----------------------------------------------------------------- STACKER NOTE STACKER NOTE RAMBOOST AND STACKER (Applies to Stacker 4.0) STAC FAX 4104 (04-07-1994) ----------------------------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND RAMBoost is a memory manager by Central Point Software that is included with PC Tools and IBM's PC-DOS 6.x. It is normally installed by running a program called RAMSETUP.EXE. This program will not run on compressed drives. However, you may use RAMBoost by manually installing it in your CONFIG.SYS. SOLUTION - If using Stacker with DOS versions that support preloading. - If using other DOS versions. If using Stacker with DOS versions that support preloading MS-DOS 6.x, Novell DOS 7, and most releases of PC-DOS 6.x support preloading compression drivers like Stacker. If Stacker loads before your CONFIG.SYS file, use the procedures below. 1. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file by typing ED /C at the DOS prompt. 2. Examine your CONFIG.SYS file for a memory manager such as EMM386.EXE or QEMM386.SYS. Move your cursor to that line and press the END key and then the ENTER key. This will insert a blank line, and will move your cursor to that line. 3. Type: DEVICE=C:\DOS\RAMBOOST.EXE LOAD 4. RAMBoost does not coexist with other loadhigh methods. Remove any loadhigh or devicehigh statements from other lines in your CONFIG.SYS. See your RAMBoost documentation for details. 5. Press CTRL-Z to save the file. 6. Remove any loadhigh statements from any lines in your AUTOEXEC.BAT, just as you did with the CONFIG.SYS in step 4. 7. Restart your system and follow the instructions on the screen. RAMBoost will cause another reboot and will optimize your system's memory. 8. If you have a CD-ROM drive, or add one later, you may need to modify your RAMBoost configuration to access it. Contact your RAMBoost provider for instructions on making these modifications. If using other DOS versions 1. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file by typing ED /C at the DOS prompt. 2. Examine your CONFIG.SYS file for a memory manager such as EMM386.EXE or QEMM386.SYS. Move your cursor to that line and press the END key and then the ENTER key. This will insert a blank line, and will move your cursor to that line. 3. Type: DEVICE=C:\DOS\RAMBOOST.EXE LOAD 4. RAMBoost does not coexist with other loadhigh methods. Remove any loadhigh or devicehigh statements from other lines in your CONFIG.SYS. See your RAMBoost documentation for details. 5. Press CTRL-Z to save the file. 6. Remove any loadhigh statements from any lines in your AUTOEXEC.BAT, just as you did with the CONFIG.SYS in step 4. 7. Type STACKER . You will see a drive map which will look something this: Drive C was drive C at boot time [ D:\STACVOL.DSK = 123.4MB ] Drive D was drive D at boot time Locate the line listing drive C and note the drive letter in brackets. That is your uncompressed boot drive. In this example it is drive D. 8. Change to the DOS directory on the uncompressed boot drive. Look for a subdirectory called DATA. If it exists, change to it. If it does not exist, type MD DATA then change to the DATA directory. 9. Copy the file RAMBoost files from the C drive. Type: COPY C:\DOS\RAM*.* 10. Restart your system and follow the instructions on the screen. RAMBoost will cause another reboot and will optimize your system's memory. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 1994 Stac Electronics