DISKBUF
(ver 1.00)
Abandoned Freeware


DISKBUF is a testing tool used to determine the optimum 
number of "BUFFERS=" (in Config.sys), based upon a specific 
disks access reduction versus memory allocated to Buffers. 

CAUTION: Read the notes in the specimine Autoexec.bat file.  
Program files must be placed in the root of the boot disk. 

Knowing the optimum number is important, because at a 
certain Buffer size the time spent searching the Buffer 
will exceed the time it takes to access the disk directly.  
For accurate results, all other caching software should be 
disabled while the test is run. You can always re-run the 
test again with other caches active, to view their effect. 
With modern drives, other caches may be unnecessary.   

WARNING: Some DOS software demands Config.sys to have a 
"BUFFERS=" line of a specific minimum size, or the software 
will refuse to run. It may even rewrite Config.sys to suit! 

NOTE: BUFFERS settings are global, but every disk in the 
computer has a different access rate.  Buffers should 
therefore be optimized against either the most critical 
disk, or upon the average of the most utilized disks.