Network Server vs. Desktop Computer

[sww]

What actual changes are made in the Win 9x operating system when you change between the two modes for a hard drive?

[Rick_James9]

Originally posted by sww:
What actual changes are made in the Win 9x operating system when you change between the two modes for a hard drive?

Windows using more system memory for disk caching(vfat). The network server uses a whopping 40k! LOL! So I'm sure you have enough memory to use it. You can find all the info you need about tweaking win9x at:
http://www.pureperformance.com/

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[Arcadian]

Originally posted by sww:
What actual changes are made in the Win 9x operating system when you change between the two modes for a hard drive?

When I read the title of this post, I figured it would be about computer architecture, so your message comfuses me. In Windows 9x, I don't know of any hard drive atributes that allow your computer differentiate between a desktop and server. In Windows NT, you have the option of chaging your hard drive's file system to NTFS vs. the FAT16/32 file system of Windows 9x, if that's what you mean. Is that what you mean?

[This message has been edited by Arcadian (edited October 05, 2000).]

[zombor]

Originally posted by Arcadian:
When I read the title of this post, I figured it would be about computer architecture, so your message comfuses me. In Windows 9x, I don't know of any hard drive atributes that allow your computer differentiate between a desktop and server. In Windows NT, you have the option of chaging your hard drive's file system to NTFS vs. the FAT16/32 file system of Windows 9x, if that's what you mean. Is that what you mean?

[This message has been edited by Arcadian (edited October 05, 2000).]

hes talking about the "typical role of this computer." Using the server type increases the cache management i think, but it does boot performance. Ive been trying to find this in win2k, but no luck. Mabee the 2 roles are in win2k Pro and win2k server seperate?



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Compaq Armada E500
650MHz PIII 128MB RAM
8MB ATI rage mobility
11GB hard drive/DVD
dual booting win98/2k

who said you cant game on a notebook????

[Bateluer]

I know what you are talking about. It simply means that Windows caches more frequently used data to the hdd and ram. Speeds up performance slightly

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[rock]

While I'm not certain what the actual differences are between the two settings, I'm confident that installing CahceMan is a better choice than either one.