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A RAM disk (or RAM drive) is a block of RAM that a computer is using as though it were a disk drive.

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How can I automatically mount/unmount a ramdisk on a 64-bit Ubuntu server?

My Ubuntu server has 24GB of RAM. I want to automatically create a ramdisk on boot and load files from the /home/user1/ramdisk folder. When the system shuts down, I need to load files from ramdisk ...
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How to install Windows on a ramdisk?

Nowadays 32 or even 64 GB of RAM in a PC is becoming accessible for the average Joe. Ideally I would like to be able to copy a fully working Windows 7 installation on DVDs or a Bluray disk and mount ...
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Why is Lenovo P620 slow when compiling MSVC 2013 C++ ARM project on M.2 drive?

Update [Jan 20, 2021]: I reported a drop in the PCIe SSD performance -- this was user error and I posted correction below. I opened a new question regarding how to verify compiler performance and will ...
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MAC OS Mounting and booting from Ramdisk when starting up

Is it possible to do the following automatic actions each time OSX starting up? Press Power Button Boot Mac Create Ramdisk Load OSX to Ramdisk Boot from Ramdisk Then I should be able to use ...
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HDD led blinking without writes, why?

I bought refurbished Dell laptop with SSD and began worried about SSD life etc, especially when I saw how Chrome writes cache (hdd led blinks) every time when I load a page. What I did, based on this ...
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Create RAM disk on the VM, or on the host?

I am interacting programatically between two programs (Matlab, and ISpice), where one program writes a file to disk then the other reads it and writes another file to disk, which is read by the first. ...
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Why do some programs not write to a RAM disk on Windows?

I've created a RAM disk under Windows using ImDisk. Most programs don't have problems writing to it. But for example, it isn't possible in Visual Studio (2013, currently) to create a project in a RAM ...
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Windows cache and temp on RAM disk

I have 16 GB of memory and have just started to experiment with having a 1 GB RAMdisk. Currently, I only have the browser cache there, but I am thinking of moving the Windows7 cache and temp ...
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Swapping boot and backup disks during WinPE's image restore procedure

I have 4Gb of DDR in a laptop running Windows 7. I want to do a full Windows system image restore from a 2nd hard-drive that I use in the CD/DVD cartridge slot with a "drive caddy" adapter. ...
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Map disk as ram for qemu vm

Is there a way to map disk as ram for a QEMU VM? I do not have enough ram for a VM, so I thought if mapping an NVME partition as ram instead. I guess, it is the opposite of a ramdisk.
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2 x 8gb RAM with 2 x 16 GB ram

The computer came with 2 x 8GB. That works well like that. I Recently upgraded my PC: I replaced the RAM, so now, I have 2 x 16GB ram on the motherboard (Asus ROG Strix B550-E) spaced apart from ...
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Is it possible to retrieve a history of the size of the RAM over time?

I gave my PC to the service center. I remember that my computer had 8GB of RAM and when got back my computer has 4GB of RAM Is it possible to retrieve a history of the size of the RAM over time?
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Windows 10 High RAM/Memory usage (practically 100% full time)

So, im using a laptop (Legion y520 i5-7300HQ 2.5Ghz), i have 8Gb RAM (factory) and a 1TB HDD (factory) with a 250Gb nvme SSD (installed). The problem has been happening for a month now, my memory ...
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Will 1.5v ram work on 1.35v ram laptop?

I have a laptop which has a ram of 1.35v. The other slot of ram is empty. I have a ram which working voltage is 1.5v. If I add it on my laptop will it work?
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Difference between 8GB,4Gx1 + 4G onboard, DDR4, 2666MHz and 8 GB, LPDDR3, 2133 MHz, Integrated?

I have come across two Dell Laptops having the below RAM configuration. 8 GB,4Gx1 + 4G onboard, DDR4, 2666MHz and 8 GB, LPDDR3, 2133 MHz, Integrated My concern is that 8 GB,4Gx1 + 4G onboard, DDR4, ...
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ASUS X555LJ RAM Upgrade (8 GB -> 12 GB)

I have an ASUS X555LJ laptop with 4 GB of RAM on board and 4 GB of RAM removable, both of them DDR3L SODIMM 1600. ASUS suggested me to replace the 4 GB removable one with a bank of 8 GB after I asked ...
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Estimation on power consumption for dram modules on desktop mainboard?

Desktop mainboard is equipped with Crucial, DDR4-2400, PC4-19200 2x16GB, CT2K16G4SFD824A, CL=17, dual Ranked, x8 based, unbuffered, non-ECC, 1.2V, 2048Meg x64bit modules. What is power consumption for ...
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How do I get GCC and Make to exclusively use RAM only?

I'm compiling a C++ project using GCC and Make. I use a ramdisk for this because it builds faster that way and to reduce the amount of writes to my SSD. I've noticed that, despite moving the project ...
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Is it possible to create tmpfs inside lvm puppet module?

we have autoprovisioning of linux machines (using trusty and xenial) and we are using puppet for it. We are using LVM in puppetlabs/lvm and specifying it in hiera. Example: lvm::volume_groups: ...
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Extra RAM not showing up

I have an Asus A555-LF laptop with 4GB integrated RAM(1333 MHz DDR3) (non removable) and an extra RAM expansion slot. I installed another 4GB RAM to the laptop (1333MHz DDR3), but my BIOS, Windows 10 ...
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Can I use Windows to Go as it were a Linux live distro?

I hold a tablet with Windows 8 installed and I want to be able to boot a totally empty operative system from there when I cope with financial activities. My primary option would be run a Linux live ...
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is there any risk of system failure when placing temp folders in a volatile ramdisk?

There is many info about moving temp folder to a ramdisk is a good idea to increase the SSD life. So, I tested it with my user temp folder and I have no problems, even the ramdisk is volatile. But I'...
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How do I create a ramdisk that writes changes back to persistent storage, e.g. with aufs?

Similar to this question, but more specific: I want a ramdisk / tmpfs that sits on top of a physical directory, exposing data of that directory. The ramdisk should persistently cache all data on ...
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How I should modify Windows's files in order to load all the system in the RAM during the boot?

I would to make a partition in my SSD and put in it the Windows's installation files. So, I would modify that files in order to tell at the CPU to copy all the partition (with all the files of Windows ...
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In linux is it possible to extend a ramdisk with a physcial drive in a logical volume?

I do not like how tmpfs behaves with swap and will allow memory to be exhausted before using the swap on physical disk (yes swappiness can be adjusted but it's still affecting the rest of the OS by ...
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2-thread Perl program slower if run using a RAMdisk within a Virtualbox?

I run a perl script inside a Virtualbox (both the host and guest OS are Windows 7). The Virtualbox has been given 4 CPUs out of 8 (everything runs on a Intel i7) and 3 GB RAM (out of 8 available). ...
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Increase ramdrive memory for Hiren Boot CD

Does anyone know how to increase partition for Ramdrive R: for Hiren Boot CD ? I installed a new Program with more than 64mb and I cannot run it. By default it's size in 64mb. IF not where I Could ...
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Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 the RAM lid causes the black screen

Since 15 September, I had a keyboard problem on my Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 laptop. I opened a question to solve it, but had to send the laptop to the customer service at last. Then the motherboard has ...
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vdo on a ramdisk vs on an ssd

I have ramdisk created with vdo in redhat like this as a systemd service mounted during bootup in /etc/systemd/system/my_lv.service vgcreate my_vg /dev/ram0; \ lvcreate --type vdo -n my_lv -l ...
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Is it possible to mount a Ramdisk before windows login screen?

I want to get a mounted ready to use ramdisk drive letter before login windows accounts. Like drive ready behind lock screen start up Is that possible?? Thanks
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A full blown Windows (non-PE) live CD

I stumbled on this somewhat obscure developer that goes by the name NTDEV & his stripped down Windows 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odXqeI2r5tI. Looks like his link for tiny10 is down & ...
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RAM usage is growing up to 96-98% for no reason?

Recently my computer has had an issue involving strange high RAM usage. Right after starting up, the RAM usage is kind of high (about 48-50% of 16GB) but it's still usable. After I open some apps for ...
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PC Boots with two RAM sticks but won’t boot if another RAM stick is added

enter image description hereMy PC won’t start up after putting in more than two RAM sticks. All it does is light up the DRAMM light. And it won’t move on to boot. I have 4 RAM sticks of same type ...
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RAM wmic memphysical get MaxCapacity doesent match motherboard manufacturer

The issue is that I have a Bangho brand notebook (Argentina) that has the following mother: W130EW, manufacturer clevo (source: https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_down.asp?lang=en) Its specification says ...
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is it possible to access more RAM beyond CPU limit of 64GB considering the motherboard limit is 128GB?

I got a CPU that can access up to 64GB. The motherboard accepts up to 128GB. I got 2x 16GB on slots 1 and 3 (same channel). Now, I want to buy 1x 32GB, it will add up to 64GB and the CPU can access it....
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How to check compatible RAM

I've bought a new laptop ASUS vivobook M415D. I want to add more RAM into it. I can see there is an available slot in the board. I want to know which specific RAM will be compatible with it. User ...
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Getting Windows to not actually write temporary files to SSD

I'm writing a program at the moment (on Windows 10, using Microsoft C++ 2019), where a debug build generates about a hundred megabytes of symbol files; this is going to increase as the amount of code ...
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Uninstalled RAM and reinstalled it but now monitor won't display anything

Background: I'm planning to upgrade my RAM but I'm new to upgrading RAM on my own, so before purchasing and installing a new one, I went to find out how the motherboard looks and uninstalled one of ...
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Why RAMDisk file copying of lots of small files slower than on SSD?

I'm very confused with results of copying folder with around 10 000 small files (250 MB total size): Copying from SSD to the same SSD (850 Evo 500GB) took 35 seconds. Also for info CrystalDiskMark ...
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High memory and disk usage

S.M.A.R.T. values and task manager after a game of warzoneI have a problem with my memory and disk usage.I have tried fixing it many times but without result. Its an MSI GL73 8RC with: WINDOWS 10, I ...
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What are some points to be kept in mind before installing ram sticks of different sizes? (2Gb + 4Gb)

My older Desktop had a 32bit Windows 7. But since the processor was 64bit capable, I dual booted it with a 64bit Windows 7. I want to upgrade the RAM to 6Gbs by installing another 4Gb RAM stick. I ...
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Mobo Ram slot or CPU IMC - How do I test which is faulty

Here are my specs Motherboard: Asus H81M-CS Processor: i5-4440 3.1Ghz Ram: Kingston hyperx fb-dimm (4GB) SSD: Kingston SSDNow 300 (128GB) HDD: WD 1TB Graphics Card: GTX 750Ti PSU: Antec VP450P I ...
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Increase bootable USB available memory

I wanted to know if it is possible to use the USB memory to increase the available disk-space for a bootable OS in an USB. I have a bootable USB which runs Kali Linux. I noticed that the available ...
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How do I know if my RAM slot or CPU socket is gone bad

So I recently had some issues with my system booting. At first, It would end up in a boot loops. No beeps, nothing, just fans start spinning for a second, then go off for a second only to start ...
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Is this model of memory compatible with NUC?

I am curious if the three items in the attached image are compatible and if it's all I need to get an Intel NUC running? Update: My plan is to run this on Ubuntu 18 Server LTS or CentOS 7
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Will overall RAM performance be reduced if I use one single ranked RAM stick in one RAM slot and another dual ranked RAM stick in the other slot?

CPU Z says that my memory is using dual channel, and one slot of RAM is using 8GB dual ranked RAM from Samsung, and the other slot is using 4GB single ranked RAM from crucial. I was just wondering if ...
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usable vs installed RAM - how to expand

I have two questions on RAM, because I saw there is difference between usable and installed memory: Right now I have 4GB RAM (2 + 2) installed but task manager shows I have 5.9GB, how is this ...
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CPU-Z single channel but shows 2 ram cards

So today i decided to add another RAM card to my laptop. I had 1 8GB PC3-12800 (800MHz) already installed I added another 1 4GB PC3-12800 (800MHz). Windows shows that i only have 8GB of ram ...
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Aggressivly Ram Caching with RAMdisk and readyboost

I am thinking about using a RAMdisk and Readyboost on Windows 10 to attempt to boost my read/write speed. I understand that windows will automatically cache recently used data in ram, but whenever I ...
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Missing RAM after dual boot

I have a Samsung NP350V5X-S01IN laptop with 4GB RAM installed. I had windows 10 installed on my system. At that point windows task manager showed available RAM as 3.9GB. Then I installed Kali Linux ...
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