Michael Polak wrote:
>
> Now something really strange. Page load time of ctk.ceskenoviny.cz when
> Arachne was launched entirely from RAM disk, is constantly 8 sec, while
> on drive C: it is 8 sec only before pages are cached - and then it is
> 7 sec (!) (second reload from cache). On drive E:, it won't get under
> 11 sec....
>
> So what can be wrong with my drive E: ? Maybe the disk surface is too
> tired from storing my Arachne home directory for nearly 3 years ? ;-)
>
> And how it is possible, that disk C: is faster, than my RAM disk ? (?)
> Is size of clusters really so important ?
Hi Michael;
If your disk cache is big enough, all disks should be like ramdisk to first
order. What you are seeing is probably not a DOS effect, more a "C" effect.
We had commented last year and sent you many activity reports showing
literally THOUSANDS of unnecessary disk accesses. If I recall, they
were closing files and releasing non existent handles.
This action is probably occurring on all the drives in your path until
you reach the file you are REALLY trying to access or close.
If C: is first in the path then you will find it first.
Try reversing the C: and E: in your path and do it again.
If this helps we can try to eliminate all those unsuccessful and therefore
useless DOS calls.
- Clarence Verge
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