FarStone Virtual Hard Drive Pro v2.0

Virtual Hard Drive Pro takes a portion of your system memory and creates a RAM disk drive, which functions like a physical hard drive, only with much better access rates.

A RAM disk drive bypasses the system hard drive, which is the slowest part of a computer. Freeing your data storage and retrieval from this mechanical disk creates an immediate boost for your system.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Files and applications run up to 340 times faster, making Virtual Hard Drive Pro the program of choice for reducing server load and improving the response time of calculation-intensive applications.

Move your browser cache folder to a RAM disk drive to improve the load times of web of pages and multimedia on the Internet. Junk files are automatically deleted when you end your RAM disk session!

Virtual Hard Drive Pro supports an unlimited amount of RAM, and works with 64 and 32-bit versions of Windows Vista, Server, and XP.

PRODUCT BENEFITS
- Vista support
Is Vista a resource hog on your computer? Use a RAM drive to boost performance — Virtual Hard Drive operates on 64 and 32-bit Windows systems
- Blazing speed
Install files, applications, and databases on a virtual hard drive to run them up to 340 times faster in RAM — with no changes the way they’re used
- Reduced wear and tear
A virtual hard drive never wears out. You can run it at maximum bandwidth without fear of mechanical failure or performance-slowing fragmentation
- Quiet, cool operation
Unlike your system hard drive, a RAM drive contains no moving parts to generate noise and heat

How to Use Virtual Hard Drive Pro
Businesses operating multiple servers can improve access speed by moving frequently accessed html files to a virtual hard drive. You can even store an entire database in RAM! Create a virtual hard drive to boost the performance of:

- Web browsers (run your cache in a RAM disk for faster surfing)
- Software compilers
- Databases
- Custom applications with high I/O, high bandwidth, or high security requirements
- SETI processing
- TEMP files
- Swap space
- Server cache

System Requirements
CPU: Intel Pentium 133 or higher
RAM: 256 MB or more
Hard Drive: 25 MB free space
Operating System: 64 and 32-bit versions of Windows 2000 Server, 2003, Vista, and XP

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