Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/11/14/03:48:00
On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, Ridwan wrote:
> If Windows wants to write such as 3kb file to HD (Hard Disk), he do it
> softly. I use function fwrite and fread to read and write to HD. In
> practice HD's led lights quite long, quite rough I think, even I only
> write a small file.
> Is this the use of smartdrive.exe in Windows ??
No, SmartDrv is a disk cache used only under DOS. Windows has its own
built-in disk cache called VCACHE.
Section 3.9 of the DJGPP FAQ list explains how to set up your system for
optimal performance, including SmartDrv.
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