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2. 6 steps to a faster computer - AOL

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   Step #3: Add more RAM to your hardware. RAM is a temporary memory used by your computer's operating system and helps your programs run smoothly.

3. Microsoft Drive Optimizer - Wikipedia

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   As early as the end of 1982, the IBM PC DOS operating system that shipped with early IBM Personal Computers included a Disk Volume Organization Optimizer to defragment the 5¼-inch floppy disks that those machines used. At this time, Microsoft's MS-DOS did not defragment hard disks. Several third party software developers marketed defragmenters ...

4. List of RAM drive software - Wikipedia

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   RAM drive software allows part of a computer's RAM (memory) to be seen as if it were a disk drive, with volume name and, if supported by the operating system, drive letter. A RAM drive has much faster read and write access than a hard drive with rotating platters, and is volatile, being destroyed with its contents when a computer is shut down ...

5. RAM drive - Wikipedia

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   The performance of a RAM drive is generally orders of magnitude faster than other forms of digital storage, such as SSD, tape, optical, hard disk, and floppy drives. [1] This performance gain is due to multiple factors, including access time, maximum throughput, and file system characteristics.

6. System Mechanic FAQs - AOL Help

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   Normal everyday PC usage can take its toll on computer and PC systems, making them annoyingly slow. System Mechanic, from iolo, is a software suite that secures, optimizes, repairs and fine tunes your computer so the system can run faster and at its best. System Mechanic software: Boosts internet speed by optimizing connection settings.

7. ReadyBoost - Wikipedia

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   The core idea of ReadyBoost is that a flash memory (e.g. a USB flash drive or an SSD) has a much faster seek time than a typical magnetic hard disk (less than 1 ms), allowing it to satisfy requests faster than reading files from the hard disk. It also leverages the inherent advantage of two parallel sources from which to read data, whereas ...