default setting for the number of disk buffers depends upon the
configuration of your system, as shown in the following table:
Configuration Buffers (n) Bytes
< 128k of RAM, 360k disk 2 ---
< 128k of RAM, > 360k disk 3 ---
128k to 255k of RAM 5 2672
256k to 511k of RAM 10 5328
512k to 640k of RAM 15 7984
The default setting for the number of buffers in the secondary cache (m)
is 1. If you specify an invalid value for n or m, buffers uses the
default value instead.
Using buffers efficiently
To achieve the best performance with programs such as word processors,
specify a value between 10 and 20 for n. If you plan to create many
subdirectories, increase the number of buffers to 20 or 30. Each buffer
requires approximately 532 bytes of memory. Therefore, the more buffers
you have, the less memory you have available to programs.
If FreeDOS is in the high memory area (HMA), the buffers are also in HMA.
This leaves more conventional memory for your programs.
Example:
buffers=20
See Also:
Config.sys