Jim Baber wrote:

> Patrick Black wrote:
> >
> > What is vcache and what is it for????
> >
> > --Patrick Black
> Vcache is part of windows OS - It uses the disk memory the OS or YOU
> provide as virtual memory in the performance tab in the system control
> panel to provide additional RAM space by saving current real memory (NOT
> being currently used) so that the real RAM memory needed by the process
> you (or more likely the operating system) has attempted to load in from
> disk needs.
>
>         The less Vcache is used the faster your system runs (why you want as
> much RAM as you can afford), BUT it IS required for those times that you
> do NOT have enough real memory.  NOTE - Vcache errors will cause the
> dreaded blue screen halts, they may be caused by a bad memory chip (I
> chased that for 1 day once), a bad mother board (THAT @#$%^&* cost me 6
> days) and or hard disk problems in the area used for virtual memory work
> space (Fortunately I haven't seen that).

Speed freaks, no no no,...I mean performance afficionados claim that for the
best performance you should set you vcache minimum and maximum to 1/4 the zize
of your RAM. Any truth to this?

Jose


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