

Image is not supported in Primo Ramdisk Standard edition.Ģ. See Image File Features for detailed information.ġ. If the option "Backing Image" in the dialog is checked, the Image Settings button will be enabled and you can click on it to customize the image settings. See File System Features for detailed information. You can customize the settings for file system with which the virtual disk will be formatted by clicking on the File System Settings button. The other settings are same as those of RAM-Disk and File-Disk which have been described above. Move the slider, or manually type the value, to set how much RAM and drive space you want to use to compose the virtual disk. Primo Ramdisk will automatically create the file if it does not exist.
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In this text box, specify the full path name of the file where data of the virtual disk will be stored. See Dynamic Memory Management for more details. Quota: Limit the maximum amount of Invisible Memory for the virtual disk.ĭynamic Memory Management: If this box is checked, Primo Ramdisk dynamically acquires and frees system memory as needed at runtime, instead of pre-allocating memory for the whole disk. See Invisible Memory Management Interface. Use Invisible Memory: If this box is checked, Primo Ramdisk will first use Invisible Memory for the virtual disk, and then it will use system managed memory if Invisible Memory is not enough. Here you choose what kind of virtual disk you would like to create, and then customize the corresponding settings. See RAM-Disk, Hybrid-Disk and File-Disk for more details. If it is composed of both RAM and physical drive, it is named Hybrid-Disk. If it is entirely composed of physical drive, it is named File-Disk. If the virtual disk is entirely composed of RAM, it is named RAM-Disk. A virtual disk is composed of physical memory (RAM), physical drive or both of them. You can customize the settings for the components by clicking on the Components Settings button. Primo Ramdisk will automatically create the image file when necessary, if the image file does not exist. In the text box under this checkbox, specify the full path name of the backing image file. Read-Only: The virtual disk will be write-protected and cannot be written.īacking Image: If this box is checked, the virtual disk will be backed by an image file, thus contents in the virtual disk can be preserved across computer reboots. Volatile: If this box is checked, the virtual disk will not be preserved when your computer is rebooted. See SCSI Disk and Direct-IO Disk for more details. Type: Choose to create a SCSI disk or a Direct-IO disk. Alternatively, you can manually type in the disk size you need.ĭrive Letter: Specify a drive letter for the new virtual disk. For your convenience, Primo Ramdisk produces a drop-down list for you to choose from, based on the computer hardware and the program edition. You can quickly switch the mode by click on the icon in the creation dialog.ĭisk Size: Specify the disk capacity for the new virtual disk. The Advanced mode includes all settings available to the Express mode, so only instructions on the Advanced mode are given in this document. The Advanced mode enables you to customize all disk settings. In this mode, Primo Ramdisk uses predefined settings, and you need to provide only the most essential information. The Express mode enables you to quickly create a virtual disk. The creation dialog supports two modes: the Express mode and the Advanced mode. To create a new virtual disk, click on the icon button in the command toolbar to pop up the creation dialog.
