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2. 10 1 2 Slider showing too little memory In the 5 Program window the slider automatically shows the iani currently available space for a RAM drive gt 5 1 1 Adjust the capacity Under certain circumstances this maximum value 2500 MB may be below the actually available memory as is displayed in the Windows task manager 2000 MB Explanation There are two possible reasons for this 1500 MB o Only actual real memory can be used for a RAM drive that 1000 MB is no virtual memory such swap space generated by the op erating system in form of swap files Sometimes such virtual 500 MB memory is displayed as RAM Minimum o All of the available memory is partitioned into different areas depending on the operating system and the programs and Fig 34 Slider functions already running these areas have different sizes 32 Troubleshooting and are sometimes very small For efficiency reasons Miray RAM Drive will only consider storage areas that have a certain minimum size Due to this the memory available for the RAM drive is about 1 5 less than the actually avail able memory 10 1 3 Insufficient memory switching on The actually available memory in the system insuficient memory is subject to temporal changes so that the Slider may display a higher value than actually available In this case the switching on com mand is aborted and an appropriate error message displayed The slider then updates its values automat
3. Continuing your installation of this software may impair software O Yes this time only or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has No not this time passed Windows Logo testing Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue Continue Anyway STOP Installation 3 e Fig 3 Windows Hardware installation Fig 4 Windows Hardware wizard 3 3 Uninstall Before beginning the uninstallation turn off the RAM drive 5 2 4 Turning off the RAM drive and exit Miray RAM Drive 4 4 Close the program You can uninstall and remove the Miray RAM Drive and all its components at any time you want To do this select Uninstall from Start Programs Miray RAM Drive Alternatively you can use the Uninstall program feature on your Control Panel located within the Programs and Features dialog Select Miray RAM Drive and click the Uninstall button situated at the top of the list The program will guide you through the uninstallation process 3 4 Installing updates upgrades If you have Miray RAM Drive already installed and you want to install an update or a different edition simply run the SETUP EXE of the new version The installa tion program uninstalls the existing version for you ensuring the avoidance a versioning conflict Yo
4. Miray Miray RAM Drive Manual miray software com Miray RAM Drive Manual Table of Contents 3 Table of Contents ME costi as vee os Goer nies ae oe cea S ea eee a we ns 6 11 Chapter Summary ase ode Ie Rb PER Eb ie el edat soar 6 1 2 Terminology used isiissssssssssss ees 1 3 Explanation of the symbols isis 7 Wa PROOHODOSSE DIO sa sentence vdd aa med tior a sae s 4 aa 7 TAT Miray RAW DIS cu ameuwzs ek ERI pede eae bebe ee ees 7 WA2 Miray RAM Drive TIUS es sata hREREAPRPRS EN PEYRRPRES 8 14 3 Miray RAM Drive PrO 2s ey c es o x ne REX IRR REG 8 1 4 4 Miray RAM Drive Server sess esee 8 1 4 5 Editions COMparison aua s go s dure eor x n San etes 8 15 Technical specifications eus docete arte n seems P aE S dra 9 1 5 1 Supported systems 0 0 2 9 15 2 Minimum requirements 00000 eee 9 2 TIHECESENE oe cece sch ceceesaeesyceeee is eer e ee eee as E eee ees 10 2 o e 2 54 hut 3 95209 63 VOR o be E d ded dHbdp aco v P Rob eae 11 3 1 Installation package cesses erm ee PREEERRERRE IOPORRREDRI ERE S 11 a 0o rm 11 Se LOMEO ae e cites a creer EE E A a S 11 S27 PORES Dal 224454 ech5 torike Ee beneeeseheeeeee ER 12 3A IS o PT ETE 12 cw M ONE ddOE Tcp 12 3 3 IRISH le uius eoe ERE xen MES diente eger ae ete eas ated 13 3 4 Installing updates upgrades nananana eee 13 d SIL We BIB a uo qudd 3 9 i urida rdnr Erida ee 3l p eens 14 Al AOO rere teens eR ease se see eons oe hes
5. gt 10 4 3 RAM cannot be fully used 26 Additional functions 8 3 Drive Layout Miray RAM Drive Pro Server only These settings allow you to set the sector size cluster size Pro edition only and file system manually making it extremely easy to use dif ferent configurations for example for testing Being able to set the sector size allows to simu late disks with different sector sizes making test much easier than with physical drives In addition other sector sizes than 512 and 4K can be set gt 7 5 2 Drive Layout Advanced Settings coda a Sector size File system Cluster size Fig 31 Drive Layout Example Different drive layouts especially the sector size can be used D to test software for compatibility with these layouts see also 9 9 De velopment and testing 8 4 Persistence Miray RAM Drive Plus Pro Server only Since the RAM drive is located in the PC s memory it is volatile meaning it will lose its contents after being switched off It can how ever be made persistent for cases in which the content needs to be preserved Its con tent is saved the when you turn it off and will be available again when you turn the RAM drive on Consequently the RAM drive is functioning like a permanent storage device The persistence is enabled using the 7 5 3 Persistence menu Advanced Settings Confirmations Drive Layout Persistence Enable Per
6. Fig 38 Service not installed istrator privileges Elevated Mode right click Run as administrator This is particularly necessary if you have unchecked the Install service option during the Miray RAM Drive installation o If you do not know the cause of the problem or you want to install the service straightaway simply reinstall Miray RAM Drive 3 2 Setup 10 3 Persistence file problems 10 3 1 Error creating persistence file Explanation If persistence mode is active Miray RAM Drive immediately generates the persistence file to check whether it is possible and if the file is accessible If it is not possible this error message will appear Fig 39 Solution Select a different location for the persistence file one that is always accessible Error creating persistence file C Users persistence img The file could not be created Miray RAM Drive has probably insufficient access right for the specified target location or the specified target location is part of a Windows monitored folder Program Files for example Please select a different target location or adjust the access rights for the currently selected target location Fig 39 Error creating persistence file 34 Troubleshooting 10 3 2 Insufficient disk space Explanation In order to make the RAM drive persistent its contents will be saved to the persistence file when switching it off This file has th
7. if you have any questions about the licensing for a particular scenario we will help you to find the best and cheapest solution We will gladly make you an individual offer Email mail miray de Phone 49 0 89 72013 643 Monday Friday 9 am to 5 pm CET CEST m Glossary 43 13 Glossary File system A partition or volume must be formatted with a specific file system for example NTFS or FAT so that the files can be stored on it In common usage the file sys tem is often equated with the partition in which it is located for example NTFS partition Technically however a partition and file system are two different structures Disk The term disk includes the entire storage medium as well in case of a remov able medium physical medium for example CD DVD as in case of integrated drives physical drive for example hard disks A disk can contain several parti tions They are accessible through different drive letters for example C D and E although they are located on the same physical drive Service A service is a program that runs in the background and provides certain functions for other application programs As opposed to a driver a service does not run in the operating system kernel Context menu Selection menu that appears on an item or icon when right clicking Drive Disk The terms drive or disk have differing meanings in common usage identifying either a physical storage device or a logical v
8. pers img Path C Users Miray Change file path Fig 29 Persistence settings lected drive at least as much as the entire size of the RAM drive In addition the selected drive should always be available and accessible at system startup this is especially important when using persistence together with the Au tostart function 4 2 Autostart If these conditions are not met persistence mode may not function as expected See 8 4 Persistence for more information Additional Features a Miray 7 6 Additional Features RAM ve E AE NE be ieee Miray RAM Drive Standard edition only Ste I eee dc bE The Following versions offer additional features This window displays information about the Miray RAM Drive license It also links to the product pages of Miray RAM Drive Plus Pro and Server which provide additional features gt Miray RAM Drive Plus gt Miray RAM Drive Pro gt Miray RAM Drive Server Product summary prices and ordering options at miray software com mrd Fig 30 Additional Features m Extended memory 25 8 Additional functions 8 1 Autostart and InstantOn By combining the 7 3 Autostart and the 7 4 InstantOn functions the RAM drive is turned on automatically at the startup of Windows This is useful for ap plications such as caching 9 3 Cache or for the dropping of temporary files after the system starts a fresh RAM drive is available f
9. the RAM drive cannot be ini tialized Solution The persistence file is likely to have Persistence file not found Create persistence file Persistence settings Cancel S E C Users Miray D ocuments persistence img The file could not be found Miray RAM Drive can create a new empty persistence file or you can correct the persistence file s location within the settings How would you like to proceed Fig 43 Persistence file not found been moved renamed or deleted You have three options o If the persistence file has been moved or renamed you can specify the new file path and or file name using the Persistence settings button o Alternatively select Cancel move the persistence file back to its original loca tion or rename it with its original name and restart the RAM drive o If the persistence file was deleted select the Create persistence file button to start the RAM drive with a newly created persistence file 10 3 6 Error saving the persistence file Explanation When quitting Miray RAM Drive in persistence mode the contents of the RAM drive are saved in the persistence file If sav ing fails for any reason this error message will appear Fig 44 Solution The persistence file is likely to be opened by another program You have three options o Select No meaning not to switch off the RAM drive Make sure that the persis
10. Fig 10 Inactive Fig 11 Slider luf Active RAM drive 17 o Click on the slider label to select the capacity o Click anywhere on the slider to set an arbitrary intermediate value o Hold down the arrow button with your mouse and drag it to the desired value In this case the arrow shows the exact value thus allowing a precise setting o Miray RAM Drive Plus Pro Server editions only right clicking on the arrow button opens a small box which enables you to specify the desired size in MB Plus Pro Server or in sectors Pro Once the desired value is set you can activate the RAM drive 5 1 2 Turning on the RAM drive using the On Off button 5 1 2 Turning on the RAM drive The RAM drive can be turned on using the button located at the bottom of the program window Fig 12 Before turning Q it on select the desired capacity of the RAM drive as this can not be changed afterwards Fig 12 On Off When switching on the RAM drive it will be automatically ini tialized partitioned and formatted 5 2 3 Formatting so that it is ready for im mediate use Meanwhile the power button displays an animation letting you know the initialization is on going Once the power button turns green the RAM drive is active and therefore ready to use 5 1 3 InstantOn Miray RAM Drive Plus Pro Server editions only IF you have set the option InstantOn in the 7 Context menu the Miray RAM Drive is turned on immediately after
11. PAE and save the file If necessary you can revert by removing the modification o Restart Windows for the change to take effect Windows Vista 7 8 amp Server 2008 o Open the command shell as administrator Click on Start and type cmd within the search box Right click on cmd exe in the search results and select Run as administrator from the context menu o Type the command bcdedit set PAE forceenable If necessary to revert use the deactivation command bcdedit set PAE forcedisable o Restart Windows for the changes to take effect 38 Help and support 11 Help and support When developing Miray RAM Drive our focus was to produce a program that is both reliable and easy to use Nevertheless should you have questions or en counter any problems with Miray RAM Drive the sources listed below will help you find a solution 11 1 Program help You can access the program s Help section by pressing on your keyboard or by selecting Help from the context menu The Help section includes a brief description of the program s functions and error message troubleshooting 11 2 Manual If 7 1 Help does not provide the resolution or information required please re fer to this manual for detailed descriptions and additional information on all as pects of the program 11 3 Online forum For user or system specific problems that are not described in the Help section or within this manual you can find useful information ou
12. another device with an online connection Please follow the instructions provided by the program 12 6 License model Miray RAM Drive is generally licensed on a per installation on a computer or on a virtual machine basis 12 6 1 Editions and types of use This table shows both payable and free licenses Miray RAM Drive aee chargeable Miray RAM Drive Plus chargeable chargeable Miray RAM Drive Pro chargeable chargeable Miray RAM Drive Server chargeable chargeable any non private use for example businesses companies institutions etc 12 6 2 Available license types We offer a variety of license types with our standard products It is possible that not all of them are always available for each of the products Please contact us gt 12 6 3 Counseling if the product you require is distributed under a license that is not suitable for your needs 42 Appendix o Single License For the installation of the software on one computer only o Workplace License For the installation of the software on two computers o Maintenance license For using the software on multiple arbitrary computers o Technician license Combines a Workplace License with a Maintenance License o Volume license Includes a certain volume of Single Licenses o Utilization licenses Licensed based on duration or frequency of use 12 6 3 Counseling We will gladly assist you with any general licensing questions you may have In addition
13. g s Lures Soeel SEU E drei ae eoe Vd dard dees oo ee 40 12 2 Gene SOU ANS sg ae ts heey d aee tod eee ZU SHOE ee 40 P3 OSS CT 40 124 DisdaiME eses Eotudepetaue EXE re R NEE von pur Rub ded Cte 41 12 5 Security THSCDODISITIS sss 2 sae sy sor retis abend ay a dees dun 41 12 6 cense model PERTRRRREUERTRRRSETETIOTOO OLI 41 12 6 1 Editions and types of use 12 0 2 0 0 eee 41 12 6 2 Available license types isses esses 41 120 3 Gol p P r m 42 CNOA Cnr 43 6 Introduction 1 Introduction Thank you for using Miray RAM Drive This application has been developed with the objective to equip a software sophisticated and powerful inside with effort less and intuitive usability Nevertheless if you require any assistance with your Miray RAM Drive or you feel that it does not fit your needs our team is here to help please refer to gt 11 7 Manufacturer information 1 1 Chapter summary The following chapters of the manual provide guidance information and assis tance with regards to Miray RAM Drive They are organized as follows o 1 Introduction General information about the product and about this manual o 2 Quick start A quick guide to using Miray RAM Drive instantly o 3 Installation How to set up Miray RAM Drive on your PC o 4 Start the program How to start and stop Miray RAM Drive o 5 Program window Creating a new RAM drive and turning it on and off o 6 Tray icon How to access your Miray RAM D
14. or not your package contains genuine software please contact us 11 7 Manufacturer information We will verify this for you In the unlikely event that you do have a counterfeit product by no fault of your own we will endeavor to find a suitable solution 12 3 Updates Miray RAM Drive will automatically download newer versions if it has access to the Internet However you can also manually check for updates 7 2 About Miray RAM Drive and follow the steps described in 3 4 Installing updates up grades for installing the newer version License model 41 12 4 Disclaimer Although Miray RAM Drive was created with the utmost care and was subject to extensive testing we do not guarantee the proper functioning of the program nor are we liable for any damages resulting from its use subject to gross negli gence or willful misconduct 12 5 Security mechanisms Miray RAM Drive is equipped with a mechanism to ensure that the software is not used without a proper licensing We are constantly striving to implement ap propriate mechanisms ensuring that they involve minimal data exchange work without the exchange of users personal data and with the least possible inter ference of the software The mechanism requires the exchange of two 24 char acter strings This is done automatically when an online connection is available after confirmation from the user Without an online connection the strings can be manually exchanged using
15. see also Virtual Store in 13 Glossary This function prevents Miray RAM Drive from accessing files in these folders There fore the persistence mode does not work properly if the persistence file is saved in one of these folders or subfolders 10 4 2 The RAM drive is slow Windows XP 64 and Server 2003 x32 x64 Windows XP 64 bit and Server 2003 32 and 64 bit allow by default only a slow access to the RAM drive Use the official patch KB932755 to install a faster access method http support microsoft com kb 932755 de Note After installing KB932755 you need to reinstall Miray RAM Drive gt 3 2 Setup The same applies when uninstalling KB932755 10 4 3 RAM cannot be fully used 32 bit Windows systems If you cannot use the full memory ensure that the Windows PAE mechanism is activated Perform the following steps Windows XP and Server 2003 o Make sure that you have administrator rights o Disable the option Hide protected operating system files recommended luf Other sources of errors 37 from My Computer Extras Options View o Open the system drive for example C and remove the write protection from the BOOT INI file by opening right click Properties o Open BOOT INI in Notepad and look for lines with this pattern multi O disk O rdisk O partition 2 systemroot Windows XP o Change this by appending PAE to multi O disk O rdisk O partition 2 systemroot Windows XP
16. starting the program with the last selected settings In combination with 7 3 Autostart the RAM drive is available immedi ately after starting Windows See 7 4 InstantOn for more information regarding this function 5 2 Active RAM drive Once the RAM drive is on formatted and ready to use the program window changes its display from the slider to a RAM drive status information 18 Program window i In this state the bright green power button indicates the ac Miray RAM Drive tive status of the RAM drive RS 5 2 1 Status display Drive E When the RAM drive is active the following information is dis 174 CB played in the program window EHE o The Windows drive letter of the RAM drive volume diss o The total capacity of the RAM drive Q o The free space on the RAM drive as a value and as a bar graph Fig 13 Active 5 2 2 Opening the RAM drive Clicking on the Miray RAM Drive icon gt Fig 14 on top of the program window opens the drive in Windows Explorer m 5 2 3 Formatting Fig 14 Open Switching on the RAM drive triggers its automatic formatting The entire disk space is reserved in one single partition and formatted with the NTFS file system by default Note In Miray RAM Drive Pro Server editions the RAM drive will be for matted automatically with the file system predetermined in Advanced Settings Drive Layout 7 5 2 Drive Layout 5 2 4 Turning off the RAM drive Mir
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18. Advanced Settings Drive Layout Persistence Confirmations Sector size 4K File system Cluster size Cancel Fig 27 Drive Layout settings 24 Context menu Note The sector size file system and cluster size can influence each other so that not every setting is available for every file system This is caused by the file system itself If you do not need a special personal ized setting simply choose the Auto option Miray RAM Drive will then automati cally select the appropriate options Miray RAM Drive must be restarted in order to apply the changes to format and layout gt 5 1 2 Turning on the RAM drive See 8 3 Drive Layout for more information about the drive Layout 7 5 3 Persistence Miray RAM Drive Plus Pro Server only This option is used to activate the persistence mode You can create a persistence file for saving the current contents of the RAM drive o Enable Persistence Check this to activate persistence mode o Change file path Click to change the per sistence file Note Please make sure that there is enough space available on the se m Changes not yet effective N F Changes to the drive layout will only become effective after switching again N Dp the RAM Drive on Fig 28 Apply changes O Advanced Settings Confirmations Drive Layout Persistence Enable Persistence Persistence file
19. Help section this is accessible using the key on your keyboard or via the context menu by clicking Help 7 2 About Miray RAM Drive This window Fig 24 contains information about Miray RAM Drive detailing the used edition version and license It also contains two buttons one leads you directly to the homepage of Miray RAM Drive and the other is used to check for updates 7 3 Autostart The Autostart function automatically starts Miray RAM Drive during system startup Click Autostart in the context menu to enable or disable Autostart About Miray RAM Drive Miray Oo reer TS RAM Drive Service version 1 0 7 Workplace License river version 3 4 open Miray RAM Drive homepage gt search for updates Thank you for using Miray RAM Drive Mira i ray Softw Fig 24 About Miray RAM Drive A check mark next to the menu item indicates that Autostart is active 7 4 InstantOn InstantOn switches the RAM drive on immediately after starting the program in cluding the last setting selected On the context menu click InstantOn to enable or disable the InstantOn function Advanced Settings 23 A check mark next to the menu item indicates that InstantOn is active 7 5 Advanced Settings This menu item opens the Advanced Settings window the settings are grouped in tabs as described in the below subsections 7 5 1 Confirmations In the Confirmations t
20. M Drive Server only Windows Server 2008 2008 R2 32 amp 64 bit Miray RAM Drive Server only Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 64 bit Miray RAM Drive Server only Miray RAM Drive supports 64 bit Windows systems only on Intel64 compatible hardware The Itanium processor platform is not supported 1 5 2 Minimum requirements O Windows XP or higher o At least 50 MB of available RAM or more for a larger RAM drive o 10 MB of available disk space 10 Quick start 2 Quick start Complete the following steps for a quick start of Miray RAM Drive 1 Start the installation program SETUP EXE and follow the on screen instruc tions Accept the proposed settings Miray RAM Drive will be started automatically once the installation process is complete Alternatively it can be started from the Start Menu In the program window use the slider to set the desired capacity of the RAM drive Once complete turn on the RAM drive 5 1 2 Turning on the RAM drive using the green switch For further operation the program s icon will show in the system tray 6 Tray icon A standard mouse click on the program icon opens the program window with a right click you access the 7 Context menu which offers more control options Press on your keyboard for 7 1 Help m Setup 11 3 Installation 3 1 Installation package Miray RAM Drive for Windows comes in the form of an installation package SET UPEXE The installation
21. ab you can activate the security prompts previously deactivated When turning off the RAM drive when the program ends Fig 26 and when Windows shuts down the security prompts are dis played to prevent the unintentional termina tion of the active RAM drive this helps to avoid the loss of data stored on the RAM drive You can deactivate these questions by choos ing the Do not ask me in the future option gt Fig 26 You can activate them again by checking the respective boxes in the Confirmations tab Fig 25 7 5 2 Drive Layout Miray RAM Drive Pro Server editions only This tab allows you to specify format and lay out preferences for the RAM drive o Sector size Pro edition only Select the desired size for the physical sectors on the RAM drive o File system Specify the file system which will be used to format the RAM drive o Cluster size Pro edition only This value determines the size of the logical blocks within the file system O Advanced Settings Confirmations Drive Layout Persistence 4 When turning off 4 When quitting 4 When shutting down Fig 25 Confirmations settings The RAM Drive is still active When quitting Miray RAM Drive all data on drive E will get irrevocably lost Do you want to quit Miray RAM Drive now Do not ask me in the future Yes Fig 26 Quit Miray RAM Drive lel
22. ay RAM Drive clicking the gt 6 Tray icon If the RAM drive is active the status To turn off the RAM drive open the gt 5 Program window by m display and the bright green power button will be shown Drive E Click the button to turn off the RAM drive 1 74 GB 1 3 GB free Fig 15 Active m Inactive RAM drive persistence 19 The RAM Drive is still active E You will be asked to confirm your request to quit the driver this is required due to all stored o jpost aa aai a ala data being lost once it is turned off NE Would you like to switch off the RAM drive now After confirming a waiting animation will ap pear on the power button The symbol then Hoonctaskmeinthe tute Yes changes to dark green once the RAM drive is turned off and all previously allocated re Fig 16 Security check sources are deallocated The program window now replaces the status display with the slider again allow ing you to adjust the capacity of your RAM drive 5 1 1 Adjust the capacity You can now turn on the RAM drive again 5 1 2 Turning on the RAM drive with a different capacity If you leave the RAM drive turned off it will only re quire minimal resources and is accessible via the System Tray 5 3 Inactive RAM drive persistence Miray RAM Drive Plus Pro Server editions only Using the persistence mode the content of an existing RAM drive is not lost when exiting Miray RAM Drive o
23. c 512 1K 2K 4K 64K force Optional If there is an active RAM drive when calling MRDCLI EXE this drive will be automatically switched off Any unsaved data will be lost The following return values are provided by MRDCLI EXE after execution 0 RAM drive created successfully 1 Error when turning on the RAM drive 2 MRD EXE could not be started 3 MRD EXE was not found 4 Syntax error in the call parameters Note Settings that are saved automatically by the graphical version of the Miray RAM Drive for the next program start will not be changed by the command line version 28 Application areas 9 Application areas 9 1 General notes Miray RAM Drive is designed for universal usage and works even faster than SSDs The following sections describe some specific scenarios that particularly benefit from the usage of Miray RAM Drive However the use of Miray RAM Drive is not limited to these scenarios 9 2 Temporary files Some programs or processes create temporary files that are no longer needed after their termination However storing these files on a RAM drive can acceler ate their execution When the RAM drive is switched off the data will be deleted automatically Note For temporary data that is needed over a longer period of time Tl for example browser cache 9 3 Cache Miray RAM Drive Plus allows you to create a persistent RAM drive 8 4 Persistence 9 3 Cache All operating sys
24. d this error message will ap pear Fig 42 Solution You have three options o Click Cancel to restore the original state of Error creating persistence file 3 CA Users persistence img WA Thefile could not be opened The file is probably still opened by another application orthe access rights of the file have been changed Please ensure that no other applications are accessing the persistence file and that the access rights are not limited Fig 41 Problem opening the file sure that the persistence file is Persistence file damaged 3 C Users Miray persistence img Xe The file is damaged or has been modified Miray RAM Drive can create a new empty persistence file or deactivate persistence mode How would you like to continue Create persistence file Deactivate persistence Cancel Fig 42 Persistence file damaged the persistence file and restart the RAM drive Persistence file problems 35 o Create persistence file will start the RAM drive with a newly created persis tence file o To start the RAM drive without persistence click Deactivate persistence 10 3 5 Persistence file not found Explanation This message gt Fig 43 ap pears when Miray RAM Drive is switched on manually gt 5 1 2 Turning on the RAM drive or automatically 4 2 Autostart but the persistence file in the set file path cannot be found as such
25. e same size as the RAM drive If there is not enough free space on the specified drive this error message will appear Fig 40 Solution There are two ways to fix this o Create enough free space on the specified drive for example by deleting files Insufficient disk space E The persistence file could not be created since there RI is not enough disk space available on drive E Required 1 81 GB Available 916 MB Please free up disk space on drive E change the settings to a different drive with sufficient free disk space or change the size of the RAM drive Fig 40 Persistence file too large o Change the location of the persistence file to another drive with sufficient free disk space 10 3 3 Error opening persistence file Explanation When the persistence mode is enabled and Miray RAM Drive is started manually or automatically it will immediate ly attempt to open the persistence file in or der to initialize the RAM drive If the persis tence file is available but it cannot be accessed this error message will appear gt Fig 41 Solution The persistence file is likely to have been opened by another application Make closed and turn on the RAM drive again 10 3 4 Persistence file damaged Explanation If the persistence file is available and accessible but the data stored within is invalid for example because the file has been modified by another program or has be come corrupte
26. f the Miray RAM Drive components you wish to install The program itself and the driver gt 13 Glossary are always required and therefore cannot be deselected The 12 Installation following are optional components o Executable from a standard user account Miray RAM Drive Plus Pro Server only Installs a system service 13 Glossary which allows Miray RAM Drive to run without administrator rights This is necessary if you wish to use it from a stan dard user account o Automatically start on system startup Miray RAM Drive Plus Pro Server only Activates the Autostart function 7 3 Autostart o Start Menu Group Creates a program group in the Start menu o Desktop Shortcut Creates a shortcut on your desktop o Quick start bar Windows XP Vista and Server 2003 only Creates a shortcut in the Windows quick start bar By default all components are ready selected as they require only minimal re sources Only deselect a component if you are sure you are not going to need it 3 2 2 Progress bar The Installing dialog shows the installation status using a progress bar Click Show details to see further details of the installation process The setup automatically enters the final dialog after the installation is complete 3 2 3 Final steps The Finish installation dialog indicates that the installation was successful You can use the check box Run Miray RAM Drive to start Miray RAM Drive automat ically after the ins
27. g system The driver of Miray RAM Drive reserves the desired amount of memory and interfaces it as a RAM drive in the operating sys tem This way the RAM drive behaves exactly like a physical drive and can be used as such by any program Virtual Store Windows supports the Virtual Store concept starting with Windows Vista From the users perspective a Virtual Store looks just like a folder in the file system In contrast to a pure access control where the access is either allowed or prohib ited read and write operations are monitored by the Windows Virtual Store and automatically redirected to other folders Examples are the Windows and Pro gram files folders when a normal program attempts to write a file in one of these folders this file is automatically stored in a different directory ensuring that no program can directly alter or damage any of the installed programs Attempts to access C WINDOWS can be redirected for example to C USER USER NAME APPDATA LOCAL VIRTUALSTORE WINDOWS or similar when access ing other system folders
28. ically allowing you to try again amp y There is not enough memory available to create WM a RAM drive of the desired size Fig 35 RAM arive too large Explanation The reason for this behavior is a potential change in the actually available memory size between detection and actual reservation by Miray RAM Drive When Miray RAM Drive determines the maximum available memory this space is not reserved immediately but just when turning on the RAM drive only at this point is the maximum available memory actually known The fluctuations are usually small and can be avoided by the Miray RAM Drive s own intelligence and logic For larger fluctuations however the above error message may occur 10 2 Driver and service problems 10 2 1 Service not started Explanation This error message gt Fig 36 _ senicenct started occurs when Miray RAM Drive is started from a standard user account without administra ae aero tor rights but the windows service required eit in this case the Miray RAM Drive Service is eens not started e Miray RAM Drive requires the Miray RAM Drive Service WA which is not running at the moment Solution There are three ways to fix this Fig 36 Service not started o f you have previously stopped the service manually restart it before starting Miray RAM Drive o You can start Miray RAM Drive with administrator privileges Elevated Mode right click Run as admini
29. ications significantly reduc ing testing and development time 1 4 4 Miray RAM Drive Server In addition to all of the features of Miray RAM Drive Plus Sever includes o Specially designed for Windows Server o RAM drive with up to 128 GB o Command line option for program automation Miray RAM Drive Server is specifically designed for use on servers or on virtual machines 1 4 5 Editions comparison The following table shows a comparison of the different editions m Technical specifications 9 EHI ss ea Simple 3 click interface Maximum performance and minimum latency Immediately ready with AutoFormat Autostart function 7 3 Autostart InstantOn function 7 4 InstantOn Persistence mode 8 4 Persistence Runs without administrator rights gt 8 5 Automation CLI Sector size adjustable Selectable file system and cluster size Flexible partitioning and formatting Specially designed for Windows Server Supports virtual machines 32 bit max RAM drive size GB 64 bit max RAM drive size GB gt O O O O O O 806 e o6 oO A O O o0 o0 o0 oO e o O O oe o0 eo eO 128 128 o Oo O0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O e o Fol e NO D D Co 1 5 Technical specifications 1 5 1 Supported systems O O Windows XP 32 amp 64 bit Windows Vista 32 amp 64 bit Windows 7 32 amp 64 bit Windows 8 32 amp 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 amp 64 bit Miray RA
30. ive is even faster than SSDs In addition the RAM Q drive does not depend on mechanisms such as wear leveling and is not subject to creeping degeneration 9 10 Just for fun Test how fast your computer really is The hard disk is often the bottleneck when it comes to the speed of your com puter On top notch systems fast processors and chipsets this even applies to many SSDs Miray RAM Drive offers you an incredibly fast RAM drive allowing you to see just how fast your PC really can work m Memory problems 31 10 Troubleshooting There are some instances in which Miray RAM Drive cannot work as expected in such cases an error message will be displayed This section details the possible errors and the steps you should take to resolve them 10 1 Memory problems 10 1 1 Insufficient memory at startup If you receive this message there is insuffi eem ecu cient memory available even for a small RAM e There is not enough free memory available to create a RAM drive drive 20 MB Miray RAM Drive does not IMMINENT 100 MB of free memory available start in this instance not only because it could run out of memory but also because the overall ability of the operating system could Fig 33 Insufficient memory be adversely affected Solution The following options are available o Quit one or more memory intensive applications and restart Miray RAM Drive o Expand your computer s memory as a general measure
31. m T 11 23 den icons gt Fig 5 A standard mouse click be ul 4 12062014 on the program icon will open the 5 Pro Lad gram window you can reach the 7 Con Fig 5 Hidden icons text menu with a right click to access further control options The application icon also indicated whether or not the RAM drive is currently active The Fig 6 Inactive RAM drive m Close the program 15 brightly colored icon Fig 5 shows that the drive is active whilst the darker shaded icon Fig 6 denotes an inactive RAM drive See 6 Tray icon for more information regarding the system tray 4 4 Close the program You can exit the application by clicking Quit Help Miray RAM Drive on the context menu About Wiray EAM Dime Fig 7 this will also remove the applica v Autostart tion icon from the system tray v InstantOn Acvanced Settings If the RAM drive is still active you will be X Quit Miray RAM Drive asked to confirm your request to quit the application Fig 8 This confirmation is Oe me Cp required since all stored data is be lost once Miray RAM Drive is closed This is also the case when the RAM drive is switched off Fig 7 Context menu The RAM Drive is still active When quitting Miray RAM Drive all data on drive E will get irrevocably lost Do you want to quit Miray RAM Drive now Do not ask me in the future Fig 8 Securit
32. nd other storage media Miray RAM Drive can be used by any Windows program just like a normal physical disk It is freely adjustable in size from 20 MB to 8 GB or more depending on the edition used There are several editions of Miray RAM Drive providing extended functionality for special areas of use they are all described in this manual 1 4 1 Miray RAM Drive The Standard Edition offers a quick and easy to use RAM drive o Simple 3 click interface o Maximum performance and minimum latency o RAM drive with up to 8 GB 4 GB on 32 bit Windows o Ready for immediate use due to automatic formatting 8 Introduction 1 4 2 Miray RAM Drive Plus In addition to all of the features of Miray RAM Drive Plus includes o RAM drive with up to 24 GB o Runs in a standard user account no admin rights required o Autostart function o Persistence mode 8 4 Persistence Miray RAM Drive Plus is designed for users who require a permanently available RAM drive or a RAM drive that runs in a standard user account 1 4 3 Miray RAM Drive Pro In addition to all of the features of Miray RAM Drive Plus Pro includes o RAM drive with up to 48 GB o Adjustable physical sector size o Selectable file system and cluster size o Flexible partitioning and formatting o Command line option for program automation Miray RAM Drive Pro is designed for professional users and developers It can simulate physical disks in test scenarios or other appl
33. olume partition Partition Volume Partition or volume logical drive denotes a contiguous area on a disk Multiple partitions can be created on a single disk In Windows every partition is associ ated with a drive letter for example C under which it appears in the system However a partition can only be used for storing files when a file system is cre ated on it Persistence The data from the RAM drive is permanently stored even after the RAM drive is switched off gt 8 4 Persistence Persistence file User defined file in which the data of the RAM drive is stored in persistence mode whilst the RAM drive is off 44 Glossary Persistence mode The mode in which Miray RAM Drive is in when 8 4 Persistence is activated Program window A window of the program from which the programs functions can be controlled RAM drive Designated virtual disk created in memory System tray Area in the Windows taskbar bottom right displaying the icons for the pro grams running in the background and the date and time System service A system service is a service that runs with elevated privileges on the Windows system account so that it can access all files processes and other resources just like the operating system itself Driver A driver is program code that under Windows runs directly in the operating system kernel A driver handles the connection of hardware devices so that they can be used in the operatin
34. or temporary data Data from the previous session is automatically and ultimately deleted In combination with 8 4 Persistence there is another application in this case the RAM drive can also be used for non volatile data for example work files or files that are delivered through a 9 7 Web server Activate the Autostart function as described in 4 2 Autostart and the InstantOn function as described in 5 1 3 InstantOn 8 2 Extended memory For 32 bit Windows systems Miray RAM Drive Server can use the upper half of the AGB limit too The size of the usable memory depends on your version of Windows o Windows XP 0 5 4 GB o Server 2008 8 64 GB o Server 2003 4 64 GB o Windows 7 2 4 GB o Windows Vista 1 4 GB o Windows 8 2 4 GB Hint A Windows kernel patch that removes the 4 GB limit for 32 bit versions of Windows Vista 7 8 can be found at http wj32 org wp 2012 12 26 pae patch updated for windows 8 The 64 bit versions of Windows support 8 4 000 GB of memory Details on the supported memory are available on the Microsoft website at http msdn micro soft com en us library windows desktop aa366 7 78 aspx For 64 bit Windows systems Miray RAM Drive can use the memory according to the corresponding edition see 1 4 5 Editions comparison U Important It may be necessary to manually activate the Windows PAE mechanism on 32 bit Windows systems in order to use more than 4 GB of memory
35. package contains the following components o Software files o Driver o Windows service Miray RAM Drive Plus Pro Server editions only o Windows Help file Product Manual PDF O 3 2 Setup To install Miray RAM Drive click on SETUP EXE Mirer ram ore pro seu a If you received Miray RAM Drive on a disk Chasse hh Fears Tray RAM Drive Pro you vart to 5 the installation may start automatically once Check the components you wan to metal and uncheck the components you dont want the disk has been inserted Select components to install Miray RAM Drive Pro 1 1 0 Driver Executable from a standard user account Automatically start on system startup Start Menu Group Desktop Shortcut GIER Select your preferred from the first window displayed and follow the on screen instruc tions to complete the setup You can start Miray RAM Drive immediately as soon as the nian setup is finished Space required 33 5MB Fig 1 Miray RAM Drive setup Note As the setup includes the installation of a driver 13 Glossary it is possible that during that process a windows dialog will appear to inform you of the driver installation see also 3 2 4 Other dialogs The setup will automatically guide you through each step of the installation These steps are described in the following subsections 3 2 1 Components In the Choose Components dialog Fig 1 you can select which o
36. r online forum at http www miray software com forum index php If you do not find an answer to your problem there please feel free to post it 11 4 Technical support Users of Miray RAM Drive Plus Pro and Server can access our online support sys tem for individual technical support Please create a ticket for your problem at http www miray software com support index html 11 5 Product inquiries Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you have regarding Miray RAM Drive purchases or licensing conditions Questions about the license General information about the license terms can be found in gt 12 6 License model In addition we are more than happy to provide you with help and ad vice regarding any specific questions you may have luf Manufacturer information 39 o Other questions You can find answers to questions regarding the product application areas compatibility technical data etc within this manual or online at the Miray RAM Drive product page miray software com mrd If you do not find the answer satisfactory answer or solution to your problem us ing these sources please contact us directly E mail mail miray de Phone 49 0 89 72013 643 Monday Friday 9 am to 5 pm CET CEST 11 6 Feedback We are very keen to receive feedback and welcome both criticism and apprais al with regards to our product We would like to know for example if you find bugs in the system if yo
37. r when shutting down the operating system The RAM drive is thus permanently available persistent memory see also gt 8 4 Per sistence The capacity of the RAM drive cannot be changed in persistence mode not even when the drive is turned off thus there is another state of the program window gt Fig 17 Instead of the usual slider for adjusting the capacity the win dow will show the amount of persistent memory defined in the persistence set tings gt 5 3 1 Setting the capacity persistence If the RAM drive is turned on the keyword Persistent is no longer displayed and the drive is shown as an gt 5 2 Active RAM drive For more information about persistence see chapter 8 4 Persistence To en able the persistence mode check Persistence in the context menu under Advanced Settings 7 5 3 Persistence 20 Program window 5 3 1 Setting the capacity persistence Changing the capacity of a persistent RAM 9j advanced Settings drive causes the deletion of that drive and the setting up of a new one with the desired ca pacity thus any data previously saved on the drive is lost Please follow these steps if you wish to change the capacity of the drive in persistence mode Confirmations Drive Layout Persistence Enable Persistence Persistence file pers img Path C Users Miray Change file path o Disable the persistence mode 7 5 3 Per sistence o Switch off the RAM dri
38. rive once it has been started o 7 Context menu Allows you to access the advanced features o 8 Additional functions Benefits of the additional functions o 9 Application areas Common usage scenarios of Miray RAM Drive o 10 Troubleshooting What to do if Miray RAM Drive does not work properly o 11 Help and support m Product description 7 How to access more information and support from Miray o 12 Appendix General legal and other information o 13 Glossary Explanations of terms used 1 2 Terminology used Some of the terms used in this manual may require further explanation or an explanation of how they are to be understood in the context of Miray RAM Drive They can be found in the 13 Glossary 1 3 Explanation of the symbols In this manual keys on the are depicted with an inverted background color for example xem OF GX Some keys are represented by an icon for example A for the arrow up Go The controls you can see on the screen in particular the buttons are depicted in italics and using a line below above for example OK and Cancel Display elements such as window titles or labels are represented within single quotation marks in bold type for example Window Title 1 4 Product description Miray RAM Drive is the easiest and quickest solution for creating a RAM drive under Windows A RAM drive is an in memory virtual drive which is usually sev eral times faster than hard disks SSDs a
39. rmanently de leted at shutdown 9 9 Development and testing Miray RAM Drive can accelerate software development and testing thus saving time There are three main application areas o Different sector formats A beneficial feature of Miray RAM Drive Pro is the ability to simulate different sector formats In addition to the standard size 512 bytes it enables the use of the Advanced Format AF with a sector size of 1 KB and 4 KB Other sector sizes are also supported Simulating your desired sector format with Miray RAM Drive Pro allows you to test your software see also 7 5 3 Persistence From the internal perspective of the program to be tested the RAM drive be haves identically to a physical drive with this sector format o Disk tools and special applications For the development and testing of hardware related software such as data recovery or file system drivers you can benefit from using Miray RAM Drive Since the RAM drive works in the same way as real hardware but is several times faster test scenarios can be completed very quickly The tests them selves require significantly less time to undertake than they would using ac tual hardware o Disk intensive applications and endurance tests Miray RAM Drive can also accelerate the development and testing of applica tions especially if this involves endurance tests Simply save the test data onto the RAM drive and your tests will run much faster Hint Miray RAM Dr
40. s cisco xp RR RERO Ea PE deas 24 8 Additional functions ia edo doa m dene de bbe eee eee 25 8 1 Autostart and InstantOn sisses sorrerari Sane dees S EE ds 25 G2 Extended MEMON 22 4424 35 6ec05tdedieesd oh cies dopieex dd dnd 25 p BDUVSSLOU DU 22 r siceue BRE UP RSS VudS ee a es et ee EE 26 8 4 Persistence Sos ede praesen dame hb abd UPC Und eer ada p ul ed ax 26 8 5 Automation GL cc 3 4 apod ade det dra bd bed Bie et dee b dtp de 27 9 Application areas Lco eq oeqeaeiod eed ERSERUR EROPE doe a cei cq P ade seem 28 91 General Notes c cens ria niade oe DT ee one AE eee 28 92 lemporary MGs ass vecnatssyecseesss see sisecases I Ne e RR 28 Oyo S o TRCPPRPTTETPTTPTEEPPETETETITTEEETEPPETETTETPETECTERRE 28 94 TUl RAM CUSOEBG 2 c2casceneshs n pn EUR doeeseecactoeaease Edd 28 95 Converting dale 63e coe dh PECORE RE ERR E PY 29 DONE IC 29 97 WEDSENVE Us es sener Rap Od Haha dee eas EEA 29 Oo Wate SeCUMLy ous teases S a RASA y Ea DEE anes 29 99 Development and testing 22 esengs sau etince Yeu e EG MOEPS I E de 30 CHIEDI SUSE TOR PU aga paid here IP EEE ERES Ede dd eR E dE Y RP 30 10 TOUDIGSNOOUNE e isai a ice ake ces deae aet ems She dos R Soe ior aos 31 10 1 Memory problems acere tme mh emtrererermeRPIS retos 31 10 1 1 Insufficient memory at startup 00 31 Table of Contents 5 10 1 2 Slider showing too little memory 0 00 31 10 1 3 Insufficient memory switching on
41. sistence Persistence file pers img Path C Users Miray Change file path Fig 32 Persistence The location of the persistence file can be individually chosen It needn t be stored on the system drive but may also be saved on an additional or external disk However it should be accessible when switching the RAM drive on and off Note Persistence requires the RAM drive to be switched off regularly In Tl case of a forced termination of Miray RAM Drive or PC crash the chang es made since turning the RAM drive on will be lost luf Automation CLI 27 8 5 Automation CLI Miray RAM Drive Pro Server only The MRDCLI EXE from the program directory allows you to automatically start Miray RAM Drive or to engage it in automated processes Start it from the com mand line or from a script using the following syntax mrdcli Size MB Sectors s gt f lt FileSystem gt s lt SectorSize gt c lt ClusterSize gt force lt Size MB gt The size of the RAM drive in MB for ex ample 512 Size Sectors s gt Pro only Size of the RAM drive in sectors ending in s for example 256000s Pro only Optional The file system the RAM drive F NTFS FAT ExFAT RAW will be formatted with RAW unformat ted Server only f NTFS ReFS Pro only Optional Sector size of the RAM drive s 512 1K 2K 4K Pro only Optional Cluster size of the file system
42. strator This is particularly necessary if you un checked the Install service option during the Miray RAM Drive installation Persistence file problems 33 o If you do not know the cause of the problem or you want to install the service straightaway simply reinstall Miray RAM Drive 3 2 Setup 10 2 2 Driver missing Explanation This error message gt Fig 37 indicates a missing Miray RAM Drive Adapter driver It is normally installed automatically during the installation of Miray RAM Drive Solution Reinstall Miray RAM Drive gt 3 2 Setup 10 2 3 Service not installed Explanation This error message gt Fig 38 occurs if Miray RAM Drive was started from a standard user account without administrator rights but the required windows service Miray RAM Drive Service is not installed Solution There are two ways to fix this o You can start Miray RAM Drive with admin j Driver missing V3 Miray RAM Drive requires the Miray RAM Drive Adapter driver which is currently not installed You can solve this issue by starting the installation of Miray RAM Drive again Fig 37 Driver missing w Service not installed oe Miray RAM Drive requires the Miray RAM Drive Service which is currently not installed There are two alternatives for solving the issue Start Miray RAM Drive as administrator Reinstall Miray RAM Drive using Setup
43. tallation Click Finish to exit the setup 3 2 4 Other dialogs The setup also installs a device driver Miray memory controller which in tegrates the RAM drive into the sys Pathe Miray Ser a tem Therefore the Windows Security dialog gt Fig 2 will appear J You should only install driver software from publishers you trust How can decide during the installation process Click which device software is safe to install Install to confirm the installation of the device driver Would you like to install this device software v Always trust software from Miray Software AG Fig 2 Windows dialog ariver installation m Installing updates upgrades 13 In Windows XP you need to further confirm the Hardware Installation popup gt Fig 3 by clicking on Continue Anyway If Windows opens the Found New Hardware Wizard gt Fig 4 close it by clicking Cancel Hardware Installation Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New A The software you are installing for this hardware Hardware Wizard d Windows will search for current and updated software by Miray Virtual Disk Adapter looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on Web site with your permission A eL A cy has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important as e B p A 1 Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for
44. tems have a built in cache a memory buffer meant to acceler ate the work The built in cache is automatic meaning users are not able to specify the data they would prefer to be cached This is exactly what you can achieve with a RAM drive All data stored on the RAM drive benefit from ex tremely fast access 9 4 Full RAM usage Miray RAM Drive Server 32 bit Windows systems only For 32 bit systems with more than 2 5 GB of RAM the upper half of the memory area is not available for programs as linear addressable memory This limitation can be further decreased to a maximum of 3 5 GB of addressable memory Miray RAM Drive can use this memory space and further increase it to more than 4 GB in the Miray RAM Drive Server edition For example if your system has 8 GB of RAM you can use the entire upper half as a RAM drive for caching 9 3 Cache swapping and 9 2 Temporary files thus speeding up the entire sys tem Server functions can also be accelerated by buffering file data or databases in a RAM drive m Data security 29 Note A prerequisite for the support of more than 4 GB of RAM is that the Windows operating system is equipped with the required mecha nisms gt 8 2 Extended memory 9 5 Converting data A RAM drive can optimize the process of converting photos music or videos into several different formats Usually the source data will be read again for every new format generated Putting them onto a RAM drive first
45. tence m 8 Fa z a Users ie ence img me un drive could not be saved to the persistence file The file is probably pes kam a different application or the access ghd d rights o ofthe file ha ur hos n iud context r th Per istence in ct Ad MS dee ttin ngs and move to os gens o turn persistence off ou can also switc ch off the a I eta now All data on the pie iis ve inim then be lost and pe mode will be dea cii ated a Would you like to switch off the RAM drive E Ee Fig 44 Error saving the persistence file file is not opened by any other program and retry o Select No meaning not to switch off the RAM drive Change the persistence 36 Troubleshooting file location or name using the Advanced Settings gt 7 5 3 Persistence and then retry o Select Yes to turn off the RAM drive The data stored on will then be lost and the persistence mode will be disabled 10 4 Other sources of errors 10 4 1 Persistence file stored in the Programs directory In persistence mode gt 8 4 Persistence the contents of the RAM drive are saved in the persistence file when turning it off To set or change the location of the persistence file use the Advanced Settings in the context menu under gt 7 5 3 Persistence il Important You should not save the persistence file in the folders I Windows or Programs because Windows has a protective function built in for these folders
46. u have any suggestions for improvement and to listen to your experiences with the program our website and our service Please send your feedback to o feedback miray de or alternatively use our feedback form o http www miray software com solutions customerservice feedback html 11 7 Manufacturer information Miray RAM Drive is a product of Miray Software AG Internet miray software com E Mail mail miray de Postal address Miray Software AG Gaissacher Str 18 81371 Munich Germany 40 Appendix 12 Appendix 12 1 Software package Miray RAM Drive is supplied as an gt 3 1 Installation package You may receive the installation package in one of the following forms o Via download o On CD DVD o On USB stick Please follow the instructions in section 12 2 Genuine software to ensure that you use the genuine product 12 2 Genuine software There are several ways to ensure that you software package contains genuine software o Download Please make sure you download the software Miray RAM Drive Plus Pro Server with your original license key You should download Miray RAM Drive standard which is available for free for private users only from our website miray software com or from other trusted sites such as cnet com softpedia com Download com or tomsguide com o CDs DVDs or USB sticks An original disk contains a security hologram or an engraved serial number If you are unsure whether
47. ur selected program settings are automatically transferred to the new version 14 Start the program 4 Start the program 4 1 Start options To start Miray RAM Drive use the program icon created on the desktop during the installation If you have opted not to create a desktop icon during installation access the application via the Start Menu In the program folder Miray RAM Drive or the name that you have opted to use during setup click Run Miray RAM Drive the program window will open and the program icon will appear in the system tray gt 6 Tray icon Note Miray RAM Drive can be started only once If attempting to start TL the program more than once a popup message will appear to inform you of this An already active RAM drive will not be affected 4 2 Autostart If set the Autostart option during the 3 Installation or using the 7 Context menu Miray RAM Drive will be invoked automatically when Windows is started The program icon can be found in the System Tray 6 Tray icon For more information about the Autostart mode see 7 3 Autostart 4 3 Activity monitor Once you have started Miray RAM Drive it can be accessed via the System Tray gt 6 CN Tray icon Since Miray RAM Drive works in the background it doesnt have a program icon in the taskbar as other applications do The program icon instead appears directly in Customize the system tray Fig 6 or amongst the hid
48. ve Fig 17 Persistence settings o The program window displays the slider set the new desired capacity 5 1 1 Adjust the capacity o Turn on the RAM drive again and reactivate persistence mode you will be presented with a new blank RAM drive with the new capacity Note If required back up or copy your data before turning off the RAM Il drive The data can be restored on the new RAM drive after resizing 5 3 2 Turning on the RAM drive persistence The program window appears different in persistence mode than without persistence when the RAM drive is inactive The RAM drive can be turned on using the button from the bot tom of the window Fig 18 Fig 18 On Off In persistence mode Miray RAM Drive automatically loads the data from the persistence file to the RAM drive After the transfer is complete the RAM drive is available with the same content it had before being switched off m Open the program window 21 6 Tray icon When the Miray RAM Drive application is started the program icon appears in the sys 9 tem tray on the lower right side of the taskbar CN gt Fig 20 Note You may find that the icon has been placed under the arrow icon on the taskbar Fig 19 You can store it permanently in the system tray by drag and drop Since the program window of Miray RAM Drive automatically fades the Fig 19 Hidden icons icon from the system tray serves as an anchor n EUN which allows
49. will clearly accelerate the subsequent data processing This principle is of course also applicable for any other types of data 9 6 Database You can use Miray RAM Drive to run a file based database as an in memory da tabase copying it to a RAM drive and running them from there can improve ac cess time and transfer rates by a factor of 10 100 Do not forget to activate gt 8 4 Persistence mode in order to save the data Note For servers running a Windows Server operating system Miray RAM Drive Server is required 9 7 Web server Miray RAM Drive can help you speed up your Windows web server and thus in crease the number of simultaneous requests The small latency of the RAM drive is particularly useful when accessing static data or a 9 6 Database allowing your web server to utilize its full potential just ensure to store your data files on a persistent RAM drive Note For servers running a Windows Server operating system Miray RAM Drive Server is required 9 8 Data security Files that are used infrequently see 9 2 Temporary files and should not re main on your computer for security reasons a RAM drive ensures that these files are not only deleted but are completely removed after switching off the PC The files cannot be restored after deletion 30 Application areas Hint This also applies to user sessions if the temporary data of a user Q session is stored on a RAM drive all of this data will be pe
50. y query 16 Program window 5 Program window The Miray RAM Drive program window is dis _ tira ramprive Mray RAM Drive Pray RAM Drive played at startup and can always be accessed from the system tray gt 6 Tray icon The pro B 8 gram window has three layouts gt Fig 9 Maximum poised which correspond to the different states of sooo me E the RAM drive Active 5 2 Active RAM ane drive inactive gt 5 1 Inactive RAM drive and inactive in persistence mode gt 5 3 Inac tive RAM drive persistence The applica tion window is not displayed when it is not needed You can open it via the system tray n gt 6 Tray icon 3000 MB 2000 MB 1000 MB 5 1 Inactive RAM drive Fig 9 Program window states Whilst the RAM drive is inactive the program window shows a rev RAM Drive slider Fig 11 next to the Miray RAM Drive icon and the On Off button the slider can be used to adjust the capacity of the RAM drive Maximum 5 1 1 Adjust the capacity 2500 MB Maximum T The capacity of the RAM drive can be adjust ed with the slider Fig 11 before the RAM 2500 MB drive is switched on The value markers on the 1500 MB Slider are based on the maximum available in amp memory for the RAM drive and they adapt 1000 MB eae automatically to the available space There are three different ways of setting the desired ca ni 1000 MB pacity Minimum 500 MB Minimum
51. you to have constant access to ONE 1 f 12 06 2014 the application Customize Fig 20 System tray icon 6 1 Activity monitor The Miray RAM Drive icon within the system tray indicates the status of the RAM drive If Fig 21 Inactive RAM drive the RAM drive is switched on the program icon is green with a white back ground gt Fig 20 If the RAM drive is switched off the program icon is dark green with a gray background gt Fig 20 6 2 Open the program window When Miray RAM Drive is in operation the gt 5 Program window can be opened by clicking on the 6 Tray icon Once you click on another window or element the program window will disappear automatically Drive E 1 74 GB 1 3 GB free 11 51 b C 120204 Fig 22 Open the program window 22 Context menu 7 Context menu The basic control functions of Miray RAM Drive such as setting the capacity and turning it on and off are performed via the 5 Pro gram window Other commands and func tions are accessible via the context menu The context menu can be opened by right clicking inside the program window or on the application icon in the system tray Fig 23 and 6 Tray icon 7 1 Help Help About Miray RAM Drive w Autostart v InstantOn Advanced Settings X Quit Miray RAM Drive 10 48 airy ma cb ON vd i2062014 Fig 23 Context menu The Miray RAM Drive program contains a built in

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