Buffers Ü
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 Allocates memory for a specified number of disk buffers when your system
 starts.

 Syntax: BUFFERS=n[,m]
   n  Specifies the number of disk buffers.  The value of n must be
      1-99.
   m  Specifies the number of buffers from 1-8 in the secondary buffer
      cache.

 Default settings
 The default setting for the number of disk buffers depends upon the
 configuration of your system, as shown in the following table:

 Configuration               Buffers (n)         Bytes
 

 < 128k of RAM, 360k disk       2                 ---
 < 128k of RAM, > 360k disk     3                 ---
 128k to 255k of RAM            5                 2672
 256k to 511k of RAM           10                 5328
 512k to 640k of RAM           15                 7984
 

 The default setting for the number of buffers in the secondary cache (m)
 is 1.  If you specify an invalid value for n or m, buffers uses the
 default value instead.

 Using buffers efficiently
 To achieve the best performance with programs such as word processors,
 specify a value between 10 and 20 for n.  If you plan to create many
 subdirectories, increase the number of buffers to 20 or 30.  Each buffer
 requires approximately 532 bytes of memory.  Therefore, the more buffers
 you have, the less memory you have available to programs.

 If FreeDOS is in the high memory area (HMA), the buffers are also in HMA.
 This leaves more conventional memory for your programs.

 Example:
   buffers=20

 See Also:
   Config.sys