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BUFFERS
Sets the number of disk buffers allowed.
COMMAND TYPE: System Configuration VERSION: 2.0 and up
USE: BUFFERS = n[,m] [/x]
n must be a value from 1 to 99 specifying the number of buffers to be
used. The default value is two buffers.
MSDOS 4.x only:
m is is maximum number of sectors that can be read or written in one
operation [1-8], default is 1
/x places the buffers in expanded memory (the number of buffers may
then be up to 10000)
For disk intensive applications such as a database, more buffers are
recommended. Adding more buffers can speed up certain applications.
However, if you set the number of buffers over 20 it may begin to slow
down applications.
NOTE: This command must be placed in the <CONFIG.SYS> file and is not a
normal DOS command.