Flash Cards as RAM?
Hi folks: can anyone share their experiences on using flash cards (Compactflash, ATA Flash, etc.) as Virtual Memory on their PowerBooks? ie: format the card as a drive and use that drive as VM to augment PBs with low max RAM ceilings (specifically, the 5300). Is there any point if CF or ATA Flash is slower than a HD? _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Flash Cards as RAM?
on 4/10/01 8:51 pm, Judy Perry at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Michael, I, too, am using a PB1400. May I ask what PC card you are using and how to set this system up? Sorry if this is a dumb question... Judy On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Michael Dolberry wrote: I have been using this method with my PB1400 and it is great. Hi I would be greatfull if you could let me know how to set up this and also what type of card to use as i have a 5300c with max ram and a 540c with max ram also and would like to get more without using VM. thanks -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Flash Cards as RAM?
I have a Compact Flash card in my PB520 in the card cage. It automatically recognizes it as an extra harddrive (shows up as a PC format on the desktop). this is perfectly usable and the CF card can still be used directly in PC machines (for transferring digital pix for instance. The readme says In order to see it as a mac drive, I would have to turn of PC Exchange and then reformat that drive. However, once I did that, if I ever wanted it formated pc/dos again it is necessary to do that with the CF in a dis machine, because drive setup or the erase or reformat on the mac cannot do that. I think if I did format that drive it would then be available to use as virtual memory, because the mac would see it as a mac drive. It is my understanding that this is faster than the regular harddrive for VM , because it is connected to the motherboard via the cardcage connection. Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 15:00:27 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) Subject: PowerBooks Digest #542 From: coltrane davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Flash Cards as RAM? Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 14:32:44 + Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi folks: can anyone share their experiences on using flash cards (Compactflash, ATA Flash, etc.) as Virtual Memory on their PowerBooks? ie: format the card as a drive and use that drive as VM to augment PBs with low max RAM ceilings (specifically, the 5300). Is there any point if CF or ATA Flash is slower than a HD? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Flash Cards as RAM?
No dumb questions here! I am using a Compact Flash memory card with a pc-card adapter. Both of these can be found at CompUSA, etc. in the digital camera area. Better prices can be found on the internet, if you are willing to wait. In fact, dealmac.com has a notice today for a compact flash 128 mb card for less than $50. If I had the money, I personally would grab it. The adapter can be found for less than $10, from time to time, but usually around $25 anywhere. Please don't make my silly mistake. I have my PB1400 maxed out to 64 meg of RAM. So, I thought that another 64mb card would be enough for added Virtual Memory. I FORGOT that VM has to fit all on the same space. So, when I went to set up the Memory on the card it gave me the disk is not large enough for Virtual Memory alert. OOPS! Get at least a 128 meg card. As far as setting the card up to be used as memory, it is fairly easy. The 1400 is already set up to recognize compact flash cards. When you insert the adapter, it mounts as a PC-formatted disk (with a PC-card logo, on my screen). I reformatted it as a Mac disk using the Erase Disk... menu. I was told that this was the right thing to do, and it seemed to work. Then, just go into the Virtual Memory control panel and select the card and the amount of memory to be used. Your computer doesn't access the hard drive near as often, and for me, the memory seems more stable and runs faster, since there are no moving parts inside the card. I also put my documents and web cache on the card. Two more things that typically cause the hard drive to spin up most often. One caution: I have heard that compact flash cards are rated for a certain number of writes and then MAY start losing data, just like a floppy disk. Theoretically, all those frequent calls to memory may wear out the card and cause failures. So I am told. But, I haven't heard this happen to anyone yet. Mike Dolberry --- Judy Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Michael, I, too, am using a PB1400. May I ask what PC card you are using and how to set this system up? Sorry if this is a dumb question... Judy __ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html PowerBooks list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
